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 14 July 2025
There have been 97,196 notifications of RSV reported to the NNDSS in the year to 14 July 2025.
Total notifications from each state and territory are as follows:
| ACT | 1,635 |
| NSW | 49,962 |
| NT | 555 |
| QLD | 18,991 |
| SA | 3,960 |
| TAS | 921 |
| VIC | 17,361 |
| WA | 3,811 |
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System: https://nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/
Australian Capital Territory
Reporting period Friday 27 June 2025 to Thursday 03 July 2025 inclusive
Total RSV cases:
- Reporting period: 178
- 2025 total: 1,362
- Rate per 100,000 for reporting period: 37.4
New South Wales
Week ending 05 July 2025
Summary:
- RSV activity is still high but is slowly decreasing.
- In the past week there was an decrease of 8.4% in RSV notifications.
For more information: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/weekly-reports.aspx
Queensland
Reporting Period: 1 January – 6 July 2025
- RSV notifications remained steady in the last few weeks, with 880 cases notified in the reporting week.
- There have been 943 fewer RSV hospitalisations among infants under 6 months of age since the RSV prevention program commenced in April 2024.
- Notifications rates are higher in the sub-tropical region compared to the tropical region.
- 18,289 notifications during the YTD.
- 4,925 (27%) were children aged less than 2 years.
- 2,138 (12%) were admitted to hospital, 837 (39%) 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 5 July 2025
Count of RSV notification during week ending 28 June 2025: 434
For more information: Communicable Diseases Control Branch
Tasmania
Week ending 6 July 2025
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity is currently moderate, consistent with seasonal activity.
RSV notifications for week ending 6 July : 92
RSV rate* for week ending 6 July : 16.0
YTD RSV cases: 865
* Notification rate per 100,000 population
For more information: Respiratory Surveillance Report
Western Australia
Week ending 06 July 2025
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) notifications substantially increased in the past week in keeping with an upward trend.
- The number of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases notified to the Department of Health increased to 515 cases in the past week.
For more information: https://www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Infectious-disease-data/Virus-WAtch
Victoria
14 July 2025
Victoria, local public health areas and local government areas surveillance summary report
Total influenza cases (YTD): 19,692
For more information: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory or Victorian State Health Department