Of interest, there was 1 case of tetanus reported from Queensland in a male aged over 70 years. Overall there were 4 deaths reported in this period. Notifications of pertussis, January 2000, by age group and sex Figure 2. Notifications of rubella, January 2000, by age group and sex Top of Page Bloodborne diseases There were 1,493 notifications of hepatitis C diagnosed in January 2000 that were not already recorded on the State and Territory notifiable diseases databases. There were 659 notifications of salmonellosis with an onset month of January 2000.
Salmonellosis notifications demonstrate marked periodicy, with sumer peaks and winter troughs.
There were 10 notifications of listeriosis with an onset month of January 2000. There were 7 notifications of typhoid with an onset month of January 2000. Notifications of salmonellosis, January 1991 to January 2000, by date of onset Top of Page Quarantinable diseases There were no cases of cholera, plague, rabies, yellow fever or viral haemorrhagic fever with an onset month of January 2000. There were 47 notifications of dengue with an onset month of January 2000. The increase was in Queensland and the Northern Territory.