Publications

27 March 2026 - This Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

24 March 2026 - The National Syphilis Surveillance Reports are part of a collection that report progress against the National Syphilis Surveillance and Monitoring Plan 2025.

13 March 2026 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 16 February to 1 March 2026.

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

27 February 2026 - This Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

25 February 2026 - 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.

24 February 2026 - 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.

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

24 February 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.

24 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.

16 February 2026 - 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.

11 February 2026 - 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.

11 February 2026 - 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.

11 February 2026 - 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.

11 February 2026 - 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).

9 February 2026 - 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.

30 January 2026 - This document is the technical supplement to the Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) series. It describes the technical background and considerations to help interpret the ARSR surveillance data reported nationally for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

30 January 2026 - This Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

30 January 2026 - 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.

19 January 2026 - 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.

19 January 2026 - Use this form to report changes to the Responsible or Deputy Responsible Officer or their contact details.

19 January 2026 - Use this form to report changes to your entity or facility details.

19 January 2026 - 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.

19 January 2026 - 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.

19 January 2026 - Registered facilities should use this form to report an incident that is defined as a reportable event, whether it occurs intentionally or by accident.