Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions
Plague case definition
This document contains the case definitions for plague which is nationally notifiable within Australia. This definition should be used to determine whether a case should be notified.
Communicable Diseases Surveillance
Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions - Plague
Reporting
Onlyconfirmed cases should be notified.Confirmed case
A confirmed case requires Laboratory definitive evidence only.Laboratory definitive evidence
Isolation of Yersinia pestis.
