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 21 October 2024
There have been 162,673 notifications of RSV reported to the NNDSS in the year to 21 October 2024.
Total notifications from each state and territory are as follows:
| ACT | 2,636 |
| NSW | 69,077 |
| NT | 1,397 |
| QLD | 37,463 |
| SA | 11,562 |
| TAS | 2,572 |
| VIC | 29,405 |
| WA | 8,561 |
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System: https://nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/
Australian Capital Territory
Reporting period Friday 4 October 2024 to Thursday 10 October 2024 inclusive.
Total RSV cases:
- Reporting period: 9
- 2024 total: 2,600
- Rate per 100,000 for reporting period: 1.9
New South Wales
Week ending 12 October 2024
Summary:
- Considering all RSV indicators, activity is at a low level
- In the past week there was a decrease of 17.27% in RSV notifications.
For more information: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/weekly-reports.aspx
Queensland
Reporting Period: 1 January – 13 October 2024
- 37,118 notifications during the reporting period.
- 9,950 (27%) were children aged less than 2 years.
- 4,652 (12%) were admitted to hospital, 1,960 (42%) 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 21 October 2024
Count of RSV notification during week ending 21 October 2024: 101
For more information: Communicable Diseases Control Branch
Tasmania
Report for the fortnight ending 13 October 2024
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity is currently low and stable.
RSV notifications for week ending 13 October: 51
RSV rate*: 8.9
* Notification rate per 100,000 population
For more information: Respiratory Surveillance Report
Western Australia
Week ending 06 October 2024
The number of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases notified to the Department of Health decreased to 119 cases in the past week.
In the year to date, the number of RSV notifications, hospitalisations, and deaths* were lower compared to the same period in 2023. The majority of RSV notifications were in those aged less than 5 years.
The number of RSV cases reported as hospitalised in the past week decreased slightly in children and remained stable in adults.
For more information: https://www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Infectious-disease-data/Virus-WAtch
Victoria
14 October 2024
Victoria, local public health areas and local government areas surveillance summary report
Total influenza cases (YTD): 29,416
For more information: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory or Victorian State Health Department