Health topic quickview: Communicable diseases

About Communicable Diseases Network Australia

14 March 2013

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

Meningococcal - Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme annual reports

21 February 2013

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.

Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit annual reports

22 November 2012

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.

Communicable diseases information

22 October 2012

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

Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme Annual reports

30 September 2012

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.

Invasive pneumococcal disease in Australia annual reports

30 September 2012

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.

Tuberculosis notifications in Australia annual reports

26 June 2012

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.

National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee (NAMAC) annual reports

25 June 2012

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.

What we do

06 March 2012

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

Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections

22 July 2011

The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing 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.

A summary of youth health related initiatives

31 August 2010

The Department of Health and Ageing has funded, established and implemented a range of programs and strategies that address, or are relevant to, the health and well-being of young people. Our programs are based on evidence and knowledge of the major health issues facing young people today.

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).