Australia's National List of Reportable Diseases of Aquatic Animals

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Animal Health Committee (AHC), June 2025

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Endorsed by the Animal Health Committee (AHC) - June 2025

Infection with/or diseaseListed in the WOAH Aquatic Animal Health Code (2023)Listed regionally
(WOAH/NACA) (2023)		Exotic to Australia
1. Aeromonas salmonicida - atypical strains   
2. Bacterial kidney disease (Renibacterium salmoninarum)  Yes
3. Enteric redmouth disease (Yersinia ruckeri – Hagerman strain)  Yes
4. Enteric septicaemia of catfish (Edwardsiella ictaluri) Yes

 

5. Furunculosis (Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida)  Yes
6. Infection with Aphanomyces invadans (epizootic ulcerative syndrome)YesYes 
7. Infection with betanodavirus Yes 
8. Infection with epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virusYesYes 
9. Infection with Gyrodactylus salarisYes Yes
10. Infection with infectious haematopoietic necrosis virusYesYesYes
11. Infection with infectious salmon anaemia virusYes Yes
12. Infection with infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virusYes Yes
13. Infection with koi herpesvirus (Cyprinid herpesvirus 3)YesYesYes
14. Infection with red sea bream iridovirusYesYesYes
15. Infection with salmonid alphavirusYes Yes
16. Infection with scale drop disease virus  Yes
17. Infection with Singapore grouper iridovirus (ranavirus) YesYes
18. Infection with spring viraemia of carp virusYesYesYes
19. Infection with tilapia lake virusYesYesYes
20. Infection with turbot reddish body iridovirusYes Yes
21. Infection with viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virusYesYesYes
22. Infectious pancreatic necrosis  Yes
23. Whirling disease (Myxobolus cerebralis)  Yes
Infection with/or diseaseListed in the WOAH Aquatic Animal Health Code (2023)Listed regionally
(WOAH/NACA) (2023)		Exotic to Australia
1. Infection with abalone herpesvirus (Haliotid herpesvirus-1)YesYes 
2. Infection with Bonamia exitiosaYesYes 
3. Infection with Bonamia ostreaeYesYesYes
4. Infection with Marteilia refringensYes Yes
5. Infection with Marteilia sydneyi   
6. Infection with Marteilioides chungmuensis YesYes
7. Infection with Mikrocytos mackini  Yes
8. Infection with ostreid herpesvirus-1   
9. Infection with Perkinsus marinusYes Yes
10. Infection with Perkinsus olseniYesYes 
11. Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensisYesYesYes
Infection with/or diseaseListed in the WOAH Aquatic Animal Health Code (2023)Listed regionally
(WOAH/NACA) (2023)		Exotic to Australia
1. Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis diseaseYesYesYes
2. Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei YesYes
3. Infection with Aphanomyces astaci (crayfish plague)Yes YesYes
4. Infection with decapod iridescent virus 1YesYesYes
5. Infection with Hepatobacter penaei (necrotising hepatopancreatitis)YesYesYes
6. Infection with infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virusYesYes 
7. Infection with infectious myonecrosis virusYesYesYes
8. Infection with Laem-Singh virus  Yes
9. Infection with Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (white tail disease)YesYes 
10. Infection with Taura syndrome virusYesYesYes
11. Infection with white spot syndrome virusYesYes*
12. Infection with yellow head virus genotype 1YesYesYes
Infection with/or diseaseListed in the WOAH Aquatic Animal Health Code (2023)Listed regionally
(WOAH/NACA) (2023)		Exotic to Australia
1. Infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidisYesYes 
2. Infection with Batrachochytrium salamandrivoransYes Yes
3. Infection with Ranavirus speciesYesYes 

* Restrictions apply