Health topic quickview: Communicable diseases

Communicable diseases information

06 July 2017

This page contains information on some of the activities of the Office of Health Protection, in managing communicable diseases in Australia

Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit annual reports

30 June 2017

The Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) conducts national active surveillance of rare diseases of childhood, including infectious and vaccine preventable diseases, genetic disorders, childhood injuries and mental health conditions. This page contains links to annual reports on summary of surveillance results for communicable and/or vaccine preventable diseases.

Gonococcal: Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme annual reports

30 March 2017

The Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme is funded by the Federal health department to provide laboratory analysis of gonococcal isolates in Australia. The Programme produces an annual report on its findings as well as a report on the WHO Western Pacific Region Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme. This page links to annual reports published since 1996.

Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections

08 March 2017

The Australian Government Department of Health provides leadership for the coordination of the national response to blood borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections through a number of national strategies and initiatives.

What we do

21 February 2017

Introduction to the work undertaken by the Health Protection Policy Branch, Office of Health Protection, Australian Government Department of Health.

Meningococcal - Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme annual reports

23 December 2016

The Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme is funded by the Federal health department to provide laboratory analysis of meninococcal isolates in Australia. The Programme produces an annual report on its findings. This page contains the annual reports, in both HTML and PDF format, from 1995.

National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee (NAMAC) annual reports

30 September 2016

This page contains links to the NAMAC annual reports, which are published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence. The reports also inlcude data on the Sentinel Chicken Surveillance Programme, which is used to provide an early warning of increased flavivirus activity in Australia.

Pneumococcal disease: Invasive pneumococcal disease in Australia annual reports

30 June 2016

An annual report on invasive pneumococcal disease is produced each year. The report includes information on incidence of disease and on laboratory surveillance. This page contains links to the annual reports from 2001.

About Communicable Diseases Network Australia

25 March 2015

Information page about the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA). It details the CDNA's background; its various committees and activities; the composition of the CDNA; and recent publications and contact details.

Tuberculosis notifications in Australia annual reports

24 December 2014

This page contains links to annual reports on tuberculosis notifications in Australia and reports on bacteriologically confirmed cases and drug resistance, produced by the Australian Mycobacterium Laboratory Reference Network from 1994. Both HTML and PDF versions are available.

Influenza - National Influenza Surveillance Scheme annual reports

19 March 2010

The National Influenza Surveillance Scheme includes data from sentinel general practice consultations for influenza-like illness, laboratory reports of influenza and absenteeism rates from a national employer. This page links to annual reports published since 1994.

Australia's measures to protect human health

23 February 2010

This page contains details of measures taken by the Australian Government to protect the health of the Australian public from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).

A Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Response Plan for Australia: February 2010

01 February 2010

The Department of Health and Ageing's vCJD response plan has been developed in consultation with the relevant experts to deal with the possibility of vCJD being detected in Australia.