An invitation to contribute

CDI actively invites contributions relating to the occurrence, surveillance, treatment and prevention of communicable disease within Australia. Submissions on all aspects of this topic are considered. The journal currently has a particular interest in original manuscripts from public health units across all jurisdictions of Australia, exploring lessons learned as a result of implementation of public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. All unsolicited submissions considered for publication are subject to peer review. For all submissions, please consult our Instructions to Authors for submission guidelines and other pertinent information.

Submissions (and queries) can be directed to the Editor at cdi.editor@health.gov.au

Latest articles

Letters to the Editor

A comparison of post-COVID vaccine myocarditis classification using the Brighton Collaboration criteria versus Centre for Disease Control criteria
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2023.47.2 || Published online: 19/01/2023
Full Text: (PDF 259.11 KB) (Word 5.34 MB)

Staphylococcus lugdunensis and coagulase-negative staphylococci species characterisation in a tropical climate
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2023.47.3 || Published online: 19/01/2023
Full Text: (PDF 269.25 KB) (Word 117.19 KB)

Original articles

A foodborne outbreak of campylobacteriosis at a wedding – Melbourne, Australia, 2022
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2023.47.10 || Published online: 28/02/2023
Full Text: (PDF 554.05 KB) (Word 163.06 KB)

Interrupted time series segmented regression analysis for detecting waterborne disease outbreaks by syndromic surveillance
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2023.47.5 || Published online: 28/02/2023
Full Text: (PDF 1.04 MB) (Word 775.96 KB)

Serology study of healthcare workers following a hospital-based outbreak of COVID-19 in North West Tasmania, Australia, 2020
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2023.47.6 || Published online: 19/01/2023
Full Text: (PDF 417.44 KB) (Word 133.62 KB)

Short report

The epidemiology of the COVID-19 pandemic in the small, low-resource country of Timor-Leste, January 2020 – June 2022
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2023.47.1 || Published online: 19/01/2023
Full Text: (PDF 542.8 KB) (Word 5.45 MB)

Quarterly report

Meningococcal Surveillance Australia Reporting period 1 July to 30 September 2022
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2023.47.4 || Published online: 19/01/2023
Full Text: (PDF 256.3 KB) (Word 118.02 KB)

Surveillance summary

The utility of empirical mupirocin for eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation in Far North Queensland, Australia
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2023.47.9 || Published online: 28/02/2023
Full Text: (PDF 354.51 KB) (Word 124.32 KB)

Policy and guidelines

New and revised surveillance case definitions approved by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia since 1 January 2021
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2023.47.11 || Published online: 28/02/2023
Full Text: (PDF 186.36 KB) (Word 136.13 KB)

The use of whole genome sequencing for tuberculosis public health activities in Australia: a joint statement of the National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee and Communicable Diseases Genomics Network
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2023.47.8 || Published online: 28/02/2023
Full Text: (PDF 403.55 KB) (Word 128.23 KB)

CDI is a peer-reviewed open-access journal which does not carry page charges. It is listed on MEDLINE, indexed in PubMed, and available full-text on the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care  website as well as on the Global Health database (CABI) and the Elsevier services EMBASE and Scopus.

Communicable Diseases Intelligence

Editor: Noel Lally
Deputy editor: Simon Petrie
Design and production: Kasra Yousefi

Editorial Advisory Board:

• David Durrheim
• Mark Ferson
• Clare Huppatz
• John Kaldor
• Martyn Kirk
• Meru Sheel
• Steph Williams

ISSN: 2209-6051 (Online)
cdi.editor@health.gov.au

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemiological reports

For CDI's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemiological reports within Australia, please refer to the 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.

CDI welcomes expressions of interest from potential peer reviewers.

If you would like to register on CDI's reviewer database please contact cdi.editor@health.gov.auv.au

Disclaimer

Opinions expressed in Communicable Diseases Intelligence are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care or the Communicable Diseases Network Australia. Data may be subject to revision.