https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34234 Wed 20 Feb 2019 15:55:58 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37190 Wed 19 Jul 2023 11:36:55 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48294 Wed 13 Mar 2024 07:50:32 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17080 Wed 11 Apr 2018 16:38:12 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12851 Wed 11 Apr 2018 16:02:59 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17013 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:46:30 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26522 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:30:22 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6863 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:06:40 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:11488 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:27:14 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14803 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:00:19 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14752 100/100,000. Those notified with TB in the nine areas also had a shorter length of stay in Australia than the rest of the state. The areas with higher TB notification rates were all in the capital city, Sydney. Among LGAs with higher TB notification rates, four had higher rates in both people with a high-incidence country of birth and people not born in a high-incidence country. The age distribution of the HIC population was similar across all areas, and the highest differential in TB rates across areas was in the 5–19 years age group. Conclusions: Analysing local area TB rates and possible explanatory variables can provide useful insights into the epidemiology of TB. TB notification rates that take country of birth in local areas into account could enable health services to strategically target TB control measures.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:55:52 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15151 Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:07:56 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6865 Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:54:52 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41235 Wed 03 Aug 2022 14:12:19 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54328 Tue 20 Feb 2024 16:00:09 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41176 Thu 28 Jul 2022 10:37:23 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35279 Thu 17 Mar 2022 14:38:11 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41346 Sat 29 Jul 2023 14:03:23 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12897 Sat 24 Mar 2018 10:37:13 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15727 2 reported suspected measles cases per 100 000 population,” “at least 80% of suspected cases adequately investigated within 48 hours” and “greater than 80% of cases had adequate blood samples collected” could be met. Only half the cases had virology that would allow genotyping of measles virus. Special efforts to engage and convince Australian medical doctors about the public health value of reporting clinically suggestive measles cases and collecting confirmatory blood tests, resulted in the current WHO Western Pacific Region indicators for progress towards measles elimination being met in a regional area of Australia.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:23:28 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12846 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:17:22 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12847 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:17:22 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10625 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:13:47 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10651 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:13:38 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18264 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:04:54 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21650 Cryptosporidium is an enteric parasite of public health significance that causes diarrhoeal illness through faecal oral contamination and via water. Zoonotic transmission is difficult to determine as most species of Cryptosporidium are morphologically identical and can only be differentiated by molecular means. Transmission dynamics of Cryptosporidium in rural populations were investigated through the collection of 196 faecal samples from diarrheic (scouring) calves on 20 farms and 63 faecal samples from humans on 14 of these farms. The overall prevalence of Cryptosporidium in cattle and humans by PCR and sequence analysis of the 18S rRNA was 73.5% (144/196) and 23.8% (15/63), respectively. Three species were identified in cattle; Cryptosporidium parvum, Cryptosporidium bovis and Cryptosporidium ryanae, and from humans, C. parvum and C. bovis. This is only the second report of C. bovis in humans. Subtype analysis at the gp60 locus identified C. parvum subtype IIaA18G3R1 as the most common subtype in calves. Of the seven human C. parvum isolates successfully subtyped, five were IIaA18G3R1, one was IIdA18G2 and one isolate had a mix of IIaA18G3R1 and IIdA19G2. These findings suggest that zoonotic transmission may have occurred but more studies involving extensive sampling of both calves and farm workers are needed for a better understanding of the sources of Cryptosporidium infections in humans from rural areas of Australia.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:52:23 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6854 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:47:40 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6859 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:47:36 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50790 15 years), but can only be administered after a rigorous pre-vaccination assessment to exclude prior exposure to Coxiella burnetii, requiring a detailed medical history, skin test and serology.]]> Sat 05 Aug 2023 12:32:40 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46659 NSW Public Health Act 2010 and NSW Public Health Regulation 2012 requirements to implement Quality Assurance Programs. Between March and August 2016, drinking water supplies in 54 national and three state recreational sites in regional Hunter New England were surveyed to evaluate whether the recommendations from the initial survey of 2010-2011 were implemented. The results were compared to the first survey results. All recreational sites developed and implemented drinking water quality assurance programs, compared to four during the first survey. Fifty two of 57 (91%) sites had warning signs at water outlets compared to 34 (60%) during the first survey. There were statistically significant improvements in the provision of water quality warning signs and implementation of water quality assurance programs (p < 0.0001 McNemar Chi² Test) between the first and second surveys demonstrating a good example of beneficial policy change, with regulatory support. Further research is required to understand the ongoing challenges of drinking water management in recreational parks.]]> Mon 28 Nov 2022 17:43:31 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32106 Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) can cause bacterial skin infections that are common problems for Aboriginal children in New South Wales (NSW). MRSA is not notifiable in NSW and surveillance data describing incidence and prevalence are not routinely collected. The study aims to describe the epidemiology of CA-MRSA in Aboriginal children in the Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD).We linked data from Pathology North Laboratory Management System (AUSLAB) and the HNELHD patient administration system from 33 hospital emergency departments. Data from 2008-2014 for CA-MRSA isolates were extracted. Demographic characteristics included age, gender, Aboriginality, rurality and seasonality.Of the 1222 individuals in this study, 408 (33.4%) were Aboriginal people. Aboriginal people were younger with 45.8% aged less than 10 years compared to 25.9% of non-Aboriginal people. Most isolates came from Aboriginal people who attended the regional Tamworth Hospital (193/511 isolates from 149 people). A larger proportion of Aboriginal people, compared to non-Aboriginal people, resided in outer regional (64.9% vs 37.2%) or remote/very remote areas (2.5% vs 0.5%). Most infections occurred in summer and early autumn. For Aboriginal patients, there was a downward trend through autumn, continuing through winter and spring. Aboriginal people at HNELHD emergency departments appear to represent a greater proportion of people with skin infections with CA-MRSA than non-Aboriginal people. CA-MRSA is not notifiable in NSW; however, pathology and hospital data are available and can provide valuable indicative data to health districts for planning and policy development.]]> Mon 23 Sep 2019 10:44:50 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51224 Fri 25 Aug 2023 11:09:31 AEST ]]>