Resources

10 February 2016 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to psittacosis. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

1 January 2016 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for Barmah Forest 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.

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

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

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

1 January 2016 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for Ross River 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.

30 November 2015 - 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 ornithosis or psittacosis.

31 October 2015 - 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 mumps.

1 September 2015 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS). They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

1 September 2015 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to hepatitis C. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

7 July 2015 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for poliovirus 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 July 2015 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to dengue. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

1 July 2015 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for avian influenza in humans, 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 2015 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for hepatitis (not elsewhere classified), 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 2015 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for syphilis (less than 2 years duration), which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

17 May 2015 - This document contains details of the process for making a change to the National Notifiable Diseases List in Australia.

30 January 2015 - 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 E.

1 January 2015 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for paratyphoid, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

1 January 2015 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for influenza (laboratory confirmed), which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

8 December 2014 - This document is for clinicians and laboratory professionals. It gives information about referral practices for PCR positive samples when isolate serotyping is not available.

28 November 2014 - 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 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.

17 November 2014 - 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 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus.

6 November 2014 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for viral haemorrhagic fever (not elsewhere classified), which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

5 November 2014 - 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 haemophilus influenzae type b.

1 October 2014 - These procedures explain how laboratories should collect and handle samples from patients with suspected viral haemorrhagic fevers.