Publications

This framework from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) supports the National Health Emergency Response (NatHealth) arrangements during environmental health issues, such as emerging environmental contaminants or environmental health emergencies.

This strategy aligns future funded research activities with the priorities of the bloodborne virus (BBV) and sexually transmissible infection (STI) research agenda, and supports measurable progress towards goals and targets of the 5 national BBV and STI strategies.

This final report from the National Dust Disease Taskforce includes 7 recommendations to support a range of actions to improve worker health and safety from dust diseases.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for Japanese encephalitis 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 outlines the evidence base underpinning the debilitating symptom complexes attributed to ticks (DSCATT) clinical pathway.

In response to the 2019–20 bushfire, this guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) provided a summary of the known health effects of bushfire smoke exposure.

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 human transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE).

This document supports clinicians to make diagnoses and referrals for patients presenting with chronic symptoms attributed to an unknown illness.

The plan outlines the indicators used to track the progress of the national bloodborne viruses (BBV) and sexually transmissible infections (STI) strategies.

Public Health Laboratory Network Statement on point-of-care serology testing for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19).

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 invasive pneumococcal disease.

This guide aims to help environmental health practitioners plan for and respond to disasters and emergencies.

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 salmonella.

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 varicella zoster virus.

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 Mycoplasma genitalium.

These guidelines from the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) contain the current expert consensus on the evidence for health care workers and their blood borne virus (BBV) status.

This document contains the terms of reference for the Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections Standing Committee (BBVSS).

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 smallpox.

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

This strategy is 1 of 5 national strategies that provide a framework for a high-quality and coordinated national response to bloodborne viruses (BBV) and sexually transmissible infections (STI) in Australia.

This strategy is 1 of 5 national strategies that provide a framework for a high-quality and coordinated national response to bloodborne viruses (BBV) and sexually transmissible infections (STI) in Australia.

This strategy is 1 of 5 national strategies that provide a framework for a high-quality and coordinated national response to bloodborne viruses (BBV) and sexually transmissible infections (STI) in Australia.

This document is to describe actions and measures recommended to protect healthcare workers (HCWs) and others who may come in contact with Ebola virus, or patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD).