Abbreviations

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

APVMA	Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
AQUAVETPLAN	Australian Aquatic Veterinary Emergency Plan
AqCCEAD	Aquatic Consultative Committee on Emergency Animal Diseases
AUSVETPLAN	Australian Veterinary Emergency Plan
Ca Xenohaliotis californiensis	Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis
CVO	chief veterinary officer
DAFF	Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australian Government)
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
DPIWE	Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania
EAD	emergency animal disease
ISH	in situ hybridisation
OIE	World Organisation for Animal Health (formerly Office International des Epizooties)
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
RLP	rickettsia-like prokaryote