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DrMark Westman

Research Affiliate

Faculty of Science

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  • Research Affiliate
    Faculty of Science

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Mark has ongoing interests in feline retroviral diseases and has chaired Australian panels to develop guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention and management of FIV and FeLV. He also has ongoing research projects in other important One Health infectious diseases including leptospirosis, brucellosis, and coxiellosis, and bovine reproductive diseases including tritrichomoniasis and vibriosis.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Identification of pathogenic Leptospira serovars/serogroups found in environmental and animal samples in Sydney, Australia by advanced molecular testing
    Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases (Sydney ID)1 Jan 2025
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    Does Australia have a feline injection site sarcoma problem, and do cats vaccinated in the hind leg or tail produce equivalent humoral immunity to traditional scruff vaccination
    Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation1 Jul 2020
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    Investigating the exposure of North Queensland dogs to Leptospira spp. Serovars: building a One Health approach to surveillance.
    Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation1 Jan 2019
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    Investigating the exposure of North Queensland dogs toDirofilaria immitis.
    Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation1 Jan 2019
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    • Orr B,
    • Westman M,
    • Slapeta J,
    • Brown G,
    • Malik R
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    A novel drug (RetroMAD1TM) to treat feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) infection in Australian cats
    Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation3 Jul 2017 - 31 Dec 2019
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    The effectiveness of the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) vaccine (Fel-O-Vax FIV) in the field in Australia
    Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation3 Jul 2017
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    Duration of antibody response in feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-vaccinated cats and the resulting impact on FIV testing using point-of-care kits
    Feline Health Research Fund (FHRF)1 Jul 2017
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    Duration of antibody response in feline immunodeficiency virus vaccinated cats and the resulting impact on FIV testing using point-of-care kits
    Feline Health Research Fund (FHRF)1 Jan 2016
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    Investigating the neutralizing antibody response of FIV-vaccinated cats to various 'breakthrough' Australian strains of FIV
    Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation1 Jan 2016
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    Investigating the prevalence of progressive and regressive feline leukaemia virus FeLV infections in Australian cats
    Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation1 Jun 2015 - 31 Jan 2016
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    The use of the integrase inhibitor Raltegravir for the treatment of domestic cats with progressive feline leukemia virus infection
    Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation1 Jul 2014 - 31 Dec 2015
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    Diagnosis of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) infection - is testing saliva a valid alternative to testing blood
    Feline Health Research Fund (FHRF)1 Jan 2014
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    Comparison of diagnostic methods for indentification of Feline immunodeficiency virus infection in unvaccinated and vaccinated cats in Australia
    Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation1 Jul 2013
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