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Epidemiology, Surveillance and Research Unit

Queensland Health’s Epidemiology, Surveillance and Research Unit is responsible for conducting and distributing cutting edge research on communicable diseases. This data is vital in helping health professionals plan how to prevent and control communicable diseases in Queensland, and is also of interest to a large range of organisations and individuals. The Unit’s key roles include:

maintaining statewide communicable disease monitoring and surveillance systems
analysing and reporting on communicable disease trends, including vaccination rates
maintaining data quality and management procedures
conducting and disseminating collaborative research with academic institutions throughout Australia and the world.

Download Queensland research and surveillance data

The Unit collects the following research and surveillance data for Queensland:

surveillance of all notifiable communicable diseases in Queensland
- weekly reports
- quarterly reports
- annual reports
emerging infectious diseases, including pandemic influenza
infection control in health care facilities
surveillance of mosquito-borne (vector) diseases
surveillance of animal-borne (zoonotic) diseases
surveillance of food-borne illness
data on HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and sexual health
vaccination rates
surveillance of tuberculosis
data on influenza.

Queensland Health’s work in this area is guided by Strategic Directions for Health Protection 2010 - 2013.

Contact us

Epidemiology, Surveillance and Research Unit
Communicable Diseases Branch
Queensland Health
PO Box 2368, Fortitude Valley BC Qld 4006
1st Floor, 15 Butterfield Street, Herston Qld 4006
Telephone: +61 7 3328 9724
Email: epi@health.qld.gov.au

Last Updated: 16 February 2011
Last Reviewed: 21 December 2010