What is the National Arbovirus Monitoring Program?

The National Arbovirus Monitoring Program is an integrated national program jointly funded by the livestock industries and governments to monitor the distribution of economically important insect-borne viruses of livestock and their vectors.

The Program has three major functional objectives:

• Trade support, in the sense of providing technical information to meet Biosecurity Australia's requirements for export protocol negotiations and to assist exporters in meeting export certification requirements. The Program particularly supports exports of live cattle and sheep.
• Bluetongue early warning, by the dynamic surveillance of the northern bluetongue endemic area to detect new incursions and provide early warning of any southern spread of the strains present.
• Risk management, by providing epidemiological advice to producers and exporters with regard to arboviruses.

The cornerstone of the Program is the maintenance of a national network of sentinel cattle herds from which regular blood samples are taken and tested for important viruses. In addition, potential insect vectors are trapped and identified to monitor changes in their location and abundance.

The Program is managed by Animal Health Australia.

Results are provided via an Annual report which is available for download as a pdf file. Findings are also reported through the Animal Health Surveillance Quarterly issues 2 and 4 each year.

Download Current Bluetongue Zoning Maps

The NAMP regularly updates the Bluetongue Zone Map. This zone map is based on OIE guidelines and defines areas in which no viral activity has been detected for at least the past two years. As the map is updated in response to new monitoring information, it is subject to change without notice. Users are advised to refer to this web site whenever making decisions or recommendations related to bluetongue zoning. Click here to view the current zoning map, or download printable or GIS versions.

NAMPInfo: NAMP Information System

NAMPInfo is an on-line database of sentinel herd serological and entomological data collected under the National Arbovirus Monitoring Program. To preserve the integrity of the data, access is by password, and is restricted to NAMP state coordinators only. Click here to enter NAMPInfo.

The history of bluetongue, Akabane and ephemeral fever viruses and their vectors in Australia, 1975-1999

• Arbovirus report complete (5,184 KB)
  
• Arbovirus report table of contents (864 KB)
• Arbovirus report chapter 1 - Introduction (60 KB)
• Arbovirus report chapter 2 - History of arbovirus research (125 KB)
• Arbovirus report chapter 3 - Australia’s geography, weather patterns and livestock (2,476 KB)
• Arbovirus report chapter 4 - Insect vectors (157 KB)
• Arbovirus report chapter 5 - The viruses (1,457 KB)
• Arbovirus report Appendices and Abbreviations (382 KB)

Other Resources

NAMPInfo requires that submitted data conforms to a specific format. State coordinators can download Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with the correct fomat.

NAMP Annual Reports

• NAMP Annual Report 2006-07 (376 KB)
• NAMP Annual Report 2005-06 (164 KB)
• NAMP Annual Report 2004/05 (392 KB)
  
• NAMP Annual Report 2003/04 (274 KB)
  
• NAMP Annual Report 2002/03 (255 KB)
  
• NAMP Annual Report 2001/02 (718 KB)
  
• NAMP Annual Report 2000/01 (651 KB)
  

To receive a copy of previous annual reports please contact Animal Health Australia.

Links for more information

• Search the National Animal Health Information System (NAHIS) to view more information on Australia's animal health status.

• National Arboviral and Malaria Surveillance of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

For more information contact the NAMPInfo System Manager.

Page Updated: 20 December 2007