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Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme Annual Report, 2022.
Communicable diseases intelligence (2018) - 24 Aug 2023
Lahra Monica M, George CR Robert, Van Hal Sebastiaan, Hogan Tiffany R
Abstract excerpt
In Australia, both probable and laboratory-confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) are reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). Compared to 2021, the number of IMD notifications in 2022 increased by 81% to 127, alongside the easing of COVID-19 containment measures. Laboratory confirmation occurred in 95% of these cases, with 51% (62/121) diagnosed by bacterial...
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