This site provides basic information for a selected number of communicable diseases in order to answer commonly asked questions. Most of this information relates to some of the more common notifiable diseases for which surveillance is conducted on within Tasmania. Notifiable Diseases are diseases which have significance in a public health context and are required by law to be reported to the state Director of Public Health.
For a full list of notifiable diseases please refer to the Guidelines for Notifiable Diseases.
If you have any queries about Communicable Disease issues please contact the Public and Environmental Health Service on 1800 671 738.
Administrative Phone Number
Phone: 1800 671 738.
More Information
For more information on Communicable Diseases access the following fact sheets, links to other communicable disease sites are also provided:
Blood Borne Viruses
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- HIV/AIDS
Food & Water Borne Illnesses
- Campylobacter
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Giardia
- Hepatitis A
- Listeria
- Salmonella
- Public Health & Gastro
- Shigella
Visit the Food Safety Information
Sexually Transmissable Infections (STIs)
- Chlamydia
- Gonorrhoea
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- HIV/AIDS
- Syphilis
Visit the Sexual Health information
Infection Control
- General Hygiene
- Handling Blood &
Miscellaneous
- Anthrax
- Legionnaires Disease (Pneumophila)
- Legionnaires Disease (Longbeachae)
- Meningococcal Infection
- Ross River Virus
- Slapped Cheek Syndrome (Parvovirus)
- Psittacosis (Parrot Fever)
- Hand Foot & Mouth Disease
- SARS
- Avian Influenza
- Norovirus
Vaccine Preventable Diseases
- Diphtheria
- Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (HIB)
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Influenza
- Measles
- Mumps
- Pneumococcal Disease
- Rubella
- Tetanus
- Whooping Cough
Visit the Immunisation site for the vaccine schedules for adults and children.
Related Links
Guidelines for Notifiable Diseases
About the Public Health Act 1997 - Legislation and Guidelines