Infectious disease guidelines

The following guidelines include generic and specific advice to assist in the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

• Australian Immunisation Handbook (external site)
• Childcare and schools
• Communicable disease guidelines booklet
• Enteric infections
• For policies on specific diseases, search for the disease in Notification of infectious diseases and related conditions
• Guidelines for managing sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses 
• Healthcare associated infections
• Immunisation
• Public health guidelines for notifiable infectious diseases (external site)
• Residential care facilities-guidelines for infection control and managing outbreaks
• Roles and responsibilities in the control of communicable disease and health care associated infections