| rabies prophylaxis in western australia: the impact of australian bat lyssavirus. | post-exposure rabies prophylaxis is provided by the health department of western australia to persons exposed to potentially rabid animals overseas. in addition, since the discovery of australian bat lyssavirus in 1996, rabies prophylaxis has been provided to persons exposed or likely to be exposed to australian bats. this article reviews the provision of rabies prophylaxis in western australia from july 1991 to december 1997. during this period, 101 persons received rabies post-exposure prophyl ... | 1998 | 9735544 |
| emerging viral infections in australia. | hendra virus infection should be suspected in someone with close association with horses or bats who presents acutely with pneumonia or encephalitis (potentially after a prolonged incubation period). australian bat lyssavirus infection should be suspected in a patient with a progressive neurological illness and a history of exposure to a bat. rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin should be strongly considered after a bite, scratch or mucous membrane exposure to a bat. japanese encephalitis vaccine s ... | 2002 | 12088481 |
| australia's notifiable diseases status, 2001: annual report of the national notifiable diseases surveillance system. | in 2001 there were 104,187 notifications of communicable diseases in australia reported to the national notifiable diseases surveillance system (nndss). the number of notifications in 2001 was an increase of 16 per cent of those reported in 2000 (89,740) and the largest annual total since the nndss commenced in 1991. in 2001, nine new diseases were added to the list of diseases reported to nndss and four diseases were removed. the new diseases were cryptosporidiosis, laboratory-confirmed influen ... | 2003 | 12725505 |
| encephalitis in australia, 1979-2006: trends and aetiologies. | the acute encephalitis syndrome has heralded the emergence of multiple virulent pathogens, including murray valley encephalitis, hendra virus and australian bat lyssavirus, which may result in severe morbidity and mortality. in australia, encephalitis is not notifiable and there has been no analysis of trends in encephalitis death rates or causation. australian bureau of statistics mortality and population data for the period 1979-2006 were obtained and cause of death data were extracted using i ... | 2009 | 19877537 |
| the viruses of australia and the risk to tourists. | australia is a climatically diverse country varying from a tropical climate in the north to arid central desert and grassland regions, and to temperate climates in the south. there are many viral infections found in australia that are common to developed countries worldwide, but this article will focus on those that pose a special risk for travellers to australia, especially the mosquito-borne viruses. the commonest are the members of the alphavirus genus, particularly ross river virus and barma ... | 2011 | 21679887 |