There are a wide range of infectious diseases that Environmental Health Officers conducts investigations on. They include:
Food and water borne such as Campylobacter, Salmonella
Legionnaires
Ross River Virus
Barmah Forest Virus
The Town and the Department of Health are concerned with how these diseases have been acquired. The information may help prevent the disease being acquired by other members of the community. With mosquito related diseases it can identify where additional mosquito controls are required.