Syphilis notification, contact tracing and GP testing data
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Notification, contact tracing
and GP testing data
at jurisdictional level
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National notification data
Source: Annual Surveillance Report 2009, NCHECR
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Notifications for MSM
Sources: Annual Surveillance Report 2009, NCHECR, South Eastern Sydney Illawarra and Sydney South West Area Health Services, NSW Health
67% 72%
For NSW (CS and SES) between Jan 2006 - Jun 2009 number of MSM with infectious syphilis was 852 of 1,016 males = 84%
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Current collection
*In 2 PHUs which represents approx 60% of cases in males#Willing to collect retrospectively
Variable NSW VIC QLD WA SA NT# TAS ACT
MSM Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Symptoms Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
HIV status Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes No No# Yes
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Recommendation
Collate notification data on
MSM, symptoms and HIV status nationally
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Contact tracing data
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Current collection
Question on form NSW VIC QLD WA SA NT* TAS ACT
Has partner notification occurred? (Y/N) No Yes No Yes Yes No No No
Do you require assistance with partner notification? (Y/N) No Yes No No Yes No Yes No
Contact tracing details No No No No Yes No Yes Yes
Reasons for test? Contact tracing option No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
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Recommendation
Notification data on contact tracing is inconsistently collected and not
recommended for monitoring/evaluating contact tracing
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GP testing data
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Victorian Primary Care Network for Sentinel Surveillance on BBVs & STIs
• Testing data from four clinics with high MSM
• Linked to clinic collected risk behaviour data
• Time period: April 2006 – June 2008 (27 months)
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Number of tests by HIV status
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Apr-06 Jul-06 Oct-06 Jan-07 Apr-07 Jul-07 Oct-07 Jan-08 Apr-08
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HIV negative HIV positive
n=10,633 n=6,311
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52.9
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11.5 9.49 7.412
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Number of tests
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HIV negative % HIV postitive %
Testing frequency
Single testers
>=4
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Recommendation
Jurisdictions consider implementing
sentinel surveillance at GPs with
high MSM caseloads