Table 1

Conditions monitored by the APSU up to the end of 1996

Conditions under surveillanceFirst month of reportingLast month of reporting
Acute flaccid paralysisMarch 95
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenitaJanuary 96
Childhood dementiaMay 93June 95
Congenital adrenal hyperplasiaAugust 95
Congenital and neonatal varicellaMarch 95
Congenital rubellaMay 93
Drowning/near drowningMay 93December 96
Extrahepatic biliary atresiaMay 93December 96
Haemolytic uraemic syndromeJuly 94
Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn1-150 May 93
HIV/AIDS1-151 May 93
Kawasaki diseaseMay 93June 95
Rett syndromeMay 93April 95
Severe combined immunodeficiency1-152 May 95December 96
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitisJanuary 95

  • ↵1-150 Vitamin K deficiency bleeding, including haemorrhagic disease of the newborn.

  • ↵1-151 Includes perinatal exposure to HIV.

  • ↵1-152 Included in primary immunodeficiency study from January 1997.