Enteric diseases are most commonly caused by an infectious agent entering the body through the mouth and intestinal tract. They are usually spread through contaminated food or water, or by contact with vomit or faeces.

From Diseases:

Amoebiasis - the facts

Campylobacteriosis

Cryptosporidiosis

Gastroenteritis

Gastroenteritis - viral

Giardiasis - the facts

Guidelines for the Investigation of Gastrointestinal Illness - Introduction

Hepatitis A - the facts

Listeria - the facts

Other infectious diseases and conditions

Salmonellosis - the facts

Shigellosis - the facts

Verotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC) & HUS

Victorian Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy 2006-2009

Yersiniosis - the facts

Zoonoses (by animals)

From Guidelines:

Infectious disease regulations

Reducing the risk of gastroenteritis at open farms, petting zoos & animal exhibits

From Immunisation:

Rotavirus

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