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	rabies Rabies is caused by a neurotropic virus that is transmissible to all mammals. Birds are much less susceptible to the virus than mammals, and...
	pasteurellosis Mannheimia haemolytica (from Greek haima - blood, lyt – adverb form of verb lyo - dissolve and adjectival...
	Newcastle disease Newcastle disease (ND) is a highly contagious viral disease that affects birds all over the world. The disease has a huge economic impact and...
	lumpy skin disease A disease was first described in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) in 1929, which was initially thought to be due to an allergic reaction in cattle...
	Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) The Asian tiger mosquito is spread via the international tyre trade (due to the rainwater retained in the tyres when stored...
	Carijoa riisei (branched pipe coral) Carijoa riisei commonly known as "snowflake coral" or "branched pipe coral", is a soft coral species. Originally...
	Acanthaster planci (crown-of-thorns starfish) Coral gardens from Micronesia and Polynesia provide valuable marine resources for local communities and environments for native marine...
	Bugula neritina (brown bryozoan) Bugula neritina forms flexible bushy colonies, branching biserial, to about 10 cm high and is purplish-brown in colour. Zooids white...
	Phyllorhiza punctata (Australian spotted jellyfish) The jellyfish, Phyllorhiza punctata, has been introduced to North America from the Western Pacific Ocean and is...
	Tubastraea coccinea (orange-cup coral) Tubastraea coccinea (orange-cup coral) has been introduced to all continents except...