Australian Wildlife Health Network

Forum : Diseases and disease agents

Name	Date Of Event	Posted	Details
R Woods		18/02/2009	Australian is free from rinderpest. In 1923, there was an outbreak of rinderpest involving 28 herds near Fremantle in Western Australia. It originated in cattle transported on a ship from Derby, Western Australia. The ship was carrying infected pigs loaded as stores in an Asian port. The disease was quickly eradicated by slaughter of all susceptible livestock within a mile of infected premises and by quarantine measures. It has never recurred. This disease is nationally notifiable in Australia. It is not present in Australian wildlife.
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