... events that regularly cost the oyster aquaculture industry millions of dollars and affect livelihoods. Notably, there is evidence that climate change is rapidly causing the emergence of new diseases alongside the amplification of impacts of existing diseases. This is because warming, acidification...

... 313 (5783): 58 61. doi: httpsdoi.org/10.1126/ Science.1127609 Cole, D., Drum, D.J.V., Stallknecht, D.E., White, D.G., Lee, M.D., Ayes, S., Sobsey, M., and Maurer, J.J. 2005. Free-living Canada Geese and antimicrobial resistance. Emerging Infectious Disease 11(6): 935 938. doi: httpsdoi. org/10.3201...

... not routinely considered until a prominent disease emergency occurs, is essential for life on Earth. Wildlife health is a fundamental indicator of the health of the planet, its ecosystems, and services which humans and agricultural systems depend upon. Machalaba, C. et al. (2020) Urgent Needs for Global...

..., with established and emerging biotechnologies such as genetic analysis, biobanking, assisted reproduction and biomarkers of individual health. Littlejohn s tree frog was recently uplisted to Endangered, due to increased threat of extinction resulting from the fires, whilst already suffering from disease...

...Micaela Jemison ABSTRACT The media plays a key role in shaping public definition of a human-wildlife disease conflict and the acceptance of nominated solutions. While the One Health approach has brought together science and health disciplines to manage emerging infectious diseases (EIDs...

... Johnson 178 Emerging diseases in Australian oysters and the challenges of climate change and uncertain futures Elliot Scanes, Wayne A. O Connor, Justin R. Seymour, Nachshon Siboni, Laura M. Parker, Pauline M. Ross185 The impact of plant diseases on wildlife in Australia Brett A. Summerell 194 Trends...

... of Sydney 263 276 Carey, C. 2000. Infectious disease and worldwide declines of amphibian populations, with comments on emerging diseases in coral reef organisms and humans. Environmental Health Perspectives, 108: 143-150. Infectious disease and worldwide declines of amphibian populations...

... distribution of Litoria aurea and Litoria castanea in the Bathurst-Orange Herpetofauna 29 2 9 Woodhams, D.C., Alford, R.A., and Marantelli, G. 2003. Emerging disease of amphibians cured by elevated body temperature. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 55: 65-67. Emerging disease of amphibians cured...

...-emerging diseases (Woolhouse and Dye 2001). It is well documented that upon initial introduction to new water bodies, CyHV3 causes an epidemic that kills carp in very high numbers within a few weeks. There is a growing body of evidence showing that following CyHV3 introduction, mortality rates drop quickly...

... pathogens and parasites is receiving increasing attention as a threat to the world s endemic freshwater faunas. Reports of emerging diseases in amphibians, fishes, crayfishes and even Copepoda have significantly increased in the scientific literature in recent decades (Johnson and Paull 2011; Roennfeldt...

... a suite of other problems (Dowding and Murphy 2001; Parkes and Murphy 2003). Various diseases and parasites were suggested and evaluated as control agents, but none appeared suitable for the task until the appearance of myxomatosis. The disease emerged when its causative agent, the myxoma virus (MYXV...

..., particularly as it relates to biosecurity. Globally, ecosystems are changing at an unprecedented rate, with 60 per cent now considered degraded (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment). Climate change is just one factor driving ecosystem change and disease emergence. Additional factors that are driving an interest...

... to devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) (Hawkins et al. 2008). DFTD is a recently emerged contagious cancer with a high fatality rate (Pearse and Swift 2006); the species has declined approximately 80% across its range since the disease emergence (Lazenby et al. 2018). There are two forms of DFTD, DFT1...

... epidemiology because they are spatiotemporal points of contact at which transmission of microbes between populations could occur, leading to spill-over events and potentially, the emergence of infectious diseases (Magouras et al., 2020). Understanding the characteristics of such interfaces, how contacts...

... Johnson 178 Emerging diseases in Australian oysters and the challenges of climate change and uncertain futures Elliot Scanes, Wayne A. O Connor, Justin R. Seymour, Nachshon Siboni, Laura M. Parker, Pauline M. Ross185 The impact of plant diseases on wildlife in Australia Brett A. Summerell 194 Trends...

.... and Wolfenden, J. 2017. Sarcoptic Mange in Wombats A Review and Future Research Directions. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 00: 1-9. DOI:10.1111/tbed.12770 Ruykys, L., Taggart, D.A., Breed, W.G. and Schultz, D. 2009. Sarcoptic mange in southern hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons): distribution...

...., Turner, G. G., Butchkoski, C. M. and Kunz, T. H. 2010. An emerging disease causes regional population collapse of a common North American bat species. Science 329: 679 682. doi:10.1126/science.1188594 Hobbie, J.E. 2003. Scientific accomplishments of the long term ecological research program...

.... Peri-urban environments have emerged as frontiers for human-wildlife interactions and thus can act as hotspots for the occurrence of, or exposure to, zoonotic pathogens (Allen et al. 2017; Williams et al. 2021). Recent outbreaks of zoonotic diseases in cities, such as COVID-19 and Japanese encephalitis...

...Robert Johnson, AM BVSc MANZCVS CertZooMed BA FAVA ABSTRACT Snakebite envenoming was recently included in the World Health Organisation's (WHO) list of 20 most neglected tropical diseases. These 20 conditions are a diverse group of diseases which affect or occur mainly in impoverished communities...