NSW Arbovirus Surveillance & Vector Monitoring Program
Barmah Forest Notifications 

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The following data is copied from the Communicable Diseases - Australia,
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System Web Page:
<http://www1.health.gov.au/cda/Source/Rpt_3_sel.cfm>

Notifications of Barmah Forest virus received by State and Territory health authorities in the period of 1991 to 2002 and year-to-date notifications for 2003 by year - month

YEAR Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 1 23 32 21 23 23 14 9 14 14 18 20 212
1993 16 26 60 46 30 23 31 14 24 29 37 27 353
1994 34 54 81 65 67 53 26 11 20 32 36 43 522
1995 42 54 154 107 114 61 44 40 30 38 49 29 762
1996 66 127 201 118 84 45 33 36 11 40 40 42 876
1997 82 97 97 96 77 40 29 18 32 47 32 44 691
1998 77 64 65 66 45 27 26 21 30 33 32 43 529
1999 57 62 85 109 80 41 32 29 33 23 44 43 638
2000 56 62 68 53 72 41 29 39 46 44 70 64 644
2001 98 116 154 180 194 99 45 51 42 46 64 39 1125
2002 81 82 128 155 115 90 35 37 34 56 52 30 895
2003 70 87 122 327 316 117 72 54 41 65 50 43 1364
2004 75 107 28                   210
2005                          


Notifications of Barmah Forest virus received by State and Territory health authorities in the period of 1991 to 2002 and year-to-date notifications for 2003 by year - states and territories

YEAR ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA Total
1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 0 5 49 158 0 0 0 0 212
1993 0 26 18 306 3 0 0 0 353
1994 0 37 34 442 0 0 0 9 522
1995 5 271 13 447 3 0 7 16 762
1996 2 172 30 573 3 0 44 52 876
1997 1 187 39 362 3 0 35 64 691
1998 0 134 24 332 1 0 18 20 529
1999 0 249 18 309 0 2 13 47 638
2000 0 195 11 346 12 0 19 61 644
2001 2 396 37 589 6 1 19 75 1125
2002 0 391 22 383 3 0 57 39 895
2003 1 450 14 868 2 0 8 21 1364
2004 0 65 2 120 0 0 3 20 210
2005                  
  • This table was updated on 2/Apr/2004.
  • Please note that 2002 and 2003 data are provisional and may be revised.
  • Until 1995, Barmah Forest virus infection was included in Arbovirus infection (NEC).


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