Professor Michael Ward
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Professor Michael Ward

BVSc (Hons 1) MSc MPVM PhD FACVSc DVSc
Chair, Veterinary Public Health &
Food Safety  
Phone
+61 2 9351 1607
Fax
+61 2 9351 1618
Address
C01A - Jl Shute - Camden
The University of Sydney
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Professor Michael Ward

Michael trained as a veterinarian at the University of Queensland and spent the first five years of his career as a field veterinary officer employed by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (QDPI) in Townsville. During this period he was involved in disease eradication (TB and brucellosis), export and disease control activities, and he also complete a Master of Science degree at James Cook University on the topic of bluetongue virus in cattle. Michael then completed Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and PhD degrees at the University of California, Davis, also on the topic of bluetongue virus epidemiology. He returned to Australia and continued work as a Research Scientist with the QDPI in Toowoomba and Brisbane.

Michael again left Australia in July, 2000, to take up a position at the Purdue University Veterinary School and settled in West Lafayette, Indiana. In 2004, he moved to the Texas A&M University Veterinary School. In 2007 Michael applied for the newly created position of Chair, Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety at the University of Sydney, a position he continues to hold.

Michael's real passion is in infectious disease epidemiology, disease mapping and spatial analysis, and disease spread modelling. In 2024 Michael successfully applied for an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship. This is the pinnacle of competitive research funding for an individual in Australia, an unique achievement for a veterinarian employed in an Australian veterinary school. This 5-year, $5 million program will focus on the wild-domestic interface and how this influences the risk of disease spillover. Together with a team of three postdoctoral research associates and three PhD students, Michael’s goal is to develop a mechanistic understanding of the wild-domestic animal interface and how that drives disease spillover risk. This has great relevance to food production, animal welfare, environmental sustainability and ecosystems, and pandemic preparedness.

  • spatial epidemiology and disease mapping
  • disease spread modelling
  • transboundary and emerging diseases
  • diseases of wildlife
  • Veterinary Public Health and One Health
  • infectious disease epidemiology
  • Research and Enquiry VETS6107: Diagnostic tests, study design
  • Research and Enquiry VETS6307: Professionally-focused project
  • Research and Enquiry VETS6313: Professionally-focused project
  • Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship, “Defining the wild-domestic animal interface and microbial spillover risk”
  • Section Chief Editor, Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Fellow (Veterinary Epidemiology), Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists
  • Chair, Local Organising Committee, International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (Sydney, 11-15 November, 2024)
  • Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists: Most commendable paper published in the Australian Veterinary Journal, 2016 and 2023
  • Churchill International Fellowship, 2011
  • Ian Clunies Ross Award, Australian College of Veterinary Scientists, 1997
Project titleResearch student
Examination and validation of multiple diagnostic modalities for bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattle, and development of a predictive model for risk of bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattleTony BATTERHAM
Emerging leptospirosis in urban Sydney dogs - sources, risk factors and preventionChristine GRIEBSCH
Canine Leptospirosis in Sydney: clustering, risk factors, inter-species transmission and modellingXiao LU

Publications

Book Chapters

  • Ward, M. (2008). Spatial epidemiology: Where have we come in 150 years? In D.Sui (Eds.), Geospatial Technologies and Homeland Security: Research Frontiers and Future Challenges, (pp. 257-282). US: Springer Science+Business Media. [More Information]
  • Carpenter, T., Ward, M. (2003). Methods for determining spatial clusters in surveillance and survey programs. In M. Salman (Eds.), Animal Disease Surveillance and Survey Systems: Methods and Applications, (pp. 101-117). USA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
  • Carpenter, T., Ward, M. (2003). Methods for determining temporal clusters in surveillance and survey programs. In M. Salman (Eds.), Animal Disease Surveillance and Survey Systems: Methods and Applications, (pp. 87-99). USA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.

Journals

  • Kirkeby, C., Boklund, A., Larsen, L., Ward, M. (2024). Are all avian influenza outbreaks in poultry the same? The predicted impact of poultry species and virus subtype. Zoonoses and Public Health. [More Information]
  • Uddin, M., Hossain, M., Rahman, A., Siddique, M., Kafi, M., Hossain, M., Chakraborty, S., Rahman, M., Khasruzzaman, A., Ward, M., et al (2024). Characterization, histopathology and immunogenicity of the lumpy skin disease virus isolated during 2019–20 in Bangladesh. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15. [More Information]
  • Thomsen, B., Ward, M., Heo, J., Huynh, E., Ledesma, M., Fuerst, J., Vinayak, A. (2024). Computed tomography scan accuracy for the prediction of lobe and division of liver tumors by four board-certified radiologists. Veterinary Surgery. [More Information]

Edited Journals

  • Kirkeby, C., Brookes, V., Ward, M., Durr, S., Halasa, T. (2023). Corrigendum: A practical introduction to mechanistic modeling of disease transmission in veterinary science(Front. Vet. Sci., (2021), 7, (546651), 10.3389/fvets.2020.546651). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10. [More Information]

Conferences

  • Norris, J., Heller, J., Gibson, J., Hardefeldt, L., Hyndman, T., Nielsen, T., Ward, M., Govendir, M., Chambers, J., Browning, G., et al (2019). Development of a veterinary antimicrobial stewardship online training program for Australian veterinarians: a national collaborative effort. Australian Veterinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference 2018, Twin Waters: Australian Veterinary Association. [More Information]
  • Bombara, C., Durr, S., Gongora, J., Ward, M. (2018). The ecology of free-roaming dogs in northern Australia (forthcoming). Australian Veterinary Association - Pan Pacific, N/A: N/A.
  • Atherstone, C., Alonso, S., Grace, D., Ward, M., Dhand, N., Mor, S. (2017). Ebola virus surveillance in pigs presenting for slaughter in Uganda. 4th International One Health Congress & 6th Biennial Congress of the International Association for Ecology, Australia: One Health Global Network.

2024

  • Kirkeby, C., Boklund, A., Larsen, L., Ward, M. (2024). Are all avian influenza outbreaks in poultry the same? The predicted impact of poultry species and virus subtype. Zoonoses and Public Health. [More Information]
  • Uddin, M., Hossain, M., Rahman, A., Siddique, M., Kafi, M., Hossain, M., Chakraborty, S., Rahman, M., Khasruzzaman, A., Ward, M., et al (2024). Characterization, histopathology and immunogenicity of the lumpy skin disease virus isolated during 2019–20 in Bangladesh. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15. [More Information]
  • Thomsen, B., Ward, M., Heo, J., Huynh, E., Ledesma, M., Fuerst, J., Vinayak, A. (2024). Computed tomography scan accuracy for the prediction of lobe and division of liver tumors by four board-certified radiologists. Veterinary Surgery. [More Information]

2023

  • Dixon, S., Evans, D., Vindevoghel, T., Ward, M., Quain, A. (2023). Behaviours Expressed by Rodeo Calves during Different Phases of Roping. Animals, 13(3), 343-1-343-12. [More Information]
  • Kirkeby, C., Brookes, V., Ward, M., Durr, S., Halasa, T. (2023). Corrigendum: A practical introduction to mechanistic modeling of disease transmission in veterinary science(Front. Vet. Sci., (2021), 7, (546651), 10.3389/fvets.2020.546651). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10. [More Information]
  • Li, K., Shi, J., Liu, X., Ward, M., Wang, Z., Liu, R., Zhao, Z., Yin, Y., Liu, Y., Huang, J., et al (2023). Early warning signals for Omicron outbreaks in China: A retrospective study. Journal of Medical Virology, 95(1). [More Information]

2022

  • Kirkeby, C., Ward, M. (2022). A review of estimated transmission parameters for the spread of avian influenza viruses. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, , 1-9. [More Information]
  • Brookes, V., Wismandanu, O., Sudarnika, E., Roby, J., Hayes, L., Ward, M., Basri, C., Wibawa, H., Davis, J., Indrawan, D., et al (2022). A scoping review of live wildlife trade in markets worldwide. Science of the Total Environment, 819, Article number 153043-1-Article number 153043-12. [More Information]
  • Tiwari, H., Proch, V., Singh, B., Schemann, K., Ward, M., Singh, J., Gill, J., Dhand, N. (2022). Brucellosis in India: Comparing exposure amongst veterinarians, para-veterinarians and animal handlers. One Health, 14, Article number 100367-1-Article number 100367-12. [More Information]

2021

  • Ward, M. (2021). A new framework to address disease spillover risk at the wild-domestic animal interface is needed. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 68(4), 1709-1710. [More Information]
  • Kirkeby, C., Brookes, V., Ward, M., Durr, S., Halasa, T. (2021). A Practical Introduction to Mechanistic Modeling of Disease Transmission in Veterinary Science. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, 1-13. [More Information]
  • Brookes, V., Barrett, T., Ward, M., Roby, J., Hernandez-Jover, M., Cross, E., Donnelly, C., Tamsin S. Barnes, T., Wilson, C., Khalfan, S. (2021). A scoping review of African swine fever virus spread between domestic and free-living pigs. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 68(5), 2643-2656. [More Information]

2020

  • Ma, G., Ford, J., Lucas, L., Norris, J., Spencer, J., Withers, A., Ward, M. (2020). "They Reckon They’re Man’s Best Friend and I Believe That." Understanding Relationships with Dogs in Australian Aboriginal Communities to Inform Effective Dog Population Management. Animals, 10(5), Article 810-1-Article 810-15. [More Information]
  • Ruffalo, G., Byers, M., Ward, M. (2020). A canine distemper virus seroprevalence study of dogs on three islands in the Torres Strait region, Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal, 98(8), 371-374. [More Information]
  • Chowdhuary, M., Islam, S., Khair, A., Hossain, M., Ahmed, G., Brum, E., Debnath, N., Badhy, S., Habib, M., Rumi, T., Ward, M., et al (2020). A further outbreak of classical swine fever in indigenous pigs in Kurigram district, Bangladesh. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 67(5), 1922-1929. [More Information]

2019

  • Collins, J., Simpson, K., Bell, G., Durrheim, D., Hill-Cawthorne, G., Hope, K., Howard, P., Kohlenberg, T., Lawrence, K., Lilly, K., Sintchenko, V., Ward, M., Wiethoelter, A., Mor, S., et al (2019). A One Health investigation of Salmonella enterica serovar Wangata in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, 2016–2017. Epidemiology and Infection, 147, 1-11. [More Information]
  • Gabriele-Rivet, V., Arsenault, J., Wilhelm, B., Brookes, V., Newsome, T., Ward, M. (2019). A scoping review of dingo and wild-living dog ecology and biology in Australia to inform parameterisation for disease spread modelling. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6, 1-14. [More Information]
  • Becker, J., Ward, M., Hick, P. (2019). An epidemiologic model of koi herpesvirus (KHV) biocontrol for carp in Australia. Australian Zoologist, 40(1), 25-35. [More Information]

2018

  • van Breda, L., Dhungyel, O., Ward, M. (2018). Antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in southeastern Australian pig herds and implications for surveillance. Zoonoses and Public Health, 65(1), e1-e7. [More Information]
  • Gerasimova, M., Kelman, M., Ward, M. (2018). Are recreational areas a risk factor for tick paralysis in urban environments? Veterinary Parasitology, 254, 72-77. [More Information]
  • Beukers, A., Zaheer, R., Cook, S., Chaves, A., Ward, M., Tymensen, L., Morley, P., Hannon, S., Booker, C., Read, R., et al (2018). Comparison of antimicrobial resistance genes in feedlots and urban wastewater. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 82(1), 24-38.

2017

  • Degeling, C., Johnson, J., Ward, M., Wilson, A., Gilbert, G. (2017). A Delphi Survey and Analysis of Expert Perspectives on One Health in Australia. EcoHealth, 14(4), 783-792. [More Information]
  • Bombara, C., Durr, S., Machovsky-Capuska, G., Jones, P., Ward, M. (2017). A preliminary study to estimate contact rates between free-roaming domestic dogs using novel miniature cameras. PloS One, 12(7), 1-16. [More Information]
  • Van der Saag, M., Ward, M., Kirkland, P. (2017). Application of an embryonated chicken egg model to assess the vector competence of Australian Culicoides midges for bluetongue viruses. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 31, 263-271. [More Information]

2016

  • Hudson, E., Dhand, N., Durr, S., Ward, M. (2016). A Survey of Dog Owners in Remote Northern Australian Indigenous Communities to Inform Rabies Incursion Planning. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(4), 1-18. [More Information]
  • Proch, V., Singh, B., Ward, M., Schemann, K., Gill, J., Dhand, N. (2016). Can veterinarians be used as sentinels to determine the distribution of brucellosis in dairy animals. One Health EcoHealth Congress, Melbourne, Australia..
  • Van der Saag, M., Gu, X., Ward, M., Kirkland, P. (2016). Development and evaluation of real-time PCR assays for bloodmeal identification in Culicoides midges. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 30(2), 155-165. [More Information]

2015

  • Leslie, E., Geong, M., Abdurrahman, M., Ward, M., Toribio, J. (2015). A description of smallholder pig production systems in eastern Indonesia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 118(4), 319-327. [More Information]
  • Ward, M., Hernandez-Jover, M. (2015). A generic rabies risk assessment tool to support surveillance. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 120(1), 4-11. [More Information]
  • van Breda, L., Ginn, A., Dhungyel, O., Iredell, J., Ward, M. (2015). A snapshot survey of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from pre- and post-weaned piglets in Australia. Australasian Pig Science Association, Werribee: Australian Pig Association.

2014

  • Williams, K., Ward, M., Dhungyel, O., Hall, E., van Breda, L. (2014). A longitudinal study of the prevalence and super-shedding of Escherichia coli O157 in dairy heifers. Veterinary Microbiology, 173(1-2), 101-109. [More Information]
  • Ma, G., Dennis, M., Rose, K., Spratt, D., Spielman, D., Walker, A., Ward, M. (2014). Angiostrongylosis in Wildlife, Dogs & People. Zoonoses 2014, Brisbane: Australian Society for Infectious Diseases, Brisbane: N/A.
  • Firestone, S., Lewis, F., Schemann, K., Ward, M., Toribio, J., Taylor, M., Dhand, N. (2014). Applying Bayesian network modelling to understand the links between on-farm biosecurity practice during the 2007 equine influenza outbreak and horse managers' perceptions of a subsequent outbreak. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 116(3), 243-251. [More Information]

2013

  • Wilson, S., Ward, M., Garner, M. (2013). A framework for assessing the intangible impacts of emergency animal disease. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 111, 194-199. [More Information]
  • Mustiana, A., Abdurrahman, M., Hernandez-Jover, M., Ward, M., Putra, A., Toribio, J. (2013). Assessment of the risk for rabies introduction and establishment in Lombok, Indonesia. 2013 AVA Annual Conference: Into the Future, St Leonards: Australian Veterinary Association.
  • Ward, M., Lewis, F. (2013). Bayesian Graphical modeling: Applications in Veterinary Epidemiology. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 110(1), 1-3. [More Information]

2012

  • Firestone, S., Christley, R., Ward, M., Dhand, N. (2012). Adding the spatial dimensions to the social network analysis of an epidemic: Investigation of the 2007 outbreak of equine influenza in Australia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 106(2), 123-135. [More Information]
  • Ward, M., Mustiana, A., Hernandez-Jover, M., Toribio, J. (2012). Addressing rabies spread in eastern Indonesia using risk assessment framework. Emerging Infectious Diseases Symposium, Australia: CSIRO.
  • Tenzin, T., Dhand, N., Ward, M. (2012). Anthropogenic and environmental risk factors for rabies occurrence in Bhutan. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 107(1-2), 21-26. [More Information]

2011

  • Salman, M., Doherr, M., Erb, H., Frankena, K., Gardner, I., Stegeman, J., Stryhn, H., Ward, M., Weigel, R. (2011). 100 volumes of Preventive Veterinary Medicine - The past, the present and the future. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 100, 1-3. [More Information]
  • Firestone, S., Schemann, K., Toribio, J., Ward, M., Dhand, N. (2011). A case-control study of risk factors for equine influenza spread onto horse premises during the 2007 epidemic in Australia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 100(1), 53-63. [More Information]
  • Jori, F., Brahmbhatt, D., Fosgate, G., Thompson, P., Budke, C., Ward, M., Ferguson, K., Gummow, B. (2011). A questionnaire-based evaluation of the veterinary cordon fence separating wildlife and livestock along the boundary of the Krugar National Park, South Africa. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 100, 210-220. [More Information]

2010

  • Roche, S., Ward, M., Cogger, N., Toribio, J. (2010). Assessing the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 spread in poultry market chains in Bali based on spatial disease surveillance. GEOVet 2010, N/A: N/A.
  • Hernandez-Jover, M., Roche, S., Kompas, T., Ward, M. (2010). Assessment of the health risks of a West Nile virus outbreak in Australia and the optimal surveillance for mitigating these risks. 3rd Annual Biosecurity Symposium 'Global Health Security'.
  • Benjamin, L., Fosgate, G., Ward, M., Roussel, A., Feagin, R., Schwartz, A. (2010). Attitudes towards biosecurity practices relevant to Johne's disease control on beef cattle farms. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 94, 222-230. [More Information]

2009

  • White, S., Ward, M., Budke, C., Cyr, T., Bueno Jr, R. (2009). A Comparison of Gravid and Under-House CO2-Baited CDC Light Traps for Mosquito Species of Public Health Importance in Houston, Texas. Journal of Medical Entomology, 46(6), 1494-1497. [More Information]
  • Wilson, S., Ward, M., Garner, M. (2009). A Framework for Evaluating the Decision Making Processes Related to the Development of Animal health Emergency Plans and Policy in Australia. 12th Symposium of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics ISVEE 2009, New Zealand: International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics.
  • Ward, M., Farnsworth, M. (2009). An Evaluation of the Space-Time Permutation Test for Detecting Disease Clusters. 12th Symposium of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics ISVEE 2009, New Zealand: International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics.

2008

  • Pearce, B., Fosgate, G., Ward, M., Roussel, A., Norby, B., Tavornpanich, S., Ellis, D. (2008). Comparison of three methods of surveillance with application to the detection of Johne's disease seropositivity in Texas cattle. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 86(1-2), 1-7. [More Information]
  • Elbakidze, L., Highfield, L., Ward, M., McCarl, B., Norby, B. (2008). Economics analysis of mitigation strategies for FMD introduction in highly concentrated animal feeding regions. 2008 AAEA & ACCI Joint Annual Meeting, Milwaukee: American Agricultural Economics Association. [More Information]
  • Ward, M., Maftei, D., Apostu, C., Suru, A. (2008). Environmental and anthropogenic risk factors for highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 outbreaks in Romania, 2005-2006. Veterinary Research Communications, 32(8), 627-634. [More Information]

2007

  • Laffan, S., Lubarsky, E., Ward, M., Highfield, L. (2007). A geographic automata system for modelling disease outbreaks in wild and unfenced animal populations. Geocomputation 2007, Ireland: GeoComputation.
  • Rollo, S., Highfield, L., Ward, M. (2007). A Novel Estimation Method for Predicting Spatial Density of Feral Swine Using Ecological Data. 3rd GISVET Conference, Denmark: The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University.
  • Benjamin, L., Fosgate, G., Ward, M., Roussel, A. (2007). A survey of test-negative Level 4 status beef producers in the Voluntary Bovine Jone's Disease Control Program. JDIP 3rd Annual Conference. Johne's Disease Integrated Program, USA.

2006

  • Jin, Y., Qi, G., McCarl, B., Ward, M., Highfield, L. (2006). A Case Study on Contaminated Animal Carcass Disposal. National Carcass Disposal Symposium 2006, Maine, USA: University of Maine.
  • Highfield, L., Tolleson, D., Kwiatkowski, D., Ward, M., Garner, M., Beckett, S., Stuth, J. (2006). A Linked Epidemic and Transportation Modeling Environment for Foreign Animal Disease Events. 11th Symposium of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics ISVEE 2006, New Zealand: International Symposia on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics.
  • Ward, M., Schuermann, J., Highfield, L., Murray, K. (2006). An outbreak of West Nile virus encephalomyelitis in Texas equids: 1,698 cases. 11th Symposium of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics ISVEE 2006, New Zealand: International Symposia on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics.

2005

  • Moore, G., Ward, M., Kulldorff, M., Caldanaro, R., Guptill, L., Lewis, H., Glickman, L. (2005). A space-time cluster of adverse events associated with canine rabies vaccine. Vaccine, 23(48-49), 5557-5562. [More Information]
  • Moore, G., Guptill, L., Ward, M., Glickman, N., Faunt, K., Lewis, H., Glickman, L. (2005). Adverse events diagnosed within three days of vaccine administration in pet dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 227(7), 1102-1108. [More Information]
  • Gruntman, A., Couetil, L., Ward, M., Rosenthal, F. (2005). Assessment of stable dust levels and management practices as risk factors for recurrent airway obstruction in horses. 3rd World Equine Airway Symposium, US: IVIS.

2004

  • Edinboro, C., Ward, M., Glickman, L. (2004). A placebo-controlled trial of two intranasal vaccines to prevent tracheobronchitis (Kennel Cough) in dogs entering a humane shelter. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 62(2), 89-99. [More Information]
  • Ward, M., Alinovi, C., Couetil, L., Glickman, L., Wu, C. (2004). A randomized clinical trial using probiotics to prevent Salmonella fecal shedding in hospitalized horses. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 24(6), 242-247. [More Information]
  • Ward, M., Perez, A., Wu, C. (2004). Age-specific estimates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infectivity in dairy herds. 85th Annual Meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, US: Iowa State University Press.

2003

  • Ward, M., Marsh, B., Conner, T., Metcalf, D., Thacker, H. (2003). A survey of Indiana white-tailed deer. 84th Annual Meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Ames IA: Iowa State University Press.
  • Couetil, L., Ward, M. (2003). Analysis of risk factors for recurrent airway obstruction in North American horses: 1,444 cases (1990-1999). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 223(11), 1645-1650. [More Information]
  • Ward, M., Patronek, G., Glickman, L. (2003). Benefits of prophylactic gastropexy for dogs at risk of gastric dilatation-volvulus. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 60(4), 319-329. [More Information]

2002

  • Ward, M. (2002). Clustering of leptospirosis among dogs in the United States and Canada. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 56(3), 215-226.
  • Sanchez, A., Couetil, L., Ward, M. (2002). Diagnosing inflammatory airway disease and exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage in poorly performing racehorses (120 cases, 1996-2001). 19th annual Veterinary and Comparative Respiratory Society Scientific Symposium, US: VCRS.
  • Alinovi, C., Ward, M., Couetil, L., Wu, C. (2002). Effectiveness of cleaning and disinfection protocols directed against Salmonella spp. contamination in a veterinary teaching hospital. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Ames IA: Iowa State University Press.

2001

  • Ward, M. (2001). A postal survey of blowfly strike occurrence in two Queensland shires. Australian Veterinary Journal, 79, 769-772.
  • Ward, M. (2001). Blowfly strike in sheep flocks as an example of the use of a time-space scan to control confounding. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 49, 61-69.
  • Ward, M., Perez, A., Torres, P., Ritacco, V. (2001). Bovine tuberculosis in Argentina: spatial statistics, monitoring data and clustering. Application of Geographical Information Systems and Spatial Analysis to Veterinary Science, UK.

Selected Grants

2025

  • Defining the wild-domestic animal interface and microbial spillover risk, Ward M, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Australian Laureate Fellowships (FL)
  • Identification of pathogenic Leptospira serovars/serogroups found in environmental and animal samples in Sydney, Australia by advanced molecular testing, Westman M, Ward M, Griebsch C, Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases (Sydney ID)/Sydney ID Seed Grants

2024

  • Defining the wild-domestic animal interface and microbial spillover risk, Ward M, Sydney School of Veterinary Science (SSVS)/Research Support

Professor Ward is Chair of the Local Organising Committee for the International Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, to be hosted in Sydney in 2024.

In the media

Professor Michael Ward was interviewed on ABC RN Breakfast Radio "Scientists working to stop spread of deadly contagion" for the full story : http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/australian-scientists-work-to-impede-deadly-contagion/5554492

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