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Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions

Typhoid fever case definition

This document contains the case definitions for typhoid fever which is nationally notifiable within Australia. This definition should be used to determine whether a case should be notified.

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VersionStatusLast reviewedEndorsement dateImplementation date
No changeCDWG 21 October 2011CDNA 23 January 20121 February 2012
1.0Initial case definition (2004)

Reporting

Only confirmed cases should be notified.

Confirmed case

A confirmed case requires Laboratory definitive evidence only.

Laboratory definitive evidence

Isolation or detection of Salmonella typhi.

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