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Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, occurs in introduced rats and can cause neurological disease in mammalian and bird hosts. It is a zoonosis. Marsupials and flying-foxes are highly...
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Australian flying-foxes and insectivorous bats the natural reservoirs for Australian bat lyssavirus, which can infect humans and other mammals. It causes similar signs to rabies and infection...
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Novel species of Brucella have recently emerged as pathogens of marine mammals and as potential zoonoses.
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Avian influenza is a disease of birds caused by influenza virus type A strains. Avian influenza viruses are found worldwide in numerous bird species. Past outbreaks of high pathogenicity...
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Bartonella can cause disease in mammals and humans. Bartonella henselae is carried by cats and fleas and can cause cat scratch fever. Several novel Bartonella species have been...
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Borrelia are known to cause disease (primarily in humans) overseas. This includes Lyme disease, which is considered EXOTIC to Australia. This fact
sheet focuses on what is known about tick-borne...
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Swine brucellosis occurs in feral pigs in areas of Australia. The infection is easily transmitted from feral pigs to dogs and humans. Disease may be seen in dogs which have been exposed to...
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Mycobacterium ulcerans causes slow-growing, destructive skin ulcers in humans and some Australian mammals. Infection is endemic in certain areas of Vic and Far North Qld, and has been...
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Coronaviruses are the cause of several recently emerged diseases which cause significant respiratory symptoms in humans, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV-1),
Middle East...
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Chikungunya fever is a viral, mosquito-borne disease of humans. The disease occurs throughout much of the world, with large outbreaks becoming more frequent in many endemic regions and the...
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