CHEMO-PREVENTION OF TROPICAL CANINE PARASITOSES AND VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES

Grant number: LP170100187 | Funding period: 2018 - 2021

Completed

Abstract

This project will determine the prevalence and diversity of established, emerging and novel canine vector-borne agents and endoparasites in a tropical setting by using conventional and next generation molecular diagnostic tools. It will fill an important gap by providing independently-verified evidence on how well canine anti-parasitic products marketed in Australia and Asia by Bayer Animal Health, perform in high-infection pressure settings, as a chemo-preventative for these disease agents. Tropical regions spanning northern Australia and Southern Asia are highly conducive to a plethora of canine vector-borne and parasitic pathogens that cause significant morbidity and mortality in dogs. Ma..

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Lucas G Huggins, Anson Koehler, Bettina Schunack, Tawin Inpankaew, Rebecca J Traub

2020-04-01

Bacterial canine vector-borne diseases are responsible for some of the most life-threatening conditions of dogs in the tropics and..

A novel metabarcoding diagnostic tool to explore protozoan haemoparasite diversity in mammals: a proof-of-concept study using canines from the tropics

Lucas G Huggins, Anson Koehler, Ng-Nguyen Dinh, Stephen Wilcox, Bettina Schunack, Tawin Inpankaew, Rebecca J Traub

2019-09-02

Haemoparasites are responsible for some of the most prevalent and debilitating canine illnesses across the globe, whilst also posi..

Assessment of a metabarcoding approach for the characterisation of vector-borne bacteria in canines from Bangkok, Thailand

Lucas G Huggins, Anson Koehler, Ng-Nguyen Dinh, Stephen Wilcox, Bettina Schunack, Tawin Inpankaew, Rebecca J Traub

2019-08-08

BACKGROUND: Globally, bacterial vector-borne disease (VBD) exerts a large toll on dogs in terms of morbidity and mortality but now..

University of Melbourne Researchers

Rebecca Traub Veterinary Biosciences

Anson Koehler Veterinary Biosciences

Mark Stevenson Veterinary Biosciences