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List of works by Lee Francis Skerratt

A Solutions-Focused Translational Research Framework for Wildlife Health

scientific article published on 13 November 2019

A guide for ecologists: Detecting the role of disease in faunal declines and managing population recovery

A rapid and inexpensive viability assay for zoospores and zoosporangia of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

scientific article published on 16 August 2019

A survey of gastro-intestinal parasitic infection in domestic and wild birds in Chittagong and Greater Sylhet, Bangladesh

scientific article published on 2 August 2014

A zoospore inhibition technique to evaluate the activity of antifungal compounds against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and unsuccessful treatment of experimentally infected green tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) by fluconazole and benzalkonium chlorid

scientific article

Adaptations of a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the detection of antibodies to influenza a virus in horse sera for use in wild aquatic birds

scientific article published on 2 August 2012

After the epidemic: Ongoing declines, stabilizations and recoveries in amphibians afflicted by chytridiomycosis

Age- and size-dependent resistance to chytridiomycosis in the invasive cane toad Rhinella marina

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Alighting and feeding behaviour of tabanid flies on horses, kangaroos and pigs

scientific article published on 28 January 2010

Amphibian Chytrid Fungus in Madagascar neither Shows Widespread Presence nor Signs of Certain Establishment

scientific article published on 14 October 2015

Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Amphibians with infectious disease increase their reproductive effort: evidence for the terminal investment hypothesis

scientific article published on June 2016

An unprecedented cluster of Australian bat lyssavirus in Pteropus conspicillatus indicates pre-flight flying fox pups are at risk of mass infection

scientific article published on 20 April 2020

Anthelmintic efficacy of five tropical native Australian plants against Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis in experimentally infected goats (Capra hircus).

scientific article

Application of the survey protocol for chytridiomycosis to Queensland, Australia

scientific article

Aspects of the ecology of common wombats (Vombatus ursinus) at high density on pastoral land in Victoria

article by Lee Francis Skerratt et al published 2004 in Australian Journal of Zoology

Assessing spatial patterns of disease risk to biodiversity: implications for the management of the amphibian pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

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Avian influenza in Australia: a summary of 5 years of wild bird surveillance.

scientific article published on November 2015

BSA reduces inhibition in a TaqMan assay for the detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

scientific article published on November 2010

Baseline cutaneous bacteria of free-living New Zealand native frogs (Leiopelma archeyi and Leiopelma hochstetteri) and implications for their role in defense against the amphibian chytrid (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis).

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Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis: requirement for further isolate collection and archiving

scientific article

Causes of Mortality in Sea Ducks (Mergini) Necropsied at the USGS-National Wildlife Health Center

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Causes of morbidity and mortality of wild aquatic birds at Billabong Sanctuary, Townsville, North Queensland, Australia

scientific article published in March 2012

Cellular and humoral responses in liver of cattle and buffaloes infected with a single dose of Fasciola gigantica

scientific article

Cellular response in the dermis of common wombats (Vombatus ursinus) infected with Sarcoptes scabiei var. wombati

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

Characterization of MHC class IA in the endangered southern corroboree frog

scientific article

Chloramphenicol with fluid and electrolyte therapy cures terminally ill green tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) with chytridiomycosis

scientific article published on June 2012

Chytridiomycosis and seasonal mortality of tropical stream-associated frogs 15 years after introduction of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

scientific article

Chytridiomycosis causes catastrophic organism-wide metabolic dysregulation including profound failure of cellular energy pathways.

scientific article

Climate Change Could Increase the Geographic Extent of Hendra Virus Spillover Risk.

scientific article published on 19 March 2018

Climatic suitability influences species specific abundance patterns of Australian flying foxes and risk of Hendra virus spillover.

scientific article

Clinical response of captive common wombats (Vombatus ursinus) infected with Sarcoptes scabiei var. wombati

scientific article published in January 2003

Comparison of sensitivity between real-time detection of a TaqMan assay for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and conventional detection

scientific article published on April 2011

Connectivity over a disease risk gradient enables recovery of rainforest frogs

scientific article published on 28 April 2020

Conserved Evolution of MHC Supertypes among Japanese Frogs Suggests Selection for Bd Resistance

scientific article published on 27 June 2023

Cooling off health security hot spots: getting on top of it down under

scientific article

Correction: Rapid Response to Evaluate the Presence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Wild Amphibian Populations in Madagascar

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

Corrigendum to "A rapid and inexpensive viability assay for zoospores and zoosporangia of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis" [Journal of Microbiological Methods 165 (2019) 105688]

scientific article published on 25 May 2020

Decline and re-expansion of an amphibian with high prevalence of chytrid fungus

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Declining amphibians might be evolving increased reproductive effort in the face of devastating disease

scientific article published on 24 August 2021

Defects in host immune function in tree frogs with chronic chytridiomycosis

scientific article

Designing a diet for captive native frogs from the analysis of stomach contents from free-rangingLeiopelma

scientific article (publication date: March 2012)

Development and worldwide use of a non-lethal and minimal population-level impact protocols for the isolation of chytrids from amphibians

Development and worldwide use of non-lethal, and minimal population-level impact, protocols for the isolation of amphibian chytrid fungi.

scientific article

Dingoes (Canis dingo Meyer, 1793) continue to be an important reservoir host of Dirofilaria immitis in low density housing areas in Australia.

scientific article published on 27 October 2015

Disease-associated change in an amphibian life-history trait.

scientific article published on 14 July 2017

Distribution and risk factors for spread of amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Australia

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Distribution of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and pathology in the skin of green tree frogs Litoria caerulea with severe chytridiomycosis

scientific article

Dose-dependent morbidity of freshwater turtle hatchlings, Emydura macquarii krefftii, inoculated with Ranavirus isolate (Bohle iridovirus, Iridoviridae)

scientific article published on 30 August 2019

Dynamics of Chytridiomycosis during the Breeding Season in an Australian Alpine Amphibian

scientific article (publication date: 2015)

Echinococcus Granulosus Infection in Two Free-Ranging Lumholtz's Tree-Kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) from the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland

scientific article published on 03 May 2018

Echinococcus granulosus in northern Queensland. 1. Prevalence in cattle.

scientific article

Echinococcus granulosus in northern Queensland. 2. Ecological determinants of infection in beef cattle

scientific article published in September 2006

Ecological dynamics of emerging bat virus spillover.

scientific article published in January 2015

Effects of chytridiomycosis on hematopoietic tissue in the spleen, kidney and bone marrow in three diverse amphibian species

scientific article published on 14 July 2016

Electrolyte depletion and osmotic imbalance in amphibians with chytridiomycosis

scientific article published on September 2007

Emerging infectious diseases of wildlife: a critical perspective

scientific article

Endemicity of chytridiomycosis features pathogen overdispersion.

scientific article published on 4 February 2016

Engineering a future for amphibians under climate change

scholarly article by Luke P. Shoo et al published 2 February 2011 in Journal of Applied Ecology

Environmental refuge from disease-driven amphibian extinction

scientific article

Epidemiology of avian influenza in wild aquatic birds in a biosecurity hotspot, North Queensland, Australia

scientific article published on 22 November 2014

Epidermal cell death in frogs with chytridiomycosis

scientific article published on February 2017

Evolution of resistance to chytridiomycosis is associated with a robust early immune response

scientific article published on 16 January 2018

Experimental Infection and Repeat Survey Data Indicate the Amphibian Chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis May Not Occur on Freshwater Crustaceans in Northern Queensland, Australia

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Experimental evolution alters the rate and temporal pattern of population growth in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a lethal fungal pathogen of amphibians

scientific article published on 03 September 2014

Experimental infection of self-cured Leiopelma archeyi with the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

scientific article

Factors limiting the health of semi-scavenging ducks in Bangladesh ⬇️

scientific article published on October 9, 2010

Feeding success and trappability of horse flies evaluated with electrocuting nets and odour-baited traps

scientific article published on 27 March 2010

Female dispersal and relatedness structure in common wombats (Vombatus ursinus)

scientific article published in 2002

First evidence of amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and ranavirus in Hong Kong amphibian trade

scientific article

First report of Ancylostoma ceylanicum in wild canids

scientific article published on 13 May 2013

Fluorosis as a probable factor in metabolic bone disease in captive New Zealand native frogs (Leiopelma species).

scientific article published on September 2012

Health and zoonotic Infections of snow leopards Panthera unica in the South Gobi desert of Mongolia.

scientific article published on 5 June 2019

Hematologic and plasma biochemical reference intervals for health monitoring of wild Australian tree frogs

scientific article published on 24 September 2012

Hendra Virus Spillover is a Bimodal System Driven by Climatic Factors.

scientific article published on 18 January 2018

Hendra virus survival does not explain spillover patterns and implicates relatively direct transmission routes from flying foxes to horses

scientific article published on 9 February 2015

Herpesvirus Infection in Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi)

scientific article published on 22 April 2020

High adult mortality in disease-challenged frog populations increases vulnerability to drought

scientific article

Historical trends in frog populations in New Zealand based on public perceptions

article by SD Shaw et al published 21 August 2013 in New Zealand Journal of Zoology

History and recent progress on chytridiomycosis in amphibians

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Host preferences of tabanid flies based on identification of blood meals by ELISA.

scientific article published on 15 September 2010

Impact and dynamics of disease in species threatened by the amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

scientific article

Importance of health assessments for conservation in noncaptive wildlife

scientific article published in 2021

In Memory of Rick Speare

scientific article published on 18 August 2016

In vitro sensitivity of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis to antifungal therapeutics.

scientific article published on 22 August 2014

Infectious disease and emergency conservation interventions

scientific article published on 22 July 2020

Inflammation in digits of unmarked and toe-tipped wild hylids

Inguinal and axillary dermatitis in wallabies in north Queensland due to the dermanyssid mite Thadeua serrata

scientific article published in December 2007

Integrating species traits with extrinsic threats: closing the gap between predicting and preventing species declines

scientific article published on 27 October 2010

Interventions for reducing extinction risk in chytridiomycosis-threatened amphibians.

scientific article

Island of opportunity: can New Guinea protect amphibians from a globally emerging pathogen?

scientific article published in 2019

Issues with modelling the current and future distribution of invasive pathogens

scientific article published in 2010

Letter to the editor: Comment on chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis fungal infection in freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man)-a new report

Low humidity is a failed treatment option for chytridiomycosis in the critically endangered southern corroboree frog

Low impact of chytridiomycosis on frog recruitment enables persistence in refuges despite high adult mortality

Meteorological effects on the daily activity patterns of tabanid biting flies in northern Queensland, Australia.

scientific article published on March 2011

Microclimates Might Limit Indirect Spillover of the Bat Borne Zoonotic Hendra Virus.

scientific article published on 14 January 2017

Molecular epidemiology of influenza A (H5N1) viruses, Bangladesh, 2007-2011.

scientific article published on 29 June 2013

Monitoring of wild birds for Newcastle disease virus in north Queensland, Australia.

scientific article published on 25 September 2011

Monitoring the health and production of household Jinding ducks on Hatia Island of Bangladesh.

scientific article published on 9 October 2010

More bark than bite: Comparative studies are needed to determine the importance of canine zoonoses in Aboriginal communities. A critical review of published research.

scientific article

Nidoviruses in Reptiles: A Review

publication published on 21 September 2021

Pathogenesis of chytridiomycosis, a cause of catastrophic amphibian declines

scientific article published on October 2009

Phylogenetic and pathogenic characterization of novel adenoviruses isolated from long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis).

scientific article published on 2 September 2015

Polymorphic repetitive loci of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

scientific article

Predicting Wild Hosts for Amphibian Chytridiomycosis: Integrating Host Life-History Traits with Pathogen Environmental Requirements

scientific article published in 2012

Presence of amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in rainwater suggests aerial dispersal is possible

Prior infection does not improve survival against the amphibian disease Chytridiomycosis

scientific article

Priorities for management of chytridiomycosis in Australia: saving frogs from extinction

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Ranaviruses and reptiles

scientific article published on 12 December 2018

Rapid Response to Evaluate the Presence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Wild Amphibian Populations in Madagascar

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines.

scientific article

Reservoir-host amplification of disease impact in an endangered amphibian.

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Response to Comment on "Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity"

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Retreat sites of rain forest stream frogs are not a reservoir for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in northern Queensland, Australia

scientific article published on February 2007

Review of the Amphibian Immune Response to Chytridiomycosis, and Future Directions

scientific article published on 09 November 2018

Sarcoptic mange is a serious problem in common wombats

scientific article published on 01 November 2002

Serodiagnosis of toxoplasmosis in a common wombat.

scientific article published on April 1997

Severe sparganosis in Australian tree frogs

scientific article

Sodium hypochlorite denatures the DNA of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

scientific article

Spread of Chytridiomycosis Has Caused the Rapid Global Decline and Extinction of Frogs

Storage of samples at high temperatures reduces the amount of amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis DNA detectable by PCR assay

scientific article published in August 2008

Strongyloides spearei n. sp. (Nematoda: Strongyloididae) from the common wombatVombatus ursinus (Marsupialia: Vombatidae)

scholarly article published by Lee Francis Skerratt in 1995

Surveillance for emerging biodiversity diseases of wildlife

scientific article

Survey protocol for detecting chytridiomycosis in all Australian frog populations.

scientific article published on July 2008

Survival, gene and metabolite responses of Litoria verreauxii alpina frogs to fungal disease chytridiomycosis.

scientific article published on 6 March 2018

Susceptibility of amphibians to chytridiomycosis is associated with MHC class II conformation.

scientific article published in April 2015

Susceptibility of frogs to chytridiomycosis correlates with increased levels of immunomodulatory serotonin in the skin

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Temperature alters reproductive life history patterns in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a lethal pathogen associated with the global loss of amphibians

scientific article

Terrestrial Dispersal and Potential Environmental Transmission of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)

scientific article published on 30 April 2015

The Amphibian Chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Occurs on Freshwater Shrimp in Rain Forest Streams in Northern Queensland, Australia

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The distribution and host range of the pandemic disease chytridiomycosis in Australia, spanning surveys from 1956–2007

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The effects of sarcoptic mange on the behaviour of wild common wombats (Vombatus ursinus)

scientific article published in 2004

The efficacy and pharmacokinetics of terbinafine against the frog-killing fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis).

scientific article published on 16 March 2018

The epidemiology of melioidosis in the Balimo region of Papua New Guinea

scientific article published on 22 August 2007

The equine Hendra virus vaccine remains a highly effective preventative measure against infection in horses and humans: 'The imperative to develop a human vaccine for the Hendra virus in Australia'.

scientific article published on 4 May 2016

The hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum: An emerging public health risk in Australian tropical rainforests and Indigenous communities.

scientific article

The mitochondrial 12S gene is a suitable marker of populations of Sarcoptes scabiei from wombats, dogs and humans in Australia

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The prevalence of rodent-borne zoonotic pathogens in the South Gobi desert region of Mongolia

scientific article published in 2023

Tick paralysis in spectacled flying-foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus) in North Queensland, Australia: impact of a ground-dwelling ectoparasite finding an arboreal host

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Treatment of chytridiomycosis requires urgent clinical trials

scientific article

Treatment trial of clinically ill corroboree frogs with chytridiomycosis with two triazole antifungals and electrolyte therapy.

scientific article published on 6 August 2015

Underestimated ranges and overlooked refuges from amphibian chytridiomycosis

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Using Terminal Transferase-mediated dUTP Nick End-labelling (TUNEL) and Caspase 3/7 Assays to Measure Epidermal Cell Death in Frogs with Chytridiomycosis

scientific article published on 16 May 2018

Using community surveillance data to differentiate between emerging and endemic amphibian diseases.

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Using site-occupancy models to prepare for the spread of chytridiomyosis and identify factors affecting detectability of a cryptic susceptible species, the Tasmanian tree frog

Validation of Diagnostic Tests in Wildlife: The Case of Chytridiomycosis in Wild Amphibians

scientific article published in 2011

Validation of a geographic information system model for mapping the risk of fasciolosis in cattle and buffaloes in Cambodia

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Virulence of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytium dendrobatidis varies with the strain

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Whether the weather drives patterns of endemic amphibian chytridiomycosis: a pathogen proliferation approach.

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Wildlife health systems

scientific article published in 2020

Zoonotic Helminth Diseases in Dogs and Dingoes Utilising Shared Resources in an Australian Aboriginal Community

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