Communicable diseases data book

The Health of the people of New South Wales
Report of the Chief Health Officer

At the end of 2007, 91.7% of children aged 12-15 months were fully immunised, similar to the national figure of 91.5 %.
In 2007, 3 cases of measles, and 10 cases of meningococcal serogroup C disease were notified; the lowest numbers recorded for these vaccine preventable diseases since 1991.
In 2007, 12,391 cases of chlamydia infection were notified. Notifications of Chlamydia have risen steeply since June 1999 and it is now the most frequently notified communicable disease.
The number of infectious syphilis notifications have increased from 224 in 2006, to 431 cases in 2007.
In 2006 and 2007 there were several notable outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease, measles, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis C and Salmonella.

File link: Communicable diseases data book
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Type: Report
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Author Branch: Centre for Epidemiology & Research