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Guidelines for the prevention and control of influenza outbreaks in residential care facilities for Public Health Units in Australia

The purpose of these guidelines is to provide national best practice guidelines for staff of public health units for preventing, defining and managing outbreaks of influenza in Residential Care Facilities in Australia during interpandemic periods.

Prepared by Communicable Diseases Network Australia
Published by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

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Disclaimer

These guidelines are provided to assist residential care services and carers in best practice information for the prevention of influenza outbreaks in residential care facilities and public health units.

These guidelines capture the knowledge of experienced professionals, build on past research efforts, and provide advice on best practice based upon the best available evidence at the time of completion.

The guidelines are necessarily general and readers should not rely solely on the information contained within these guidelines. The information contained within these guidelines is not intended to be a substitute for advice from other relevant sources including, but not limited to, the advice from a health professional. These guidelines are intended for information purposes only.

The information contained within these guidelines is based upon best available evidence at the time of completion. The membership of the Communicable Disease Network Australia (‘CDNA’) and the Commonwealth of Australia (‘the Commonwealth’), as represented by the Department of Health and Ageing, does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, or process disclosed at the time of viewing by interested parties.

The CDNA and the Commonwealth expressly disclaim all and any liability to any person, in respect of anything and of the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done by any person in reliance, whether in whole or in part, upon the whole or any part of the contents of this publication.
The CDNA and the Commonwealth expressly disclaim all and any liability to any person, in respect of anything and of the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done by any person in reliance, whether in whole or in part, upon the whole or any part of the contents of this publication.