摘要:The Australian Paediatric Surveillanc e Unit (APSU) was established in 1993 and is a unit of the Division of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal Australasian College of Physic ians. The activities of the APSU are funded in part by the Australian Government Depar tment of Health and Ageing through the communicable diseases program. The APSU is a founding member of the International Net work of Paediatric Surveillance Units (INoPSU). INoPSU now has 14 member units who employ a similar methodology