title: Surveillance of viral pathogens in Australia: Rotavirus.
abstract: For many years, a sentinel laboratory system, the Laboratory Virology and Serology Reporting Scheme (LabVISE) has been collecting data on viral pathogens of public health importance in Australia. This report is one in a series of articles focussing on the epidemiology and public health aspects of viruses and viral groups under surveillance by LabVISE, which are of current public health interest.
authors.affiliation: Surveillance and Epidemiology Section, Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. charlie.blumer@health.gov.au
authors.forename: Charlie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blumer
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kirkwood
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barnes
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007753:Laboratories / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*