Communicable disease control guidance
This page provides a complete list of notifiable and other communicable conditions, accompanied by fact sheets, clinical guidelines, notification/surveillance forms and epidemiological data (where available) for each condition as well as links to more detailed information.
The public health guidelines have been developed in consultation with relevant experts and endorsed by the Executive Director, Communicable Diseases Branch, Queensland Health. Their purpose is to provide consistent statewide advice and guidance to public health units. They provide advice on best practice based upon the best available evidence at the time of completion. Clinical judgement and discretion may be required in the interpretation and application of these guidelines. The information contained in these guidelines is not intended to be a substitute for advice from other relevant sources including relevant health professionals.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
Adverse events following immunisation
B
Barmah Forest virus (arbovirus infection)
C
D
E
Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection (EHEC)
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) neurological disease
F
G
H
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS)
Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
I
Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease
J
K
L
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
M
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS CoV)
N
Non-tuberculous (atypical) mycobacterial infections
P
Pneumococcal Disease (invasive)
Post-streptococcal (acute) glomerulonephritis
Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)
Q
R
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
S
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Shiga toxin-producing Eschericia coli infection (STEC)
Staphylococcus aureus infection
Streptococcal Disease - Invasive Group A
T
V
Vaccination - adverse events following immunisation
W
Water-borne or food-borne illness in 2 or more related cases
