This facility receives no funding from the Australian Department of Defence. It receives funding from the Commonwealth and State Departments of Health.
The diagnosis of possible imported cases of viral haemorrhagic fever or other quarantinable diseases that present a significant danger to the Australian community and the development of laboratory tests and protocols for exotic respiratory viral diseases, including influenzavirus A/H5N1 (‘bird flu’) and SARS. In addition, VIDRL has established and maintained the capability to perform diagnostic testing for the variolavirus.
(4) For facilities with maximum containment units participating in the national biological defence research and development programme, please fill in name of facility and mark "Declared in accordance with Form A, part 2 (iii)".
(5) In accordance with the latest edition of the WHO Laboratory Biosafety Manual, or equivalent.