A quickview of health information
Communicable diseases information
13 April 2018
This page contains information on some of the activities of the Office of Health Protection, in managing communicable diseases in Australia
Tuberculosis notifications in Australia annual reports
09 March 2018
This page contains links to annual reports on tuberculosis notifications in Australia and reports on bacteriologically confirmed cases and drug resistance, produced by the Australian Mycobacterium Laboratory Reference Network from 1994. Both HTML and PDF versions are available.
Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit annual reports
30 June 2017
The Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) conducts national active surveillance of rare diseases of childhood, including infectious and vaccine preventable diseases, genetic disorders, childhood injuries and mental health conditions. This page contains links to annual reports on summary of surveillance results for communicable and/or vaccine preventable diseases.
Gonococcal: Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme annual reports
30 March 2017
The Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme is funded by the Federal health department to provide laboratory analysis of gonococcal isolates in Australia. The Programme produces an annual report on its findings as well as a report on the WHO Western Pacific Region Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme. This page links to annual reports published since 1996.
Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections
08 March 2017
The Australian Government Department of Health provides leadership for the coordination of the national response to blood borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections through a number of national strategies and initiatives.
What we do
21 February 2017
Introduction to the work undertaken by the Health Protection Policy Branch, Office of Health Protection, Australian Government Department of Health.
Meningococcal - Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme annual reports
23 December 2016
The Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme is funded by the Federal health department to provide laboratory analysis of meninococcal isolates in Australia. The Programme produces an annual report on its findings. This page contains the annual reports, in both HTML and PDF format, from 1995.
National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee (NAMAC) annual reports
30 September 2016
This page contains links to the NAMAC annual reports, which are published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence. The reports also inlcude data on the Sentinel Chicken Surveillance Programme, which is used to provide an early warning of increased flavivirus activity in Australia.
Pneumococcal disease: Invasive pneumococcal disease in Australia annual reports
30 June 2016
An annual report on invasive pneumococcal disease is produced each year. The report includes information on incidence of disease and on laboratory surveillance. This page contains links to the annual reports from 2001.
About Communicable Diseases Network Australia
25 March 2015
Information page about the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA). It details the CDNA's background; its various committees and activities; the composition of the CDNA; and recent publications and contact details.
Influenza - National Influenza Surveillance Scheme annual reports
19 March 2010
The National Influenza Surveillance Scheme includes data from sentinel general practice consultations for influenza-like illness, laboratory reports of influenza and absenteeism rates from a national employer. This page links to annual reports published since 1994.
Australia's measures to protect human health
23 February 2010
This page contains details of measures taken by the Australian Government to protect the health of the Australian public from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).
A Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Response Plan for Australia: February 2010
01 February 2010
The Department of Health and Ageing's vCJD response plan has been developed in consultation with the relevant experts to deal with the possibility of vCJD being detected in Australia.
Program/Initiatives
23 Jan 2018
15 Aug 2017
International Engagement - Our objectives
15 Aug 2017
Case Study: WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
02 Feb 2011
All Program/InitiativesPublications
14 Dec 2017
The epidemiology of tuberculosis in the Australia Capital Territory, 2006-2015
14 Dec 2017
National position statement for the management of latent tuberculosis infection
14 Dec 2017
Tuberculosis notifications in Australia, 2014
14 Dec 2017
Annual report: surveillance of adverse events following immunisation in Australia, 2015
14 Dec 2017
14 Dec 2017
Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 April to 30 June 2017
14 Dec 2017
Tuberculosis screening in an aged care residential facility in a low-incidence setting
14 Dec 2017
14 Dec 2017
Sexually Transmitted Infections in Melbourne, Australia from 1918 to 2016: nearly a century of data
14 Dec 2017
Prevention of perinatal hepatitis B virus transmission: are we following guidelines?
14 Dec 2017
14 Dec 2017
How much does tuberculosis cost? An Australian healthcare perspective analysis
14 Dec 2017
2016 Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit Surveillance Report
30 Jun 2017
Communicable Diseases Intelligence - Current issue - September 2017
19 Sep 2016
National Strategies for blood-borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections
15 Feb 2016
Fourth National Hepatitis C Strategy 2014-2017
29 Jan 2015
Poliomyelitis Outbreak Response Plan for Australia
08 Jan 2015
Ensuring National Capacity in Genomics-Guided Public Health Laboratory Surveillance
13 Nov 2014
23 Oct 2014
Foodborne illness in Australia: Annual incidence circa 2010
18 Sep 2014
Hepatitis C Prevention, Treatment and Care: Guidelines for Australian Custodial Settings
18 Sep 2014
The First National Hepatitis B Strategy
14 May 2014
Policy on antiviral prophylaxis and the implications for pathology and research staff
14 Oct 2013
15 Apr 2013
08 Apr 2011
01 Jul 2008
Hepatitis C Prevention, Treatment and Care: Guidelines for Australian Custodial Settings
01 Apr 2008
National Guidelines for the Management of People with HIV Who Place Others at Risk
01 Jan 2004
Guidelines for Smallpox Outbreak, Preparedness, Response and Management
29 Nov 2001
Epidemiology of the hepatitis C virus - Communicable Diseases Intelligence Technical Report No. 3
29 Nov 2001
01 Jun 1999
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