Dr. Andrew Read

Dr. Andrew J. Read is one of the veterinary virologists in the Virology Laboratory at Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI), Camden. He is part of the team that provides diagnostic, health certification and research services for viral diseases of commercial livestock and wildlife. He is involved in the evaluation of cattle vaccines and biological control of feral rabbits. Andrew has a veterinary degree from Sydney University and a PhD from Melbourne University. He represents NSW DPIRD in the Laboratories for Emergency Animal Disease Diagnosis and Response (LEADDR) network and the Rabbit Biological Control Scientific Committee. He is also the treasurer for the Australian Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) and the NSW liaison for the National Avian Influenza Wild Bird Surveillance Program. He has published articles on a variety of viruses including the equine influenza virus, rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus and West Nile virus in journals including the Journal of Virology,