Animal Studies: Animal diseases

Links to information on:
General livestock diseases (Beef and dairy cows, Pig, Horses,Poultry, Sheep,Honey Bee, Pigeons)
Zoonose
Disease Surveillance Programe
Notifiable Diseases

A partnership involving the Australian Government, state and territory governments, major livestock industries and other stakeholders.

The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) is the professional organisation representing veterinarians across Australia since 1921, and our vision is to be the health and welfare leader in Australia’s animal industries.

A "movement to forge co-equal, all inclusive collaborations between physicians, osteopaths, veterinarians, dentists, nurses and other scientific-health and environmentally related disciplines..."--website

A joint system "combining and coordinating the alert and disease intelligence mechanisms of OIE, FAO and WHO for the international community and stakeholders to assist in prediction, prevention and control of animal disease threats, including zoonoses, through sharing of information, epidemiological analysis and joint risk assessment"--website. Includes an interactive map with outbreak locations.

A intergovernmental organisation responsible for improving animal health worldwide.
Current information on disease outbreaks and distribution.

Links to a list of Occupational Zoonoses and Table of Zoonotic Diseases and Organisms and other information. Examples and case studies are in the UK context.

Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Victoria

Our scientists are undertaking research to help protect the health of our animals, people and way of life from emerging infectious zoonotic diseases - diseases that have the ability to pass between animals and people.

AAHL is a front line defence – helping to protect Australia from the threat of exotic and emerging animal diseases.

Browse by Animal or Disease
Prevention Tools
Infomation for People at Extra Risk & Health Professionals
Glossary

In this interactive online game a "mysterious disease is affecting people in a distant tropical region" Choose a role and use the clues to help understand the problem and minimise the disease's impact.

Screened Thursday, 10 March 2011
ABC TV (story archive)

Screened 18/05/2009 ABCTV
Charts veterinarian Ben Cunneen and vet nurse Natalie Beohm's battle with the Hendra virus, as told through through the eyes of their families and doctors.

World Organisation for Animal Health bulletin archive.