Alinovi CA, Ward MP, Lin TL, Moore GW, Wu CC. (2009) Real-Time PCR, compared to liquid and solid culture media and ELISA, for the detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Veterinary Microbiology 136: 177–179
Al-Qassab S, Reichel MP, Hall C, Johnson M, Windsor PA, Jenkins D, Su C, Dubey JP, Ellis J. (2009) Isolation of Toxoplasma gondii from the brain of a dog in Australia and its biological and molecular characterizations. Vet. Parasit. 164: 335–339
Begg DJ, de Silva K, Bosward K, Di Fiore L, Taylor DL, Jungersen G, Whittington RJ. (2009) Enzyme-linked immunospot: an alternative method for the detection of interferon gamma in Johne's disease. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 21(2):187-196
Cha E, Toribio J-ALML, Thomson PC and Holyoake PK. (2009) Biosecurity practices and the potential for exhibited pigs to consume swill at agricultural shows in Australia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 91:P(2-4):122-129
Cowled B, Ward MP, Hamilton S, and Garner MG. (2009) The equine influenza epidemic in Australia: Spatial and temporal descriptive analyses of a large propagating epidemic. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 92: 60-70
Dennis MM, Thomsen BV, Marshall KL, Hall SM, Wagner BA, Salman MD, Norden DK, Gaiser C, Sutton DL. (2009) Evaluation of immunohistochemical prion protein detection in recto-anal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue for scrapie diagnosis in sheep in the United States. American Journal of Veterinary Research 70(1): 63-72
Dhand NK, Eppleston J, Whittington RJ, Toribio J. (2009) Association of farm soil characteristics with ovine Johne's disease in Australia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 89, 110-120
Dhand NK, Toribio J, Whittington RJ. (2009) Adsorption of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis to Soil Particles. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75, 5581-5585
Dhungyel OP and Whittington RJ. (2009) Modulation of inter-vaccination interval to avoid antigenic competition in multivalent footrot (Dichelobacter nodosus) vaccines in sheep. Vaccine 28, 470-473
Farnsworth ML, Ward MP. (2009) Identifying spatio-temporal patterns of transboundary disease spread: examples using avian influenza H5N1 outbreaks. Veterinary Research 40: 20
Florent RL, Becker J and Powell, MD. (2009) Further development of bithionol therapy as a treatment for amoebic gill disease in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. Journal of Fish Diseases 32:391-400
Gumber S, Taylor DL, Marsh IB and Whittington RJ. (2009). Growth pattern and partial proteome of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis during the stress response to hypoxia and nutrient starvation. Veterinary Microbiology 133: 344-357
Gumber S and Whittington RJ. (2009). Analysis of the growth pattern, survival and proteome of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis following exposure to heat. Veterinary Microbiology 136: 82-90
Gumber S, Taylor DL and Whittington RJ. (2009). Evaluation of the immunogenicity of recombinant stress-associated proteins during Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection: implications for pathogenesis and diagnosis. Veterinary Microbiology 137: 290-296
Hamilton SA, East IJ, Toribio J-ALML, Garner MG. (2009) Are the Australian poultry industries vulnerable to large outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza? Australian Veterinary Journal 87: 165-174
Hernández-Jover M, Schembri N, Toribio J-ALML, Holyoake PK. (2009) Evaluation of the implementation of new traceability and food safety requirements in the pig industry in eastern Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal 87: 387-396
Hick PM and Whittington RJ. (2009) Optimisation and validation of a real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of betanodavirus. Journal of Virological Methods (doi:10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.10.027)
Lomax S, Sheil M, Windsor PA. (2009) Anaesthesia for Livestock Husbandry Procedures – An Australian Perspective. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 12:153
Peeler EJ, Afonso A, Berthe FC, Brun E, Rodgers CJ, Roque A, Whittington RJ, Thrush MA (2009). Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus - an assessment of the likelihood of introduction and establishment in England and Wales. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 91, 241-253
Sithole F, Toribio J-A, Schembri N, Holyoake PK. (2009) Challenges posed to the traceability of weaner pigs following live auction. Australian Veterinary Journal 87, 125-129
Toribio J, Norris JM, White JD, Dhand NK, Hamilton SA, Malik R (2009) Demographics and husbandry of pet cats living in Sydney, Australia: results of cross-sectional survey of pet ownership. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 11, 449-461
Toribio J-ALML, Forsyth H, Laxton R, Whittington RJ. (2009) An innovative approach to postgraduate education in Veterinary Public Health. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 36(1) 114-121
Toribio J-ALML, Morton JM, Morton JM. (2009) Undergraduate Veterinary Students’ Perceptions of the Usefulness, Focus and Application of Epidemiology before and after Epidemiology Courses. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 36(4): 411-417
White SL, Ward MP, Budke CM, Cyr T, Bueno Jr RA. (2009) Comparison of gravid and under house CO2 traps for mosquito-borne disease surveillance in Houston, Texas. Journal of Medical Entomology; 46: 14941497
Whittington RJ. (2009). Factors affecting isolation and identification of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from faecal and tissue samples in a liquid culture system. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 47: 614-622
Whittington RJ, Windsor PA. (2009) In-utero infection with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis: a review and meta-analysis. The Veterinary Journal 179:60-69, on-line: doi:10/1016/j.tvj/2007.08.023
Windsor PA, Agerholm JS. (2009) Inherited diseases of Australian Holstein-Friesian cattle. Australian Veterinary Journal 87: 193-199
Windsor PA, Whittington RJ. (2009) The evidence for age susceptibility of cattle in developing lesions of bovine Johne’s disease: a review. The Veterinary Journal, 179, on-line: doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.01.007
Windsor PA. (2009) Can curriculum innovations create incentives for young veterinarians to practice in remote rural areas? Invited paper in “Expanding education of global public health within the veterinary curriculum worldwide.” Rev.sci.tech.Off..int.Epiz. 28(2): 689-697
Zhong L, Di Fiore L, Taylor D, Begg D, de Silva K, Whittington RJ (2009) Identification of differentially expressed genes in ileum, intestinal lymph node and peripheral blood mononuclear cells of sheep infected with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using differential display polymerase chain reaction. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 131(3-4):177-189
Becker JA]], [[boldTweedie A, Asmus M, Gilligan D, and Whittington RJ. (2009) Impact of EHNV on native fish species living in the Murray Darling Basin. 4th FRDC Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram Scientific Conference, Cairns, Australia
Begg D, Plain K, Waldron A, de Silva K and Whittington R. (2009) Development of an Experimental Infection Model in Cattle using a Low Passage Seed Stock of MAP. International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA 10 – 14 August 2009
Begg D, de Silva K, Di Fiore L, Taylor DL, Bower K, Zhong L, Kawaji S, Emery D and Whittington R. (2009) Development of an experimental infection model for Johne’s disease using a lyophilised pure culture seedstock of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA 10 – 14 August 2009
Bower K, Begg D, and Whittington R. (2009) Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) using culture from blood during early, subclinical and clinical stages of disease. International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA 10 – 14 August 2009
Brahmbhatt DP, Fosgate GT, Dyason E, Gummow B, Jori F, Budke C, Srinivasan R, Ward MP. (2009) Contacts between wildlife and domestic livestock at the Kruger National Park interface of the Republic of South Africa. In Proceedings of the 12th International Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics meeting, Durban, 2009
Connolly JH, Obendorf DL, Whittington RJ, Canfield PJ and Nowakowski MS. (2009) Mucormycosis of the platypus in Tasmania – early investigations. Proceedings of the Platypus Forum, Hobart Tasmania, 3-4 September 2009. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Hobart. p.6
Dennis MM. (2009) What’s wrong with your aquarium fish? Pathology findings from a survey of retail outlet mortalities. Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference, May, 2009, Darwin, NT
Dennis MM. (2009) Essential qualities of the entourage investigation fish health mysteries. Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference, May, 2009, Darwin, NT
Dennis MM, Reddacliff LA, Whittington RJ. (2009) Longitudinal study of the pathology of natural ovine Johne’s disease. American College of Veterinary Pathologists 60th Annual Meeting, December, 2009. Monterey, CA, USA.
Dennis MM, Becker JA, Tweedie A, Landos M, Whittington RJ. (2009) Survey of ornamental fish mortalities in retail outlets of New South Wales. 12th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, August, 2009, Durban, South Africa.
de Silva K, Begg D and Whittington R. (2009) The interleukin 10 response in ovine Johne’s disease. International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA 10 – 14 August 2009
Dhand NK. (2009) Novel approaches to train future veterinarians and public health professionals. International summit on advancing veterinary medical care: Challenges and strategies at the 27th Annual Convention of the Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine, Chennai, India, 19-21 February 2009
Dhand NK. (2009) Using student lens to reflect on teaching and learning resources. National UniServe Science Conference Sydney, 30 September - 2 October 2009
Dhand NK and Thomson PC. (2009) Scenario-based approach for teaching biostatistics to veterinary students. International Association for Statistical Education Satellite Conference – Next Steps in Statistics Education Durban, South Africa, 14-15 August 2009
Dhand N, Toribio JA and Whittington RJ. (2009). Adsorption of MAP organisms to soil particles. 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, Minneapolis USA, August 9-14, 2009
Dhand NK, Sergeant E, Toribio JALML and Whittington RJ. (2009). T2-4.3.3 - Estimation of sensitivity and flock-sensitivity of pooled faecal culture for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in sheep. Proceedings of the 12th Symposium of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Durban, South Africa: ISVEE 12, 336, 2009 (CD-ROM).
Dhungyel OP and Whittington RJ. (2009) New approach to vaccination for treatment, control and eradication of footrot in sheep and goats. Proceedings of the 7th International Sheep Veterinary Congress, June 2009, Stavanger, Norway. Pp56
Eppleston J, Windsor PA, Sergeant E, Dhand NK and Whittington RJ. (2009). Continued shedding of MPtb from Australian sheep vaccinated with GudairTM. 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, Minneapolis USA, August 9-14, 2009
Farnsworth ML and Ward MP. (2009) Methods of quantifying spatio-temporal disease patterns applied to avian influenza H5N1. In Proceedings of the 12th International Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics meeting, Durban, 2009
Hick PM, Tweedie A, Humphrey J and Whittington RJ. (2009) Sample preparation for detection of latent betanodavirus infection by RT-qPCR. Australian Association of Veterinary Diagnosticians Annual Conference, Launceston, November 2009
Hick PM, Humphrey J, Bosmans J, Schipp G and Whittington RJ. (2009) Improved detection of betanodavirus in barramundi aquaculture and epidemiological investigations of outbreaks in the Northern Territory. Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference, Darwin, May 2009
Highfield LD, Ward MP, Laffan SW, Norby B, Wagner GG. (2009) Control of foot and mouth disease spread in wildlife: a case study of white-tailed deer in South Texas. In Proceedings of the 12th International Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics meeting, Durban, 2009
Hill AE, Dhungyel OP and Whittington RJ. (2009). T6-3.3.6 - Efficacy of 5-sheep sampling strategy at identification of serogroups of ovine virulent footrot (Dichelobacter nodosus) for targeted vaccination. Proceedings of the 12th Symposium of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Durban, South Africa: ISVEE 12, 282, 2009 (CD-ROM).
Kawaji S, Gumber S, and Whittington R. (2009) Cloning, expression and purification of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis stress-associated genes. International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA 10 – 14 August 2009
Kennan, RM, Wong W, Porter CJ, Dhungyel O, Han X, Wong D, Marsh I, Whittington RJ, Whisstock JC and Rood JI. (2009). Functional role of the extended loop of the virulence-associated AprV2 protease from Dichelobacter nodosus. Proceedings of the Bacpath 10 meeting, September 20th - 23rd 2009, Barossa Valley
Schemann AK, Hernandez-Jover M, Hall W, Holyoake P and Toribio J-ALML. (2009) Assessment of current disease surveillance for pigs at livestock markets and abattoirs in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ISVEE XII Proceedings. 12th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics
Tenzin, Dorjee J, Rinzin K, Ward MP. (2009) Epidemic rabies in eastern Bhutan, 2005-2007. In Proceedings of the 12th International Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics meeting, Durban, 2009
Ward MP, Highfield LD, Garner MG. (2009) Use of simulation modelling to estimate the effective reproductive number for outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease. In Proceedings of the 12th International Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics meeting, Durban, 2009
Ward MP, Farnsworth ML. (2009) An evaluation of the space-time permutation test for detecting disease clusters. In Proceedings of the 12th International Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics meeting, Durban, 2009
Ward MP, Maftei D, Apostu C, Suru A. (2009) Comparison of methods for estimating the basic reproductive number: a case study of epidemic highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1. In Proceedings of the 12th International Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics meeting, Durban, 2009
Whittington RJ. (2009). Diagnostic methods for identification and characterization of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis: advances, constraints and opportunities. 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, Minneapolis USA, August 9-14, 2009. Invited keynote speaker.
Whittington RJ, Becker J, Tweedie A, Rimmer A, [[bold||Ritchie Z], Asmus M, Gilligan D (2009). Impact of ranavirus in finfish in the Murray-Darling Basin river system of Australia. Proceedings of the 58th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association, Blaine, USA August 2-7 2009. p22
Wilson SJ, Ward MP, Garner MG. (2009) A Framework for Evaluating the Economics of the Control and Prevention of Animal Health Emergencies. In Proceedings of the 12th International Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics meeting, Durban, 2009
Wong W, Porter CJ, Kennan RM, Dhungyel O, Han X, Wong D, Marsh I, Whittington RJ, Rood JI, Whisstock JC. (2009). A molecular hook is required for the full activity of the AprV2 protease, a virulence factor from the ovine footrot pathogen, Dichelobacter nodosus. Proceedings of the Melbourne Protein Group Meeting 8th Symposium - Monash University, 15th July 2009
Reports
Anon-Whittington RJ and Hyatt AD (2009) Chapter 2.3.1 Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus. In: Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (6th Edition). Office International des Epizooties, Paris pp. 168-187.
Whittington R, Tweedie, A, Dennis, M, Becker, J and Landos, M (2009). Aquatic animal health subprogram: Optimization of PCR tests for diagnosis of megalocytivirus (gourami iridovirus) and cyprinid herpesvirus 2 (goldfish herpesvirus). Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. University of Sydney.