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Associate ProfessorChristine Griebsch

Associate Professor

Faculty of Science

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Science

Research projects & supervision summary

Canine leptospirosis:

"Emerging leptospirosis in urban Sydney dogs - sources, risk factors and prevention (PhD topic)."

"Human and canine leptospirosis in NSW: geospatial distribution and serovars."

"Vaccination against Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni - characterising the immune response and its implication on the diagnosis of natural infection."

"Duration of Leptospira shedding after commencement of antimicrobial therapy in dogs with leptospirosis."

"Investigations into the role of Leptospira in dogs with polyuria and polydipsia (PU/PD) and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD)."

"Comparison of two Leptospira spp. antibody point-of-care testing methods in healthy dogs after vaccination against leptospirosis and its implications for diagnosis of naturally occurring leptospirosis."

"Risk of infection in healthy dogs after contact with leptospirosis infected dogs."

"Could dog service venues act as a potential environmental reservoir for Leptospira species in an urban setting?"

Haematology:

"Hyperbilirubinaemia and bilirubin encephalopathy in dogs with non- associative IMHA." - multicentre study

Respiratory disease:

"A simplified radiographic score as a prognostic tool in dogs with aspiration pneumonia." - multicentre study

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • PROJECT
    Comparison of two Leptospira spp. antibody point-of-care testing methods in healthy dogs after vaccination against leptospirosis and its implications for diagnosis of naturally occurring leptospirosis
    1 Sep 2025 - 28 Feb 2026
    Project leaders:
    • Griebsch C
    Determine if Leptospira spp. antibodies can be detected in sera of healthy dogs after vaccination with a monovalent antileptospiral vaccine containing serovar Copenhageni (ProtechC2i, Boehringer Ingelheim, Australia) using two leptospirosis POC testing methods currently used by veterinarians in NSW, Australia so that implications for diagnosing naturally occurring leptospirosis in vaccinated dogs using POC tests can be assessed.
  • PROJECT
    Duration of Leptospira shedding after commencement of antimicrobial therapy in dogs with leptospirosis
    4 Nov 2023
    Project leaders:
    • Griebsch C
    to determine the duration of Leptospira shedding after commencement of antibacterial treatment, to inform development of evidence-based safety guidelines for minimising the risk posed by urine in canine leptospirosis cases.
  • PROJECT
    Investigation into the role of Leptospira in dogs with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and/or polyuria and polydipsia (PU/PD).
    4 Nov 2023
    Project leaders:
    • Griebsch C
    To investigate the role of leptospirosis infection in progression of CKD.
  • PROJECT
    Emerging leptospirosis in dogs in Australia – investigation of new cases, seroprevalence and silent shedders of Leptospira in dogs and cats
    Boehringer Ingelheim (Australia)1 Jul 2019
    Project leaders:
    • Griebsch C
    Continued investigation of new cases of canine leptospirosis to identify possible hotspots, determine which strains of the bacteria are involved and to investigate the risk of healthy dogs to get infected after contact with leptospirosis infected dogs.
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Genetic Variant underlying Xanthinuria in a population of Munchkin cats
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Prevalence of Neosporosis and Toxoplasmosis in dogs with immune mediated disease on treatment with immunosuppressive medication.