Publications

differentiation of australian isolates of mycobacterium paratuberculosis using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.	to examine strain variation amongst australian isolates of mycobacterium paratuberculosis.	1997	9469224
comparison of serological tests and faecal culture for the detection of mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in cattle and analysis of the antigens involved.	three hundred and forty-one sera from cattle in western australia and 106 sera from mycobacterium paratuberculosis faecal culture positive cattle were used to evaluate the performance of two absorbed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (elisa) (one locally produced, the other a commercial test) and a complement fixation test (cft) for the detection of johne's disease in cattle. the diagnostic sensitivity (47.2%) of the local elisa was significantly higher than that of the commercial elisa (31.1%) ...	1999	10227475
sensitivity and specificity of two serological tests for the detection of ovine paratuberculosis.	to determine the sensitivity and specificity of an absorbed elisa and an agid test for the detection of clinical and subclinical paratuberculosis in sheep.	2000	11194475
an estimate of specificity for a johne's disease absorbed elisa in northern australian cattle.	to estimate the specificity of an absorbed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit for johne's disease (jd) when used in mature cattle populations resident in northern australia.	2002	12180881
specificity of absorbed elisa and agar gel immuno-diffusion tests for paratuberculosis in goats with observations about use of these tests in infected goats.	to determine the specificity of serological tests that are currently used in veterinary diagnostic laboratories in australia for detection of mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis infection in goats.	2003	15084016
current value of historical and ongoing surveillance for disease freedom: surveillance for bovine johne's disease in western australia.	'confidence' in freedom from disease is generally derived from multiple sources of varied surveillance information, and typically this surveillance evidence has been accumulated over time. in the state of western australia (wa) the main surveillance evidence supporting free zone status in the national bovine johne's disease (bjd) program comprises periodic surveys and the ongoing clinical diagnostic system. this paper illustrates a simple approach to current valuation of historical surveillance ...	2008	18243373