Notifiable conditions reports: Summary information

13 January 2025

This report covers the period from 16 December 2024 to 12 January 2025.

Hepatitis A

A single case of likely overseas acquired hepatitis A infection was notified in the reporting period. The case had recently travelled from India.

Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)

Three cases of sporadic STEC infection were notified since the last report. A source of infection is unknown for all three cases.

Typhoid Fever

One case of overseas acquired typhoid fever was notified in the reporting period. The case had recently travelled from India.

Measles

There has been one case of overseas acquired measles notified in the reporting period.

Meningococcal disease (invasive)

There have been four notifications of invasive meningococcal disease (3 serogroup B and 1 serogroup Y) since the last report.

2024 statewide totals by serogroup: 34 serogroup B, 5 serogroup Y, 1 serogroup C, and 5 not grouped.

2025 statewide totals by serogroup: one serogroup B.

Syphilis in pregnancy

Two infectious syphilis cases were reported in pregnant women in the recent week.

Tuberculosis

There has been one case of TB meningitis notified in the reporting period.