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The Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) continues to facilitate national active surveillance of uncommon childhood conditions. In 2011, its 18th year of operation, a range of infectious, vaccine-preventable, mental health, congenital and genetic conditions, and injuries were studied. From 1994 to the end of 2011, the APSU had run a total of 52 surveillance studies. For many childhood conditions, the APSU provides the only mechanism for national data collection. In 2011, the APSU conducted national surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), congenital rubella, perinatal exposure to HIV and HIV infection, neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, congenital neonatal varicella and severe complications of varicella. Surveillance for the severe complications of influenza was undertaken during the influenza season for the 4th year in a row.

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Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) Annual Surveillance Report 2021

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Restrictions The Licence does not cover, and there is no permission given for, use of any of the following material found in this publication (if any): • the Commonwealth Coat of Arms (by way of information, the terms under which the Coat of Arms may be used can be found at www.itsanhonour.gov.au); • any logos (including the Department of Health and Aged Care's logo) and trademarks; • any photographs and images; • any signatures; and • any material belonging to third parties. Disclaimer Opinions expressed in Communicable Diseases Intelligence are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care or the Communicable Diseases Network Australia. Data may be subject to revision. Enquiries Enquiries regarding any other use of this publication should be addressed to the Communication Branch,

Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit annual report, 2014

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The Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) was established in 1993 to facilitate national active surveillance of uncommon diseases of childhood including selected communicable diseases. This report includes data on the following conditions: acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), a surrogate condition for poliovirus infection; congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV); congenital rubella; perinatal exposure to HIV and paediatric HIV infection; neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV); congenital varicella; neonatal varicella; and juvenile onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (JoRRP). Surveillance of severe complications of influenza was undertaken during the influenza season (July to September 2014).

Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit annual report, 2013

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This report provides an update on the surveillance conducted by the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) during the period January to December 2013. The APSU facilitates national active surveillance of uncommon diseases of childhood including selected communicable diseases. This report includes data on the following conditions: acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), congenital rubella, perinatal exposure to HIV and paediatric HIV infection, neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV), congenital varicella, neonatal varicella, severe complications of varicella and juvenile onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (JoRRP). Surveillance of severe complications of influenza was undertaken during the influenza season (July to September 2013).

Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit annual report, 2015

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The APSU was established in 1993 to facilitate national active surveillance of uncommon diseases of childhood including selected communicable diseases. This report includes data on the following conditions: acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), a surrogate condition for poliovirus infection; congenital cytomegalovirus; congenital rubella; perinatal exposure to HIV and paediatric HIV infection; neonatal and infant herpes simplex virus (HSV); congenital varicella; neonatal varicella; and juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (JoRRP). Surveillance of severe complications of influenza was undertaken during the influenza season (1 July to 30 September 2015).

Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit Annual Report, 2016

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This report summarises the cases reported to the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) of rare infectious diseases or rare complications of more common infectious diseases in children. During the calendar year 2016, there were approximately 1500 paediatricians reporting to the APSU and the monthly report card return rate was 90%. APSU continued to provide unique national data on the perinatal exposure to HIV, congenital rubella, congenital cytomegalovirus, neonatal and infant herpes simplex virus, and congenital and neonatal varicella. APSU contributed 10 unique cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (a surrogate for polio) - these data are combined with cases ascertained through other surveillance systems including the Paediatric Active Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) to meet the World Health Organisation surveillance target. There was a decline in the number of cases of juvenile onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis which is likely to be associated with the introduction of the National HPV Vaccination Program. The number of cases of severe complications of influenza was significantly less in 2016 (N=32) than in 2015 (N=84) and for the first time in the last nine years no deaths due to severe influenza were reported to the APSU. In June 2016 surveillance for microcephaly commenced to assist with the detection of potential cases of congenital Zika virus infection and during that time there were 21 confirmed cases - none had a relevant history to suspect congenital Zika virus infection, however, these cases are being followed up to determine the cause of microcephaly.

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Communicable diseases and the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit E J Elliott, K Williams R14-16 Correction: Risk factors for outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease linked to domestic catering M J Ryan et al R16 Editorial: innovations for the new year Checklist for referees (based on reference 3) Does my report address each section of the paper? Have I supported my comments with appropriate references? Have I summarised my comments and/or recommendations? Have I provided any new insights or perspectives on this work? Can my comments be sent to the author? (Could I say them face to face? Would I be happy to sign them?) Have I signed the report? S Handysides The start of the Communicable Disease Report (CDR) Review's seventh year does not signal a year of rest. Five changes are incorporated in volume seven. Papers submitted from 1 January 1997 are being sent to referees without references to their origin. 'Blinding' referees has been shown to foster greater objectivity 1 , and we hope it will raise CDR Review's standard of peer review 2. Blinding will be easier to achieve if authors print their names and contact details on a separate sheet of paper and do not identify their locality or institution in the text. In addition, referees will be invited to sign their reports, and sent a checklist of points to consider in their report (box 1), based on a grading instrument for peer review 3. The second change can be seen in the contents list to the right of this column, which now shows the first and last page of each article, to make indexing easier. Thirdly, we publish contact details of each paper's corresponding author to facilitate communication. Fourthly, we publish authors' job titles rather than qualifications as they are likely to be more informative, particularly in an international context. Fifthly, authors are asked to provide a list of three to ten key words 4 (using the medical subject headings (MeSH) list from Index Medicus 5 where possible) to help with indexing and to bring CDR Review into line with guidance from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (the 'Vancouver group') 4. A checklist for authors is provided overleaf (box 2) and revised Information for Authors will be published in the Index later this month. Most papers published in CDR Review are submitted spontaneously rather than commissioned. There is some value in the aphorism, "Give me one volunteer for ten pressed men", but some potential contributors to CDR Review may be unaware that spontaneous contributions are welcome. I am pleased to confirm that they are. Papers on any topic with a direct bearing on the surveillance, prevention, or control of communicable diseases from epidemiological or microbiological perspectives are appropriate for submission to CDR Review. Papers that illustrate the interdependency of the two disciplines, and employ novel methods of handling data and approaching problems, are particularly Box 1

Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit

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Communicable diseases and the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit E J Elliott, K Williams R14-16 Correction: Risk factors for outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease linked to domestic catering M J Ryan et al R16 Editorial: innovations for the new year Checklist for referees (based on reference 3) Does my report address each section of the paper? Have I supported my comments with appropriate references? Have I summarised my comments and/or recommendations? Have I provided any new insights or perspectives on this work? Can my comments be sent to the author? (Could I say them face to face? Would I be happy to sign them?) Have I signed the report? S Handysides The start of the Communicable Disease Report (CDR) Review's seventh year does not signal a year of rest. Five changes are incorporated in volume seven. Papers submitted from 1 January 1997 are being sent to referees without references to their origin. 'Blinding' referees has been shown to foster greater objectivity 1 , and we hope it will raise CDR Review's standard of peer review 2. Blinding will be easier to achieve if authors print their names and contact details on a separate sheet of paper and do not identify their locality or institution in the text. In addition, referees will be invited to sign their reports, and sent a checklist of points to consider in their report (box 1), based on a grading instrument for peer review 3. The second change can be seen in the contents list to the right of this column, which now shows the first and last page of each article, to make indexing easier. Thirdly, we publish contact details of each paper's corresponding author to facilitate communication. Fourthly, we publish authors' job titles rather than qualifications as they are likely to be more informative, particularly in an international context. Fifthly, authors are asked to provide a list of three to ten key words 4 (using the medical subject headings (MeSH) list from Index Medicus 5 where possible) to help with indexing and to bring CDR Review into line with guidance from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (the 'Vancouver group') 4. A checklist for authors is provided overleaf (box 2) and revised Information for Authors will be published in the Index later this month. Most papers published in CDR Review are submitted spontaneously rather than commissioned. There is some value in the aphorism, "Give me one volunteer for ten pressed men", but some potential contributors to CDR Review may be unaware that spontaneous contributions are welcome. I am pleased to confirm that they are. Papers on any topic with a direct bearing on the surveillance, prevention, or control of communicable diseases from epidemiological or microbiological perspectives are appropriate for submission to CDR Review. Papers that illustrate the interdependency of the two disciplines, and employ novel methods of handling data and approaching problems, are particularly Box 1