Table 1 Summary of the number of search terms identified and used in this study for each disease.
Disease | Terms identified | Unique search terms | Relevant terms | Previously identified | Final list | Terms with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pneumococcal disease (invasive) | 777 | 304 | 54 | 35 | 69 | 34 |
Varicella zoster (Chickenpox) | 115 | 115 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 13 |
Varicella zoster (Shingles) | 953 | 710 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 |
Influenza (laboratory confirmed) | 1799 | 701 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 8 |
Varicella zoster (unspecified) | 637 | 532 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Gonococcal infection | 909 | 663 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Ross River virus infection | 1316 | 931 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 6 |
Barmah Forest virus infection | 420 | 271 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
Dengue virus infection | 803 | 505 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
Hepatitis B (unspecified) | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Hepatitis A | 644 | 428 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Hepatitis B (newly acquired) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Pertussis | 1629 | 1287 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Hepatitis C (unspecified) | 144 | 120 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Meningococcal disease (invasive) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Chlamydial infection | 1261 | 431 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Leptospirosis | 162 | 130 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection | 913 | 538 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Cryptosporidiosis | 795 | 424 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Chikungunya virus infection | 414 | 253 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Listeriosis | 216 | 127 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Measles | 795 | 556 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Botulism | 464 | 347 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Legionellosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
