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 | - |