NSW Arbovirus Surveillance & Vector Monitoring Program
Ross River Notifications 

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The following data is copied from the Communicable Diseases - Australia,
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System Web Page:
<http://www1.health.gov.au/cda/Source/Rpt_3_sel.cfm>

Notifications of Ross River virus infection received by State and Territory health authorities in the period of 1991 to 2003 and year-to-date notifications for 2004 by year - month

YEAR Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
1991 142 593 793 883 494 195 115 71 43 62 45 68 3504
1992 308 833 1594 1166 646 269 120 108 130 134 186 207 5701
1993 471 1323 1308 714 364 230 132 99 115 110 159 229 5254
1994 544 814 1012 607 315 139 55 39 64 75 69 95 3828
1995 251 216 485 514 529 168 65 70 46 73 93 134 2644
1996 767 2024 2451 1136 510 193 95 89 69 92 164 193 7783
1997 906 1242 1363 1353 834 316 119 68 46 93 73 183 6596
1998 274 489 577 427 249 115 68 75 51 89 340 397 3151
1999 517 647 980 798 491 169 80 93 79 104 155 304 4417
2000 591 330 804 640 580 188 88 62 74 137 179 223 4226
2001 556 612 550 584 423 142 64 52 42 58 70 46 3199
2002 144 221 301 301 188 77 40 25 36 39 38 33 1443
2003 115 108 361 1042 1003 306 106 53 59 86 180 392 3811
2004 614 516 266                   1396


Notifications of Ross River virus infection received by State and Territory health authorities in the period of 1991 to 2002 and year-to-date notifications for 2003 by year - states and territories

YEAR ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA Total
1991 0 402 488 2085 0 0 390 139 3504
1992 1 324 239 4183 105 1 162 686 5701
1993 4 599 264 2263 773 0 1198 153 5254
1994 1 332 213 3002 28 0 58 95 3828
1995 2 236 369 1620 21 28 35 303 2644
1996 0 1032 137 4885 55 76 152 1445 7783
1997 9 1597 218 2366 635 12 1042 717 6596
1998 6 581 127 1964 66 9 128 288 3151
1999 8 951 170 2306 40 67 250 625 4417
2000 16 751 145 1477 416 8 326 1087 4226
2001 9 711 218 1561 141 13 343 203 3199
2002 0 181 55 883 42 117 38 127 1443
2003 1 494 122 2511 33 4 13 633 3811
2004 1 145 160 380 17 2 26 665 1396
  • This table was updated on 2/Apr/2004.
  • Please note that 2002 and 2003 data are provisional and may be revised.


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