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 18 November 2024
There have been 167,040 notifications of RSV reported to the NNDSS in the year to 18 November 2024.
Total notifications from each state and territory are as follows:
| ACT | 2,676 |
| NSW | 70,566 |
| NT | 1,499 |
| QLD | 38,892 |
| SA | 11,856 |
| TAS | 2,719 |
| VIC | 29,921 |
| WA | 8,911 |
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System: https://nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/
Australian Capital Territory
Reporting period Friday 8 November 2024 to Thursday 14 November 2024 inclusive.
Total RSV cases:
- Reporting period: 13
- 2024 total: 2,665
- Rate per 100,000 for reporting period: 2.8
New South Wales
Week ending 9 November 2024
Summary:
- RSV is at a low level of activity.
- In the past week there was a decrease of 3.6% in RSV notifications.
For more information: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/weekly-reports.aspx
Queensland
Data extracted on 11 November 2024
- 23 people were in hospital with RSV, 7 (30%) were aged between 6 months to less than 2 years.
- 361 people diagnosed in the last week, 5 (1%) were aged under 6 months and 80 (22%) were between 6 months to under 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 9 November 2024
Count of RSV notification during week ending 9 November 2024: 80
For more information: Communicable Diseases Control Branch
Tasmania
Report for the fortnight ending 27 October 2024
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity is currently low and decreasing.
RSV notifications for week ending 27 October: 31
RSV rate*: 5.4
* Notification rate per 100,000 population
For more information: Respiratory Surveillance Report
Western Australia
Week ending 10 November 2024
- The number of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases notified to the Department of Health decreased to 55 cases in the past week.
For more information: https://www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Infectious-disease-data/Virus-WAtch
Victoria
18 November 2024
Victoria, local public health areas and local government areas surveillance summary report
Total influenza cases (YTD): 29,955
For more information: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory or Victorian State Health Department