Pest and Disease Information
On this page you will find links to Australian and international agencies that provide a wide range of information on some of the most high profile pests and diseases that are a threat to:
Animal Pests and Diseases
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
- Latest news on animal disease outbreaks across the world Link to a non-government site
- Simulation exercises and disease emergency preparedness plans and activities Link to a non-government site
- Animal health situation Link to a non-government site
- Animal health status Link to a non-government site
- Diseases Link to a non-government site
- Animal welfare Link to a non-government site
- Food safety Link to a non-government site
- Animal health expertise Link to a non-government site
- Standards Link to a non-government site
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer
- Animal pests and diseases
- National List of Notifiable Animal Diseases
- Emergency preparedness and outbreak response
Aquatic Pests and Diseases
OIE Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission
- latest news on aquatic disease outbreaks across the world Link to a non-government site
- aquatic animal disease contingency plans Link to a non-government site
- Import Risk Assessment Link to a non-government site
- international databases on aquatic animal diseasesLink to a non-government site
- diagnostic methodsLink to a non-government site
Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
- Aquatic Animal Health Unit
- Aquatic Animal Diseases Significant to Australia: Identification Field Guide
- Disease surveillance and reporting
- Disease Watch: Aquatic Animal Health Awareness
- Fisheries Division
Asia Diagnostic Guide to Aquatic Animal Diseases Link to a non-government site
Diagnostic guide for the pathogens and diseases listed in the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Office International des Epizooties (OIE) Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease Reporting System.
Marine Pests
Australia
- www.marinepests.gov.au
- NIMPIS - the National Introduced Marine Pest Information System
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Plant Pests and Diseases
Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
- Office of the Chief Plant Protection Officer
- Exotic Plant Pests of Horticulture & Grains
- Exotic Plant Pests of Forests and Timber
- Weeds
- National Plant Pest & Disease Eradication Programs
Australian Plant Pest Database (APPD) Link to a non-government site
The APPD is a nationally coordinated database of plant pests and diseases and provides access to 16 pest collections (through 12 agencies).
Pest and Diseases Image Library (PaDIL)
PaDIL provides high quality, diagnostic images for a range of pests and diseases that pose a potential plant health threat to Australia.
Current outbreaks can be found on the home page