title: Tuberculosis notifications in Australia, 2003.
abstract: The National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) received 982 tuberculosis (TB) notifications in 2003, of which 947 were new cases, 33 were relapses and two were cases with unknown history. The incidence of TB in Australia has remained at a stable rate since 1985 and was 4.9 cases per 100,000 population in 2003. The high-incidence groups remain people born overseas and Indigenous Australians at 19.9 and 8.7 cases per 100,000 population, respectively. By contrast the incidence in non-Indigenous Australians was 0.9 per 100,000. Comparison of the 2003 TB notification data against the performance indicators set by National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee highlights that enhanced TB control measures should be considered among these high-risk groups.
authors.affiliation: Communicable Disease Management and Policy Section, Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. janet.li@health.gov.au
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.forename: Jenean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bastian
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hurwitz
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Konstantinos
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: Moira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McKinnon
authors.forename: Avner
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Misrachi
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tallis
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waring
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012042:Registries; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents