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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Statistics

RSV surveillance began in Australia through the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) in 2021. It 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.

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RSV Activity Surveillance & Graph 2025

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 17 November 2025

There have been 169,775 notifications of RSV reported to the NNDSS in the year to 17 November 2025.

Total notifications from each state and territory are as follows:

ACT2,930
NSW69,067
NT966
QLD31,955
SA12,509
TAS2,905
VIC37,173
WA12,270

National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System: https://nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/

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Australian Capital Territory

Please note: Weekly reporting for 2025 has ended. The weekly report will start again in the autumn and winter months in 2026, when the ACT is likely to see an increase in respiratory illnesses again. An annual summary report for 2025 will be published in early 2026.

Reporting period Friday 24 October 2025 to Thursday 30 October 2025 inclusive.

Total RSV cases:

  • Reporting period: 26
  • 2025 total: 2,986
  • Rate per 100,000 for reporting period: 5.5

For more information: https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/updates/act-covid-19-statistics

https://www.act.gov.au/directorates-and-agencies/act-health/stratact.gov.au/…/repiratory-illness-reporting-in-the-actegies-programs-and-reports/reports/repiratory-illness-reporting-in-the-act

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New South Wales

Week ending 1 November 2025

Summary:

  • RSV is at a low level of activity.
  • In the past week there was an decrease of 15.8% in RSV notifications.

For more information: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/weekly-reports.aspx

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Queensland

Please note: This is the final report for the season. The full-year annual report for 2025 will be published in January 2026.

Reporting Period: 1 January – 5 October 2025

  • RSV notifications are decreasing, with 487 cases notified in the reporting week.
  • There have been 1,093 fewer RSV hospitalisations among infants under 6 months of age since the Queensland Paediatric RSV Prevention Program commenced in April 2024.
  • Notification rates remain higher in the sub-tropical region compared to the tropical region; however, both the regions are showing a steady decline.
  • 29,491 notifications during the YTD.
    • 7,416 (25%) were children aged less than 2 years.
    • 3,401 (12%) were admitted to hospital, 1,267 (37%) 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

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South Australia

Update week ending 1 November 2025

Count of RSV notification during week ending 1 November 2025: 133

For more information: Communicable Diseases Control Branch

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Tasmania

Week ending 26 October 2025

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) activity is currently low and continues to decline following the mid-season peak in late August. RSV activity in young infants (under six months of age) is substantially lower than the same period in 2023 and 2024.

RSV notifications for week ending 26 October: 51

RSV rate* for week ending 26 October: 8.9

YTD RSV cases: 2,807

* Notification rate per 100,000 population

For more information: Respiratory Surveillance Report

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Western Australia

Week ending 2 November 2025

  • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) notifications stabilised in the past week.
  • The number of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases notified to the Department of Health increased marginally to 154 cases in the past week.
  • In the year to date, RSV notifications were higher compared to the same period in 2024, while the number of hospitalisations and the number of deaths were lower. The highest proportion (42%) of RSV notifications were in those aged less than 5 years.
  • The number of RSV cases reported as hospitalised in the past week increased amongst adults and children.

For more information: https://www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Infectious-disease-data/Virus-WAtch

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Victoria

10 November 2025

Victoria, local public health areas and local government areas surveillance summary report

Total RSV cases (YTD): 36,982

For more information: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory  or Victorian State Health Department

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