Surveillance of notifiable conditions

The Communicable Disease Control Branch (CDCB) conducts state-wide surveillance of all notifiable conditions in South Australia. The collection and analysis of surveillance information is used to initiate immediate public health action designed to minimise the transmission of infectious diseases. Surveillance information is also used to develop, evaluate and improve public health policy such as the National Immunisation Program.

The South Australian Public Health Act 2011 provides the legislative framework for the collection and reporting of surveillance information. The Act requires medical practitioners and laboratories to notify each episode of infection to the Communicable Disease Control Branch.

Reports

SA Health routinely publishes reports on notifiable conditions in South Australia.

• Weekly epidemiological summary (PDF 159KB)
• 8 week epidemiological summary (PDF 110KB)
• Summary of outbreaks reported to CDCB in South Australia (PDF 196KB)
• 5 year and year to date comparison report (PDF 128KB)
• Weekly hepatitis C and HIV epidemiological summary (PDF 141KB)

Charts

SA Health routinely publishes charts that monitor the activity of notifiable conditions in South Australia.

• chickenpox (PDF 133KB)
• influenza (PDF 191KB)
• pertussis (whooping cough) (PDF 179KB)
• rotavirus (PDF 188KB)
• shingles (PDF 189KB)

Annual reports

SA Health publishes annual reports on all notifiable conditions in South Australia.

Disease Surveillance and Investigation

• Annual report 2015 (PDF 837KB)
• Annual report 2014 (PDF 336KB)
• Summary of outbreaks reported to CDCB in South Australia:
  • January to June 2017 (PDF 419KB)
  • 2016 annual report (PDF 479KB)

OzFoodNet

• Annual report 2014 (PDF 1.2MB)

Sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses

• 2017 annual report (PDF 1MB)
• 2016 annual report
• 2015 annual report (PDF 700KB)
• 2014 annual report (PDF 1378KB)
• 2013 annual report (PDF 1097KB)

Further information

For further information on these reports, please contact the Communicable Disease Control Branch.