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
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