Estimate of the number of Campylobacter infections in the Hunter region, NSW, 2004-2007

Title: Estimate of the number of Campylobacter infections in the Hunter region, NSW, 2004-2007
Creator: Roberts-Witteveen, April R.; Durrheim, David N.; Merritt, Tony D.; Munnoch, Sally A.
Relation: NSW Public Health Bulletin Vol. 20, Issue 11-12, p. 187-191
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/NB09009
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2009
Description: Campylobacteriosis is not notifiable in NSW and the number of cases of Campylobacter disease is thus not well described. De-identified campylobacteriosis records for 2004–2007 were requested from laboratories in the Hunter region of NSW. Based on notifying laboratory, a Salmonella notification weighting was applied to laboratory-confirmed campylobacteriosis cases to provide an overall estimate of Campylobacter disease in the area. The estimated median of the annual number of laboratory-confirmed campylobacteriosis cases was 788 (range 700–1022). The ratio of estimated Campylobacter cases to Salmonella notifications was 5.5:1. Campylobacter infection causes considerable disease in the Hunter, and likely in NSW. Regular review of Campylobacter laboratory results may be valuable.
Subject: Campylobacteriosis; Campylobacter infection; Salmonella; Hunter
Identifier: uon:6853
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/805403
Identifier: ISSN:1034-7674
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