Fact Sheets

Wildlife Health Australia’s Fact Sheets contain brief, factual information on a wide range of diseases, both infectious and non-infectious, that impact Australian wildlife and feral animals. Information focuses on implications of disease for free-ranging native wildlife, although impacts on humans, domestic and feral animals are included to provide a One Health perspective. Diseases of relevance to Australian wildlife that are exotic to Australia, or zoonotic (transmitted from an animal to a human) are also included. There are also several Fact Sheets on topics of general interest to wildlife health.

Wildlife Health Australia welcomes your feedback on Fact Sheets. Please email admin@wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au. We would also like to hear from you if you have a particular area of expertise and are interested in creating or updating a WHA Fact Sheet. A small amount of funding is available to facilitate this.

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Chytrid fungus in Australian frogs - Jul 2023

The fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) infects the keratinised tissues (skin or tadpole mouthparts) of amphibians around the world, potentially resulting in the disease...
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EXOTIC - Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in amphibians - Jul 2023

Batrachochytrium salamandrivoran (Bsal) is a species of fungus that can cause fatal disease in salamanders and newts, and may cause disease in frog species. Infection with Bsal causes skin erosion...
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Ranaviral disease in wild Australian amphibians - Dec 2016

Ranaviruses have been associated with disease outbreaks causing significant mortality and morbidity in wild amphibians, reptiles, and cultivated and wild fish. Ranaviruses have been reported from...
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The impacts of climate change on Australian wildlife - Aug 2023

Climate change can act as a “threat multiplier” of wildlife disease by altering the environment-host-agent-vector balance. The  stress of climate change can be devastating to...
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