http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/newsLatest news items from the Infectious Diseases Epidemilogy & Surveillance websitehttp://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/strategy_evaluation10 Nov 2009 4:57pmThe Department of Health (previously Human Services) currently has three strategies to guide the implementation of Victoria¿s response to HIV, hepatitis C and Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI) being evaluated.http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/diseases/swine-influenza---influenza-a-h1n1-virus28 Apr 2009 1:47pmInformation about the new strain of Influenza A, including links to related resources.http://www.health.vic.gov.au/chiefhealthofficer/alerts/influenza_h1n1.htm27 Apr 2009 2:32pmThis alert is to notify Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit (ICU's) staff a new strain of H1N1 influenza has been identified in an outbreak in Mexico and USA.http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/regulations/id_regs22 Oct 2008 5:10pmAmendments to the Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations 2001 have resulted in changes to the notification process for infectious diseases and to the minimum period of exclusion from Schools and Children's Services Centres.http://www.housing.vic.gov.au/regulatory-impact-statement17 Oct 2008 5:04pmA Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) has been released to effect proposed amendments to the Health (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2001 (HPA Regulations). In accordance with the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994, interested parties are invited to comment on the RIS.http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/surveillance/descriptive_reports22 Aug 2008 8:13amTabulated summary of notified cases of HIV/AIDS infections and death in Victoriahttp://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/surveillance/tabulated_summaries26 Jun 2008 8:31amArea surveillance summaries are available for Victoria, Regional Areas, Local Government Areas, and Divisions of General Practice. Topical summaries are available for Salmonellosis and Indigenous Status.http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/surveillance/vidb21 May 2008 11:28amThe Victorian Infectious Diseases Bulletin is published quarterly and provides summaries of infectious diseases surveillance data, local news, outbreak investigations, infection control procedures, clinical cases of general interest and brief reports on original clinical or laboratory based research.http://www.health.vic.gov.au/chiefhealthofficer/alerts/murray_valley_update.htm13 May 2008 1:13pmFurther detections of MVE virus in a sentinel chicken flock in northern Victoria. While no human cases have been identified, please be alert to the possibility of MVE in patients who present with a compatible clinical picture, especially those who live in or have recently visited regions in close proximity to the Murray River.http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/diseases/something_borrowed10 Apr 2008 2:06pmThis action plan provides a framework for addressing increased rates of HIV and STI transmission among gay men in Victoria.http://www.health.vic.gov.au/chiefhealthofficer/alerts/murray_valley.htm28 Mar 2008 1:01pmMVE virus has been detected in a sentinel chicken flock in northern Victoria. While no human cases have been identified, please be alert to the possibility of MVE in patients who present with a compatible clinical picture, especially those who live in or have recently visited regions in close proximity to the Murray River.http://www.health.vic.gov.au/chiefhealthofficer/alerts/influenza_dec07.htm02 Jan 2008 4:12pmHuman cases of avian influenza due to influenza A H5N1, and outbreaks of H5N1 amongst birds, are continuing to occur in several countries overseas.