Media releases

The Australian Centre for Disease Control has released national guidance, local data and practical tools to help health system organisations assess and manage climate-related risks and undertake adaptation planning.

A respected clinician, researcher and public health leader, Professor Macartney will help shape the Australian CDC's evidence-based approach to protecting Australians' health.

Routine wastewater surveillance has detected vaccine-derived poliovirus in untreated sewage from the Subiaco wastewater treatment plant in Western Australia.

The Australian Centre for Disease Control has today released the sixth AURA report, which reveals the latest antibiotic resistance and antimicrobial use data in Australia.

Read the joint statement from Australia’s Chief Medical Officer and Chief Veterinary Officer on the importance of a One Health approach this World Zoonosis Day.

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.

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