Household transmission of COVID-19 in 2020 in New South Wales, Australia.

Households are high-risk settings for the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This study examines factors associated with transmission among cases diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and their household contacts, in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, during July-October 2020. A register of all laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases was used to extract demographic and clinical information for cases and household contacts.

Australian trachoma surveillance annual report, 2013.

Australia remains the only developed country to have endemic levels of trachoma (a prevalence of 5% or greater among children) in some regions. Endemic trachoma in Australia is found predominantly in remote and very remote Aboriginal communities. The Australian Government funds the National Trachoma Surveillance and Reporting Unit to collate, analyse and report trachoma prevalence data and document trachoma control strategies in Australia through an annual surveillance report.

High incidence of hospitalisation due to infectious gastroenteritis in older people associated with poor self-rated health.

Objectives: To estimate the incidence and risk factors for gastroenteritis-related hospitalisations in older adults.

Design: Longitudinal cohort study.

Participants: The 45 and Up Study is a large-scale Australian prospective study of adults aged ≥ 45 years (mean 62.

Risk factors and burden of acute Q fever in older adults in New South Wales: a prospective cohort study.

Objectives: To measure the acute burden of and to identify risk factors associated with notified Q fever in older adults in New South Wales.

Design, Settings And Participants: A prospective cohort of adults aged 45 years and over (the 45 and Up Study) recruited during 2006-2009 and followed using linked Q fever notifications, hospital records and death records during 2006-2012.

Main Outcome Measures: Incident cases of Q fever, based on a linked Q fever notification; proportion of cases with a Q fever-coded hospitalisation.

National trachoma surveillance annual report, 2012.

Australia remains the only developed country to have endemic levels of trachoma (a prevalence of 5% or greater among children) in some regions. Endemic trachoma in Australia is found predominantly in remote and very remote Aboriginal communities. The Australian Government funds a National Trachoma Surveillance and Reporting Unit to collate, analyse and report trachoma prevalence data and document trachoma control strategies in Australia through an annual surveillance report.

Australian trachoma surveillance annual report, 2011.

Australia remains the only developed country to have endemic trachoma in some regions. Endemic levels of trachoma in Australia are found predominantly in remote and very remote Aboriginal communities. Data are collected from Aboriginal communities designated at risk for endemic trachoma (defined as a prevalence of 5% or greater among children) in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.

Australian trachoma surveillance annual report, 2010.

Endemic trachoma continues to exist in remote Aboriginal communities in Australia. The National Trachoma Surveillance and Reporting Unit, established in 2006, is responsible for the collation, analysis and reporting of trachoma prevalence data and the documentation of trachoma control strategies in Australia. Data were collected from Aboriginal communities designated at-risk for endemic trachoma (defined as prevalence of 5% or greater among children) within the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.

Pertussis in older adults: prospective study of risk factors and morbidity.

Background: There is limited information on the incidence, morbidity and risk factors for pertussis in adults, particularly those aged over 65 years.

Methods: Population-based prospective cohort study of 263094 adults aged over 45 years (mean 62.8 years) recruited in the Australian state of New South Wales (the 45 and Up Study) between 2006 and 2008, and followed by record-linkage to laboratory-confirmed pertussis notifications, hospitalizations, and death records.