Publications

14 April 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 3 to 16 February 2025.

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

9 April 2025 - This report provides baseline estimates of greenhouse gas emissions by the Australian health system. These estimates are foundational to the work to achieve a sustainable, high-quality, net zero health system, as outlined in Australia’s National Health and Climate Strategy.

9 April 2025 - This is a report in a series of national quarterly syphilis surveillance reports.

4 April 2025 - The Annual Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report – 2024 is a report on the surveillance and epidemiology of acute respiratory infections in Australia in 2024.

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

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

7 March 2025 - This framework provides a nationally consistent and strategic view for integrating microbial genomics into the Australian public health system. Implementation activities outline how we will achieve this integration.

7 March 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 monkeypox.

21 February 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 20 January to 2 February 2025.

20 February 2025 - We held a public consultation from May to June 2024 to inform development of the National Immunisation Strategy for Australia 2025 to 2030. The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance analysed the consultation data and prepared its findings in this report.

12 February 2025 - This fact sheet provides an overview of shigella and information on what people can do to help keep themselves and others safe.

2 February 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 human immunodeficiency virus.

30 January 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 6 to 19 January 2025.

30 January 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 9 December 2024 to 5 January 2025.

23 January 2025 - This document shows the work we have delivered during our first year to improve the health of Australians and prepare Australia for future health emergencies.

14 January 2025 - This fact sheet includes information about the establishment and operation of the interim Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC), and work to create an independent Australian CDC. It includes details of the work that is currently under way, and recent achievements.

13 January 2025 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

9 January 2025 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for hepatitis E, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

1 January 2025 - This document shows the members of the National Immunisation Strategy Expert Advisory Group, who helped guide the development of the National Immunisation Strategy for Australia 2025 to 2030. Members included immunisation experts and state and territory representatives.

20 December 2024 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

16 December 2024 - The Climate and Health Expert Advisory Group met on 2 December 2024. This document provides a record of the meeting.

13 December 2024 - This guideline from the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) provides information to employers and managers of bird and wildlife workers, including contractors or volunteers. The purpose of the guidelines is to protect these workers from all types of avian influenza (‘bird flu’).

12 December 2024 - This is a report in a series of national quarterly syphilis surveillance reports.

11 December 2024 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.