Peter D. Kirkland, BVSc, PhD

Specialties and Expertise

Diagnostic testing for viral diseases of animals and aquatic species; Epidemiology and control of insect-borne infections of livestock; Pestivirus infections of livestock

Gu X, Davis RJ, Walsh SJ, Melville LF, Kirkland PD. Longitudinal study of the detection of bluetongue virus in bull semen and comparison of real time polymerase chain reaction assays. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2014;26:18-26.
Jenkins C, . . . , Kirkland PD, Frances J. First identification and characterisation of an ostreid herpesvirus-1 micro variant (OsHV-1 µ-var) in Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oysters) in Australia. Dis Aquatic Org. 2013;105:109-126.
Roche SE, Wicks R, . . . , Kirkland P. Descriptive overview of the 2011 epidemic of arboviral disease in horses in Australia. Aust Vet J. 2013;91:5-13.
Arzey G, Kirkland P, Arzey E, et al. Influenza A/H10N7 infection in chickens and poultry abattoir workers in Australia. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012;18(5):814–816.
Belaganahalli MN, Maan S, . . . , Kirkland PD et al. Full genome sequencing and genetic characterization of Eubenangee viruses identify Pata virus as a distinct species within the genus Orbivirus. PLoS One. 2012;7(3):e31911.