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A disfiguring disease of cattle and buffalo has arrived on our doorstep. We need to keep lumpy skin disease out of Australia, while preparing for the almost inevitable outbreak.
It’s a horror story unfolding in the west that could sweep across the country. Beware the shot-hole borer, an exotic pest that threatens our tree crops, plantations, urban forests and wild places.
South Africa’s biosecurity breaches signal capacity challenges in farm biosecurity measures and the country’s veterinary and related support services.
New and innovative thinking is needed to deal with the reality on the ground in South Africa.
Vaccination against bird flu offers farmers hope, rather than being caught between the anguish of finding a sick bird and the desolation of having to slaughter their entire flock.
Australians are trading pest plants online, potentially breaking the law without even realising it.
Australia’s biosecurity system is on high alert for alien invaders. Here’s a hit list of eight baddies we believe pose the greatest threat to Australia’s biodiversity.
Alien invaders are penetrating the borders of every country in the world. Now the full extent of the problems and potential solutions have been exposed, in a new United Nations report.
Feral honeybees have become a major problem in Australia. It’s time to develop effective and practical control measures.
New research exposing the surprising scale and diversity of Australia’s invertebrate pet trade online highlights the need for better regulation to protect our wildlife and manage biosecurity threats.
With a focus on ships and cargo, we are missing the opportunity to prevent pests that ride in on the wind. It is time to invest in addressing the biosecurity threats before they arrive.
Australia is the last continent to be invaded by the dangerous honey bee parasite, and has an opportunity to be the first to eradicate it.
Knowing where a weed has come from can improve its management, but this quest can be challenging. CSIRO detective work revealed an unusual pathway for the introduction of South African bitou bush.
Trade in exotic pets online is far more prevalent and diverse than previously thought. Threatened species, invasive species and banned imports are all for sale.
Bird flu has been recurring in Africa since 2006 and Nigeria is heavily affected. High-level biosecurity measures are required to keep people and animals safe.
Hamsters and gerbils could threaten not just native Australian animals, but also plants and broader ecosystems.
Indiscriminate antimicrobial use in Nigeria’s poultry value chain is putting people at risk of developing resistance to medicines.
We’ve learned much from large COVID outbreaks linked to the Ruby Princess and Diamond Princess cruise ships early in the pandemic. But there’s still some way to go.
The number of live animals seized by the Australian Government has tripled since 2017, with blue-tongue lizards and sulphur-crested cockatoos frequently captured.
Top contributors
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Australian Research Council Industry Laureate Fellow, University of Adelaide
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Science Director, Biosecurity Flagship, CSIRO
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Associate Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University
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Biosafety Director and Responsible Official, Colorado State University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Associate Professor of Wildlife Health and Pathology, Charles Sturt University
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PhD candidate in invasion ecology, University of Adelaide
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Associate Vice President of Compliance and Research Administration, University of Nevada, Reno
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Research Fellow, School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Animal Ecology, Western Sydney University
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Deputy Director of Biosecurity Queensland Control Centre
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Associate Professor, Paediatrics, Griffith University
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Director of Research, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, UMass Lowell
