CDC resources and publications

This page provides up-to-date information for health providers in the Northern Territory (NT) on all aspects of disease control.

Key topics

NT Disease Control Bulletin is produced quarterly and is available in the Department of Health ePublications. If you want to be added or removed from the bulletin mailing list contact CDC
Time out exclusions: lists the minimum periods of exclusion from school, pre-school and childcare facilities for children or staff with, or exposed to, infectious diseases
Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses Unit Surveillance Update.

Resources for health practitioners

Please note this list does not include all conditions notifiable in the NT.

Condition	Notify on clinical suspicion	NT CDC protocols and resources	Other useful information and links	Patient information
A
About Giving Vaccines (AGV)		AGV Courses
AIDS		See H HIV
Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis (APSGN)	Dr to phone	APSGN Guideline		Group A Strep
Acute Rheumatic Fever		See R Rheumatic Heart Disease
Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI)		Management of anaphylaxis AEFI - Reporting Form BCG incident and side effects Reporting Form	TGA web page (DAEN)
Anthrax	Dr to phone		Public health response plan for Australia
Arsenic Poisoning		Arsenic Poisoning Guideline
Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABL)	Dr to phone	ABL & Rabies PEP Protocol	National Guidelines	Bat lyssavirus
Avian Influenza	Dr to phone		WHO Avian Influenza Information National Guidelines
Azithromycin		Azithromycin for trachoma Azithromycin for Pertussis		Trachoma Pertussis
B
Bacterial Vaginosis		See S STI Clinical Guidelines		Bacterial vaginosis
Barmah Forest Virus Infection		See M Mosquitoes		Barmah Forest Virus Infection
Bat Bites and Scratches		See A Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABL)
Bites and Stings		Saltmarsh Mosquito Pest Calendar 2017 Stinging and Itchy Caterpillars in the Top End of the NT Biting Midge Pest Calendar 2017
Box Jellyfish		Dangerous liaisons - sea water, box jellyfish and humans are a risky combination. CDC Bulletin: Vol 19, No. 8 3, September 2012 Global warming - rising sea surface temperatures - a longer box jellyfish season for the Northern Territory. CDC Bulletin: Vol 17, No. 1 March 2010 Box jellyfish in tropical Australia - new findings and the treatment and prevention of Chironex fleckeri stings. CDC Bulletin: Vol 9, no 4, Dec 2002 Box Jellyfish- An Update from the Northern Territory and the NT Chironex fleckeri treatment protocol. CDC Bulletin: Vol 7, no 4. December 2000		Printable version Box jellyfish Web version Box jellyfish
C
Campylobacteriosis				Printable version Campylobacteriosis Web version Campylobacteriosis
Candidiasis				Web version Candidiasis
Cerebal palsy (CP)		Cerebral Palsy Consent Form Cerebral Palsy Register Information Sheet Cerebral Palsy Record Form	National Register	Printable version Cerebral palsy Web version Cerebral palsy child register
Chancroid	Dr to phone		Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Chickenpox				Chickenpox
Chikungunya		See M Mosquitoes		Printable version Chikungunya Web version Chikungunya
Chlamydial Conjunctivitis		See T Trachoma		Chlamydial Conjunctivitis
Chlamydial Genital Infection		See S Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)		Chlamydial Genital Infection Directions for partners
Cholera	Dr to phone		Immunisation Handbook
Ciguatera Fish Poisoning	Dr to phone			Printable version Ciguatera fish poisoning
Cllinic 34 - Free Confidential Sexual Health Service		Clinic 34 (CDC programs and units)		Clinic 34
Cold Chain Management		Vaccine order form Childhood vaccination recording form Adult vaccination recording form Adverse event following immunisation form BCG incident and side effects reporting form Strive for 5 fridge recording chart Wastage report Lyssavirus post-exposure prophylaxis questionnaire National Vaccine Storage Guidelines
Congenital Syphilis		See S Syphilis
Contract Tracing for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)		See S Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
Cryptosporidiosis				Printable version Cryptosporidiosis Web version Cryptosporidiosis
D
Dengue			National Guidelines	Printable version Dengue Web version Dengue
Diphtheria	Dr to phone	Diphtheria Guideline		Diptheria
Disease Control Bulletin		Refer to ePublications for available issues
Donovanosis (Granuloma Inguinale)		See S STI Clinical Guidelines		Donovanosis
E
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)	Dr to phone		National Guidelines Australian Government DoH - Ebola Information
F
Falls Prevention (acute care and hospitals)		Falls Prevention information for patients and carers Emergency department falls risk screening and assessment poster	Australian Commission - Falls Prevention Information Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People. Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Hospitals	Falls in hospital
Falls Prevention (in the community)		General practitioner falls management pathway Alice Springs General practitioner falls management pathway Darwin and Palmerston Falls checklist Falls Poster. Falling is not part of getting older	Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People. Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Community Care Guidebook for Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People. Australian Community Care	SafetyLit website Web version Falls and injury prevention
alls Prevention (residential aged care)			Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People. Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities Guidebook for Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People. Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)				Printable version Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) Web version Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Fifth Disease (slapped cheek syndrome)				Printable version Fifth disease Web version Fifth Disease
Fireworks		Firework-related injury survey report 2014. CDC Bulletin: Vol 21, No3, Sep 2014 Firework-related injury survey report 2013. CDC Bulletin: Vol 20, no 3, Sep 2013 Firework-related injury survey report 2012. CDC Bulletin: Vol 19, No. 4 3, September 2012 Firework-related injury survey report 2011. CDC Bulletin: Vol 18, No. 3 September 2011 Firework-related injury survey report 2010. CDC Bulletin: Vol.17 no. 3 Sept. 2010.pdf	Fireworks
Flu		See I Influenza		Flu vaccine Flu
G
Gastroenteritis	Dr to phone			Printable version Gastro Web version Gastro
Giardiasis				Printable version Giardia
Glomerulonephritis	Dr to phone	See A APSGN
Gonococcal Infection		See S Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
Gonococcal Conjunctivitis/Gonococcal Neonatal Opthalmia	Dr to phone	Gonococcal Conjunctivitis Guideline
Group A Streptococcal Infection (IGAS) (Invasive)		Public health management of invasive group A streptococcal infection		Printable versions Group A streptococcal infection Group A streptococcal infection low literacy Web version Group A streptococcal Infection (IGAS) (Invasive)
H
Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome .	Dr to phone
Haemophilus Influenza-Type B (Hib) (Invasive)	Dr to phone		National Guidelines
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease				Printable version Hand Foot and Mouth Disease Web version Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
Head Lice		Head lice resources		Printable version Head Lice Web version Head Lice
Hendra Virus Infection	Dr to phone		National Guidelines	Printable version Hendra Virus Infection Web version Hendra Virus Infection
Hepatitis A	Dr to phone		National Guidelines	Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B		Hepatitis B Vaccination and Public Health Guidelines Hepatitis B Immunisation provider letter		Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C		See S Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Clinic 34 Information		Hepatitis C
HIV		Management of people with infectious diseases who knowingly put others at risk Guideline Highly specialised drugs (HIV, HBV and HCV) prescribing	NTAHC - Information ASHM PEP National Guidelines	HIV post exposure prophylaxis HIV
HTLV1				HTLV1
I
Immunisation		Childhood Vaccination Schedule Adult and Special Groups Vaccination Schedule Pneumococcal vaccination and revaccination guideline NT Northern Territory immunisation register information NT refugee vaccination policy BCG vaccine information Pneumococcal vaccination consent form Diphtheria Tetanus and Pertussis vaccination Varicella Chickenpox vaccination Human Papillomavirus vaccine Human Papillomavirus needle consent form Influenza school consent form See A About Giving Vaccines (AGV) See O Occupational Vaccination	Immunisation Australia Program Information Immunisation Australia Publications & Resources ACIR History form (recording overseas and previous vaccinations) Vaccination History Tables	Printable versions Vaccine safety in Adolescent girls Prevaccination checklist Childhood influenza vaccination schedule Web version Pregnancy and vaccinations
Influenza		Influenza Provider Letter Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) Information Information about Fluvax in children	National Guidelines National Influenza Report Immunisation Handbook ATAGI 2016 Clinical Advice ASPREN Information	Printable version Influenza and its prevention Web version Influenza Flu vaccine
Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion		See Falls Prevention
Irukandji syndrome				Irukandji syndrome
J
Japanese Encephalitis	Dr to phone	See M Mosquitoes	Immunisation Handbook Information	Printable version Japanese Encephalitis Web version Japanese Encephalitis
K
Kunjin Virus Infection	Dr to phone	See M Mosquitoes
L
Legionellosis	Dr to phone		National Guidelines	Legionellosis
Leprosy		Leprosy Guideline	WHO leprosy elimination	Leprosy
Leptospirosis				Leptospirosis
Listeriosis				Listeriosis
Lymphogranuloma Venereum			Melbourne Sexual Health Centre - Information
Lyssavirus	Dr to phone	See A Australian Bat Lyssavirus
M
Malaria	Dr to phone	Malaria Guideline		Printable version Malaria Web version Malaria
Mantoux Testing		See T Tuberculosis		Tuberculosis
Measles	Dr to phone	Measles information for General Practitioners	National Guidelines	Printable version Measles Measles contact information Web version Measles
Medical entomology		View more in ePublications
Melioidosis			Melioidosis poster	Printable version Melioidosis Web version Meliodosis
Meningococcal Infection	Dr to phone		National Guidelines	Meningococcal Infection
Mosquitoes		See Medical Entomology	Department of Medical Entomology University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital	Printable version Mosquitoes Web version Mosquitoes
Mumps		Mumps Information for General Practitioners		Printable version Mumps Web version Mumps
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)			National Guidelines Australian Government DoH - MERS-CoV Information
Murray Valley Encephalitis	Dr to phone		National Guidelines	Printable version Murray Valley Encephalitis Web version Murray Valley Encephalitis
N
Naegleria Fowleri				Printable version Naegleria Fowleri Web version Naegleria Fowleri
Needle Stick Injury		See O Occupational and other exposures to Blood Borne Viruses
Needle and Syringe Program (NSP)		See S Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)	NTAHC Information
Nits		See H Headlice
Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Disease		Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) guidelines		Printable version Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Disease Web version Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Disease
O
Oseltamivir		See I Influenza
Occupational Vaccination			Immunisation Handbook (see table 3.3.7)	Adult vaccinations Your job and vaccinations you should get
Occupational and other exposures to Blood Borne Viruses			Emergency Service providers and BBV Information National Occupational Health & Safety Commission Information
P
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)		See S Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)		Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Pertussis	Dr to phone	Information for General Practitioners See A Azithromycin	National Guidelines	Printable version Pertussis Web version Pertussis
Pneumococcal Disease (Invasive)		Vaccination and Revaccination Schedule See I Immunisation	National Surveillance Information	Printable version Pneumococcal disease Web version Pneumococcal disease
Q
Q Fever			Australian Q Fever Register	Printable version Q Fever Web version Q Fever
R
Rabies	Dr to phone	See A Australian Bat Lyssavirus
Refugee Health		See I Immunisation
Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease		RHD program RHD Register Log In ARF RHD management flow chart Rheumatic heart disease register access application form RHD 2017 Program, Full Moon and New Moon Calendars	Australian RHD Guidline RHD Australia	Rheumatic heart disease
Ross River Virus Infection		See M Medical Entomology		Ross River Virus Infection
Rotavirus Infection				Printable version Rotavirus infection Web version Rotavirus Infection
S
Salmonellosis (Including Paratyphoid)				Printable version Salmonella Web version Salmonella
Scabies		Healthy Skin Program	One Disease Information	Printable version Scabies
Scrub Typhus				Printable version Scrub Typhus Web version Scrub Typhus
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)		Contact Tracing Guidelines NT Guidelines for the Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the Primary Health Care setting	RAHC e-learning ASHM Information	Sexual health
Shiga-like toxin (Verocytotoxin) producing E coli infection (STEC)	Dr to phone
Shigellosis				Printable version Shigellosis Web version Shigellosis
Shingles		Zoster vaccine and immunocompromised individuals	Shingles
Stinger (Box Jellyfish) Safety		See B Box Jellyfish
Strongyloidiasis				Printable version Strongyloidiasis Web version Strongyloidiasis
Syphilis		Congenital Syphilis Guideline	National Guidelines	Syphilis
T
Tetanus			Immunisation Handbook Information (see Table 4.19.1)
Travel Vaccination		See Y Yellow Fever	Refer to travel specialists web sites
Trichomoniasis		See S Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)		Trichomoniasis
Trachoma		See A Azithromycin for Trachoma Trachoma program National Guidelines CDNA Guidelines for the public health management of trachoma in Australia	WHO simplified Trachoma grading card WHO Achieving community support for trachoma Australian Annual Trachoma surveillance report WHO Trichiasis surgery for trachoma: The Bilamellar tarsal rotation procedure. Trachoma: A blinding scourge from the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century Trachoma Story Kits and additional resources Jimmy Little Foundation Thumbs Up Website Remote Area Health Corp - Trachoma tutorial	Printable version Trachoma Web version Trachoma
Tuberculosis (TB)	Dr to phone	TB Guidelines TB test (Mantoux test) Mantoux test translations into Arabic, Bahasa Indonesian, Burmese, Dari, Farsi, French, Hazaragi, Nepalese, Somali, Swahili, Tamil Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) Latent tuberculosis infection translations in Arabic, Brahasa Indonesia, Dari, Filipino, Hazaragi, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Vietnamese Tuberculosis treatment Tuberculosis treatment translantions in Arabic, Burmese, Dari, Farsi, Filipino, Hazaragi, Indonesian, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Vietnamese (2012) Tuberculosis vaccine (BCG) Two step Mantoux skin testing for TB in high risk groups	National Guidelines WHO tuberculosis program Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (US) tuberculosis	Tuberculosis: TB
Typhoid	Dr to phone			Printable version Typhoid Web version Typhoid
Typhus		See S Scrub Typhus
V
Vaccination		See I Immunisation
Varicella Infection		See C Chickenpox See S Shingles
Vibrio Disease (Invasive)	Dr to phone			Vibrio Disease (Invasive)
Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers	Dr to phone	See E Ebola
W
Whooping Cough	Dr to phone	See P Pertussis
Y
Yellow Fever	Dr to phone	Yellow Fever vaccination providers		Yellow Fever vaccination
Yersiniosis				Yersiniosis
Z
Zoster		See S Shingles
Zika				Printable version Zika virus infection Federal Department of Health information x

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