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This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 2 to 15 February 2026.

This Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

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

This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 8 December 2025 to 4 January 2026.

This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 5 to 18 January 2026.

This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 19 January to 1 February 2026.

This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 24 November to 7 December 2025.

This report compiles data gathered by the Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Australia (AURA) systems from 2022 to 2024. It is a snapshot of information from hospitals, aged care facilities and the community, and demonstrates the use of surveillance data in safeguarding public health in Australia.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for hepatitis C (newly acquired), 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 hepatitis C (unspecified active), 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 hepatitis C (individual aged less than 24 months), which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

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

These situation reports provide updates on the outbreak of Nipah virus in India. They reflect the CDC's role in monitoring disease activity, assessing risks to Australia and providing evidence-informed public health advice.

This document provides an update on the Nipah Virus Infection (NiV) cases reported in India in 2026, including the public health response in India and relevance to Australia.

This Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

This document provides an update on the Nipah Virus Infection (NiV) cases reported in West Bengal State, India, in January 2026, including the public health response in India and relevance to Australia.

Use this form to apply for an extension when you are required to handle an SSBA for longer than 2 business days. Please note that this is not required when waiting for the results of confirmatory testing.

Use this form to report changes to the Responsible or Deputy Responsible Officer or their contact details.

Use this form to report changes to your entity or facility details.

Use this form to report changes to the purpose for handling a registered security sensitive biological agent (SSBA), including ceasing a purpose and adding a purpose.

Use this form to report when all of an SSBA is destroyed or the remaining quantity falls below the reportable quantity for a toxin. You can also use this form to de-register. Non-registered facilities that have already provided this information in the relevant form do not have to fill in this form.

Registered facilities should use this form to report an incident that is defined as a reportable event, whether it occurs intentionally or by accident.

Facilities registered to handle security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) should use this form to report specific information about SSBAs.

Use this form to report the temporary handling and disposal of a known SSBA (previously confirmed in another facility) that you are not registered for. Temporary handlings must be for 7 working days or less.

Use this form if you are already a registered facility and want to register a linked storage unit to store Tier 2 SSBAs under Part 4A.5 of the SSBA Standards. To register a new facility, use the Initial Registration form.