Resources

9 documents

  1. Additional Sampling Techniques in lieu of Nasopharyngeal Specimen

    Guidance · July 2026 · PDF, 267 KB

    Other ways to take a respiratory specimen when a nasopharyngeal swab can’t be obtained, for example from infants and some older patients.

    Keywords: influenzaspecimen collection

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  2. Audit Briefing

    Guidance · July 2026 · PDF, 113 KB

    The audit team’s internal briefing before each surveillance audit, from the Regional Surveillance Audit Guidelines.

    Keywords: surveillance audit

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  3. Contact Tracing and Community Fever Surveillance

    Guidance · July 2026 · PDF, 960 KB

    Community fever surveillance for Zika in three situations: an imported case, one locally acquired case, and a cluster of suspected cases.

    Keywords: contact tracingZika

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  4. Fields for COVID-19 Contact Intake Line Listing

    Guidance · July 2026 · PDF, 142 KB

    The minimum information to record for each contact of a COVID-19 case when they are first listed.

    Keywords: contact tracingCOVID-19line listing

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  5. Fields for COVID-19 Contact Tracing Daily Tracking Line Listing

    Guidance · July 2026 · PDF, 161 KB

    The minimum information to record each day while contacts of a COVID-19 case are followed up.

    Keywords: contact tracingCOVID-19line listing

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  6. Internal Debriefing

    Guidance · July 2026 · PDF, 190 KB

    The audit team’s internal debriefing after a surveillance audit, from the Regional Surveillance Audit Guidelines.

    Keywords: surveillance audit

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  7. Regional Surveillance Audit Guidelines

    Guidance · July 2026 · PDF, 4.1 MB

    How the regional health authorities and the National Surveillance Unit carry out their annual internal surveillance audits, with the audit tools. External assessments take place from time to time.

    Keywords: surveillance audit

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  8. SARI Data Analysis Guide

    Guidance · July 2026 · PDF, 166 KB

    How SARI surveillance data are analysed.

    Keywords: data analysissevere acute respiratory infection

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  9. Surveillance System Performance Indicators

    Guidance · July 2026 · PDF, 225 KB

    The influenza surveillance system’s performance indicators and their targets.

    Keywords: influenzaperformance indicatorssurveillance system

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About these resources

The national surveillance forms, and the guides that go with them: flow charts, algorithms, guidance and lists. Each is an appendix of the National Surveillance Manual (July 2026).

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