B D Cowled

Publications (2)1.89 Total impact

• Article: Diagnostic specificity of an equine influenza blocking ELISA estimated from New South Wales field data from the Australian epidemic in 2007.

  E S G Sergeant, B D Cowled, P Bingham
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  ABSTRACT: This observational study was undertaken in order to evaluate the diagnostic specificity of the blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (bELISA) for serum antibodies to influenza A virus nucleoprotein during the equine influenza (EI) outbreak response in New South Wales, Australia, in 2007. Using data collected during the outbreak response, bELISA testing data were collated for assumed uninfected horses from areas where EI infection was never recorded. Diagnostic specificity of the bELISA used during the EI response was high, but varied significantly between some regions, although the reason(s) for this variation could not be determined.
  Australian Veterinary Journal 07/2011; 89 Suppl 1:43-5. · 0.94 Impact Factor
• Article: Regaining Australia's equine influenza-free status: a national perspective.

  M G Garner, W A Scanlan, B D Cowled, A Carroll
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  ABSTRACT: The first cases of equine influenza (EI) in Australia were reported in late August 2007. By 14 March 2008, provisional freedom from EI was declared and in December 2008 Australia was officially declared EI-free, 12 months after the last reported clinical case. Containment, and ultimate eradication, of EI was achieved through a combination of movement restrictions, zoning, vaccination and enhanced biosecurity measures that drew on the resources and expertise of industry and state and federal governments. Through these measures, the EI outbreak, which peaked in October 2007, was contained to just 3% of Australia, with no new cases reported after 9 December 2007, just four months after the outbreak began.
  Australian Veterinary Journal 07/2011; 89 Suppl 1:169-73. · 0.94 Impact Factor