OATSIH Publications
Trachoma Surveillance Report 2006 to 2009
National Trachoma Surveillance and Reporting Unit
The National Trachoma Surveillance and Reporting Unit (NTSRU) was established in November 2006 to improve the quality and consistency of data collection and reporting of active trachoma in Australia.
The NTSRU have reported data for regions identified a potentially experiencing endemic trachoma in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia for 2006 to 2009. Aboriginal children aged 1 to 9 years were examined for active trachoma using the World Health Organization simplified trachoma grading system.
This page contains links to trachoma surveillance annual reports from 2006 to 2009 and related Communicable Diseases Intelligence articles.
Annual Surveillance Reports
2009 Surveillance report for active trachoma annual report (PDF 1622 KB)2008 Surveillance report for active trachoma annual report (PDF 2541 KB)
2007 Surveillance report for active trachoma annual report (PDF 898 KB)
2006 Surveillance report for active trachoma annual report (PDF 2444 KB)
Communicable Diseases Intelligence Articles
2009 CDI Article on Trachoma Surveillance ReportPDF printable version: 2009 CDI Article on Trachoma Surveillance Report (PDF 533 KB)
2008 CDI Article on Trachoma Surveillance Report
PDF printable version: 2008 CDI Article on Trachoma Surveillance Report (PDF 254 KB)
2007 CDI Article on Trachoma Surveillance Report
PDF printable version: 2007 CDI Article on Trachoma Surveillance Report (PDF 234 KB)
2006 CDI Article on Trachoma Surveillance Report
PDF printable version:2006 CDI Article on Trachoma Surveillance Report (PDF 384 KB)
Other Trachoma publications:
Guidelines for the public health management of trachoma in Australia
Review of Current Arrangements for the Collection, Recording, Transfer and Reporting of National Trachoma Data
If you are having touble downloading the PDF documents, please email OATSIH Enquiries or call (02) 6289 5291.
Program/Initiatives
- Guidelines for Participating Optometrists
- National Priority Locations
- Visiting Optometrists Scheme
- Closing the Gap: Tackling Indigenous Chronic Disease Package
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarships
Publications
- The Recommendations for Clinical Care Guidelines on the Management of Otitis Media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations, March 2001
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2010 report
- Interim Evaluation of the Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Aged Care Workforce Development Projects
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework
- Review of the Alcohol and Other Drugs Components of the Northern Territory Emergency Response
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