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White spot disease found in SEQ again
Subsequently, samples from two prawn farms on the Logan River in southeast Queensland also returned positive for white spot disease, which devastated seven prawn farms in 2016.
White spot disease is a highly contagious viral infection that affects crustaceans, prawns and crabs, but it is not harmful to
Further information on white spot dis- ease is available at daf.qld.gov.au/WSD and bnbfishing.com.au
Biosecurity Queensland will review all prawn farms to ensure future on-farm biosecurity management is appropriate in dealing with this new detection.
This is the second year of production for three prawn farms but the first time white spot disease has been detected again on- farm.
Queensland was only months away from obtaining proof of freedom – two years of consecutive negative results for white spot syndrome virus.
The prawn and crab samples first tested positive at Biosecurity Sciences Labora- tory in Brisbane and confirmatory testing was carried out at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness in Victoria.
Photo: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
HITE spot disease has returned Biosecurity Queensland representatives human health and seafood from Queens- to southeast Queensland more recently met with members of the Aquatic land waters is safe to eat.
than three years since the dis- Consultative Committee on Emergency White spot disease movement restrictions
ease was first detected.
Biosecurity Queensland undertook rou-
Animal Disease to discuss the new detec- remain in place for raw prawns, yabbies
tine surveillance for white spot syndrome virus in Moreton Bay during March, with mangrove swimming crabs returning posi- tive for the disease.
tions and ongoing management options for white spot syndrome virus.
and marine worms from Caloundra to the NSW border and west to Ipswich.
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