Reportable animal diseases - Western Australia

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The Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 requires that certain diseases must be reported to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) if they are known or suspected to be present in Western Australia. These diseases are included within the WA reportable animal diseases list.

If you  suspect a reportable disease is or may be present in animals, contact your:
- nearest DPIRD field veterinary officer
- the DPIRD duty pathologist on +61 0(8) 9368 3351 or
- after hours the Emergency Animal Disease hotline on 1800 675 888.

Multiple species diseases

Multiple species diseases

Exotic to Australia? Category
Aujeszky's disease Exotic

Prohibited organism

Anthrax Not exotic

Prohibited organism

Australian bat lyssavirus infection

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management
Bluetongue

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Borna disease

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Bovine Johne's disease

Not exotic

Prohibited organism

Chagas’ disease (Trypanosoma cruzi)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Crimean Congo haemhorragic fever

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Encephalitides (tick-borne)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Epizootic haemorrhagic disease (clinical disease)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Foot-and-mouth disease

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Heartwater

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Japanese encephalitis

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Liver fluke

Not exotic

Prohibited organism

New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Old World screwworm (Chrysomya bezziana)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Ovine Johne’s disease

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management

Rabies

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Rift Valley fever

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Surra (Trypanosoma evansi)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Trypanosomosis (tsetse fly associated)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Tularaemia

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Vesicular stomatitis

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Virulent footrot (infection with S protease thermostable strains of Dichelobacter nodosus) in sheep and goats

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C1 Exclusion - whole of State

Virulent footrot (infection with S protease thermostable strains of Dichelobacter nodosus) in ruminants other than sheep and goats

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management

Warble fly infestation

Exotic

Prohibited organism

West Nile virus infection

Exotic

Prohibited organism

West Nile Virus – kunjin subtype

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management

Cattle diseases

Cattle diseases Exotic to Australia? Category

Bovine anaplasmosis

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C1 Exclusion - part of State

Bovine babesiosis

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C1 Exclusion - part of State

Bovine brucellosis (Brucella abortus)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Bovine virus diarrhoea Type 2

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Cattle tick infestation

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C1 Exclusion - part of State

Cattle tick infestation (chemical resistant form)

Not exotic

Prohibited organism

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Cysticercus bovis (Taenia saginata)

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management

East Coast fever (Theileria parva) and Mediterranean theilerosis (Theileria annulata)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Enzootic bovine leucosis

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management

Haemorrhagic septicaemia

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Jembrana disease

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Lumpy skin disease

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Malignant catarrhal fever (wildebeest associated)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Rinderpest

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Sheep diseases

Sheep diseases Extotic to Australia? Category

Contagious agalactia

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Enzootic abortion of ewes

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Louping ill

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Maedi-visna

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Nairobi sheep disease

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Peste des petits ruminants

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Pulmonary adenomatosis (Jaagsiekte)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Salmonellosis (Salmonella abortus ovis)

Not exotic

Prohibited organism

Scrapie

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Sheep pox

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Sheep scab

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Footrot (infection with U5 protease thermo-unstable
strains of Dichelobacter nodosus)

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management

Wesselsbron disease

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Goat diseases

Goat diseases Exotic to Australia? Category
Caprine brucellosis (Brucella melitensis) Exotic Prohibited organism
Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia Exotic

Prohibited organism

Goat pox

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Nairobi sheep disease

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Peste des petits ruminants

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Footrot (infection with U5 protease thermo-unstable strains of Dichelobacter nodosus) Not exotic Declared Pest control category C3 Management

Pig diseases

Pig diseases Exotic to Australia? Category
African swine fever

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Classical swine fever

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Porcine enterovirus encephalomyelitis (Teschen disease)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Menangle virus infection

Not exotic

Prohibited organism

Nipah virus infection

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Porcine brucellosis (Brucella suis)

Not exotic

Prohibited organism

Porcine cysticercosis (Taenia solium)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Porcine myocarditis (Bungowannah virus infection)

Not exotic

Prohibited organism

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Swine influenza

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Swine vesicular disease

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Transmissible gastroenteritis

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Trichinellosis

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Vesicular exanthema

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Avian diseases

Avian diseases Exotic to Australia? Category

Avian influenza (highly pathogenic)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Avian influenza (low pathogenic)

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management

Avian tuberculosis

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management

Duck virus enteritis (Duck plague)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Duck virus hepatitis

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Fowl typhoid

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Infectious bursal disease (hypervirulent and exotic
antigenic variant forms)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Newcastle disease

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Newcastle disease (non-virulent)

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management

Pigeon paramyxovirus

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management

Pullorum disease (Salmonella pullorum) in poultry

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management

Salmonella enteritidis infection in poultry

Not exotic

Prohibited organism

Turkey rhinotracheitis (avian metapneumovirus)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Horse diseases

Horse diseases Exotic to Australia? Category
African horse sickness

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Contagious equine metritis

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Dourine (Trypanosoma equiperdum)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Epizootic lymphangitis

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern, Western, Venezuelan)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Equine encephalosis

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Equine herpes virus 1 (abortigenic and neurological
strains)

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management

Equine infectious anaemia

Not exotic

Prohibited organism

Equine influenza

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Equine piroplasmosis (Babesia caballi andTheileria equi)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Equine viral arteritis

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Getah virus infection

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Glanders

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Hendra virus infection

Not exotic

Declared Pest control category C3 Management

Potomac fever

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Salmonellosis (Salmonella abortus equi infection)

Not exotic

Prohibited organism

Camel diseases

Camel diseases Exotic to Australia? Category
Camel pox Exotic

Prohibited organism

Deer diseases

Deer diseases Exotic to Australia? Category
Chronic wasting disease of deer Exotic

Prohibited organism

Wildlife and other diseases

Wildlife and other diseases Exotic to Australia? Category

Canine brucellosis (Brucella canis)

Exotic

Prohibited organism

Devil facial tumour disease

Not exotic

Prohibited organism

Leishmaniosis of any species

Exotic

Prohibited organism

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