Western Australian pigeon keepers are encouraged to take precautions following the detection of a reportable and contagious viral disease in wild pigeons and doves in the Perth metropolitan area.
Papaya sticky disease is absent from Western Australia. It has recently been reported from the Northern Territory, after being detected in Queensland in 2014.
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is a very damaging virus disease of tomato crops in tropical and warm temperate regions of the world, causing losses of up to 100%.
Potato virus Y tuber necrosis strain (PVYNTN) causes a serious disease of potatoes called potato tuber necrotic ringspot disease which results in dark unsightly rings on tubers.
The recent detection of virulent footrot in sheep at a Great Southern abattoir has helped to stop the spread of the disease and highlighted the importance of surveillance for footrot.
Horticulture growers in Western Australia are reminded to remain vigilant and implement strict farm biosecurity practices, after the cucurbit disease Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) was
