Asia Pacific Centre for Animal Health
@ApcahUnimelb
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APCAH is a research & research training centre at @unimelb that aims to improve control of infectious agents in animals #OneHealth 🐄🐖🐓🦃🐏🐐🐎🐨🔬💊
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined May 2019
The Asia Pacific Centre for Animal Health is venturing into social media. You can (hopefully) expect this account to post news of publications and other research outputs from the group, maybe a little bit about its members, and potential PhD projects
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Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for horses in Australia - Hardefeldt - Australian Veterinary Journal - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/TbsZQUNtef A major publication to advance veterinary antimicrobial stewardship, led by Laura Hardefeldt and Leanne Begg
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The growing problem of antimicrobial resistance also affects equine veterinarians with increasing frequency. Antimicrobial stewardship and responsible prescribing are essential for a future in which...
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A new paper from Kanishka Kamathewatta and the team @ApcahUnimelb on vaccination against Mycoplasma synoviae
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Third in line: Sathya N. Kulappu Arachchige - Assessment of tracheal mucosal thickness is the most powerful and reproducible method for evaluation of the efficacy of vaccines against Mycoplasma gallisepticum in poultry
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Finally... IOM 2024 Gran Canaria has ended... Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Next edition has been announced : IOM 2026, see you in Krakow 🇵🇱🇵🇱
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A new paper from Chintha Premachandre and colleagues at APCAH. Genes required for survival and proliferation of Mycoplasma bovis in association with host cells | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
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Mycoplasma bovis causes chronic bronchopneumonia, mastitis, arthritis, keratoconjunctivitis, and reproductive tract disease in cattle around the globe and is an emerging pathogen in bison. Control of...
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A new paper from Anna Kanci Condello and colleagues in APCAH - the first live Mycoplasma gallisepticum vaccine shown to be safe and effective in day old chicks
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Join us as we reflect on some of the key achievements of the COMBAT-AMR Program over the last four years @TheDohertyInst @TheRMH @BenjaminHowden @KirstyBuising @CentreHealthSec @BurnetInstitute @ApcahUnimelb @UniMelbMDHS @rodsjam @GlennFBrowning
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Congratulations @LauraHardefeldt who has received $795,000 from the Medical Research Future Fund to develop a global standardised definition of appropriate prescription for antimicrobial drugs. Tap to learn more ➡️
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Global project to drive lifesaving agreement on appropriate antimicrobial drug use
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Transcriptomic analysis of the effects of tylosin on the protective im... https://t.co/CruHMgmdjS Transcriptomics showing more aspects of the protection of the new Mycoplasma gallisepticum ts-304 vaccine against the disease..
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Great to have this out in the wild, we've generated the first complete high quality mycoplasma felis genomes from cats, and discovered a phage along the way that uses the mycoplasma translation table
Unveiling genome plasticity and a novel phage in Mycoplasma felis: Genomic investigations of four feline isolates https://t.co/yka0pfzuAk
#biorxiv_micrbio
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Hot off the press: more insights from our team’s veterinary antibiotic stewardship trial in 135 small animal clinics. Big congrats to first author Suzanna Richards! https://t.co/9LxhZVSaLB
@ApcahUnimelb @NCAS_Aus @UniMelb
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Our work with Samoa, in collaboration with Massey University, has produced the first animal health antimicrobial use guidelines for Samoa Samoa gets 'antimicrobial prescribing guidelines' https://t.co/7ZEhjMTqLJ #
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The Samoa Government has received guidelines that will be pivotal in the treatment of diseases that afflict food-producing animals as well as plants in a major boost to the country's food security....
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Thrilled to have our chapter published in Advances in Parasitology on the use of NGS-based diagnostic methods & chemoprevention for the improvement of dog health, https://t.co/8k7ayjmIHT thanks @rebecca_traub, A. Koehler & R. Gasser - it's been a long time coming! 🦠🔬🐕
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New PhD opportunity at Melb Uni to study kangaroo herpesviruses and their evolution with myself and colleagues @ALegione , Paola Vaz and Carol Hartley. This is an ARC funded project. More details: https://t.co/n4sy38Z9BB Pic is of a beautiful white kangaroo that lives near me 🦘
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A new paper from our colleagues in Bhutan, documenting their low rates of antimicrobial use. Antimicrobial Consumption in the Livestock Sector in Bhutan: Volumes, Values, Rates, and Trends for the Period 2017–2021 https://t.co/ktP5g6oKmA
#mdpiantibiotics via @antibioticsmdpi
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Data on the use of antimicrobials in humans and livestock may provide evidence to guide policy changes to mitigate the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, there is limited information...
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👏A LIFETIME OF SERVICE CELEBRATED👏 WDAA's Dr Pam Whiteley has been recognised for her dedication to and passion for wildlife with the 2021 Ed Addison Distinguished Service Award. We offer our sincerest congratulations to Pam (second from right) who is a truly worthy recipient.
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“I would love to see a total transformation of health services so that those who produce the food, who support the communities, who are engaged in preserving knowledge, are seen as an integral part of the health system.” Prof @RobynAlders, USYD #WOHC2022Recap
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A message from the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship. Please share widely 🎄😊
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