Resources

1 October 2014 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

1 August 2014 - This document explains how to collect, handle, package and transport viral haemorrhagic fever samples.

1 May 2014 - This document is a position statement on the use of antiviral medication for laboratory staff working with H5/pandemic influenza A virus.

1 January 2014 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to trachoma. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

1 November 2013 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to Murray Valley encephalitis virus. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

20 June 2013 - 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.

1 June 2013 - 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.

1 March 2013 - 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).

16 January 2013 - 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.

1 November 2012 - 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.

1 September 2012 - 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.

1 August 2012 - This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) provides a national approach to environmental health risk assessment.

1 June 2012 - 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.

1 February 2012 - 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.

1 February 2012 - 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.

1 January 2012 - This document explains how to transport Hendra specimens (blood, nasal/throat swabs, urine).

22 December 2011 - 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.

30 May 2011 - 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.

1 January 2011 - 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.

1 December 2010 - 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.

29 November 2010 - 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.

1 July 2010 - 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.

1 July 2010 - 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.

1 July 2010 - 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.

28 June 2010 - 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.