Resources

6 March 2023 - This report summarises stakeholder responses to the Role and functions of an Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) consultation paper.

1 February 2023 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

1 February 2023 - The Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) has developed standard case definitions for the diagnosis of key diseases in Australia. This document contains the laboratory case definition for legionellosis.

19 January 2023 - This guidance note covers known Australian tick-borne diseases.

19 January 2023 - This guidance note covers overseas-acquired Lyme disease.

19 January 2023 - This document introduces the major concepts, issues and diseases and illnesses related to ticks, globally and in Australia.

19 January 2023 - This document covers tick-induced allergies (tick anaphylaxis and mammalian meat allergy/anaphylaxis) and tick-associated toxicosis and paralysis.

19 January 2023 - This document covers prevention and management of tick bites for people living in Australia.

3 January 2023 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for gonococcal infection, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

3 January 2023 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; child aged less than 18 months), which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

3 January 2023 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; individual aged 18 months or older), which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

20 December 2022 - This strategy outlines the national approach to SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance, endorsed by Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth), the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) and Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC).

25 November 2022 - This fact sheet covers the epidemiology, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Queensland tick typhus.

25 November 2022 - This fact sheet covers the epidemiology, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Q fever.

25 November 2022 - This fact sheet covers the epidemiology, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Flinders Island spotted fever.

25 November 2022 - This fact sheet covers the epidemiology, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Australian spotted fever.

25 November 2022 - This fact sheet covers the epidemiology, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.

25 November 2022 - This fact sheet covers strategies to prevent tick bites in people and pets.

25 November 2022 - This fact sheet covers the symptoms, features and treatment of tick anaphylaxis.

25 November 2022 - This fact sheet covers the symptoms, causes, risk factors and prevention of tick paralysis.

25 November 2022 - This fact sheet provides general information about ticks and the medical problems they can cause, as well as information on the Australian paralysis tick.

25 November 2022 - This fact sheet covers how to safely manage a tick bite, safely remove a tick to prevent allergic reactions to tick bites, and how people allergic to tick bites should safely manage a bite.

26 October 2022 - This report looks at the ability of non-animal testing methods to determine the safety of cosmetics and other industrial chemicals. It considers available and emerging Australian and international scientific evidence.

24 October 2022 - This collection contains Ebola disease information to assist health professionals and Australian border officials.

30 September 2022 - The Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) have developed these national guidelines for the prevention, control and public health management of outbreaks of acute respiratory infection (including COVID-19, influenza and RSV) in residential aged care homes in Australia.