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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 in Australia 8 Aug 2009 (2.1).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 in Australian Wild Birds 25 Mar 2009 (1.0).pdf
Avian influenza in wild birds in Australia 25 Nov 2009 (2.2).pdf
Diagnosing Botulism in Birds in Australia 16 Jan 2008 (1.0).pdf
PDD and Bornavirus in Australian Birds 5 Mar 2009 (2.0).pdf
Psittacine Circovirus Disease (PCD - PBFD) in Australian Birds 26 Mar 2009 (1.0).pdf
Psittacine herpesviruses in Australian Wild Birds Aug 2009 (2.2).pdf
Spironucleosis in Wild Birds in Australia 14 Mar 2005 (1.0).pdf
Trichomoniasis in Australian Wild Birds 25 Jul 2009 (1.0).pdf

Other source of information:
http://www.animalhealthaustralia.com.au/publications/update/sept05/nahis.cfm
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
Choroid Blindness in Kangaroos 21 Mar 2005 (1.0).pdf
Foot and Mouth Disease and Australian Native Wildlife 27 Nov 2009 (1.2).pdf
Hydatid Disease in Australian Wildlife 9 Jul 2009 (3.0).pdf
Koala Retrovirus (KoRV) 19 Jul 2005 (1.0).pdf
Leptospirosis in Australian Wildlife 21 Mar 2005 (1.0).pdf
Platypus Mucormycosis 17 Apr 2006 (1.0).pdf
Q Fever in Australian Wildlife 27 Jun 2009 (1.1).pdf
Salmonella in Australian Macropods 22 May 2009 (1.0).pdf
Sarcoptic Mange in Wombats 17 Aug 2004 (1.0).pdf
Surra in Australian Wildlife 27 Nov 2009 (1.1).pdf
Tammar Wallaby Sudden Death Syndrome (TSDS) 12 Dec 2007 (1.0).pdf
Toxoplasmosis of Australian Wildlife 23 Mar 2009 (1.0).pdf
Tyzzers Disease and Australian Wildlife 25 Jul 2009 (1.0).pdf
White-nose Syndrome in Australian Bats 5 Sept 2009 (1.1).pdf

Other source of information:
http://www.animalhealthaustralia.com.au/publications/update/sept05/nahis.cfm
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 and Australian Wildlife 29 July 2009 (1.1).pdf
Bartonella australis 16 Jan 2008 (1.0).pdf
Haycocknema perplexum and Wildlife in Australia 13 Mar 2008 (1.0).pdf
Japanese Encephalitis in Australian Wildlife 7 Nov 2009 (1.2).pdf
Murray Valley Encephalitis in Wildlife in Australia 2 Sept 2009 (1.0).pdf
Mycobacterium ulcerans in Australian Wildlife 23 Apr 2004 (1.0).pdf
Nipah Virus in Australian Wildlife 5 Feb 2010 (1.1).pdf
Ross River virus in Australian Wildlife 27 Jun 2009 (1.1).pdf
West Nile Virus (WNV) in Australian Wildlife 21 Mar 2005 (1.0).pdf

Other source of information:
http://www.health.gov.au/
Reptiles
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Fact Sheet:
Adenovirus infection in Bearded Dragons in Australia 15 Aug 2009 (1.0).pdf
Cryptosporidium in Wild Reptiles in Australia 28 Jan 2010 (1.0).pdf
Inclusion Body Disease in Australian Snakes 25 Jul 2009 (1.0).pdf
Ophidian Paramyxovirus in Australian Snakes 5 Sept 2009 (1.1).pdf
Ranaviruses in Wild Reptiles in Australia 28 Jan 2010 (1.0).pdf
Salmonellosis in Reptiles in Australia 5 Feb 2010 (1.1).pdf
Snake Mite in Australian Wildlife 25 Mar 2009 (1.0).pdf
Systemic Coccidiosis in Marine Turtles 18 Aug 2009 (1.0).pdf
Tubeworm Infestation of Australian Freshwater Turtles 28 Jan 2010 (1.0).pdf
Yellow Fungus Disease (CANV) 18 Aug 2009 (1.0).pdf

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