Acute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN)

Health alert

Status: Active

Issue date: 7 October 2026

Issued by: Chief Health Officer

Issued to: All clinicians

Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) is an inflammatory disease of the kidneys.

It typically occurs 2 to 3 weeks after a skin or throat infection caused by group A streptococcus bacterium. In the Northern Territory (NT), most cases follow skin rather than throat infections because skin infections are the more common problem.

Notifiable disease

APSGN is a notifiable disease.

Alert to health professionals

Current situation

There have been 8 notifications of APSGN in the Barkly and Central Australia Regions of the NT in 2026 to date, with all 5 cases notified from the Barkly Region having occurred since July.

Several cases of APSGN were notified across 2022 and 2023, with sporadic cases reported in Central Australia since then. Prior to July 2026, the last notified case of APSGN in the Barkly Region occurred in June 2024.

Information for health professionals

TypeResourceAuthor
Document Northern Territory guidelines for acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis NT Health
Document Visual factsheet for Contacts of APSGN PDF (1.5 MB) NT Health
Document Group A streptococcal disease factsheet PDF (448.5 KB) NT Health
Remote Primary Health Care Manuals Sore throat CARPA CARPA Standard Treatment Manual
Remote Primary Health Care ManualsSkin infections CARPA CARPA Standard Treatment Manual
Tropical Health Orientation Manual (THOM) 2025 for health practitioners in Northern AustraliaAcute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN)Menzies

Information for the public

TypeResourceAuthor
WebsiteAcute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritisNorthern Territory Government
WebsiteGroup A streptococcalNorthern Territory Government

Contact

Contact the Northern Territory’s Centre for Disease Control.

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