Biosecurity refers to measures that are taken to stop the spread or introduction of harmful organisms to human, animal and plant life.

The measures taken are a combination of processes and systems that have been put in place by bioscience laboratories, customs agents and agricultural managers to prevent the use of dangerous pathogens and toxins.

Goals of Biosecurity

The main aim of biosecurity is to protect human health and to increase and protect agricultural produce through the prevention, control and management of biological risk factors. Biosecurity also aims to protect against acts of bioterrorism and to prevent adverse biosecurity events as well as offering advice on appropriate interventions and political and social changes that should be adopted by government regulatory agencies.

It is up to us to manage the biosecurity in our homes and on our farms. 

Infectious disease have affected large populations throughout human history. Although these diseases are naturally occurring, they can cause more devastation than warfare.
Some of the major pandemics or outbreaks of disease that have affected large parts of the world across geographical boundaries include the Black Death or bubonic plague in the 14th Century and the spread of Spanish flu in 1918-19. Worldwide, each of these pandemics killed tens of millions of people. Today, infectious diseases that pose a threat to humans include diseases such as cholera, avian flu, yellow fever, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria.
Since the 1960s and 70s, the widespread use of antibiotics and vaccines as well as early detection and surveillance of critical infections has eliminated several of the major infectious diseases such as measles and polio. Over the past few decades, however, infectious disease has staged a comeback, especially certain infections such as tuberculosis. Tuberculosis has developed resistance to commonly used antibiotics making it a biosecurity threat. In addition, previously unknown and “emerging” infections that have developed across the world include Legionnaire’s disease, Lyme disease, Sin Nombre variant of hantavirus, hepatitis C, SARS and new strains of influenza. Most of these diseases have originated in Europe, North America, and Japan and not from the developing nations. International trade, travel, and immigration have enabled infections emerging in certain areas to spread all over the world.

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