Collections

Our work includes monitoring public health threats, providing evidence-based advice, supporting disease prevention and control, recommending system-wide improvements, and making written submissions in response to public consultations on public health matters.

These Metro North Health (Queensland Health) diphtheria resources are reproduced by permission. They include social media posters, screensavers and a poster.

This collection contains Ebola disease information to assist health professionals.

This collection provides situation reports on the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

This collection contains the Communicable Diseases Network (CDNA) National Guidelines related to Andes virus (a type of hantavirus).

A collection of resources to support local diphtheria responses.

This collection provides situation reports on the hantavirus infection situation aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

This collection contains reports with information about the epidemiology of diphtheria in Australia.

This collection contains evidence reviews prepared by independent experts that we commissioned.

This collection contains national strategy documents that address the impact of bloodborne viruses and sexually transmissible infections on the Australian community. Together they form a framework and agreed direction for a high-quality, coordinated national response to these diseases.

These situation reports provide updates on the outbreak of Nipah virus in India. They reflect the CDC's role in monitoring disease activity, assessing risks to Australia and providing evidence-informed public health advice.

This collection includes fact sheets about the Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBA) Regulatory Scheme.

These guidelines support the Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBA) Regulatory Scheme.

This collection contains Australian Respiratory Surveillance Reports from 2026. We publish these surveillance reports regularly throughout the year.

This register provides transparency about formal arrangements where we engage external organisations to supply information or expert advice on public health matters. It includes commissioned work – whether financial or in-kind – but does not record informal engagement or unsolicited advice.

This collection contains any formal directions issued by the Director-General to request information needed for public health purposes. These directions are used sparingly, and only when other routine or voluntary arrangements cannot provide the information needed to protect public health.

This collection contains user guides, forms, and reports to support physicians working with the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (NORDR).

This collection contains information for patients about the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (NORDR).

This collection contains user guides, collection notice, and reports to support governments working with the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (NORDR).

This collection contains monitoring and surveillance reports for cases of syphilis in Australia.

See resources on tick bite diseases and symptoms attributed to tick bites.

See resources on tick bite diseases and symptoms attributed to tick bites.

This collection includes the current and previous version of Australia's National Immunisation Strategy and supporting resources.

This collection contains communiques from the HIV Taskforce.

This collection contains publications and statements related to COVID-19, produced by the Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN).