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
- Simulation exercises and disease emergency preparedness plans and activities
- Animal health situation
- Animal health status
- Diseases
- Animal welfare
- Food safety
- Animal health expertise
- Standards
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
- aquatic animal disease contingency plans
- Import Risk Assessment
- international databases on aquatic animal diseases
- diagnostic methods
Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
Aquatic Animal Diseases Signifcant to Australia | Indentification Field Guide
This guide will assist with the diagnosis of diseases significant to Australia's aquaculture and fishing industries.
Asia Diagnostic Guide to Aquatic Animal Diseases
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
Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
National Introduced Marine Pest Information System (NIMPIS)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) database on invasive marine species.
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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
- Incursion Tracking List
- National Plant Pest & Disease Eradication Programs
Australian Plant Pest Database (APPD)
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