Australian Centre for Disease Control
The Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) brings together evidence, expertise and partnerships from across Australia and the world to identify health risks early, strengthen prevention and support coordinated action that protects every community.
Vision and mission
Vision: Prevention first. Protection always.
Mission: Advance the health of everyone in Australia by strengthening prevention, preparedness and response through collaboration, programs and timely independent evidence-informed advice.
How the Australian CDC can help
The Australian CDC is here to help Australia act earlier to:
- understand the many things that shape our health
- identify emerging health risks
- prevent illness wherever possible
- prepare for the health challenges of tomorrow
- use trusted advice and intelligence
- intervene and coordinate protection.
The Australian CDC helps protect all Australians from health threats by:
- preventing what we can
- preparing for what we can't providing trusted public health advice so we can act when needed.
Information lines / help lines
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Programs
- National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (Opens in new tab) - stores data on occupational respiratory diseases in Australia.
- National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) (Opens in new tab) - coordinates data on more than 70 diseases that present a risk to public health in Australia.
- National Wastewater Surveillance Program (Opens in new tab) - testing wastewater from sentinel sites across Australia to detect and monitor priority communicable diseases.
- Antimicrobial resistance (Opens in new tab) – we work with partners to address this as a matter of national importance.
- Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBA) Regulatory Scheme (Opens in new tab) - helps us manage the security of SSBAs and aims to limit the occurrence of acts of bioterrorism or biocrime.
- OzFoodNet Network (Opens in new tab) - monitors and responds to foodborne diseases in Australia.
- Polio surveillance program (Opens in new tab) - Learn more about how we prevent, prepare for, monitor and respond to the threat of poliovirus.
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Last reviewed: November 2026
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