Viral haemorrhagic fever
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Viral haemorrhagic fevers fact sheet - Health conditions directory
Public health management guidelines
- Read Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers Queensland Health guidelines for public health units
Notification
Attending Medical Practitioners/Medical Superintendents (or delegates)
Clinicians urgently notify by phone to public health unit (PHU) on clinical suspicion.
The public health unit should immediately notify the Chief Health Biosecurity Officer who will liaise with the Director of Human Biosecurity (Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer) as required.
Pathology laboratories
Notification resources
- List of all Pathological, clinical and provisional diagnosis notifiable conditions
- List of Public Health Unit contacts
- Notifiable conditions report form for Queensland doctors/clinicians (PHA S70) or person in charge of a Hospital (PHA S71) (PDF 294 kB) - if faxing notification, follow up by phone.
Enhanced surveillance for public health units
- Viral haemorrhagic fever (suspected) case report form (PDF 267 kB) - used by public health units to collect and manage more detailed information for enhanced case surveillance.
Resources for health professionals
- Viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) including Ebola virus disease - Queensland Health resources for healthcare professionals
- Guidance for Managing departing and returning aid workers
- Travel Health Pro NaTHNac - Outbreak Surveillance