Resources

1 January 2018 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for varicella zoster (chickenpox), which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

27 November 2017 - 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 Q fever.

1 November 2017 - This is the Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee final report 'Inquiry into the growing evidence of an emerging tick-borne disease that causes a Lyme-like illness for many Australian patients'.

1 October 2017 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to legionellosis. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

1 August 2017 - These guidelines help members of OzFoodNet to coordinate the national epidemiological investigation component of multi-jurisdictional outbreaks potentially linked to contaminated food sources in a timely, appropriate, consistent and coordinated manner.

1 July 2017 - This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) outlines principles for undertaking a health impact assessment.

1 July 2017 - This report, commissioned for the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth), identifies regulatory science workforce roles and responsibilities in Australia and outlines current and emerging workforce issues.

1 July 2017 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to invasive meningococcal disease. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

1 June 2017 - This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) highlights the potential public health risks associated with chemical contamination at clandestine drug laboratories.

1 April 2017 - The health-based guidance values are expressed as a tolerable daily intake (TDI) and can be used for assessing potential exposure to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through food, drinking water and recreational water during site investigations.

1 April 2017 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to Zika virus. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

30 March 2017 - 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 tularaemia.

30 March 2017 - 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 plague.

28 March 2017 - 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 cryptosporidiosis.

15 March 2017 - This document from the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) is for public health units. It provides nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to the Hendra virus.

1 March 2017 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to typhoid and paratyphoid. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

17 January 2017 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

1 December 2016 - This guidance document presents a rational and pragmatic approach to support laboratory looking into preventing and controlling heater–cooler unit-related infections.

1 September 2016 - This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) assists facility managers to assess the risk from Legionella in health and aged care facilities.

1 July 2016 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for brucellosis, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

1 July 2016 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS), which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

1 July 2016 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

1 May 2016 - 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 Clostridiodes difficile infection.

30 April 2016 - 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 Clostridium perfringens enteritis.

23 April 2016 - The framework was developed in partnership with states and territories.