IF YOU SEE SOMETHING UNUSUAL- REPORT IT!!
Report any suspicions of disease immediately. PIRSA will determine whether a significant or notifiable disease is occurring.
There is a legal requirement for anyone who suspects or diagnoses a notifiable disease to report it immediately to a vet, animal health officer or the emergency animal disease
Report serious or unusual symptoms or behaviour in your livestock to one of the following:
- Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline 1800 675 888.
- your private veterinarian
- nearest animal health adviser or government veterinarian officer.
Further information
Pene Keynes
Project Manager
Mandy Bowling
Project Officer
EMERGENCY ANIMAL DISEASE RESOURCES
- National Livestock Standstill Factsheet
- Lumpy Skin Disease Vaccine Factsheet
- Foot and Mouth Disease Fact Sheet for Travellers
- Foot and Mouth Disease Fact Sheet for Industry
- Cattle Council Australia Decision Making Schematic for FMD Management
- Animal Health Australia Biosecurity Planning
- Gate Sign- Animal Health Australia
- What to expect in an Emergency Animal Disease
- Reporting an Emergency Animal Disease
EMERGENCY ANIMAL DISEASE USEFUL LINKS
- PIRSA- Reporting Animal Diseases
- Animal Health Australia EAD Training
- Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement
- Foot and Mouth Disease (Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry)
- Lumpy Skin Disease (Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry)
- AUSVETPLAN
- FMD/LSD: Four ways to protect your livestock and livelihood (Meat and Livestock Australia)
- Purchase Emergency Animal Disease Gate Signs- Animal Health Australia
Emergency Animal Disease (EAD)
This page will be regularly updated with information on Emergency Animal Diseases, including the threats and preparedness measures on Foot and Mouth Disease and Lumpy Skin Disease.
