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Animal HealthTasmania's best defence against the spread of animal and poultry diseases is for owners and those who work with animals to be able to recognise the symptoms - early diagnosis is important. |
| Notifiable Animal Diseases The list of animal diseases for which there is a legal requirement to report any suspect cases. | |
| Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease A devastating disease is sweeping through the Tasmanian devil population. | |
| Frog Disease - Chytrid Fungus A potentially lethal frog disease, the chytrid fungus has been discovered in Tasmania. | |
| Platypus Fungal Disease Little is known about platypus fungal disease, mucormycosis disease, which affects only Tasmanian platypuses and causes ugly skin lesions or ulcers on... | |
| Cattle Diseases Information on a variety of diseases that infect cattle. | |
| Sheep Diseases Information on a variety of diseases that affect sheep. | |
| Goat Diseases Information on a variety of diseases that effect goats. | |
| Pig Diseases Information on diseases that infect pigs. | |
| Horse Diseases Information for horse owners and organisers of horse events including disease hotline numbers. | |
| Hydatid Disease Hydatid disease, also known as hydatidosis or echinococcosis, is a parasitic infection of various animals, which can infect humans. | |
| Ovine Johne's Disease Ovine Johne's Disease (OJD) is a chronic, incurable bacterial disease of sheep. The disease occurs in south-east Australia, including Tasmania. | |
| Poultry Diseases Information for poultry growers on contagious diseases affecting poultry. | |
| Avian Influenza A highly contagious, generalised viral disease of birds, that can cause high mortalities in chickens. The clinical signs are very similar to Newcastl... | |
| Avian Paramyxovirus in Pigeons As a response to the outbreak of avian paramyxovirus in show and racing pigeons in Victoria, Tasmania has imposed restrictions on the importation of p... | |
| Bee Diseases Information about other diseases that affect bees. | |
| Foot and Mouth Disease Information about foot and mouth disease and how to keep it out of Australia and Tasmania. | |
| Information for Veterinary Practitioners The purpose of this web page is to provide veterinary practitioners in Tasmania with ready access to information and resources for specific animal hea... | |
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