Publications

a serological survey for antibodies to the ornithosis-lymphogranuloma group of viruses in queensland.		1963	14106759
isolation and typing of a strain of chlamydia psittaci from angora goats.		1988	3190599
evaluation of an enzyme immunoassay test for the diagnosis of chlamydia psittaci infection in free-ranging koalas (phascolarctos cinereus) in southeastern queensland, australia.	the ideia chlamydia test, a commercially available antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) test, based on a monoclonal antibody for the detection of chlamydia in clinical specimens, was evaluated in a population of 65 free-ranging koalas in southeastern queensland determined to be infected with chlamydia psittaci. compared to isolation of the organism in tissue culture, the sensitivity of the ideia test ranged from 3 to 11%, and the specificity from 90 to 97%. the results indic ...	1988	3373632
aspects of the epidemiology of chlamydia psittaci infection in a population of koalas (phascolarctos cinereus) in southeastern queensland, australia.	a population of free-ranging koalas in southeastern queensland was examined to determine the prevalence of chlamydia psittaci infections. although c. psittaci was isolated from 46 of 65 (71%) koalas studied, only six (9%) of these had clinical signs of disease. most adult females (82%) had back or pouch young present even though 67% of them were infected. there were no significant correlations between age, sex or site of sampling (urogenital versus conjunctival tissues) and the isolation of c. p ...	1988	3373633
a farming systems study of abortion in dairy cattle on the atherton tableland. 2. the pattern of infectious diseases.	the role of infectious agents on dairy farms on the atherton tableland in tropical north queensland was studied as part of a comprehensive investigation into the causes of bovine abortion. the prevalence of antibody in serums collected from 7 herds whose annual abortion rates ranged from 3% to 21% were as follows: leptospira hardjo 49.9% (426/853), l. pomona 0.4% (3/851), bovine virus diarrhoea (bvd) 33.7% (35/104). infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus (ibr) 11.5% (12/105), akabane virus 92.2 ...	1989	2505741
serological assessment of chlamydial infection in the koala by a slide eia technique.	a rapid and simplified slide enzyme immunosorbent assay (eia) was developed for the diagnosis of chlamydial infection in the koala. hela 229 cells infected with koala strain chlamydia psittaci were fixed on the surface of multiwell slides and used as the antigen. the assay consisted of first reacting koala antiserum with the fixed c psittaci antigen, followed by reaction with biotinylated rabbit anti-koala igg, abc reagent and substrate. the chlamydial eia antibody titres obtained were compared ...	1991	1807246
keratitis in free-ranging koalas (phascolarctos cinereus) on magnetic island, townsville.	seventy free-ranging koalas (phascolarctos cinereus) from magnetic island (queensland, australia) underwent an ocular examination, blood collection and serological examination for chlamydia psittaci antibodies, and an examination of their teeth and genitalia. in 12 koalas long-standing unilateral keratitis was noted and in another 10 animals long-standing bilateral keratitis was observed. all animals were seronegative for chlamydia psittaci and apart from some nasal discharge and a variety of as ...	1992	1380994
community-acquired pulmonary infection due to chlamydia in tropical queensland.	by using enzyme immunoassay and immunofluorescence antigen detection techniques on sputum specimens, four of 260 patients with pulmonary infection resident in tropical queensland were found to be infected with chlamydia. all four chlamydial infections were community-acquired and there was no history of close contact with birds by any of the four patients. one woman was deemed to be suffering with chlamydia pneumonia, while the role of the organism in the pathogenesis of respiratory disease in th ...	1992	1523467
molecular evidence to suggest pigeon-type chlamydia psittaci in association with an equine foal loss.	chlamydia psittaci is an important avian pathogen with spillover from infected wild and domesticated birds also posing a risk to human health. we recently reported a case of c. psittaci equine placentitis associated with further spillover to humans. molecular typing of this case revealed it belonged to the 6bc clade of c. psittaci, a globally distributed highly virulent set of strains, typically linked to infection spillover from parrots. equine chlamydiosis associated with c. psittaci infection ...	2018	29352509