摘要：This paper presents the work of the AustralianInstitute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and itsrole in communicable diseases information witha focus on communicable diseases. The AIHWhas a number of datasets that can supportinvestigations and research of communicabledisease epidemiology. These datasets aremanaged under Commonwealth legislation andare accessible to external researchers wherethey meet privacy guidelines. This paper sets outmore detail about these issues
