Dr Edward J. Annand
Credentials & Academic Curriculum Vitae
BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS (Equine Surgery) & (Epidemiology), Cert AVP (Equine Stud Medicine), PgCert VPS, MRCVS, PhD
RECENT AND ONGOING EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
(See final page for past veterinary employment)
2017 Ongoing Equine Veterinary and One-Health Epidemiology Consulting.
Equi Epi Vet, The Oaks and Bundanoon NSW. (formally Picton and Berrima NSW and Airey’s Inlet, Vic).
2021 - 2023 Senior Veterinary Officer. Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Epidemiology and Surveillance and Laboratory
SecEon | Animal Health Policy Branch | Animal Division + Biosecurity Intelligence | Biosecurity Strategy and Reform Division, Canberra, ACT.
2020 - 2022 Research Associate University of Sydney, School of Veterinary Science (SSVS) and Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity
(MBI), Sydney, NSW.
‘Horses as Sentinels of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ Research - Lead investigator
Funding from: Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment Biosecurity Innovation Program and DALARA
2016 - 2021 PhD Candidate in Veterinary Epidemiology & Virology.
‘Horses as Sentinels of Emerging Infectious Diseases’
Co-hosted by: University of Sydney | SSVS & MBI, Camden and Westmead NSW.; and CSIRO | Health and Biosecurity Unit | Black Mountain Laboratories Canberra, ACT and Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, Geelong, Vic.
2016 - 2020 Sessional: lecturing and tutoring in DVM Research and Enquiry / Veterinary Epidemiology. University of Sydney, School of Veterinary Science.
2015 - 2017 Level B Clinical and Teaching appointment. Equine ambulatory and reproducaon clinical pracace and clinical teaching.
University of Sydney Veterinary Teaching Hospital Camden, NSW.
EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS Professional
2023 PhD - Doctor of Philosophy Veterinary Science, Virology and Epidemiology. University of Sydney. Horses as Senanels of Emerging Infecaous Disease
https://hdl.handle.net/2123/31403
2017 PgCert VPS - Postgraduate Ceraficate in Veterinary Professional Studies with Disancaon – The University of Liverpool
2017 MANZCVS (Epidemiology) - Membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scienasts (ANZCVS) in Veterinary Epidemiology.
2016 MANZCVS (Equine Surgery) - Membership of the ANZCVS in Equine Surgery.
2014-2016 CertAVP (Equine Stud Medicine) - Ceraficate in Advanced Veterinary Pracace, Equine reproducaon and stud medicine – Royal College of Veterinary
Surgeons.
2002-2007 BVSc (Hons) - Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours Class 2B) - University of Queensland.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND MEMBERSHIPS
Veterinary Pracaaoners Board of New South Wales – Reg No. N8642 (current)
Veterinary Pracaaoners Registraaon Board of Victoria – Membership No. V9971 (previously)
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons – Membership No. 6544106 (current)
Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scienasts (Equine (2016) and Epidemiology (2017) Chapters)
Australian Veterinary Associaaon – Reg No. 18447. Special interest group memberships: Equine Veterinarians Australia and Australian Veterinarians in Public Health. (current - since 2007)
Wildlife Health Australia – Organisaaonal member (current)
Australasian Bat Society – Member (current)
Veterinary Surgeons Board of Queensland – Reg. No. Q4512 (previously)
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
2025 Synchronized seasonal excretion of multiple coronaviruses in Australian Pteropus spp is associated with co-infections in juvenile and subadult bats. In review. Peel AJ, Ruiz-Aravena M, Kim K, Scherang B, Falvo C, Crowley D, Munster V, Annand EJ, Plain K, Jones D, Lunn T, Dale A, Hoegh A, Eden JS.
2025 Functional assessment of the glycoproteins of a novel Hendra virus variant reveals contrasting fusogenic capacities of the receptor-binding and fusion glycoproteins. mBio 16:e03482-23. Ma AZ, Yeo YY, Kim CM, Ezzatpour S, Menchaca C , Upadhye V, Annand EJ, Eden JS, Plowright RK, Peel AJ, Buchholz DW, Aguilar HC
2022 Novel Variant Hendra Virus Genotype 2 InfecEon in a Horse in the Greater Newcastle Region, New South Wales, Australia. One Health. 2022 Jul 29;15:100423. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100423. Taylor J, Thompson K, Annand EJ, Massey P, Benneh J, Eden JS, Horsburgh BA, Hodgson E, Wood K, Kerr J, Kirkland P, Finlaison D, Peel AJ. Eby P, Durrheim D,
2022 A novel variant of Hendra virus circulates in black flying-foxes (Pteropus Alecto) and grey-headed flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus). Emerg Infect Dis; In press. 2022. Peel AJ, Yinda CK, Annand EJ, Dale AS, Eby P, Eden JS, Jones DN, Kessler MK, Lunn TJ, Pearson T, Schultz JE, Smith IL, Bat One Health, Munster VJ, Plowright RK.
2022 A novel Hendra virus variant detected by sentinel surveillance of Australian horses. Emerging Infecaous Diseases, 2022;28(3):693-704. hhps://doi.org/10.3201/eid2803.211245 Annand, E.J., Horsburgh, B.A., Xu, K., Reid, P.A., Poole B., de Kantzow, M.C., Brown N., Tweedie, A., Michie, M., Grewar, J.D., Jackson, A., Singanallur, N., Plain K., Kim, K., Tachedjian, M., van der Heide, B., Crameri, S., Williams, DT.., Secombe, C., Laing, E.D., S Sterling, S., Yan, L., Jackson, L., Jones, C., Plowright, R.K., Peel, A.J., Breed, A.C., Diallo, I., Dhand, N.K., Brihon, P.N., Broder, C.C., Smith, I.L., Eden, J.S.
2021 Potent monoclonal antibody-mediated neutralization of a divergent Hendra virus variant. Wang, Z., Dang, H.V., Moushimi Amaya, M., Xu, Y., Yin, R., Yan, L., Annand, E.J., Horsburgh, B.A., Reid, P.A., Smith, I., Eden, J.S., Xu, K, Broder, C.C., Veesler, D.
2021 Functional cooperativity mediated by rationally selected combinations of human monoclonal antibodies targeting the henipavirus receptor binding protein. bioRxiv. 2021 Feb 27;2021.02.17.431743. Doyle, M.P., Kose, N., Borisevich, V., Binshtein, E., Amaya, M., Nagel, M., Annand, E.J., Armstrong, E., Bombardi, R., Dong, J., Schey, K.L., Broder, C.C., Zeitlin, L., Kuang, E.A., Bornholdt, Z.A., West, B.R., Geisbert, T.W., Cross, R.W., Crowe, J.E.
2020 Potent henipavirus neutralization by antibodies recognizing diverse sites on Hendra and Nipah virus attachment glycoproteins. Cell, 183, 10:1536–50. Dong, J., Cross, R.W., Doyle, M.P., Kose, N., Mousa, J.J., Annand, E.J., Borisevich, V., Agans, K.N., Suhon, R., Nargi, R., Majedi, M., Fenton, K.A., Reichard, W., Bombardi, R.G., Geisbert, T.W., and Crowe, Jr., J.
2020 Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Sekong Province Lao PDR 2018 – potential for improved surveillance and management in endemic regions. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Special Issue: Influenza 68, 168–182. Annand, E., High, H., Wong, F.,Phommachanh, P., Chanthavisouk, C., Happold. J., Dhingra, M., Eagles, D., Brihon, P., Alders, R. hhps:// doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13673
2020 Citizens’ juries give verdict on whether private practice veterinarians should attend unvaccinated Hendra virus suspect horses. Australian Veterinary Journal, 98 no.7:273-279. Annand, E., Reid, P.A., Johnson, J., Gilbert, G., Taylor, M., Walsh, M., Ward, M., Wilson, A., Degeling, C.
2018 Managing the risk of Hendra virus spillover in Australia using ecological approaches: A report on three community juries. Degeling, C., Gilbert, G., Annand, E., Taylor, M., Walsh, M., Ward, M., Wilson, A., Johnson, J. PLoS ONE 13(12): e0209798. hhps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209798.
2018 Investigation of the effect of Equivac® HeV Hendra vaccination on racing performance in Australian thoroughbreds. Australian Veterinary Journal, 96 no. 4:132-141, Schemann, K., Annand, E.J., Reid, P.A., Lenz, M.F., Thomson, P.K., Dhand, N.K.
2014 Clinical review of two fatal equine cases of infection with the insectivorous bat strain of Australian bat lyssavirus. Australia Veterinary Journal, 92 no. 9:324-332, Annand E.J., Reid, P.A. Recognition: 1. 2014 Equine Veterinarians Australia Norman Larkin Prize and 2. Recomentaaons in realaon to antemortem and minimally invasive tesang and vaccinaaon in domesac animals toward review and amendment of the Australian Veterinary Emergency Plan (AUSVETPLAN) for Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) the naaonal disease response guidelines.
2014 Australian bat lyssavirus infection in two horses. Veterinary Microbiology, 173:224-231 Shinwari M.W., Annand, E.J., Driver, L. et al.
2014 Recent observations on Australian bat lyssavirus tropism and viral entry. Viruses 6 no. 2:909-926, Weir, D.L., Annand, E.J., Reid, P.A. & Broder, C.C..
EXPERT CONSULTANCY
‘Expert witness affidavit’ towards the Class Action relating to Equivac HeV vaccine – Federal Court of Australia proceedings no NSD 406 of 2018, Rachael Abboh v Zoeas Australia Pty Ltd. consigned by ‘Piper Alderman’ lawyers acting for the defendant. Sworn in relation to the discovery of a Hendra virus variant by Horses as Sentinels research, outlining the implications to the perceived risk of HeV spillover geographically and the content of the national update relating to One Health disease management and Biosecurity via the Chief Veterinary Officers and Chief Health Officers of Australia. March 2021
‘Expert report’ towards the Class Action relating to Equivac HeV vaccine – Federal Court of Australia proceedings no NSD 406 of 2018, Rachael Abboh v Zoeas Australia Pty Ltd. Consigned as above. A systemaEc literature review of evidence supporEng the safety and efficacy of the Equine HeV vaccine. December 2020.
‘Expert report’ towards the Class Action relating to Equivac HeV vaccine – Federal Court of Australia proceedings no NSD 406 of 2018, Rachael Abboh v Zoeas Australia Pty Ltd. Consigned as above. Clinical, pathogenic, syndromic and epidemiological consideration of equine disease causality as relevant to the proceedings. April 2020.
Expert report’ towards the Class Action relating to Equivac HeV vaccine – Federal Court of Australia proceedings no NSD 406 of 2018, Rachael Abboh v Zoeas Australia Pty Ltd. Consigned as above. DescripEon and comparative critical review of Australian and international veterinary and human vaccine-pharmacovigilance systems. November 2019.
GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC REPRESENTATION
(contribuaons while employed by DAFF)
National Avian Influenza Wild Bird Surveillance Co-ordination Group - Steering committee
National Biosecurity Research Development and Extension Strategy - Steering committee / Chairperson
Veterinary Epidemiology and Surveillance Throughout Australia - Steering commihee
National Surveillance Strategy
Animal Health Surveillance Quarterly - Review leadership
Northern Australian Quarantine Strategy Surveillance Review
Surveillance Co-ordination Group
Hunter New England One Health Group
GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC REPRESENTATION
(excluding contribuaons while employed by DAFF)
Horses as Sentinels invited contribution to the Animal Health Commihee (AHC) Subcommittee on Animal Health Laboratory Standards (SCAHLS) regarding perspectives and experiences of relevance to the drajing of the National Animal Diagnostic Plan 2021 to 2025, by letter care of William Wong and Jarod Sanderson. EJ Annand, I Smith, JS Eden, 22 June 2021.
Notification of Scientific Discovery of a Highly Pathogenic Hendra-virus-variant: Communication of updated PCR approaches for immediate routine pre-publication use on compassionate grounds, analysis of expected efficiancy of existing Immunotherapy and prophylaxis and relevance to national Human and Animal health and biosecurity. Priority National Update by letter to Chief Veterinary Officers (CVO) of Australia, Chief Health-Officers, and other key stakeholders most-relevant to Australia’s Hendra virus disease surveillance and biosecurity care of Queensland CVO Dr Allison Crook, 24 February 2021.
Understanding and living with Flying foxes. P Eby and EJ Annand. Wollondilly Shire Council, Council’s Community Forum, 16 December 2020.
Living with Flying foxes in a changing climate and managing the risk Hendra virus in horses. EJ Annand. Wollondilly Shire Council, Council’s Community Forum, 11 November 2019.
“Hendra Virus in Horses – Risk management; Equine Vaccination and related issues – Perspectives of equine veterinarians and insight from viral research.” Equine Veterinarians Australia hosted information evening for horse owners in response to demand for consumer need for clarification on vaccine safety following the unprecedented Hunter valley HeV spillover episode of the same year. EJ Annand. Camden, Sydney 16 July 2019.
Horses as sentinels for emerging zoonotic viruses and potential public health risk. EJ Annand, PA Reid, I Smith, JS Eden and NK Dhand. CVO and Internaaonal research Workshop & Update on Hendra virus and other Australian bat-borne viruses, and spillover Brisbane 18 March 2019.
ABLV in two horses - the 2013 case details. EJ Annand and PA Reid. Training Workshops for Veterinary Practitioners in Emergency Animal Disease Recognition, Invesagation. The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Biosecurity Queensland), Townsville (30th July 17) and Rockhampton (13th August 17).
Two cases of Australian bat lyssavirus and the implications. EJ Annand and PA Reid. Training Workshops for Veterinary Practitioners in Emergency Animal Disease Recognition, Invesagation. 2016. The Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Resources (Animal Biosecurity Branch).
Contribution to the Horse Biosecurity and Market Access Liaison Group (MBMALG), Qld. A group including representatives from Qld Gov. DAFF, industry groups, QR and AVA meeang quarterly. 2014-2015
Representation to Australian insurance brokers, their respective international underwriters and Mr Noel Riley on behalf of the AVA on the formulation of a policy on horses receiving compromised range or timeliness of veterinary treatment due to HeV vaccination status.
GRANTS
(Chief invesagator underlined)
2021-2022 Spanning boundaries to address challenges for planetary health and human wellbeing. Theo Murphy Initiative, Australian Academy of Science. $49,600
Onyango, E., Morgan, E., Sievers, M., Salim H., Kanchana-Udomkan, C., Stephenson E., Mayfield, H., Faivre, G., Bayes, C., Peel, A. and Osborne, N.
2020-2021 Metagenomic Investigation of Horses as Sentinels: Innovative metagenomic, multiplex serology and custom database combined in testing cases of
priority infectious clinical syndromes to greatly improve diagnosis of infectious diseases and Australia’s biosecurity. The Australian Government
Department of Agriculture – Biosecurity Innovation Project. $350,000. Annand, E.J., Smith, I., Eden, J.S., Dhand, N.K.
2020 Pre-empting spillover of novel coronaviruses from bats to humans. Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). $500,000 USD. Plowright, R.,
Gurley, E., Peel, A., Hoegh, A., Munster, V., Han, B., McCallum, H., Islam, A., Rahman, Z., Broder, C., Laing, E., Ruiz-Aravena, M., McKee, C., Smith. I., Annand, E.J.,
Eden, J.S., Plain, K., Madden, W. and LaTrielle, S
2020 (cont’d) ‘Co-designed animation to support education about HeV in remote indigenous communities in North Queensland.’ CSU foundation project $30,000.
Higgins, B., Brooks, V. Gates-Stuart, E., Degeling, C, Hagan, A., Quinn, J., Peters, A., Annand, E.J.
2018-2019 Community-led ‘One Health’ infectious disease research in Laos: A pilot study. Marie Bashir Institute for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease (MBI) & Social
Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre (SSSHARC), Seed Funding - $5000. High, H., Brihon, P., Annand E.J.
2018 An investigation into the infectious micro-organisms amongst horses with equine reproductive loss. Sydney School of Veterinary Science Bequest 2018 –
Dorothy Minchin Bequest - $5000. Schemann, K., Annand, E.J., Plain, K., Eden J.S., Humphreys, M., Smith, I., Bosward, K., Carrick, J., Muscatello, G., Dhand, N.K.
2016 – 2021 One Health: Combating the threat of infectious diseases to protect Equine and Human Health. Dalara Foundation. $250,000. Annand E.J., Dhand, N.K.
2017-2018 Investigation of zoonotic disease risks associated with equine reproductive loss. MBI Seed Funding - $20,000. Schemann, K., Annand, E.J., Smith, I.,
Bosward, K., Norris, J., Branley, J., Jones, C., Graves, S., Keyburn, A., Carrick, J., Phalen, D., Dhand, N.K.
2017 Investigation of the effect of Equivac® HeV Hendra vaccination on racing performance in Australian thoroughbreds. Queensland Racing Integrity
Commission (QRIC). $10,000. Schemann, K., Annand, E.J., Dhand, N.K.
2016-2017 A retrospective cohort study to detect emerging viral zoonotic pathogens in individuals with high-risk horse contact. MBI Seed Funding - $20,000.
Annand, E.J., Smith, I., Jones, C., Brihon, P., Dwyer, D., Reid, P., Dhand, N.K.
INVITED SCIENTIFIC OR SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
2022 Novel Hendra Virus Variant Detected by Sentinel Surveillance of Horses, Australia. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
podcast hpps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/podcasts
Fore-front perspectives to guide proactive emerging infectious disease surveillance; born out of Horses as Sentinels research; including: detection of multiple novel variant and divergent bat-borne Paramyxoviruses; and characterisation & interpretation of a variant genotype of Hendra virus (HeVg2) as causing prototypic HeV disease of equivalent One Health significance affording contemporary spillover detection (Newcastle 2021); and revision of geographical HeV spillover risk.Veterinary Epidemiology and Surveillance Throughout Australia (VESTA) Government Biosecurity and Surveillance webinar series. 7th March 2022, Canberra, ACT.
2021 The research discovery of a variant genotype of Hendra virus (HeVg2) affording prospective spillover detection and revision of geographical spillover risk. One
Health & Outbreak Surveillance Online Symposium | One Integrative Surveillance System for Pandemic Preparedness, Hosted by: Centre for Infectious Disease
Epidemiology & Research, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 29 November 2021.
Hendra virus: The variant, the vaccine and the risk landscape for veterinarians. AVA VetFest 2021, Invited presentation sponsored by Zoeas with speaker proceeds donated to the AVA Benevolent fund charity.
A novel Hendra virus variant detected by sentinel surveillance of Australian horses. ASID Annual Scienafic Meeting: Zoonoses, Brisbane (virtually hosted 13 Oct 2021).
Two viruses, Same Fatal Disease. Opening plenary keynote presentation: Equine Veterinarians Australia 50TH Annual ‘Bain Fallon’ Conference, Sydney (postponed 2022 Melbourne) – published as special feature in AEVJ spring ediaon 2021.
The discovery of a variant prototypic Hendra virus ‘Horses as Sentinels’ for emerging zoonotic viruses and potential public health risk. Presented separately to: Wildlife Health Australia Bat Health Focus Group annual scienafic meeting. 19th May 2021, virtually hosted, Sydney; and Regional One Health Partnership: Hunter New England and North Coast 10th May 2021, virtually hosted, Newcastle.
2020 Hendra virus, other Zoonotic Emerging Infectious Diseases and Australian horses. Presentation University of Illinois/ University of Sydney Veterinary Public Health and
research international elecave. EJ Annand. January 2020.
2019 Experiences of combining ethnography and epidemiology in Lao PDR towards betier One Health outcomes. Remote video presentaaon: Embedding social science in
One Health: strengthening capacity in the Horn of Africa – One health workshop, ILRI Addis Ababa, 18-20 November 2019
Living with Flying foxes in a changing climate and managing the risk Hendra virus in horses. Wollondilly Shire Council, Council’s Community Forum, 11 November 2019.
The power of standing still: Perspectives and experiences on mental health challenges faced and witnessed throughout a diverse veterinary career. Four words, Forwards! Conference, Wednesday October 16, Sydney 2019.
Horses as sentinels for emerging zoonotic viruses and potential public health risk. EJ Annand, PA Reid, I Smith, JS Eden and NK Dhand. CVO and International research Workshop & Update on Hendra virus and other Australian bat-borne viruses, and spillover Brisbane 18 March 2019.
2018 HPAI outbreak in Laos - Perspectives from ethnographic anthropology. MBI Zoonoses Node Workshop 2018, November 2018, The University of Sydney. Annand E.J.,
High, H., Happold, J. Alders, R., Brihon, P.
Serological evidence of bat borne Rubulavirus in Australian horses. MBI Zoonoses Node Workshop 2018, November 2018, The University of Sydney. EJ Annand, PA Reid, J Barr, V Boyd, R Burneikienė-Petraitytė, A Žvirblienė, C Broder, CA Jones, N Dhand and I Smith.
Perspectives and Discussion on Breeding and Health of Heavy Horses Compared to Light Horses – a Veterinary Perspective. Annual meeang of The Commonwealth Clydesdale Horse Society Australia. December 2018, Sydney.
From Science to Veterinary Science and back – perspectives from a varied career. Presentaaon to the third year Bachelor of Veterinary Bio-Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, April, 2018.
Update on the clinical signs of Hendra virus (HeV) - the challenge of forming DDx list for Australian horses with HeV – like illness. EJ Annand, PA Reid, I Smith, NK Dhand. 100th NSW District Veterinarians Annual, Orange, March 20-22.
Zoonoses: Horses as sentinels in a one health syndromic approach for detecting emerging infectious diseases. EJ Annand, PA Reid, I Smith, NK Dhand. 100th NSW District Veterinarians Annual Conference, Orange, March 20-22.
2017 Horses as senEnels in a one health syndromic approach for detecting emerging infectious diseases. EJ Annand, PA Reid, I Smith, CA Jones, PN Brihon, NK Dhand.
Invited presentation Grand Rounds, Westmead Children’s Hospital, Westmead, Sydney, NSW. 9th November.
Hendra Virus in horses and related issues - Perspective of equine veterinarians and insight from viral research. EJ Annand, PA Reid, I Smith, C Broder. Expert-witness representation as part of NHMRC funded Jury based study Rockhampton (21st October) & Lismore (11th November).
Surveillance for emerging infectious diseases to protect horse and human health. EJ Annand, PA Reid, I Smith, CA Jones, PN Brihon, NK Dhand. Marie Bashir Inst. for Biosecurity & Infectious Disease - Annual colloquium Novembe2017.
Horses as sentinels in a one health syndromic approach for detecting emerging infectious diseases. EJ Annand, PA Reid, I Smith, JS Eden, CA Jones, PN Brihon, NK Dhand. CSIRO AAHL Recent Advances in Emergency Animal Diseases Annual Symposium 2017
Australian bat lyssavirus in two horses (2013) Horses as sentinels in a one health syndromic approach for detecting emerging infectious diseases. EJ Annand, PA Reid, I Smith, NK Dhand. Agriculture Victoria state lab DEDJTR, Agribio.
ABLV in two horses - the 2013 case details. EJ Annand and PA Reid. Training Workshops for Veterinary Practitioners in Emergency Animal Disease Recognition, Invesagation. The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Biosecurity Queensland), Townsville (30th July 17) and Rockhamptom (13th August 17)
Horses as sentinels in a one health syndromic approach for detecting emerging infectious diseases. EJ Annand, PA Reid, I Smith, NK Dhand. Training Workshops for Veterinary Practitioners in Emergency Animal Disease Recognition, Investigation. The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Biosecurity Queensland), Townsville (30th July 17) and Rockhamptom (13th August 17)
Syndromic Surveillance and Australian Horses as Sentinels for Emerging Infectious Diseases. EJ Annand, PA Reid, I Smith, CA Jones, PN Brihon, NK Dhand. Invited presentation Grand Rounds, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN USA.
2016 Can We Use Australian Horses as Sentinels for Emerging Infectious Disease? EJ Annand, PA Reid, I Smith, NK Dhand. Training Workshops for Veterinary Practitioners in
Emergency Animal Disease Recogniaon, Invesagation. The Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Resources (Animal Biosecurity Branch)
Two cases of Australian bat lyssavirus and the implications. EJ Annand and PA Reid. Training Workshops for Veterinary Pracationers in Emergency Animal Disease Recognition, Invesagation. The Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Resources (Animal Biosecurity Branch)
RESEARCH SUPERVISION AND PROFESSIONAL MENTORING
2019-2021 Mentoring of three students (Annually and consultaave as part of the AVA mentoring program)
2019 Mentorship of two cohorts of veterinarians preparing for ANZCVS membership in Epidemiology and in Equine Pracace.
2018 University of Sydney: Three students: (One Honours in Science; One Honours in Vet Bio Science and One Doctor of Veterinary Medicine “Research and Enquiry”
elecave)
2017 University of Sydney: Two students in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine “Research and Enquiry” elecave
2016 Mentoring and coaching of Equine Veterinary Reproducaon early career veterinarians
IN THE MEDIA
2022 Discovery of new Hendra virus variant a lesson in emerging disease surveillance - Finding highlights how to prepare for biosecurity risks. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) EurekaAlert! hhps://www.eurekalert.org/ news-releases/944543
2021 Joint media release: Researchers develop test for new Hendra variant. Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, the Hon David Lihleproud MP and Minister for Science and Technology, the Hon Melissa Price MP. 9 October 2021 hhps:// minister.awe.gov.au/lihleproud/media-releases/researchers-develop-test-for-new-Hendra-variant
2021 New strain of deadly Hendra virus (HeV) discovered. 9th March 2021. AVA media release hhps://www.vetvoice.com.au/ media-releases/new-strain-of-deadly-hendra-virus-hev-discovered/
Hendra may be present throughout much more of Australia as variant identified. ABC radio NSW Country hour, 12th March hhps://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nsw-country-hour/nsw-country-hour/13222594
2019 The verdict is in: Preserving bat habitats makes sense in curbing Hendra virus risk. 1st January 2019 hhps:// www.horsetalk.co.nz/2019/01/01/verdict-bat-habitats-hendra-virus-risk/
2018 Researchers target new wave of emerging infectious diseases. 16th July 2018 The Land (Fairfax rural media). hhps:// www.theland.com.au/story/5529831/the-dangers-beyond-the-hendra-virus/
Study confirms vaccination against Hendra virus does not affect the racing performance of horses. 7th February 2018, The Courier Mail. hhps://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/superracing/study-confirms-vaccinaaon-against-hendra-virus-does-not-affect-the-racing-performance-of-horses/news-story/9ca71bf8a6765d6f584c7566230374ae
2014 Queensland vet discovers risk of lyssavirus in domestic animals. 19th November 2014. ABC online. hhps://www.abc.net.au/ news/2014-08-28/new-study-published-on-lyssavirus-in-horses-and-the-risk-of-rab/5699226
First horses confirmed to have died from Lyssavirus. 27th August 2014. ABC rural. hhps://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/ 2014-08-27/nrn-first-horses-with-lyssavirus-27-08-14/5700614
Discovery of Australian bat lyssavirus in horses poses further threats to human and animal health. 25th Aug 2014 AVA media release hhps://www.ava.com.au/node/27046.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
2021 Hendra virus - Two viruses, Same Fatal Disease. Annand, E.J., Reid, P.A., Jackson, A.E., Smith, I., Eden, J.S. The Australian Equine Veterinarian, Vol 41, pg 31-34, Spring 2021
Severe Hendra virus disease in a horse in 2015 due to a previously-unrecognised Hendra virus variant matching that detected in a grey-headed flying-fox. Annand, E.J., Reid, P.A., Horsburgh, B.A., Poole B., Brown N., de Kantzow, M.C., Xu, K., Tweedie, A., Michie, M., Grewar, J.D., Tachedjian, M., Jackson, A., Singanallur, N., Plain, K., Diallo, I., Jackson, L., Secombe, C., Laing, E.D., S Sterling, S., Yan, L., Jones, C., Peel, A.J., Breed, A.C., Broder, C.C., Brihon, P.N. Dhand, N.K., Smith, I.L., Eden, J.S., EVA Bain Fallon/ ANZCVS abstracts, The Australain Equine Veterinarian, Vol XX, No X, 2021.
2020 Receptor mimicry and funcEonal cooperaEvity by human anEbodies targeEng the henipavirus attachment glycoprotein. Doyle, M.P., Kose, N., Borisevich, V., Nagel, M., Annand, E., Cross, R.W., Geisbert, T.W., Schey, K.L., Crowe, J.E. Transforming Vaccinology - Keystone Symposia Global Health Series, Italy, 2020.
Verdict on the obligations of private veterinarians attending unvaccinated Hendra virus suspect horses afforded by three citizens' juries. Annand, E., Reid, P.A., Johnson, J., Gilbert, G., Taylor, M., Walsh, M., Ward, M., Wilson, A., Degeling, C. 19th Int. Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID) : Global Challenges – Local Solutions. Feb 2020, Malaysia.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza in Sekong province Lao PDR 2018 – Potential for improved surveillance and management. Annand, E., High, H., Wong, F., Phommachanh, P., Chanthavisouk, C., Happold. J., Dhingra, M., Eagles, D., Brihon, P., Alders, R. ICID: Global Challenges – Local Solutions. Feb 2020, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Spillover of bat borne Rubulavirus in Australian horses - Horses as channels for emerging infectious diseases. Annand, E., Barr, J., Balasubramanian, N.S., Reid, P.A., Boyd, V., Burneikienė-Petraitytė, R., Žvirblienė, A., Grewar, J., E. Laing, Eden, J.S., Lynch, S.E., Diallo, I., and Yan, L., Secombe, C., Brihon, P., Jones, C., Broder, C., Dhand, N.K., Smith I. ICID: Global Challenges – Local Soluaons. Feb 2020, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2019 How can we manage Hendra virus in Australia? Science Journal for Kids / Environmental Science Journal for Teens. March 2019. hhps://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/uploads/5/4/2/8/54289603/hendra_aracle.pdf, Degeling C, Gilbert GL, Annand EJ, Taylor M, Walsh M, Ward M, Wilson A, Johnson J.
How should veterinarians in private practice respond to unvaccinated horses with a suspected Hendra virus infection? A report on three citizens' juries. Poster – ASID Annual Scientific Meeting 2019. Topical and tropical infectious diseases, Darwin, NT. Degeling C, Gilbert GL, Annand EJ, Taylor M, Walsh M, Ward M, Wilson A, Johnson J.
Hendra virus, unvaccinated horses, and the obligations of veterinarians: Three citizens' juries share their perspectives. Oral Abstract Australian Biosecurity Symposium 12-13 June Gold Coast Qld. Degeling C, Gilbert GL, Annand EJ, Taylor M, Walsh M, Ward M, Wilson A, Johnson J. Abstract.
2018 A piecewise linear mixed model to assess the effect of Hendra virus vaccination on horse racing performance. 15th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. 12- 16 Nov 2018 Chang Mai, Thailand. Proceedings p169 Schemann, K., Annand, E.J., Reid, P.A., Lenz, M.F., Thomson, P.K., Dhand, N.K. and: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference of Racing Analysts and Veterinarians (ICRAV), Dubai (presented by M Lenz with full reprint in proceedings permissioned by Wiley).
Serological evidence of bat borne Rubulavirus in Australian horses. EJ Annand, PA Reid, J Barr, V Boyd, R Burneikienė- Petraitytė, A Žvirblienė, C Broder, CA Jones, N Dhand and I Smith. EVA Bain Fallon / ANZCVS abstracts, The Australian Equine Veterinarian,38, Vol 38, No 2, 2018.
Should ecological approaches be used to manage the risk of Hendra virus spill-overs? - A report on two citizens' juries. Degeling, C., Johnson, J., Annand, E., Taylor, M., Walsh, M., Ward, M., Gilbert, G. Conference Abstract. 5th International One Health Congress, Saskatoon Canada, 22-25 June.
2017 An update on Hendra virus (HeV) and HeV – like illnesses and horses as channels for emerging infectious disease. The Northern Territory Disease Control Bullean, Vol 24, No. 2, June 2017. Annand, E.J., Reid, R., Smith, I., Diallo, I., Lynch, S., Weir, R., Melville, L., Secombe, C., Brihon, P.N., Gilkerson, J., Jones, C., Dhand, N. hhp://digitallibrary.health.nt.gov.au/prodjspui/ bitstream/10137/506/550/Vol.%2024%20no%202%20June%202017.pdf
Using Serological Testing To Provide Evidence For Decision Making When Controlling Outbreaks of Strangles. Havemeyer Foundation international workshop for Strangles, September 19-22, 2017 Montana, USA – Gilkerson, J.R., Anderson, B., Annand, E.J., Russel, J., Demery, C., Ficorilli, N., Allen, J., Bannai, H., ElHage, C.
2016 Syndromes in HeV negative horses. EJ Annand, PA Reid, I Smith, NK Dhand. Abstract and conference presentation NSW District Veterinarians Annual Conference, Novotel, Wollongong, 6th April 2017
Targeted ZoonoEc Viral Testing - Australian Horses as Scannels for Emerging Infectious Disease. One Health EcoHealth Congress, Melbourne. Equine Neurological and Acute Respiratory Syndromes - Annand, E.J., Ina Smith, I., Dhand, N., Reid, P.A. & Gilkerson, J.R.
Can we use Australian Horses as Scannels for emerging infectious diseases? Australian Society for Infectious Disease (ASID) – Int. Congress for Tropical Diseases & Malaria, Annand, E.J., Ina Smith, I., Dhand, N., Reid, P.A. & Gilkerson, J.R.
2015 Serological testing to manage a strangles outbreak on a large stud farm. EVA Bain Fallon / ANZCVS abstracts, The Australian Equine Veterinarian, Vol 34, No 3, 2015.
2014 Australian bat lyssavirus – the implications of recent cases and findings. EJ Annand and PA Reid. Presentation, Australian Soc. for Infectious Diseases, Zoonoses conference, Abstract and poster.
Two equine cases of the insectivorous bat strain of Australian bay lyssa virus (ABLV). EJ Annand and PA Reid. ANZCVS epidemiology chapter, abstract and presentation.
Two equine cases of Australian bat lyssavirus – ABLVs. EJ Annand and PA Reid. EVA Bain Fallon, Presentation and poster
Two fatal equine cases of the insectivorous bat strain of Australian bat lyssavirus. EJ Annand Video downloadable from
Viruses hhp://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/6/2/909
2013 Novel approach to risk mitigation - Australian bat Lyssavirus in two horses. Poster. 24th International Conference on Rabies in the Americas, Toronto, Canada. Barreh, J., Crook, A., Shinwari, W.M., Diallo, I., Annand, E.J., McMahon, J., Northill, J., Watson, J., Bingham, J., Stevens, V., Lambert, S. & Benneh, S.
PAST VETERINARY EMPLOYMENT
2014/2015 University of Queensland, Dayboro clinical teaching hospital, Dayboro Qld. 2014 June – August and 2015 January – April.
Victorian Equine Group, Bendigo equine hospital, Bendigo, VIC. 2014 August – December and 2015 August.
Randwick Equine Centre, Sydney NSW. 2013 January – 2014 April.
2009/2013 The Flying Dutchman Equine Reproduction, Medicine and Surgery, Warwick Qld. 2011 Sept – April 2013, 2010/11 Nov – Feb, 2009 March.
2009/2011 Pool House Equine Clinic, Staffordshire UK. 2009 April – 2011 Sept.
2009 Temporary equine veterinary poison, Casino Qld. 2009 Jan/Feb.
2008 Inti Warra Yasi, Parque Machia, Villa Tunari, Bolivia. 2008 Sept – Nov. A three-vet clinic based at a park which rehabilitates captive wildlife for release.
2007 The University of Queensland, Goondiwindi Pastoral Veterinary Clinic, Goondiwindi, Qld. 2008 July & August.
2008 Bowen Veterinary Clinic, Bowen, Qld. 2008 May & June.
2007/2008 Wilson’s Equine Veterinary Services, Darling Downs, Qld. 2007/08 breeding season
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE/ COURSE-WORK/ WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE, VETERINARY PRACTICE VISITS and CPD
2019 Four words, Forwards Veterinary Mental Wellness and Welfare Symposium, October, Sydney.
Disease Modelling Workshop. Michael Ward, Tariq Halasa, Carsten Thure Kirkeby and Victoria Brookes, Sydney, June
Global Health Security Conference. June, Sydney.
Epi in the Valley – InterpretaEon and ValidaEon of DiagnosEc Tests in Veterinary Science – OIE Collaborating Centre for Diagnostic Test ValidaEon Science in the Asia-Pacific Region. A Colling, M Stevenson, S Firestone, I Gardner, C Heuer, C Caraguel and W Johnson. March, Yarra Glen.
Sydney Summer School in Pathogen Genomics and Global Health. R Rockeh, V Timms, E Maranez, J Iredell, N B Zakous, R Menon, N Bachmann, S Duchene, V Sintchenko, M O’Sullivan, A Arnoh, R Sadsad, Q Wang, R Lan, R Dhakal, A Darling and JS Eden. February, Sydney.
2018 International Symposium for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. November, Chang Mai, Thailand.
EVA Annual Conference, Bain Fallon Memorial Lectures. July, Sydney.
USYD Postgrad Vet Public Health Coursework: Data Analysis for Veterinary Epidemiology Research. Semester 2, Sydney.
Epi in the Garden City, Workshop in Multilevel Statistical Modelling. I Dohoo, J Henning and T Barnes. April, Toowoomba.
2017 USYD Postgrad Vet Public Health Coursework: Veterinary Epidemiology 1. Semester 1, Sydney.
AVA Annual Conference. Melbourne, July.
EVA Annual Conference, Bain Fallon Memorial Lectures. July, Gold Coast.
2016 One Health, EcoHealth 2016, 4th International One Health Congress & 6th Biennial Congress of the International Association for Ecology and Health. December, Melbourne.
International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria. September, Brisbane.
2015 AVA Qld State meeting - Wound Management. Prof. Chrisane Theoret.
AVA Qld Disease surveillance conference, Yeppoon.
2014 Introduction to Emerging Infectious Disease Virology. I Smith, CSIRO AAHL, Geelong.
AVA VIC state meeEng, Mare inferElity. Dr Simon Robinson, Melbourne.
Zoonoses 2014 - Australian Society for Infectious Disease (ASID) conference. July, Brisbane.
EVA Annual Conference, Bain Fallon Memorial Lectures. Gold Coast.
Pathogen spillover: ecological dynamics of Hendra virus cross-species transmission – lecture, Dr Raina Plowright.
2013/2014 Randwick Equine. 18 months Hospital Internship and Veterinary Associate Specialization Training Program in Surgery, Medicine and Lameness including experience with additional consultants Dr Percy Sykes - lameness, Prof David Hutchins - medicine, Dr Colin Dunlop - anaesthesia, Dr Karen Hoffman - ultrasonography.
2012 EVA Annual Conference, Bain Fallon Memorial Lectures. Brisbane.
2011 AVA Qld State meeting - Equine Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders – Dr Safia Barakzai 2010 British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) Congress. Birmingham, UK.
Course in Embryo Transfer – Twemlows Stud, Midlands, UK.
Course Advanced Dentistry and Standing Tooth and Sinus Surgery – Travis Henry (USA), Twemlows Stud, Midlands, UK.
Course in Stallion Fertility – Dickson Varner (USA). Twemlows Stud, Midlands, UK.
Working experience at Newmarket Yearling Sales in presale being –Baker McVeigh and Clements, Newmarket.
2009 BEVA Congress. Birmingham, UK.
BEVA Advanced Reproduction Course – J Pycock, York, UK.
BEVA Midland Equine Seminar – Prof. D Knohenbelt, Liverpool UK.
Working experience at Newmarket Yearling Sales in presale being –Baker McVeigh and Clements, Newmarket.
2008 Visits were made to the following UK practices: Liphook Equine Hospital, Liphook; Pool House Equine Clinic, Fadley; Nantwich Veterinary Group, Nantwich; Bushy Equine Vets, Bristol; Bourton Vale Equine Clinic, Bourton Vale; Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic, Kent; Oakham Veterinary Hospital, Rutland and Auburn Equine Clinic, Belfast. As well as two French practices: Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Paris and Clinique Equine des Bréviares, Les Bréviares.
2007 2 weeks Centre d'Imagerie et de Recherche sur les AffecEons Locomotrices Equines (CIRALE), Normandy, France / Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Paris, France. Lameness/poor performance diagnostics, course tutorials and lectures. JM Denoix.
2006 Rossdale and Partners, Newmarket, UK., Liphook Equine Hospital, Hampshire, UK. Scone Veterinary Hospital, Hunter Valley.
UNDERGRADUATE VETERINARY WORK
2004-2007 Eagle Farm Equine Hospital - Equine Veterinary Assistant
2006/2007 University of Queensland – Research assistant
2004/2005 Queensland Racing – Swab Officer
VETERINARY RELATED UNDERGRADUATE WORK
2002 /2007 Farm hand for Professor Jonathan Sprent, Moggill, Qld.
2002 Stockman, Feed and Farm Officer, Yarranbrook Farms - Beef Ca`le Feedlot, Inglewood, Qld.