Professor Joanne Meers
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Joanne Meers

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Background

Dr Meers is a Professor in Veterinary Virology in the School of Veterinary Science.

Dr Meers' research has focused on a variety of viruses of veterinary importance including viruses of both domestic and native animal species. Her research interests include viral diseases of livestock in developing countries including Newcastle disease and avian influenza, koala retrovirus, feline immunodeficiency virus and canine parvovirus.

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Professor Joanne Meers is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences Veterinary sciences Veterinary virology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
  • Postgraduate Diploma, University of Sydney
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Murdoch University

Search Professor Joanne Meers’s works on UQ eSpace

230 works between 1992 and 2023
All (230) Journal Article (127) Conference Publication (102) Edited Outputs (1)

141 - 160 of 230 works

2007

Journal Article

Deduced amino acid sequences surrounding the fusion glycoprotein cleavage site and of the carboxyl-terminus of haemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein of the avirulent thermostable vaccine strain I-2 of Newcastle disease virus

Wambura, P. N., Meers, J., Kattenbelt, J., Gould, A. R. and Spradbrow, P. B. (2007). Deduced amino acid sequences surrounding the fusion glycoprotein cleavage site and of the carboxyl-terminus of haemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein of the avirulent thermostable vaccine strain I-2 of Newcastle disease virus. Veterinary Research Communications, 31 (1), 105-112. doi: 10.1007/s11259-006-3290-8

Deduced amino acid sequences surrounding the fusion glycoprotein cleavage site and of the carboxyl-terminus of haemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein of the avirulent thermostable vaccine strain I-2 of Newcastle disease virus

2007

Conference Publication

Population genetic structure in the black flying fox (Pteropus alecto)

Breed, A., Donnellan, S., Meers, J. and Field, H. (2007). Population genetic structure in the black flying fox (Pteropus alecto). First International South-East Asian Bat Conference, Phuket, Thailand, 7-10 May 2007.

Population genetic structure in the black flying fox (Pteropus alecto)

2007

Conference Publication

International movements of flying foxes - implications for conservation and disease risk management

Breed, Andrew C., Smith, Craig S., Meers, Joanne and Field, Hume E. (2007). International movements of flying foxes - implications for conservation and disease risk management. Royal Zoological Society of NSW/Australasian Bat Society Symposium on the Biology and Conservation of Australasian Bats, Australian Museum, Sydney, April 12-14.

International movements of flying foxes - implications for conservation and disease risk management

2007

Conference Publication

Transmigrating Pteropids: International movements of flying foxes - implications for conservation and introduction of disease

Breed, Andrew C., Smith, Craig S., Meers, Joanne and Field, Hume E. (2007). Transmigrating Pteropids: International movements of flying foxes - implications for conservation and introduction of disease. Joint Symposium of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW and the ABS on the Biology and Conservation of Australasian Bats, Sydney, Australia, 12 - 14 April 2007. NSW: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales and the Australasian Bat Society.

Transmigrating Pteropids: International movements of flying foxes - implications for conservation and introduction of disease

2007

Conference Publication

Long distance movements of flying foxes: Implications for disease risk management

Breed, A. C., Smith, C. S., Field, H. E., Meers, J. and Daszak, P. (2007). Long distance movements of flying foxes: Implications for disease risk management. Ecology and management of wildlife diseases, York, UK, November 12-16. European Wildlife Disease Association.

Long distance movements of flying foxes: Implications for disease risk management

2007

Conference Publication

Coming home to roost: flying fox movements and transmission of henipaviruses

Breed, A. C., Field, H. E., Donnellan, D. C. and Meers, J. (2007). Coming home to roost: flying fox movements and transmission of henipaviruses. Australian Biosecurity CRC Annual Workshop, Melbourne, Australia, November 12-14.

Coming home to roost: flying fox movements and transmission of henipaviruses

2007

Journal Article

Feline immunodeficiency virus subtypes in domestic cats in New Zealand

Kann, R.K.C., Seddon, J.M., Meers, J. and Zwijnenberg, R.J.G. (2007). Feline immunodeficiency virus subtypes in domestic cats in New Zealand. New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 55 (3), 358-360. doi: 10.1080/00480169.2007.36795

Feline immunodeficiency virus subtypes in domestic cats in New Zealand

2007

Conference Publication

International movements of flying foxes - implications for disease transmission

Breed, A. C., Field, H. E., Donnellan, S. C. and Meers, J, (2007). International movements of flying foxes - implications for disease transmission. Seminar Nasional Teknologi Peternakan dan Veteriner, Bogor, Indonesia, August 21-22.

International movements of flying foxes - implications for disease transmission

2007

Conference Publication

A risk assessment of the introduction of Nipah virus to Australia via flying foxes

Breed, Andrew C., Field, Hume E., Donnellan, Steve C. and Meers, Joanne (2007). A risk assessment of the introduction of Nipah virus to Australia via flying foxes. Symposium on the Biology and Conservation of Australasian Bats, Sydney, Australia, 12 -14 April 2007.

A risk assessment of the introduction of Nipah virus to Australia via flying foxes

2007

Conference Publication

International movements of flying foxes - implications for conservation and disease risk management

Breed, Andrew C., Smith, Craig S., Meers, Joanne and Field, Hume E. (2007). International movements of flying foxes - implications for conservation and disease risk management. The First International South-East Asian Bat Conference, Phuket, Thailand, 7-10 May 2007.

International movements of flying foxes - implications for conservation and disease risk management

2007

Conference Publication

Outcomes and lessons from a smallholder poultry health project in Myanmar

Henning, J., Hla, T. and Meers, J. (2007). Outcomes and lessons from a smallholder poultry health project in Myanmar. Asian Pacific Federation Working Group Symposium on Small-Scale Family Poultry Farming in Developing Countries at the 8th Asian Pacific Poultry Conference., Bangkok, Thailand, 5-6 March, 2007.

Outcomes and lessons from a smallholder poultry health project in Myanmar

2006

Journal Article

Husbandry and trade of indigenous chickens in Myanmar - results of a participatory rural appraisal in the Yangon and the Mandalay divisions

Henning, J., Khin, A., Hla, T. and Meers, J. (2006). Husbandry and trade of indigenous chickens in Myanmar - results of a participatory rural appraisal in the Yangon and the Mandalay divisions. Tropical Animal Health Production, 38 (7-8), 611-618. doi: 10.1007/s11250-006-4425-1

Husbandry and trade of indigenous chickens in Myanmar - results of a participatory rural appraisal in the Yangon and the Mandalay divisions

2006

Journal Article

Thermostability profile of Newcastle disease virus (strain I-2) following serial passages without heat selection

Wambura, P. N., Meers, J and Spradbrow, P. B. (2006). Thermostability profile of Newcastle disease virus (strain I-2) following serial passages without heat selection. Tropical animal health and production, 38 (7-8), 527-531. doi: 10.1007/s11250-006-4348-x

Thermostability profile of Newcastle disease virus (strain I-2) following serial passages without heat selection

2006

Journal Article

Retroviral invasion of the koala genome

Tarlinton, R. E., Meers, J. and Young, P. R. (2006). Retroviral invasion of the koala genome. Nature, 442 (7098), 79-81. doi: 10.1038/nature04841

Retroviral invasion of the koala genome

2006

Journal Article

Molecular subtyping of feline immunodeficiency virus from domestic cats in Australia

Kann, R. K. C., Kyaw-Tanner, M. T., Seddon, J. M., Lehrbach, P. R., Zwijnenberg, R. J. G. and Meers, J. (2006). Molecular subtyping of feline immunodeficiency virus from domestic cats in Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal, 84 (4), 112-116. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2006.tb13392.x

Molecular subtyping of feline immunodeficiency virus from domestic cats in Australia

2006

Journal Article

Determination of organ tropism of Newcastle disease virus (strain I-2) by virus isolation and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

Wambura, P, Meers, J and Spradbrow, P (2006). Determination of organ tropism of Newcastle disease virus (strain I-2) by virus isolation and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Veterinary Research Communications, 30 (6), 697-706. doi: 10.1007/s11259-006-3291-7

Determination of organ tropism of Newcastle disease virus (strain I-2) by virus isolation and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

2006

Journal Article

Temporal dynamics of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus infection in a low-density population of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in New Zealand

Henning, J., Pfeiffer, D. U., Davies, P. R., Meers, J. and Morris, R. S. (2006). Temporal dynamics of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus infection in a low-density population of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in New Zealand. Wildlife Research, 33 (4), 293-303. doi: 10.1071/WR03059

Temporal dynamics of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus infection in a low-density population of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in New Zealand

2006

Conference Publication

Koala Retrovirus: Search for an ancestor virus and investigation of disease associations

Simmons, G . S., Tarlinton, R. E., Young, P. R. and Meers, J. (2006). Koala Retrovirus: Search for an ancestor virus and investigation of disease associations. Veterinary Virology Conference 2006, BIO21 Institute, Melbourne University, 27-29th September 2006. Melbourne, Vic.: The University of Melbourne.

Koala Retrovirus: Search for an ancestor virus and investigation of disease associations

2006

Journal Article

Evaluation of immune effects of fowlpox vaccine strains and field isolates

Wang, JN, Meers, J, Spradbrow, PB and Robinson, WF (2006). Evaluation of immune effects of fowlpox vaccine strains and field isolates. Veterinary Microbiology, 116 (1-3), 106-119. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.03.012

Evaluation of immune effects of fowlpox vaccine strains and field isolates

2006

Conference Publication

Assessing Newcastle disease vaccines for use in village flocks

Meers, J and Spradbrow, P. (2006). Assessing Newcastle disease vaccines for use in village flocks. Innovation: Reshaping Veterinary Epidemiology, Cairns Convention Centre, 6-11 August 2006. Queensland: Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forrestry.

Assessing Newcastle disease vaccines for use in village flocks

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    Saving the endangered Spectacled flying fox from annual tick paralysis mortality events:
    Threatened Species Research Grants
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Reduction in tick paralysis mortalities of the endangered spectacled flying fox
    WIRES National Grant Program
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2023
    Carcass disposal destroy and let lie research
    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Epidemiology of retroviral infections of flying-foxes ...does infection predispose flying-foxes to infection and excretion of Hendra virus?
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Investigation of causal etiologies of cleft palate neonatal mass mortality events of the endangered Spectacled flying-fox in Far North Queensland's Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
    Annandale Bequest
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    The Status of Lyssaviruses in Bats of Australia and Melanesia
    Australia & Pacific Science Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Engineering a nanovaccine for cost-effective influenza poultry vaccination
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Canine parvovirus in shelter cats
    MSD (Australia) Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Improving production and competitiveness of Australian and Philippines pig production through better health and biosecurity
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Horse owners' attitudes towards Hendra vaccination
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Use of nanotechnology to improve the thermostability of I-2 vaccine for Newcastle Disease protection in developing countries
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2021
    KoalaBASE - standardised diagnostic procedures and epidemiological approaches, enhancing passive surveillance of SEQLD koala disease.
    Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2017
    Improving livelihoods of small-scale livestock producers in the central dry zone through research on animal production and health in Myanmar
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Adoption Study: Control of Newcastle disease and identification of major constraints in village chicken productions systems in Myanmar (AH/2002/042)
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Review of AH/2004/040: The epidemiology, pathogenesis and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in ducks in Indonesia and Vietnam
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Master seed of 1-2 ND vaccine
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    Retroviral invasion of the koala genome: prevalence, transmission and role in immunosuppressive disease
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Integrated molecular and cellular imaging facility for animal health research and consulting at UQ Gatton campus
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Koala disease research program - koala retrovirus (KoRV)
    Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Worldwide Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Identification of constraints in village chicken production in Timor Leste
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Deltavision Core deconvolution microscope
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Retroviral invasion of the koala genome: Where did it come from and what is it doing now that its there?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2021
    Maintenance of Newcastle Disease master seed vaccine strains
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    Estimation of Sensitivity and Specificity of Two FIV PCR Assays (Fort Dodge novated to Boehringer Ingelheim)
    Fort Dodge Australia Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2010
    The epidemiology, pathogenesis and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in ducks in Indonesia and Vietnam
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Travel Grant - Brisbane to Yogyakarta
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Control of Newcastle Disease and Identification of Major Constraints in Village Chicken Production Systems in Myanmar
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Molecular Typing of Canine Parvovirus in Australia
    Fort Dodge Australia Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Proposed Workshiop in Lao PDR on I-2 Newcastle Disease Vaccine Production and Quality Control
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Development Of A Feline Model For HIV Infection And A Prognostic Marker For Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Understanding the role of a newly recognised retrovirus in the induction of cancer and immunosuppressive disease in koalas
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Travel Grant - Control of Newcastle disease and identification of major constraints in village chicken production in Myanmar
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2008
    Maintain I2 Vaccine Master Seed
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2004
    Molecular Typing of Feline Immunodeficiency Viruses in Australia
    Fort Dodge Australia Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2007
    Control of Newcastle disease and identification of major constraints in village chicken production systems in Myanmar
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Molecular characterisation of wobbly possum disease virus, a newly described virus of brushtail possums
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2003
    Improving capacity to control Newcastle disease and duck plague in village poultry
    AusAID-Australian Agency for International Development
    Open grant
  • 2001
    The effect of vaccination against Peats Ridge type strains of Newcastle disease virus
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 2001
    Investigations into the control of Newcastle disease in village chickens
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant

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  • Animals - viral diseases
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  • Veterinary virology
  • Virology - veterinary
  • Viruses - animals
  • Viruses - birds

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