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Tytuł:
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Buruli ulcer: a new case definition for Victoria.
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Autorzy:
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Betts JM; Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services.; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne.
Tay EL; Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services.
Johnson PDR; Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Hospital, Melbourne.
Lavender CJ; Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL), at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria, 3000, Australia.
Gibney KB; Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services.; Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Hospital, Melbourne.; The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia.
O'Brien DP; Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Geelong.; Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne.
Globan M; Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL), at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria, 3000, Australia.
Tzimourtas N; Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services.
O'Hara MA; Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services.
Crouch SR; Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services.
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Źródło:
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Communicable diseases intelligence (2018) [Commun Dis Intell (2018)] 2020 Nov 21; Vol. 44. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 21.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Original Publication: Canberra, ACT : Health Protection Policy Branch, Office of Health Protection, Australian Government Department of Health, [2018]-
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MeSH Terms:
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Population Surveillance*
Buruli Ulcer/*diagnosis
Buruli Ulcer/*epidemiology
Neglected Diseases/*diagnosis
Neglected Diseases/*epidemiology
Buruli Ulcer/pathology ; Disease Notification ; Humans ; Incidence ; Mycobacterium ulcerans/isolation & purification ; Neglected Diseases/pathology ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Victoria/epidemiology
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20201222 Date Completed: 20210105 Latest Revision: 20220419
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.33321/cdi.2020.44.93
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PMID:
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33349204
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Abstract: Laboratory-confirmed infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans is currently notifiable to health departments in several jurisdictions. Accurate surveillance is imperative to understanding current and emerging areas of endemicity and to facilitate research into a neglected tropical disease with poorly-understood transmission dynamics. The state of Victoria currently reports some of the highest numbers of M. ulcerans cases in the world each year, with 340 cases notified in 2018 (an incidence of 5.5 per 100,000 population). In May 2019, a group of clinical, laboratory and public health experts met to discuss a new case definition for the surveillance of M. ulcerans disease in Victoria, incorporating clinical and epidemiological elements. The new case definition supports important public health messaging and actions for residents and visitors to popular tourist areas in Victoria.
(© Commonwealth of Australia CC BY-NC-ND.)
