Disease surveillance

National Transmissable Spongiform Encephalopathies program

Subsidies are available to producers and veterinarians to participate in the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy surveillance program.

Visit the Transmissable Spongiform Encephalopathies and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy page

Significant Disease Investigation (SDI) program

Information on how veterinarians and producers can participate in the significant disease investigation program.

Visit the SDI page

Investigation of illness or death in backyard poultry flocks, pet birds, and wild birds by veterinary practitioners

Information on how veterinarians can be subsidised for investigating illness in small numbers of birds.

Investigating illness or death in backyard poultry flocks, pet birds and wild birds

Lumpy skin disease exclusion testing

Information on lumpy skin disease and what samples to collect for exclusion testing.

Visit the Lumpy skin disease page

Arboviral disease in horses

Information on common arboviral disease in Victoria.

Visit the Arboviral disease in horses page

Murray Valley encephalitis virus

The Murray Valley encephalitis virus is a type of arbovirus spread by mosquitoes.

Visit the Murray Valley encephalitis virus page

Benign theileriosis in Victoria

Benign theileriosis is a tick-borne disease caused by intracellular blood parasites belonging to the Theileria orientalis group.

Visit the Benign theileriosis in Victoria page