Publications

22 October 2025 - This fact sheet outlines key changes to notification requirements for Queensland physicians, following legislative amendments on 23 September 2025. It explains which physicians are required to notify, and what diseases need to be reported to the NORDR.

17 October 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

17 October 2025 - This document presents a summary of discussions by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Taskforce roundtable on 17 October 2025.

6 October 2025 - The Data Dictionary provides a description for all data collected in National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (NORDR). It is separated into 3 sections: minimum notification information, additional information, and reference data.

2 October 2025 - This National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) dataset provides records of laboratory-confirmed influenza cases from 2008, by month and other patient variables. We update it in July of each year to include the previous year's notifications and all updates.

26 September 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

23 September 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

16 September 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 4 to 17 August 2025.

16 September 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 18 to 31 August 2025.

12 September 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

1 September 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

22 August 2025 - This brochure contains key information regarding the National Registry, including types of data collected, purpose of the National Registry, physician obligations, and contact details for the physician help desk. This brochure contains links to the National Registry website and the Physician Portal.

18 August 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

18 August 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 21 July to 3 August 2025.

7 August 2025 - This plan outlines national coordinated action that the Australian Government and state and territory governments will take to tackle ongoing and concerning rises in syphilis case numbers in Australia.

4 August 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 7 to 20 July 2025.

1 August 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

31 July 2025 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to haemophilus influenzae type b invasive infection. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

28 July 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 23 June to 6 July 2025.

27 July 2025 - 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 syphilis.

18 July 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

15 July 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 9 to 22 June 2025.

15 July 2025 - This National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) dataset provides records of salmonella cases from 2009 to 2024, by month and other patient variables. We update it in July of each year to include the previous year's notifications and all updates.

15 July 2025 - This National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) dataset provides records of laboratory-confirmed influenza cases from 2008, by month and other patient variables. We update it in July of each year to include the previous year's notifications and all updates.

15 July 2025 - This National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) dataset provides records of invasive pneumococcal disease cases from 2009 to 2024, by month and other patient variables. We update it in July of each year to include the previous year's notifications and all updates.