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9728 results

  • Shigellosis – Laboratory case definition

    Case definition
    The Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) has developed standard case definitions for the diagnosis of key diseases in Australia. This document contains the laboratory case definition for shigellosis.

  • Polio – Laboratory case definition

    Case definition
    The Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) has developed standard case definitions for the diagnosis of key diseases in Australia. This document contains the laboratory case definition for polio.