DrMark Westman

Research Affiliate

Faculty of Science

  • Research Affiliate
    Faculty of Science

Research projects & supervision summary

1. Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) infection in domestic pet cats in Australia and New Zealand: Guidelines for diagnosis, prevention and management

2. Effects of reproductive status on the specificity of a Campylobacter fetus subspecies venerealis IgA ELISA in a NSW dairy herd

3. An evaluation of Campylobacter fetus subspecies venerealis (Cfv) detection methods in Australian cattle herds and the development of new methods for the diagnosis of Cfv

4. A systematic review on Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) based diagnostics for bacterial bovine mastitis

5. Development of rapid, on-farm molecular diagnostics for detection and containment of bovine mastitis

6. Rare urban-acquired human leptospirosis and environmental health investigation in Sydney, Australia

7. Pathogenic Leptospira species are present in urban rats in Sydney, Australia

8. Are pathogenic Leptospira species ubiquitous in urban recreational parks in Sydney, Australia?

9. Evaluation of three serological tests for the diagnosis of Brucella suis in dogs using Bayesian latent class analysis

10. A mixed amplicon metabarcoding and sequencing approach for surveillance of drug resistance to levamisole and benzimidazole in Haemonchus spp.

11. Investigating the role that Asian House Geckos (Hemidactlys frenatus) play in the dissemination of antimicrobial resistantEnterococcus spp. on Christmas Island

12. The ecology of emergent bacterial pathogens to mitigate their impacts on the health of critically endangered reptiles on Christmas Island

13. Streptococcus infantarius: Insights in management options for a new mastitis pathogen

14. Diphtheria toxoid particles as a Q Fever vaccine

An O-specific polysaccharide/tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine induces protection in guinea pigs against virulent challenge with Coxiella burnetii

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis under the microscope​
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Free-roaming horses as potential contributors to Leptospira Cryptosporidium and Giardia contamination in and around shared freshwater environments in tropical northern Australia
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Investigating the health and welfare of pig-hunting dogs in Queensland, Australia
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Prevalence and long-term outcomes in Australian cats exposed to feline coronavirus