National Plan Targets Enhanced Surveillance of COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV

Published on April 19, 2024

The Australian government has released a national plan to monitor COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), to enhance authorities’ ability to respond effectively to these viral respiratory diseases. The national plan (pdf) will establish a framework for the collection, analysis, and reporting of data related to these three pathogens. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the government recognised the need to develop cost-effective and scalable surveillance systems capable of responding to evolving disease dynamics. Prior to the release of the national plan, reporting for COVID-19 and influenza was conducted separately with different schedules and formats. Under the new approach, the Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report will replace some discontinued reports and integrate surveillance and epidemiological data on respiratory infections in the country....

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