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For coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections weekly epidemiological reports within Australia, please refer to the Weekly epidemiological reports page. It includes data on notified Australian cases, the international situation and the current understanding of severity, transmission and spread of the infection.

An invitation to contribute

The CDI team takes this opportunity to once again invite you to contribute to CDI by submitting original articles and volunteering for peer review.
If you would like to register on CDI’s reviewer database please contact cdi.editor@health.gov.au.

Policy and guidelines

Revised guidelines for Australian laboratories performing mycobacteriology testing

Ivan Bastian, Lisa Shephard, Richard Lumb, and the National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee || https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.2 || Published online: 15/1/2020
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Notice to readers

Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic use in Timor-Leste: building surveillance capacity with a One Health approach

Joshua R Francis, Nevio Sarmento, Anthony D K Draper, Ian Marr, Shawn Ting, Nicholas Fancourt, Lucsendar Alves, Karen Champlin, Alexander Bongers and Jennifer Yan || https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.1 || Published online: 15/1/2020
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Original articles

Australian vaccine preventable disease epidemiological review series: invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease, 2000–2017

Julia E Maguire, Frank Beard, Kelley Méder, Aditi Dey, Kristine Macartney, Peter McIntyre || https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.11 || Published online: 17/2/2020
Full Text: (Word 1.65 MB) (PDF 3.09 MB)

Reports

Weekly epidemiological report

COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 2: Reporting week ending 19:00 AEDT 8 February 2020 COVID-19

National Incident Room Surveillance Team || https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.14 || Published online: 12/02/2020
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2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, Australia: Epidemiology Report 1: Reporting week 26 January–1 February 2020

2019-nCoV National Incident Room Surveillance Team || https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.13 || Published online: 06/02/2020
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Quarterly reports

Meningococcal Surveillance Australia Reporting period 1 January to 31 March 2019

Monica M Lahra and Rodney Enriquez for the National Neisseria Network, Australia || https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.9 || Published online: 17/2/2020
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Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme 1 April to 30 June 2018

Monica M Lahra, Rodney P Enriquez and CR Robert George for The National Neisseria Network, Australia || https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.5 || Published online: 17/2/2020
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Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 January to 31 March 2019

Monica M Lahra and Rodney P Enriquez for The National Neisseria Network, Australia || https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.3 || Published online: 17/2/2020
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Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme 1 January to 31 March 2017

Monica M Lahra and Rodney P Enriquez for the National Neisseria Network, Australia || https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.8 || Published online: 15/1/2020
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Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme 1 April to 30 June 2017

Monica M Lahra and Rodney P Enriquez for the National Neisseria Network, Australia || https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.7 || Published online: 15/1/2020
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Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme 1 July to 30 September 2017

Monica M Lahra and Rodney P Enriquez on behalf of The National Neisseria Network, Australia || https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.6 || Published online: 15/1/2020
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Annual report

Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme Annual Report, 2018

Monica M Lahra, Rodney Enriquez and CR Robert George for the National Neisseria Network, Australia || https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.4 || Published online: 17/2/2020
Full Text: (Word 200 KB) (PDF 3.13 MB)


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