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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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).

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

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

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).

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).

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.