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Medical professional

You treat people who may be infected with a disease or parasite from an animal or the environment.

Good biosecurity is about awareness and action. Know how to identify signs of pests and diseases. Keep your patients healthy. Report signs of notifiable diseases.

You can help protect your patients, and the wider community.

Be aware

Know the risks. These are a threat to public health and our way of life.

Communicable diseases

An overview of national action. What you can do. Resources to help you keep watch for signs of these diseases.

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Take action

Steps you must take. Your role in Australia’s biosecurity.

Antibiotic resistance

What you can do. How to reduce the risks. Help protect human and animal health.

amr.gov.au

Human biosecurity

Help protect Australia from the spread of disease. What you can do. When you must report. Risks posed by travel.

health.gov.au

Protective measures

What you need to do. Keep yourself clean. Wear the right protective gear. Reduce the risk of infection.

nhmrc.gov.au

Q fever

What it is. How it spreads. Prevent, identify and treat the disease.

qfever.org

Zoonotic disease

Some diseases can spread from animals to humans. If you live or work around animals, you are at greater risk. What you can do.

animalhealthaustralia.com.au

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How to report

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