Communicable Diseases Intelligence

Communicable diseases intelligence.

Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI) is a fortnightly publication of the Australian Department of Human Services and Health and the Communicable Diseases Network of Australia and New Zealand. The Network comprises representatives of the Australian Department of Human Services and Health, the State and Territory health authorities, and other organizations involved in communicable disease sur...

Surveillance systems reported in Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 2005.

This article describes the surveillance schemes that are routinely reported on in Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI). In Australia, communicable diseases surveillance systems exist at national, state and local levels. State and local surveillance systems are crucial to the timely and effective detection and management of outbreaks and in assisting in the effective implementation of nation...

Surveillance systems reported in Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 2014.

This article describes the surveillance schemes that are routinely reported on in Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI). Communicable disease surveillance in Australia operates at the national, state and local levels. Primary responsibility for public health action lies with the state and territory health departments. The role of communicable disease surveillance at a national level includes...

Communicable Diseases Intelligence Vol 5 No 3 August 2001

Surveillance of influenza in Australia in 2000 was based on data from national and state-based sentinel general practice consultations for influenza-like illness, laboratory isolations of influenza virus and absenteeism rates from a national employer. The peak in influenza cases was in mid-September. Influenza A was the dominant strain, with the highest proportion being influenza A (H3N2), but ...

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