In Dengue

Dengue

Fact sheet² - Health conditions directory.

Dengue fever is a viral disease spread only by certain mosquitoes – mostly Aedes aegypti or "dengue mosquitoes", which are common in tropical areas around the world. Towns in north Queensland that have Aedes aegypti are prone to outbreaks of dengue when the virus is brought in by travellers. While some towns in central and south Queensland also have dengue mosquitoes, they have had no dengue outbreaks in recent years.

Public health management guidelines

Notification

Pathology laboratories

Notification criteria for pathology laboratories⁵ (PDF, 55kB)
Notification procedure⁶

Attending medical practitioners/medical superintendents (or delegates)

Notification resources

List of all Pathological, clinical and provisional diagnosis notifiable conditions⁸
List of Public Health Unit⁹ contacts
Notifiable conditions report form for Queensland doctors/clinicians (PHA S70) or person in charge of a Hospital (PHA S71)¹⁰ (PDF, 77kB) (if faxing notification, follow-up by phone).

Enhanced surveillance for public health units

Case report form¹¹ (PDF, 299kB) - used by public health units to collect and manage more detailed information for enhanced case surveillance.

Resources for health professionals

Training

GP Training: Management of dengue fever¹² (00:12:49) – training video for GPs on the management of dengue fever presented by Dr Steven Donohue.
GP Awareness: Management of dengue fever¹³ (00:08:00) - awareness video for GPs on the management of dengue fever presented by Dr Steven Donohue.

Related information

Mosquito borne diseases¹⁴ – Queensland Health website for health professionals.
Queensland dengue management plan 2015-2020¹⁵ (PDF, 2.2MB) - provides clear guidance on best practice in disease and mosquito surveillance, prevention and control methods for dengue management in Queensland.
Guidelines to minimise mosquito and biting midge problems in new development areas¹⁶ (PDF, 195kB) - assists local government and developers when creating and implementing development plans and insect mitigation programs.

Epidemiological data and reports

View communicable diseases data for notifiable conditions in Queensland¹⁷.

Condition information

Search this database of all notifable conditions and find:

control guidelines
notification requirements
health alert information
Resources

Communicable diseases contacts

Ph: +61 7 3328 9724 / 9728
Fax: +61 7 3328 9782
Page content queries¹⁸
Find: local public health unit⁹

Test results CDIS-NOCS-Support¹⁹

Quick links

List of notifiable conditions⁸
Notifiable Conditions Report Form for Queensland Doctors/Clinicians (section 70 PHA) or person in charge of a Hospital (section 71 PHA)¹⁰ (PDF 294 kB)
Time out poster²⁰ (PDF 1458 kB) - guidelines for minimum exclusion periods for cases and contacts attending schools, pre-schools and child care centres.
Public health unit⁹ contact details
Queensland notification criteria guidelines for laboratories⁵ (PDF 308 kB) - identifies the results pathology laboratories should notify to the Queensland Notifiable Conditions Register
Public Health Act 2005²¹ - including Child Health - contagious conditions
Accessing Medicinal Products held in the National Medical Stockpile²² (PDF 393 kB)
Accessing Medicinal Products held in the National Medical Stockpile FORM ONLY (PDF 393 kB) ²³

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²³Guidelines for prescribing oseltamivir for seasonal influenza in 2022²⁴ (PDF 177 kB)