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Early symptoms of Panama disease are yellowing leaves that collapse into a ‘skirt’.Dr Luadir Gasparotto, Embrapa, PaDIL.
Panama disease Tropical Race 4Restricted distribution in Northern Territory and Queensland (under quarantine control)Features: Soil-borne fungal disease that causes…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry registers facilities as approved offshore treatment providers for irradiation treatments.Treatment providers that have demonstrated their capacity to meet the minimum registration and compliance requirements under the scheme will be listed as…
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, November 2021
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Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Report 197: Minamata Convention on Mercury [PDF - 137 KB]
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The Government thanks the Committee for its consideration of the Minamata…
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Newcastle disease only affects birds, particularly poultry, such as chickens. It can cause illness and death in large numbers of birds quickly. Infected birds may show signs of:
loss of appetite, coughing, gasping, nasal discharge, watery eyes, bright green diarrhoea and…
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Grains of wheat infected with Karnal buntL.A. Castlebury USDA-ARS SBML, PaDIL.
Karnal buntExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fungal disease that causes broken hollow (bunted) grain, powdery masses of dark spores, and a strong fishy odourWhere it's from: India originally, but now also…
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The fourth Tasmanian RFA Annual Meeting of Officials took place by videoconference on 21 July 2020. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, the Tasmanian Government Department of State Growth, and the Tasmanian…
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Last updated 13 March 2025DownloadNotice to Industry 17: Sampling requirements for Equine Influenza testing (PDF 296 KB) IntroductionAustralian import conditions require testing of horses for equine influenza virus in quarantine. A validated pan-reactive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay…
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A key symptom of tobamoviruses is mottling of leaves and fruit, here in cucumber.Gerald Holmes, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org
Tobamoviruses (exotic strains)Exotic to AustraliaExotic to Australia: One key virus, cucumber green mottle mosaic…
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7 October 2015PurposeTo call for applications for approval of orchards, packhouses and treatment facilities for export of stone fruit to Thailand and Taiwan for the 2015/2016 season.Key points The…
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Avian influenza mainly spreads between birds, but can also infect other species including humans and pigs. In birds, clinical disease is usually only seen in poultry (for example chickens and turkeys).
Mild case:
coughing, sneezing, watery eyes, lack of appetite, ruffled…
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