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A
Acute rheumatic fever
Adverse events following immunisation
AIDS (HIV)
Anthrax
Avian influenza
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B
Barmah Forest virus
Botulism
Brucellosis
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C
Campylobacteriosis
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE)
Chancroid
Chikungunya
Chlamydia
Cholera
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
Cryptosporidiosis
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D
Dengue
Diphtheria
Donovanosis
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E
Ebola virus disease
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F
Foodborne illness outbreak
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G
Gastroenteritis in an institution
German measles (Rubella)
Giardiasis
Gonorrhoea
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H
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib)
Hendra virus
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis E
HIV
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I
Influenza (Flu)
Invasive Group A Streptococcal
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J
Japanese encephalitis (JE)
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K
Kunjin virus
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L
Lead in Blood
Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease)
Leprosy
Leptospirosis
Listeriosis
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
Lyssavirus (ABL and rabies)
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M
Malaria
Measles
Meningococcal disease
MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
Mpox
MRSA in the community
Mumps
Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE)
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N
Novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
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P
Pertussis
Plague
Pneumococcal disease
Poliomyelitis
Psittacosis
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Q
Q fever
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R
Rabies
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Rheumatic heart disease
Ross River virus
Rotavirus
Rubella
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S
Salmonellosis
SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV)
Shiga toxigenic E. Coli (STEC/VTEC)
Shigellosis
Silicosis
Smallpox
Syphilis
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T
Tetanus (
lock-jaw
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Tuberculosis (TB)
Tularemia
Typhoid
Typhus
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U
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V
Viral haemorrhagic fevers
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W
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
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X
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Y
Yellow fever
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Z
Zika virus
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Current as at: Wednesday 6 December 2023
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