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Last Friday was World Field Epidemiology Day. It is an annual day to acknowledge the vital role field epidemiologists play protecting communities from public health threats. These threats primarily relate to infectious diseases.

At the interim Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC), we are committed to protecting the health of Australians by developing effective and ethical data practices. As part of this commitment, we are launching a public consultation to gather feedback on how we should use health data.

We have set up a One Health Unit. This unit looks at how human, animal and environmental health are connected. It will plan for future health problems and work to solve them by considering all these areas together.

Australia’s Medical Assistance Teams have a new world-class training facility at Bees Creek in the Northern Territory. The site will help them prepare for natural disasters and emergencies.

The interim Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) is monitoring avian influenza cases in Australia and overseas.

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Today is World Zoonoses Day, and Australia continues to invest in One Health approaches to combat the emergence and spread of zoonoses – diseases that can spread from animals to humans.

We have published a new version of the Poliovirus Detection Outbreak Response Plan for Australia.

Last week the interim Australian CDC attended the annual Communicable Disease and Immunisation Conference (CDIC) in Brisbane.

On 14 June 2024, health ministers from all Australian governments discussed their commitment to establishing an Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly and Janet Anderson, PSM Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner released a joint statement to the Board Chairs of Residential Aged Care Providers today urging the board to protect older people from respiratory illnesses in the lead up to winter.

A statement by the Head of the interim Australian Centre for Disease Control Professor Paul Kelly.

We are inviting public feedback to help shape Australia's next national immunisation strategy for 2025–2030. The consultation is open between 22 May 2024 and 19 June 2024.

Australia’s first National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry launched on 22 May 2024. It collects data to support the prevention of dangerous occupational respiratory diseases like silicosis.

We hosted a webinar about respiratory viruses and the upcoming flu season on Friday 3 May 2024.

Winter's arrival brings more than cold weather. The drop in temperature also brings a rise in respiratory illnesses like influenza (the flu).

On 10 May 2024, our Australian Centre for Disease Control Establishment Taskforce met with Singapore’s interim CDA.

Singapore hosted the National Public Health Agencies’ Governance Models consultation from 7 to 9 May 2024.

Head of the interim Australian Centre for Disease Control, Professor Paul Kelly, joined ABC News Breakfast on Tuesday 30 April 2024. During the live television interview, he urged everyone to get their influenza (flu) vaccinations.

We invite vaccination providers and members of the health sector to register for our webinar about the upcoming influenza (flu) season and respiratory illnesses. Join us on Friday 3 May 2024 from 12:00 pm AEST.

Head of the interim Australian Centre for Disease Control Professor Paul Kelly urges Australians to get vaccinated against the flu this winter.

We have recently published our first national surveillance plan and fortnightly surveillance report for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Prepare for winter this year and get vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19.

Australia was the first country to implement a fully funded national population based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program aiming to prevent HPV infection and HPV-related diseases.

The interim Australian CDC launched on 1 January 2024 within the Department of Health and Aged Care.