Resources

The Security Sensitive Biological Agent (SSBA) Standards outline the handling, storage, disposal and transport requirements of confirmed and suspected SSBAs under the National Health Security Regulations 2018. Entities that handle suspected or known SSBAs must comply with these standards.

This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) provides an overview of Australia's major arthropod pests of public health importance. It focusses on recommendations for first aid, personal protection measures and pest management.

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

This document provides recommendations for infection prevention and control procedures to minimise the risk of transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in health care settings.

This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) outlines how to minimise financial, health and reputation risks for local governments with environmental health responsibilities, and protect the interests of their communities and their organisation.

This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) outlines the steps that can be taken to identify an unknown toxicant in a drinking water source.

This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) provides a national approach to environmental health risk assessment.

This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) provide risk assessors with data on human factors for exposure assessment components of environmental health risk assessments.

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

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

This document explains how to transport Hendra specimens (blood, nasal/throat swabs, urine).

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 rotavirus.

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 hepatitis A.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for syphilis (more than 2 years or unknown duration), which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) provides information on potential threats to water quality in rainwater tanks and how to avoid them.

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 hepatitis B.

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

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

This document contains the surveillance case definition for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

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 Hendra virus.

This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) outlines key considerations for developing policies to improve environmental health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

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 listeriosis.

These Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) guidelines aim to help public health units deal with outbreaks of norovirus and suspected viral gastroenteritis.

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 rubella.

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 measles.