Guide to animal diseases and disorders (2024)

Aflatoxicosis cattle, pigs, ducklings, turkeys, horses African horse sickness all species of Equidae , including horses, mules, donkeys, and zebra, dogs African swine fever Pigs – domestic and feral Akabane disease cattle, sheep, goats American foulbrood European honey bees (Apis mellifera) Anthrax cattle, sheep, horses, goats, pigs, dogs, humans Australian bat lyssavirus bats, flying foxes, horses, humans, dogs, cats, microbats, insectivorous bats Avian influenza Wild birds, Poultry, including chickens, turkeys, Guinea fowl, quail, pheasants, emu, ostrich, Marine mammals , People—avian influenza could potentially be a serious human disease. Human illness and deaths have been confirmed in other countries in people who had close contact with avian influenza viruses (H5N1, H5N6, H7N7, H7N9, H9N2) through contact with infected poultry or their contaminated environment. Avian paramyxovirus pigeons, poultry, birds Blackhead turkeys, chickens, pheasants, game birds Bluetongue sheep, goats, deer , cattle Botulism cattle Botulism in poultry poultry, fowls, turkeys, waterfowl, pheasants, emus, wild birds Bovine ephemeral fever cattle, buffaloes Bovine viral diarrhoea virus cattle, goats, deer Brucellosis pigs, cattle, horses, dogs, humans Canine ehrlichiosis Domesticated or wild animals in the family Canidae, including dogs and foxes, There have been rare instances overseas where humans have been infected after being bitten by an infected tick, however there have been no reported cases of infection in humans in Australia Caprine arthritis encephalitis goats Cattle tick cattle, horses, goats, sheep, deer, camels, alpaca, vicuna, guanacos, buffaloes Chalkbrood European honey bees (Apis mellifera), Asian honey bees (Apis cerana), Carpenter bees (Xylocopa californica arizonensis), Bumble bees (Bombus grisecocollis, B. nevadensis and B. vosnesenskii) Coccidiosis poultry, chickens Copper deficiency in ruminants ruminants, sheep, cattle, goats, buffalo, deer, camels Enzootic bovine leucosis cattle, buffalo, zebu Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) horses, donkeys Equine infectious anaemia horses Equine influenza horses Equine viral arteritis horses European foulbrood European honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker, drone and queen bee larvae External parasites in poultry poultry, chickens Foot-and-mouth disease cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, deer, camelids, buffalo, elephants Fowl cholera poultry, chickens, turkeys, waterfowl Fowl pox fowls, turkeys, chickens, pigeons Hendra virus Horses, flying foxes, dogs and humans have been infected in a natural setting Hydatid disease dogs, dingoes, sheep, kangaroos, wallabies, pigs, wildlife Infectious laryngotracheitis birds, poultry, chickens, pheasants, partridges, peafowl, turkeys, ducks, geese Influenza A in pigs pigs, humans, a wide range of other species, including poultry. Intestinal torsion pigs Japanese encephalitis pigs, horses and donkeys, humans Johne's disease Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep, Goats, Alpaca, Llama, Camels, Deer Leptospirosis cattle, pigs, sheep, dogs, horses, farm animals Leptospirosis in pigs pigs Lumpy jaw cattle Lumpy skin disease Cattle, Water buffalo Marek's disease poultry, chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, game birds Melioidosis goats, sheep, pigs, horses, camels, alpaca and llama, rodents, humans, cattle Neosporosis cattle, dogs, sheep, goats, deer, horses Neurological disease in horses horses Newcastle disease All avian species, both domestic and wild Nipah virus humans, pigs, cats, dogs, goats, horses Nosema disease European honey bees (Apis mellifera) Ovine brucellosis Sheep Piglet anaemia pigs Piglet scours pigs Psittacosis birds, humans Rabies due to rabies virus potentially any mammal, including humans, dogs, cats, livestock, and wildlife. Sacbrood European honey bees (Apis mellifera) Salmonella cattle, sheep, goats, horses, dogs, cats, pigs, humans Salmonella enteritidis poultry, humans Screw-worm fly all domestic and wild mammals, humans, birds. Spotty liver poultry, chickens Strangles horses, donkeys, mules Swine brucellosis pigs Tetanus humans, animals, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses Transit tetany cattle Vibriosis (Campylobacteriosis) cattle Warts on cattle cattle White spot disease Decapod crustaceans , Prawns, Lobsters, Crabs White-nose syndrome microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) Wooden tongue cattle Worm parasites in poultry poultry, chickens