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dc.contributor.authorPaterson, B.
dc.contributor.authorMackenzie, John
dc.contributor.authorDurrheim, D.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-30T02:40:48Z
dc.date.available2018-04-30T02:40:48Z
dc.date.created2018-04-16T07:41:26Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationPaterson, B. and Mackenzie, J. and Durrheim, D. and Smith, D. 2011. A review of the epidemiology and surveillance of viral zoonotic encephalitis and the impact on human health in Australia.. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin. 22 (5-6): pp. 99-104.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66449
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/NB10076
dc.description.abstract

Human encephalitis in Australia causes substantial mortality and morbidity, with frequent severe neurological sequelae and long-term cognitive impairment. This review discusses a number of highly pathogenic zoonotic viruses which have recently emerged in Australia, including Hendra virus and Australian bat lyssavirus which present with an encephalitic syndrome in humans. Encephalitis surveillance currently focuses on animals at sentinel sites and animal disease or definitive diagnosis of notifiable conditions that may present with encephalitis. This is inadequate for detecting newly emerged viral encephalatides. Hospital-based sentinel surveillance may aid in identifying increases in known pathogens or emergence of new pathogens that require a prompt public health response.

dc.publisherCSIRO publishing
dc.titleA review of the epidemiology and surveillance of viral zoonotic encephalitis and the impact on human health in Australia.
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume22
dcterms.source.number5-6
dcterms.source.startPage99
dcterms.source.endPage104
dcterms.source.issn1034-7674
dcterms.source.titleNew South Wales Public Health Bulletin
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences


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