Contact

Email

huj@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Associate Professor, Wildlife Medicine
Melbourne Veterinary School
Education
Graduate Certificate
University of Melbourne
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Sydney
ORCID

0000-0001-9427-7702

A/Prof Jasmin Hufschmid

Associate Professor, Wildlife Medicine
Melbourne Veterinary School
68 Scholarly works
29 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Emergence from torpor rapidly elevates suppressed blood immune parameters in a bat species hibernating in a moderate climate.
    DOI: 10.1242/jeb.251962
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Pharmacokinetics of Moxidectin in Bare-Nosed Wombats (Vombatus ursinus) After Intravenous, Sub-Cutaneous and Transdermal Administration
    DOI: 10.1111/jvp.70074
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Molecular detection and characterisation of Toxoplasma gondii in eastern barred bandicoots (Perameles gunnii) in Victoria, Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2025.101071
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Seroprevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii exposure in Australian feral and stray cats using an in-house modified agglutination test
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110306
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Health and Disease Surveillance for Little Penguins
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Passive Disease Surveillance of Little Penguins From Phillip Island
  • 2023

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Assessing the Risks of Endemic and Exotic Diseases to Native Wildlife in Victoria
Jasmin Hufschmid

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2023
<p><span><span><span><span>The Barry Munday Recognition Award has been established in honour of the late Dr. Barry Munday who contributed substantially to the study of wildlife diseases in Australia and was instrumental in the founding of the Australasian Section.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>​</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>The Award aims to recognise the significant contributions to wildlife health made by a member of the Australasian Section in the preceding 5 years.</span></span></span></span></p> Wildlife Disease Association Australasian Section
2023
Barry L. Munday Award for substantial contributions to wildlife health in Australia over the last 5 years Wildlife Disease Association Australasian Section
2009
Member of the Australian College of Veterinary Science (MACVSc)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Serological and molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in naturally infected red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Victoria, Australia
    DOI: 10.1007/s00436-025-08606-w
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Gastrointestinal helminth parasites of urban and rural foxes around Melbourne, Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2025.101147
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Urban possums as sentinels for environmental contamination: First evidence of PFAS in Australian marsupials
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180727
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Characterisation of localised pigment accumulation in brains of eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) after clinical disease due to chronic Phalaris species toxicosis
    DOI: 10.1111/avj.13448
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Assessing the Impact of Toxoplasma gondii in Endangered Eastern Barred Bandicoots (Perameles gunnii) on Phillip and French Islands, Australia
    DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-24-00152
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Alterations in characteristics of plastic ingestion and decreasing body condition in beachcast fledgling short-tailed shearwaters (Ardenna tenuirostris) at Phillip Island, Australia
    DOI: 10.1007/s11356-025-36643-6
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Causes of mortality and morbidity in the endangered southern brown bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus obesulus)
    DOI: 10.1111/avj.13417

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Parks Vic Access Agreement Passive Disease Surveillance in Koalas