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diseases in Australia. Communicable Diseases Intelligence invites contributions dealing with any aspect of communicable
disease epidemiology, surveillance or prevention and control in Australia. Submissions can be in the form of original articles,
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2005;29:95–97.
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Front cover: Surveillance Section, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Images sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Image Library, courtesy of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, and copyright free images.
Clockwise from top left: Urethral exudate containing Neisseria gonorrhoeae, CDC; Electron micrograph of Leptospira sp.,
Janice Carr, CDC; Pulsed-fi eld Gel Electrophoresis test for tuberculosis, James Gathany, CDC, raw eggs are a common cause
of Salmonella; chest x-ray; seafood is a common cause of foodborne illness; shingles.
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