Michael Ward

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July 7, 2026

Niraj Meisuria, University of Sydney; Michael Ward, University of Sydney, and Thomas Newsome, University of Sydney

Animals that feed on infected carcasses could be accelerating the spread of the H5N1 strain.

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July 12, 2022

Michael Ward, University of Sydney

Foot and mouth disease hasn’t been on our doorstep since the 1980s. Keeping it out of Australia is a new national priority.

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August 17, 2020

Michael Ward, University of Sydney

We can’t change the weather. But understanding how COVID-19 behaves in different conditions can help us respond to the pandemic.

Puppies are at the highest risk from a new strain of canine parvovirus discovered for the first time in Australia. EPA/THOMAS DELLEY

May 5, 2017

Madeleine De Gabriele, The Conversation

A new form of the highly contagious canine parovirus has been found in Australia. The strain has been found in vaccinated dogs.