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 12 May 2025
There have been 45,168 notifications of RSV reported to the NNDSS in the year to 12 May 2025.
Total notifications from each state and territory are as follows:
| ACT | 413 |
| NSW | 24,874 |
| NT | 315 |
| QLD | 11,082 |
| SA | 1,335 |
| TAS | 268 |
| VIC | 5,589 |
| WA | 1,292 |
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System: https://nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/
Australian Capital Territory
Publication of the Weekly Respiratory Illness Report will pause from Friday 24 January 2025, re-commencing in the autumn/winter months of the year, when the ACT is likely to observe an increase in respiratory illnesses again.
Reporting period Friday 17 January 2025 to Thursday 23 January 2025 inclusive
Total RSV cases:
- Reporting period: 13
- 2025 total: 35
- Rate per 100,000 for reporting period: 2.7
New South Wales
Week ending 3 May 2025
Summary:
- RSV is at a high level of activity.
- In the past week there was an increase of 6.8% in RSV notifications.
For more information: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/weekly-reports.aspx
Queensland
Data extracted on 6 May 2025
- 45 people were in hospital with RSV, three (7%) were under 6 months of age and six (13%) were aged between 6 months to less than 2 years.
- 678 people diagnosed in the last week, 22 (3%) were aged under 6 months and 181 (27%) 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 3 May 2025
Count of RSV notification during week ending 3 May 2025: 114
For more information: Communicable Diseases Control Branch
Tasmania
Week ending 27 April 2025
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity is currently low and at inter-seasonal levels.
RSV notifications for week ending 27 April: 31
RSV rate* for week ending 27 April: 5.4
YTD RSV cases: 260
* Notification rate per 100,000 population
For more information: Respiratory Surveillance Report
Western Australia
Week ending 27 April 2025
- The number of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases notified to the Department of Health remained stable at 72 cases in the past week.
For more information: https://www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Infectious-disease-data/Virus-WAtch
Victoria
12 May 2025
Victoria, local public health areas and local government areas surveillance summary report
Total influenza cases (YTD): 5,615
For more information: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory or Victorian State Health Department