Other news - June 2014

In May, Communicable Diseases Branch reported:

• Gastroenteritis outbreaks in institutions – Increase in child care centre outbreaks
• Ross River virus – seasonal increase in notifications
• STEC – two new cases reported
• Polio – global alert
• HIV – quarterly report (Q1 - 2014)
• Listeriosis – two new cases reported
  
• Hepatitis E – one new locally-acquired case reported
  
• Measles – one new locally-acquired case reported
• Salmonellosis alert – Salmonella Java cases in the Northern Beaches linked to bandicoots
• Influenza vaccination for children – reminder on recommended vaccines
• Chikungunya – one new case acquired in Tonga.