| current knowledge on the australian bat lyssavirus. | | 1997 | 9066976 |
| fatal encephalitis and meningitis at the gold coast hospital, 1980 to 1996. | the recent association of a fatal human case of encephalitis with a newly identified lyssavirus apparently acquired from a native australian bat has highlighted the possibility that previous human infections have passed urecognised. infected bats have been identified on the queensland gold coast where extensive close contact between bats and humans has occurred for many years. in an attempt to identify nervously unrecognised cases of fatal lyssavirus encephalitis, the medical records of the gold ... | 1997 | 9079589 |
| australian bat lyssavirus infection in three fruit bats from north queensland. | we report the case findings of australian bat lyssavirus infection in two black flying foxes (pteropus alecto) and one little red flying fox (pteropus scapulatus) from north queensland between january 1995 and august 1996. although the p. alecto case in january 1995 is the first recognised case of australian bat lyssavirus infection in australia, this was a retrospective diagnosis made after identification of the index case at ballina in may 1996. eight persons had exposure to the three bats. se ... | 1997 | 9145563 |
| newly discovered viruses of flying foxes. | flying foxes have been the focus of research into three newly described viruses from the order mononegavirales, namely hendra virus (hev), menangle virus and australian bat lyssavirus (abl). early investigations indicate that flying foxes are the reservoir host for these viruses. in 1994, two outbreaks of a new zoonotic disease affecting horses and humans occurred in queensland. the virus which was found to be responsible was called equine morbillivirus (emv) and has since been renamed hev. inve ... | 1999 | 10501164 |
| immunohistochemistry in the identification of a number of new diseases in australia. | immunohistochemistry plays an important part in the diagnosis of some viral diseases. demonstration of viral antigen in a lesion is an important contribution to diagnosis, either at the time of investigation or retrospectively. at the csiro australian animal health laboratory, the most frequent use of immunohistochemistry has been in the diagnosis of the important avian diseases, highly pathogenic avian influenza and newcastle disease. the technology took key roles in the diagnoses of hendra vir ... | 1999 | 10501165 |
| rabies and bat lyssavirus infection. | | 2002 | 12105675 |
| 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 |
| specific infections, infection-related behavior, and risk of non-hodgkin lymphoma in adults. | infections were examined as possible risk factors for non-hodgkin lymphoma in a population-based case-control study in new south wales and the australian capital territory, australia. incident cases (n = 694) had no history of hiv infection or transplantation. controls (n = 694) were randomly selected from electoral rolls and frequency matched to cases by age, sex, and area of residence. a postal questionnaire and telephone interview measured history of specific infections, occupational exposure ... | 2006 | 16775166 |
| australian bat lyssavirus: examination of post-exposure treatment in nsw. | ten years after the recognition of australian bat lyssavirus, it is timely to review the occurrence of the virus in native microbat and flying fox species in australia, and the effectiveness of post-exposure treatment in humans. differences between post-exposure treatment protocols adopted by state and territory health departments were examined. in queensland and the united states of america, post-exposure treatment is withheld in people who are bitten by bats that subsequently test negative for ... | 2008 | 18638437 |
| review article: animal bites: an update for management with a focus on infections. | animal bites are a significant public health problem, with an estimated 2% of the population bitten each year. the majority of bites are from dogs and risk factors include young children, men, certain dog breeds and unrestrained dogs. the risk of infection following bites differs among animal species and is dependent on animal dentition and oral flora. recent studies have demonstrated a broad range of pathogens isolated from infected bite wounds, with pasteurella species being the predominant is ... | 2008 | 19125823 |
| audit of post-exposure treatment to prevent lyssavirus infection in sydney south west area health service, 2005-2007. | to describe the profile of people who received post-exposure treatment to prevent lyssavirus infection in sydney south west area health service between 2005 and 2007 and to assess treatment compliance with the current nsw health protocol. | 2009 | 19552855 |
| 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 |
| endemic disease control and regulation in australia 1901-2010. | at federation in 1901, australia retained separate state veterinary services responsible for the control of endemic animal diseases. by 2010 the commonwealth, state and territory governments and the livestock industries had coordinated a structure with supporting activities and shared finances that provides australia's veterinary services and its livestock industries with preparedness and control programs for nominated exotic and endemic animal diseases. animal health australia operates as the c ... | 2011 | 21933170 |