Communicable Diseases Information
Protecting Australia from Communicable Diseases: Everybody's Business
A special report from the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer, January 2004.
Available in sections or as a complete document:
Chapter One: Unintended Consequences (PDF 206 KB)
Chapter Two: Low Burden ...... High Threat (PDF 342 KB)
Chapter Three: Everybody's Business (PDF 229 KB)
Chapter Four: Looking Back Looking Forward (PDF 163 KB)
Publications
- Infection Control Guidelines
- Guidelines for the public health management of gastroenteritis outbreaks due to norovirus or suspected viral agents in Australia
- National Strategies for blood borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections
- The First National Hepatitis B Strategy
- Hepatitis C Prevention, Treatment and Care: Guidelines for Australian Custodial Settings
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