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Factual information on what we do and don't know about specific Australian wildlife health conditions. If you think you know more than is presented in the sheets, feel you can contribute, offer advice or critisicm, or have a condition you would like to see included, please contact us.

Amphibians
More information about important diseases affecting Australian amphibians can be found at the Amphibian Diseases Home Page("Other source of information" link below).

Fact Sheet:
Chytridiomycosis 8 Aug 2009 (2.1).pdf
Ranavirus (Amphibians) 26 Aug 2009 (1.0).pdf

Other source of information:
http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/phtm/PHTM/frogs/ampdis.htm
Birds
More information about important diseases affecting Australian poultry can be found at the Animal Health Australia website ("Other source of information" link below). Some of these diseases can also affect wildlife, or wildlife are involved in their ecology.

Fact Sheet:
Avian Chlamydophilosis 25 Mar 2009 (1.0).pdf
Avian Influenza 25 Nov 2009 (2.2).pdf
Botulism - Diagnosing (Birds) 16 Jan 2008 (1.0).pdf
Herpesviruses (Psittacine) Aug 2009 (2.2).pdf
Infectious Bursal Disease 20 Jul 2011 (1.0).pdf
Newcastle Disease 19 Jul 2011 (1.1).pdf
PDD and Bornavirus 5 Mar 2009 (2.0).pdf
Psittacine Circovirus Disease (PCD - PBFD) 26 Mar 2009 (1.0).pdf
Spironucleosis 14 Mar 2005 (1.0).pdf
Trichomoniasis 25 Jul 2009 (1.0).pdf

Other source of information:
http://nahis.animalhealthaustralia.com.au/public.php?page=factsheet_public
EXOTIC
This section contains information on exotic diseases of concern to Australia that can affect wildlife, or wildlife are involved in their ecology. More information on emergency diseases with wildlife as part of their ecolology is available at the Animal Health Australia website and the AUSVETPLAN Wild Animal Response Strategy (WARS). Follow the "Other source of information" link below.

Fact Sheet:
EXOTIC - Classical Swine Fever 4 May 2011 (1.2).pdf
EXOTIC - European Brown Hare Syndrome 20 May 2010 (1.0).pdf
EXOTIC - Foot and Mouth Disease 3 Nov 2010 (2.3).pdf
EXOTIC - Influenza and Seals 5 Apr 2011 (1.0).pdf
EXOTIC - Japanese Encephalitis 7 Nov 2009 (1.3).pdf
EXOTIC - Nipah Virus 23 Mar 2010 (1.2).pdf
EXOTIC - Possums and Tuberculosis 1 Apr 2010 (1.1).pdf
EXOTIC - Screw-worm fly 14 Jul 2011 (1.0).pdf
EXOTIC - Tioman Virus 5 Jul 2010 (1.0).pdf
EXOTIC - Trichinellosis 20 Jul 2011 (1.0).pdf
EXOTIC - West Nile Virus (WNV) 11 Nov 2009 (3.1).pdf
EXOTIC - White-nose Syndrome 1 Sep 2011 (2.4).pdf

Other source of information:
http://nahis.animalhealthaustralia.com.au/public.php?page=factsheet_public
http://www.animalhealthaustralia.com.au/fms/Animal%20Health%20Australia/AUSVETPLAN/WARS_Final(23Sep05).pdf
Mammals
More information about important diseases affecting Australian livestock can be found at the Animal Health Australia website ("Other source of information" link below). Some of these diseases can also affect wildlife, or wildlife are involved in their ecology.

Fact Sheet:
Australian Bat Lyssavirus 21 Mar 2005 (1.0).pdf
Bandicoot Papillomatosis and Carcinomatosis Syndromes (BPCVS) 13 Apr 2008 (1.0).pdf
Besnoitia 14 Jul 2011 (1.1).pdf
Biotoxins (Marine Mammals) 6 Jun 2011 (1.0).pdf
Blastocystis 14 Jul 2011 (1.0).pdf
Brucella (Marine Mammals) 15 Mar 2011 (1.1).pdf
Choroid Blindness in Kangaroos.pdf
Coccidiosis (Kangaroos) 14 Jul 2011 (1.0).pdf
Hendra Virus 9 Sept 2011 (1.5).pdf
Hydatid Disease 9 Jul 2009 (3.0).pdf
Koala Retrovirus (KoRV) 19 Jul 2005 (1.0).pdf
Leptospirosis 21 Mar 2005 (1.0).pdf
Leptospirosis and Seals 4 May 2011 (1.0).pdf
Menangle Virus 5 Jul 2010 (1.0).pdf
Morbilliviruses and Seals 17 Mar 2011 (1.0).pdf
Mucormycosis (Platypus) 17 Apr 2006 (1.0).pdf
Myxomatosis 18 May 2011 (1.0).pdf
Naracoorte Bat Deaths 30 Sep 2011 (1.0).pdf
Paratuberculosis and Kangaroos 21 Mar 2011 (1.1).pdf
Piroplasms 14 Jul 2011 (1.0).pdf
Pollutants (Marine Mammals) 31 May 2011 (1.0).pdf
Q Fever 27 Jun 2009 (1.1).pdf
Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease 12 May 2011 (1.0).pdf
Salmonella (Macropods) 22 May 2009 (1.0).pdf
Sarcoptic Mange (Wombats) 17 Aug 2004 (1.0).pdf
Tammar Wallaby Sudden Death Syndrome (TSDS) 4 Feb 2010 (1.1).pdf
Toxoplasmosis 23 Mar 2009 (1.0).pdf
Tuberculosis and Seals 18 Nov 2010 (1.1).pdf
Tyzzers Disease 25 Jul 2009 (1.0).pdf

Other source of information:
http://nahis.animalhealthaustralia.com.au/public.php?page=factsheet_public
Multiple groups of animals
These fact sheets present summary information on diseases with wildlife as part of their ecology that may affect multiple groups of animals e.g. mammals and birds.

Fact Sheet:
Trypanosomes 5 May 2011 (1.2).pdf

Other
Some of the diseases in this section are included because they can affect people and wildlife is involved in their ecology. More information can be found at the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing website ("Other source of information" link below).

Fact Sheet:
Angiostrongyliasis 29 July 2009 (1.1).pdf
Bartonella australis 16 Jan 2008 (1.0).pdf
Haycocknema perplexum 13 Mar 2008 (1.0).pdf
Leishmania 6 Apr 2010 (1.1).pdf
Lyme Borreliosis 2 Sep 2011 (1.1).pdf
Murray Valley Encephalitis 2 Sept 2009 (1.0).pdf
Mycobacterium ulcerans 29 Dec 2010 (2.0).pdf
Ross River Virus 27 Jun 2009 (1.1).pdf
Zoonoses (Marine Mammal) 25 May 2011 (1.0).pdf

Other source of information:
http://www.health.gov.au/
Reptiles
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Fact Sheet:
Adenovirus (Bearded Dragons) 15 Aug 2009 (1.0).pdf
Coccidiosis - Disseminated (Green Turtles) 19 Apr 2010 (2.0).pdf
Cryptosporidium (Reptiles) 28 Jan 2010 (1.0).pdf
Inclusion Body Disease (Snakes) 25 Jul 2009 (1.0).pdf
Ophidian Paramyxovirus 5 Sept 2009 (1.1).pdf
Ranaviruses (Reptiles) 28 Jan 2010 (1.0).pdf
Salmonellosis (Reptiles) 5 Feb 2010 (1.1).pdf
Snake Mite 25 Mar 2009 (1.0).pdf
Streptococcus agalactiae (farmed crocodiles) 25 Nov 2010 (1.1).pdf
Tubeworm Infestation (Freshwater Turtles) 28 Jan 2010 (1.0).pdf
Yellow Fungus Disease (CANV) 18 Aug 2009 (1.0).pdf

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