You are legally required to report the presence or suspicion of any of these diseases, in any species, to DPIRD as soon as possible.
How to report:
- During normal office hours, contact the DPIRD Diagnostics and Laboratory Services (DDLS) duty pathologist on +61 (0)8 9368 3351.
- After hours, contact the FishWatch 24-hour hotline on 1800 815 507.
- WA aquaculture licence holders should report via the WA aquaculture hotline, as per their aquaculture licence conditions.
Finfish diseases | Exotic to Australia? | Category | Control category and area for which declared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida infection (Furunculosis) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Aeromonas salmonicida infection – atypical strains (Goldfish ulcer disease) | Not exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Bacterial kidney disease (Renibacterium salmoninarum) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Enteric redmouth disease (Yersinia ruckeri) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Enteric septicaemia of catfish (Edwardsiella ictaluri) | Not exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis | Not exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (Aphanomyces invadans) | Not exotic | Declared pest | C3 - whole of State |
| Gyrodactylosis (Gyrodactylus salaris) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Herpesvirus infection of Koi carp (Cyprinid herpesvirus 3) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Infectious haematopoietic necrosis | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Infectious pancreatic necrosis | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Infectious salmon anaemia | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Piscirickettsiosis (Piscirickettsia salmonis) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Red sea bream iridovirus | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Salmonid alphavirus | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Scale drop disease virus | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Singapore grouper iridovirus (ranavirus) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Spring viraemia of carp | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) disease | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Turbot reddish body iridovirus | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy | Not exotic | Declared pest | C1 - whole of State except the Kimberley C3 - the Kimberley |
| Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Whirling disease of salmonids (Myxobolus cerebralis) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
Mollusc diseases | Exotic to Australia? | Category | Control category and area for which declared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abalone viral ganglioneuritis (Haliotid herpesvirus-1) | Not exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Abalone viral mortality | Not exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Acute viral necrosis in scallops | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Akoya oyster disease | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Haplosporidiosis | Not exotic | Declared pest | C1 - whole of State except Carnarvon and north to NT/WA border C3 - Carnarvon and north to NT/WA border |
| Infection with Bonamia exitiosa | Not exotic | Declared pest | C1 - whole of State except Carnarvon and south to SA/WA border C3 - Carnarvon and south to SA/WA border |
| Infection with Bonamia ostreae | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Infection with Marteilia refringens | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Infection with Marteilioides chungmuensis | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Infection with Perkinsus marinus | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Infection with Perkinsus olseni | No exotic | Declared pest | C3 - whole of State |
| Marteiliosis (infection with Marteilia spp. including Marteilia sydneyi) | Not exotic (M.sydneyi) | Declared pest | C1 - whole of State except Carnarvon and north to NT/WA border C3 - Carnarvon and north to NT/WA border |
| Mikrocytosis (Mikrocytos mackini) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Ostreid herpesvirus-1 | Not exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Oyster oedema disease | Not exotic | Declared pest | C1 - whole of State except Exmouth and north to NT/WA border C3 - Exmouth and north to NT/WA border |
| Withering syndrome of abalone (Xenohaliotis californiensis) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
Crustacean diseases | Exotic to Australia? | Category | Control category and area for which declared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Decapod iridescent virus 1 | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Gill-associated virus (GAV) / lymphoid organ virus (LOV) of prawns | Not exotic | Declared pest | C1 - whole of State except Joseph Bonaparte Gulf C3 - Joseph Bonaparte Gulf |
| Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus | Not exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Infectious myonecrosis | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Microsporidiosis | Not exotic | Declared pest | C3 - whole of State |
| Milky haemolymph diseases of spiny lobster (Panulirus spp.) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Monodon slow growth syndrome | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Necrotising hepatopancreatitis (Hepatobacter penaei) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Taura syndrome | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| White spot disease (White spot syndrome virus) | Under official control | Prohibited organism | - |
| White tail disease (Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus) | Not exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
| Yellow head virus genotype 1 | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |