Invasive pneumococcal disease in New South Wales, Australia: reporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status improves epidemiology

Invasive pneumococcal disease in New South Wales, Australia: reporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status improves epidemiology

The aim of this work was to determine the feasibility of improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status recording for notifiable diseases using all Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) notifications in a regional area of New South Wales, Australia.In Australia people with IPD are nearly alway...

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Main Authors: David N Durrheim, Kylie Taylor, Maggi Osbourn, Kerry Todd, Peter D Massey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2011-07-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Subjects:
Pneumococcal disease
surveillance
Aboriginal
Torres Strait Islander
epidemiology
Australia
Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/121/46

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