DHF Annual Report 2009 - NT Health Digital Library - Northern ...
DHF Annual Report 2009 - NT Health Digital Library - Northern ... DHF Annual Report 2009 - NT Health Digital Library - Northern ...
In July 2009 a National Coordination Unit for RHD in Australia (RHD Australia) wasestablished as were Australian Government-funded programs in Western Australia andQueensland. The Northern Territory program is the model informing the development ofthese programs and has also been instrumental in the development of data standards foran approved centralised dataset for RHD in Australia.Trachoma ProgramThe Northern Territory Trachoma Strategy 2009, developed in partnership with the AboriginalMedical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) received funding of $3.4 millionfrom the Australian Government to expand current trachoma control programs across theNorthern Territory. The Strategy is supported by the Trachoma Strategy Advisory Group andthe Trachoma Strategy Working Group and will report to the Northern Territory AboriginalHealth Forum.Central to the Northern Territory Strategy is the World Health Organisation recommendedSAFE strategy for the elimination of blinding trachoma: Surgery for those at risk of blindness,Antibiotics for treating individuals and reducing infection in the community, Facial cleanlinessand hygiene promotion to reduce transmission, and Environmental improvements such aswater supply and sanitation.Training and education in Trachoma management and prevention has been provided toover 300 primary health care providers across the Northern Territory. The Trachoma HealthPromotion program assisted in the design of the “Clean Faces- Strong Eyes” trachomaeducation tool kits. Guidelines for the Management for Trachoma in the Northern Territoryto support primary health care services to implement the SAFE Strategy were developedand distributed.Surveillancein the number of cases of mumps, pertussis, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and trichomoniasis.There was only one case of hepatitis A, the lowest annual number recorded since electronicfor hepatitis A which commenced in 2006. There were no cases of invasive Haemophilusand Barmah Forest virus infections, dengue and HIV. There were two cases of Murrayof 2009 and the increased testing that took place.The surveillance section continues to produce monthly newsletters for all Territory healthpractitioners alerting them to the current status of communicable diseases. It also representsthe Territory at the national level on communicable disease surveillance issues, in particularin 1996 joined the Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network (ASPREN). The section158Department Health and Families
calendar year)Vaccine Preventable Disease 1 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Haemophilus Influenzae Type b (Invasive) 3 1 2 2 2 0Influenza 39 61 40 183 199 2075Measles 3 0 0 0 3 1Mumps 0 7 7 58 52 14Pertussis 27 92 96 27 478 223Pneumococcal disease 92 71 56 66 60 93Vectorborne 1 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Barmah Forest 22 51 130 91 75 120Dengue Virus infection 19 14 21 15 23 42Malaria 40 48 66 30 19 14Murray Valley Encephalitis 1 1 0 0 1 2Ross River Virus 233 209 277 299 262 442Typhus (all forms) 0 1 0 2 1 1Bloodborne 1 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Hepatitis B - newly acquired 8 5 9 9 8 4Hepatitis B – chronic/unspecified 21 401 496 510 415 327Hepatitis C - newly acquired 0 3 3 4 6 5Hepatitis C – chronic/unspecified 265 267 262 221 209 171HTLV1 asymptomatic/unspecified 43 70 114 106 83 46Sexually Transmissible 1 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Chlamydial Infection 1616 1626 2057 2177 2288 2148Gonococcal infection 1574 1806 1772 1594 1549 1529Human Immunodefiency Virus 10 4 13 7 15 19Syphilis 281 231 273 295 254 140Syphilis congenital 4 3 6 2 1 3Trichomoniasis 559 830 1427 1955 2206 1760Gastrointestinal 1 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Campylobacteriosis 214 255 263 289 257 214Cryptosporidiosis 111 83 71 111 102 154Hepatitis A 14 66 30 5 3 1Rotavirus 408 260 608 291 200 263Salmonellosis 387 395 404 525 494 514Shigellosis 116 197 125 173 177 95Typhoid 0 0 3 3 1 0Other 1 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Acute Post Strepococcal Glomerulonephritis 17 102 12 23 38 40Adverse Vaccine Reaction 36 28 46 48 45 50Legionellosis 2 3 3 3 1 3Leprosy 1 3 1 0 1 0Melioidosis 20 35 27 34 23 30Meningococcal infection 12 11 6 6 9 8Rheumatic Fever 64 50 54 81 48 55Tuberculosis 29 27 35 55 34 30Zoonosis 1 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Leptospirosis 2 5 2 1 1 4Q Fever 3 2 5 2 3 31 Due to late notifications and data cleaning the number of cases for some diseases for the years 2004-2008might vary slightly from that reported in the last Annual ReportDepartment Health and Families 159
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In July <strong>2009</strong> a National Coordination Unit for RHD in Australia (RHD Australia) wasestablished as were Australian Government-funded programs in Western Australia andQueensland. The <strong>Northern</strong> Territory program is the model informing the development ofthese programs and has also been instrumental in the development of data standards foran approved centralised dataset for RHD in Australia.Trachoma ProgramThe <strong>Northern</strong> Territory Trachoma Strategy <strong>2009</strong>, developed in partnership with the AboriginalMedical Services Alliance <strong>Northern</strong> Territory (AMSA<strong>NT</strong>) received funding of $3.4 millionfrom the Australian Government to expand current trachoma control programs across the<strong>Northern</strong> Territory. The Strategy is supported by the Trachoma Strategy Advisory Group andthe Trachoma Strategy Working Group and will report to the <strong>Northern</strong> Territory Aboriginal<strong>Health</strong> Forum.Central to the <strong>Northern</strong> Territory Strategy is the World <strong>Health</strong> Organisation recommendedSAFE strategy for the elimination of blinding trachoma: Surgery for those at risk of blindness,Antibiotics for treating individuals and reducing infection in the community, Facial cleanlinessand hygiene promotion to reduce transmission, and Environmental improvements such aswater supply and sanitation.Training and education in Trachoma management and prevention has been provided toover 300 primary health care providers across the <strong>Northern</strong> Territory. The Trachoma <strong>Health</strong>Promotion program assisted in the design of the “Clean Faces- Strong Eyes” trachomaeducation tool kits. Guidelines for the Management for Trachoma in the <strong>Northern</strong> Territoryto support primary health care services to implement the SAFE Strategy were developedand distributed.Surveillancein the number of cases of mumps, pertussis, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and trichomoniasis.There was only one case of hepatitis A, the lowest annual number recorded since electronicfor hepatitis A which commenced in 2006. There were no cases of invasive Haemophilusand Barmah Forest virus infections, dengue and HIV. There were two cases of Murrayof <strong>2009</strong> and the increased testing that took place.The surveillance section continues to produce monthly newsletters for all Territory healthpractitioners alerting them to the current status of communicable diseases. It also representsthe Territory at the national level on communicable disease surveillance issues, in particularin 1996 joined the Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network (ASPREN). The section158Department <strong>Health</strong> and Families
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