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 | - |
Channel catfish virus disease | 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 |
European catfish virus | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
European sheatfish virus | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
Grouper iridoviral disease | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
Gyrodactylosis (Gyrodactylus salaris) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
Herpesvirus infection of Koi carp | 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‑like (ISKNV‑like) viruses | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
Piscirickettsiosis (Piscirickettsia salmonis) | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
Red sea bream iridoviral disease | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
Salmonid alphavirus | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
Spring viraemia of carp | Exotic | Prohibited organism | - |
Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) disease | 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 | - |