| Leask J, Quinn H, Macartney K, Trent M, Massey P, Carr C, Turahui J Immunisation attitudes, knowledge and practices of health professionals in regional NSW Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 32(3): 224-229 |
This study investigated that immunisation knowledge,attitudes and practices among health professional in two regional Area Health Services of NSW with low and high immunisation rates. It also compared these factors between the areas and between the health professional groups.
Health professional in this study had overall confidence in the vaccines but had specific concerns about the number of vaccines given to the children and the vaccine content. These unfounded concerns may reduce parental confidence in immunisation.
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http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/120091621/PDFSTART
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| Muscatello D, Cretikos M, Bartlett M, Churches T, Carter I, Eastwood K, Heron L, McPhie K Planning for pandemic influenza surveillance in NSW NSW Public Health Bulletin 2006; 17(9-10): 146-149. |
Early detection of the novel strain of influenza virus in NSW population is the key to controlling a pandemic. If this occurs, then ongoing surveillance will help determine the epidemiology and risk factors of the virus as well as its impact on essential
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http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/date/2007.html
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| Durrheim D, Massey P, Kelly H Re-emerging poliomyelitis - is Australia's surveillance adequate? Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2006; 30(3): 275-277. |
In the past two years there has been a resurgence of polio, 21 previously polio-free countries importing wild poliovirus. Wild poliovirus importations into polio-free areas continue to occur until endemic transmission is interrupted globally. Australias
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http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-cdi3003a.htm
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| Durrheim D, Muller R, Saunders V, Speare R, Lowe J. Australian Public and Smallpox Emerging Infectious Diseases 2005; 11(11): 1748-1750. |
Small pox and anthrax is a potential bioterrorism agent and although small pox response guidelines have been prepared, the level of community awareness is unknown. A cross-sectional national survey of 1001 Australians was conducted to assess knowledge and views about smallpox, vaccination, and other mitigation strategies.
Participants were unclear about their personal smallpox vaccination status and had many false beliefs relating to smallpox and appropriate prevention and management measures.
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www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol11no11/04-1129.htm
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