Aims of the Communicable Diseases Surveillance website and Communicable Diseases Intelligence

This page highlights the aims of both the Communicable Diseases Surveillance website and Communicable Diseases Intelligence.

Communicable Diseases Surveillance

To disseminate information on the epidemiology and control of communicable disease in Australia.

Objectives of Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI)

To report on surveillance of communicable diseases of relevance to Australia
To publish other articles relevant to communicable disease epidemiology in Australia.
To provide information relevant to the surveillance, prevention and control of communicable disease in Australia.

To provide a timely mechanism for the dissemination of summary data from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.
To provide electronic copies of CDI and of current communicable disease control documents.
To provide access to epidemiologists in the Surveillance Section for general inquiries about communicable disease control in Australia.
To provide electronic links to other useful communicable disease Websites in Australia and overseas.