Great completion seminar by Ushani Atapattu! She independently conducted field studies in #SriLanka before joining our team at Science at Melbourne to work on canine VBDs from her beautiful country. Stay tuned for the release of much of her PhD thesis work soon. Aust Soc for Para

Was wonderful to get together yesterday with our fellow ASP Vic State Members at The Castle Hotel. A great opportunity to catch up, talk science and encourage some prospective members to sign up to the society as well! Will see you all at the next one! Aust Soc for Para

Brilliantly delivered completion seminar by Patsy A Zendejas-Heredia. Her ability to work across different research areas from field epidemiology to molecular parasitology is truly outstanding. Three more chapters from her thesis are on the way to publication. Aust Soc for Para Science at Melbourne

Now in press in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases CR in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases #OpenAccess ▶️sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #Asia #Canine #One Health #Parasitology #Zoonotic Lucas Huggins @rebecca_traub Science at Melbourne

New in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases CR in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases #OpenAccess ▶️sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Lucas Huggins @rebecca_traub Science at Melbourne 📌 Metabarcoding assays are an effective tool for pathogen exploration. 📌 Mongolian dogs are infected with numerous

Adding another piece to the puzzle of the zoonotic hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum in the Americas wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30…. Great start to our collaboration with Alicia Rojas and her The Tropical Worm Lab UCR. Patsy A Zendejas-Heredia Science at Melbourne

Nanopore-seq based metabarcoding is a powerful tool to identify diverse communities of pathogens. Our latest paper identifies 13 vector-borne pathogens from Bhutanese dogs including 3 that are zoonotic! 🇧🇹🐩🦠🇧🇹 Vito Colella Ushani Atapattu @rebecca_traub doi.org/10.1016/j.oneh…

🚨 Aust Soc for Para Advanced Course in #Parasitology 🚨 - Location: University of Queensland's Moreton Bay Research Station, Australia - Deadline: 5th of July 2024 - All details at parasite.org.au/education/conc… - Includes vet. parasitology, epidemiology, immuno-diagnostics, Bioinformatics ++!

After 5 great years in Melbourne, I’m vvv happy to share that my stay is now permanent Science at Melbourne. Huge thanks to my incredible team and @rebecca_traub for bringing me here, and to my mentor Robin Gasser. To my friends and family in 🇦🇺🇮🇹🇪🇺your support has been everything. #FirstGen

It's been a blast getting to hear so many fantastic parasitology talks at #PiP2024 in Auckland whilst also getting a chance to share my work using nanopore-seq for the comprehensive characterisation of the nemabiome from humans, dogs & other animals! #nanopore Aust Soc for Para 🏃🐶🧬🪱

A great introduction to a very exciting PhD coming ahead about exploring parasites in dogs 🐕 across New Zealand 🇳🇿 and cats 🐈 in Australia 🇦🇺 presented by Maddie Nam at her first Aust Soc for Para #PIP2024 Well done Maddie!!! Boehringer Ingelheim 🪱

Shoutout to Patsy A Zendejas-Heredia and Thuy Nguyen! Their use of Oxford Nanopore sequencing is providing insights on how soil-transmitted helminths and Leishmania parasites are transmitted between humans and animals using robust sample sizes from endemic regions. Aust Soc for Para #NTDs

Great job by Ushani Atapattu, who provided a summary of a comprehensive investigation into the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of vets and dog owners in #Australia, along with a cross-sectional study on canine parasitic diseases in the country Aust Soc for Para Boehringer Ingelheim Science at Melbourne

Great work by Patsy A Zendejas-Heredia on Strongyloides and hookworms in Cambodia presented at #ictmm Borneo - distressing levels of ongoing transmission

A fantastic summary of the great amount of work Thuy Nguyen has done developing a highly specific Oxford Nanopore platform to detect and differentiate Leishmania co-infections in endemic regions ! Presenting about #NTDs in the tropics !! #ictmm2024 Kuching ! 🦧

Such a great opportunity for me to learn from many parasitologists worldwide and share my work in discriminating Leishmania parasites, especially the sympatric species in endemic areas, using Oxford Nanopore technology in #PiP2024 in Auckland and #ICTMM2024 in Kuching 🦧

It's been a great pleasure to share ideas and plan next actions against #NTDs. Superb organisation and discussions with all NTD teams – so much has been learnt! Had a great time at the #COR_NTD meeting and moderating a session with the inspiring Pat Lammie.

Lucas Huggins explaining the differences of metabarcoding vs Metagenomics at the parasitology workshop using Oxford Nanopore

Is it only parasitologists that are happy to sit through one talk on maggots, then another on worms in horseshit before an evening meal together? What other weirdos do this? Great to get together with the Melbourne Aust Soc for Para folks- thanks Lucas Huggins for organising.

Our review exploring the risks posed by zoonotic transmission of the vector-borne pathogen Rickettsia felis from pets to people is out now! 🦠🐩🐈‍⬛ doi.org/10.1071/MA25008