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News and AlertsNote: This page will be decommissioned on 12 November 2025 and replaced with Emergency measures for tomato and capsicum seed.Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) was detected in August 2024 in the Northern Adelaide Plains, South Australia.The detection is the first time the virus…
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Date of issue: 3 May 2018
Attention:
Industries – Dairy Australia
Export manufacturing establishments producing infant formula
State regulatory authorities
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify Australian infant formula manufacturers…
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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources released a draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh strawberry fruit from the Republic of Korea on 25 August 2016.…
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The Environmental Biosecurity Advisory Group (EBAG) met online on 10 November 2023.EBAG members were updated on the priority environmental biosecurity work of the Environmental Biosecurity Office in DAFF and work undertaken by the Office of the Threatened Species Commissioner at the Department of…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, June 2017
The Australian Government has responded to the Environment and Communications References Committee report on the adequacy of arrangements to prevent the entry and establishment of invasive species likely to harm Australia's natural…
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This page contains a glossary of specific terms used within the Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics reports, acronyms and unit, and a fish name concordance. It also lists all references within the 2018 edition.
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Aquaculture: commercial growing of…
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Outbreaks of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, are on the rise globally. HPAI is a highly contagious disease that affect poultry and birds, and it can spread to other species, including humans. Australia is currently free of HPAI, however we need to remain vigilant for any…
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The information and links on this page give you access to the latest advice from key agencies about Hendra virus.
Current situation
Since 1994, Hendra virus (HeV) has been the cause of death in over 100 horses. Most cases have been the result of spillover infection from flying-foxes. Others have…
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Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME), commonly known simply as ehrlichiosis, is a tick-borne disease of dogs caused by infection with the bacterium Ehrlichia canis. In Australia, dogs can be infected with E.canis within hours after being bitten by an infected brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus linnaei;…
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21 October 2010
This Biosecurity Australia Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft pest risk analysis report for Drosophila suzukii.
Drosophila suzukii is a fly which attacks a range of soft fruits, including cane berries, strawberries, cherries, blueberries, grapes and stone…
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