RSV Activity Surveillance & Graph 2024
RSV is a highly contagious virus that affects the airways and lungs and spreads easily. While it is generally mild it can cause problems such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia.
RSV became a notifiable disease in Australia in 2021 and confirmed cases are now recorded in the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS).
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National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS)
Update for 15 July 2024
There have been 121,765 notifications of laboratory confirmed RSV reported to the NNDSS in the year to 15 July.
Total notifications from each state and territory are as follows:
| ACT | 2,282 |
| NSW | 56,357 |
| NT | 1,175 |
| QLD | 27,624 |
| SA | 6,289 |
| TAS | 1,325 |
| VIC | 23,659 |
| WA | 3,054 |
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System: https://nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/
Australian Capital Territory
Reporting period Friday 05 July 2024 to Thursday 11 July 2024 inclusive
Total RSV cases:
- Reporting period: 101
- 2024 total: 2,240
- Rate per 100,000 for reporting period: 21.6
New South Wales
Week ending 6 July 2024
Summary:
- Respiratory virus transmission and testing patterns over the next few weeks are likely to be impacted by school holidays in NSW. COVID-19 activity continued to decline this week.
- Considering all RSV indicators, activity is at a moderate level.
- In the past week there was a decrease of 8% in RSV notifications.
For more information: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/weekly-reports.aspx
Queensland
Reporting Period: 1 January – 7 July 2024
- 26,822 notifications during the reporting period.
- 7,768 (29%) were children aged less than 2 years.
- 3,561 (13%) were admitted to hospital, 1,574 (44%) of these were aged less than 2 years.
For more information: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
South Australia
Update week ending 6 July 2024
Count of RSV notification during week ending 6 July 2024: 847
For more information: Communicable Diseases Control Branch
Tasmania
Report for the fortnight ending 7 July 2024
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity is currently moderate and stable.
RSV notifications for week ending 7 July : 128
RSV rate*: 22.3
* Notification rate per 100,000 population
For more information: Respiratory Surveillance Report
Western Australia
Week ending 7 July 2024
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) notifications decreased in the past week.
In the past week, the number of RSV cases notified to the Department of Health decreased by 2% to 352 cases
In the year to date, the number of RSV notifications, hospitalisations, and deaths* were higher than in the same period in 2023. To date, 16,693 infants have received a dose of RSV immunisation. The majority of RSV notifications were in those aged less than 5 years.
For more information: https://www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Infectious-disease-data/Virus-WAtch
Victoria
15 July 2024
Victoria, local public health areas and local government areas surveillance summary report
Total influenza cases (YTD): 23,693
For more information: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory or Victorian State Health Department