❓ A WA parliamentary question inquires about the Department of Agriculture's investigation into a new CSIRO diagnostic test for Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease (VIBD). The answer clarifies that test development is handled at the national level by the CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory.
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(b) has the Department of Agriculture investigated the new diagnostic test, developed by the CSIRO; and (c) if not, why not?
(c) if not, why not?
(b) No (c) As part of Australia’s exotic disease prevention strategy, test development and evaluation of tests for exotic animal diseases such as VIBD is conducted only at the CSIRO’s high security Australia Animal Health Laboratory (AHL), Geelong, Victoria.
(c) As part of Australia’s exotic disease prevention strategy, test development and evaluation of tests for exotic animal diseases such as VIBD is conducted only at the CSIRO’s high security Australia Animal Health Laboratory (AHL), Geelong, Victoria.
(c) if not, why not?
(b) No (c) As part of Australia’s exotic disease prevention strategy, test development and evaluation of tests for exotic animal diseases such as VIBD is conducted only at the CSIRO’s high security Australia Animal Health Laboratory (AHL), Geelong, Victoria.
(c) As part of Australia’s exotic disease prevention strategy, test development and evaluation of tests for exotic animal diseases such as VIBD is conducted only at the CSIRO’s high security Australia Animal Health Laboratory (AHL), Geelong, Victoria.
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Answered
17 September 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Response time
8 days
(a) Only the very virulent strain of Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease (VIBD) is of concern to Australia. Australia’s quarantine measures, which are administered by the Commonwealth Government, are designed to prevent the entry of this disease.
(b) No
(c) As part of Australia’s exotic disease prevention strategy, test development and evaluation of tests for exotic animal diseases such as VIBD is conducted only at the CSIRO’s high security Australia Animal Health Laboratory (AHL), Geelong, Victoria.
(b) No
(c) As part of Australia’s exotic disease prevention strategy, test development and evaluation of tests for exotic animal diseases such as VIBD is conducted only at the CSIRO’s high security Australia Animal Health Laboratory (AHL), Geelong, Victoria.
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