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 20 January 2025
There have been 2,716 notifications of RSV reported to the NNDSS in the year to 20 January 2025.
Total notifications from each state and territory are as follows:
| ACT | 23 |
| NSW | 1,005 |
| NT | 42 |
| QLD | 1,115 |
| SA | 92 |
| TAS | 45 |
| VIC | 262 |
| WA | 132 |
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System: https://nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/
Australian Capital Territory
Reporting period Friday 10 January 2025 to Thursday 16 January 2025 inclusive.
Total RSV cases:
- Reporting period: 10
- 2025 total: 22
- Rate per 100,000 for reporting period: 2.1
New South Wales
Week ending 11 January 2025
Summary:
- RSV is at a low level of activity.
- In the past week there was an decrease of 9.86% in RSV notifications.
For more information: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/weekly-reports.aspx
Queensland
Data extracted on 13 January 2025
- 37 people were in hospital with RSV, one (3%) was under 6 months and 6 (16%) were aged between 6 months to less than 2 years.
- 389 people diagnosed in the last week, 13 (3%) were aged under 6 months and 71 (18%) 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 11 January 2025
Count of RSV notification during week ending 11 January 2025: 45
For more information: Communicable Diseases Control Branch
Tasmania
Reporting for 2025 has not commenced
*The last weekly report for 2024 was published 1 November 2024.
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 5 January 2025
- The number of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases notified to the Department of Health increased to 62 cases in the past week.
For more information: https://www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Infectious-disease-data/Virus-WAtch
Victoria
20 January 2025
Victoria, local public health areas and local government areas surveillance summary report
Total influenza cases (YTD): 288
For more information: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory or Victorian State Health Department