Emergency Animal Disease Bulletin No. 121
Jackson Conaty, School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney; Jarrad Sanderson and Sally Thomson, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
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Emergency Animal Disease Bulletin No. 120
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African swine fever
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs that may result in high or low case mortality rates, fever, hyperaemia of the skin and a variety of other clinical signs, including incoordination, diarrhoea and pneumonia.
Emergency Animal Disease Bulletin - No 119
Nairobi sheep disease
Nairobi sheep disease (NSD) is a highly pathogenic disease of sheep and goats, causing acute haemorrhagic gastroenteritis in naïve animals. NSD has a limited effect on animals bred in endemic areas but large losses can occur when naïve animals are exposed to the virus. Originally limited to East Africa, NSD now occurs in most of Africa as well as Sri Lanka and India.
Emergency Animal Disease Bulletin - No 113
Corissa Miller & Richard Niall, Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resouces, 2015
Emergency Animal Disease Bulletin - No 112
Author: Brett Herbert, Australian Government Department of Agriculture
Crayfish plague is an exotic disease and is listed in Australia’s National List of Reportable Diseases of Aquatic Animals. It is a serious disease of freshwater crayfish, and Australian crayfish are highly susceptible. Suspicion of crayfish plague must be reported to state veterinary or fisheries authorities immediately.
176-2019 - Improved cold treatment schedules for fresh citrus fruits from Spain
31 October 2019
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of fresh citrus fruits from Spain.
175-2019 - Additional inspection requirements for consignments of kiwifruit from Italy
31 October 2019
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of fresh kiwifruit from Italy.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture will inspect packaging and cartons containing kiwifruit from Italy between the dates of 14th November 2019 and 30th May 2020.
173-2019 - Timeframes for revised import conditions for Brassica rapa, Raphanus sativus and Eruca vesicaria seed for sowing
31 October 2019
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of Brassica rapa, Raphanus sativus and Eruca vesicaria seed for sowing from all countries.
172-2019 - COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 00:00 to 04:00 Thursday 31 October 2019 (AEDT)
30 October 2019
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this outage period.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this outage period.