Interdisciplinary collaboration between Westmead and Camden campuses
We are collaborating with the researchers who focus on tuberculosis in humans to compare the genomes of various mycobacterial species. Comparing human, animal and environmental mycobacteria will provide important insights into ecological niche adaptation.
13th ICP
We presented our recent research results at the paratuberculosis meeting in Nantes, France.
AHA webinar series on JD for veterinarians
We presented three seminars on Johne’s disease as part of this series in November 2016. You can watch the presentations on:
- Diagnosis of Johne’s disease
- Breed susceptibility to OJD in sheep (at 26:33 on video)
- Herd screening techniques for Johne’s disease (at 34:53 on video)
BJD forum
Animal Health Australia is co-ordinating a review of the National Bovine Johne’s Disease Strategic Plan on behalf of the BJD Steering Committee. The first step in this process is the forum “BJD – Where to from here” on 16 February. At this meeting Prof. Richard Whittington will be discussing issues related to the diagnosis of BJD.
New diagnostic tests for Johne’s disease
- Rapid test – the HT-J faecal PCR test is now available nationally
- Culture
- new M7H9C culture medium has replaced BACTEC medium
- a high throughput culture confirmation protocol has just been released
These new methods have been developed during the current research program funded by the livestock industries. They are much more efficient and sensitive than previous methods. They have been developed through painstaking research and are validated to international standards.
December 2016
