Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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Rabies virus strains circulating in Bhutan: implications for control.
Published 2011-01-01We report a molecular epidemiological study of rabies virus strains circulating in animal populations in Bhutan, and investigate potential origins of these viruses. Twenty-three rabies virus isolates originating from dogs ...Open AccessArticle -
Comparative study of the commonly used virulence tests for laboratory diagnosis of ovine footrot caused by Dichelobacter nodosus in Australia.
Published 2013-01-01Footrot in sheep and goats is expressed as a spectrum of clinical entities ranging from benign, which is a self limiting interdigital dermatitis to highly virulent, in which severe under running of the horn of the hoof ...Open AccessArticle -
Pig producers' perceptions of the Influenza Pandemic H1N1/09 outbreak and its effect on their biosecurity practices in Australia.
Published 2012-01-01The Influenza Pandemic (H1N1/09) virus was first reported in humans in Mexico in April 2009 and a pandemic level was declared on 11th of June 2009 by the World Health Organization (Chan, 2009; WHO, 2009a). Public misconceptions ...Open AccessArticle -
Patterns of Rabies Occurrence in Bhutan between 1996 and 2009
Published 2011-01-01This study was conducted to evaluate incidence and seasonal trends of rabies in dogs and other domestic animals in Bhutan from 1996 to 2009. Time series analysis approach was used to determine the seasonal trend and temporal ...Open AccessArticle -
Risk factors for highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial layer chicken farms in Bangladesh During 2011
Published 2014-01-01A case control study was conducted during 2011 involved 90 randomly selected commercial layer farms infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza type A subtype H5N1 (HPAI) and 175 control farms randomly selected from ...Open AccessArticle