Lee F. Skerratt One Health Research Group, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences James Cook University Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Lee F. Skerratt has not added a biography. If you are Lee F. Skerratt and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. Publications Recent Asian Origin of Chytrid Fungi Causing Global Amphibian Declines Science (New York, N.Y.). 05, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29748278 The Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of Terbinafine Against the Frog-killing Fungus (Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis) Medical Mycology. Mar, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29566178 Climate Change Could Increase the Geographic Extent of Hendra Virus Spillover Risk EcoHealth. Mar, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29556762 Survival, Gene and Metabolite Responses of Litoria Verreauxii Alpina Frogs to Fungal Disease Chytridiomycosis Scientific Data. Mar, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29509187 Hendra Virus Spillover is a Bimodal System Driven by Climatic Factors EcoHealth. Jan, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29349533 Evolution of Resistance to Chytridiomycosis is Associated with a Robust Early Immune Response Molecular Ecology. Feb, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29337419 Disease-associated Change in an Amphibian Life-history Trait Oecologia. Aug, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28707112 The Hookworm : An Emerging Public Health Risk in Australian Tropical Rainforests and Indigenous Communities One Health (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Jun, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28616506 Epidermal Cell Death in Frogs with Chytridiomycosis PeerJ. 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28168107 Microclimates Might Limit Indirect Spillover of the Bat Borne Zoonotic Hendra Virus Microbial Ecology. Jul, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28091706 Characterization of MHC Class IA in the Endangered Southern Corroboree Frog Immunogenetics. 03, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28028562 Reservoir-host Amplification of Disease Impact in an Endangered Amphibian Conservation Biology : the Journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. 06, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 27594575 Climatic Suitability Influences Species Specific Abundance Patterns of Australian Flying Foxes and Risk of Hendra Virus Spillover One Health (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Dec, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 28616484 In Memory of Rick Speare EcoHealth. 09, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27539086 Effects of Chytridiomycosis on Hematopoietic Tissue in the Spleen, Kidney and Bone Marrow in Three Diverse Amphibian Species Pathogens and Disease. 10, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27422094 High Adult Mortality in Disease-challenged Frog Populations Increases Vulnerability to Drought The Journal of Animal Ecology. 11, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27380945 Amphibians with Infectious Disease Increase Their Reproductive Effort: Evidence for the Terminal Investment Hypothesis Open Biology. 06, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27358291 The Equine Hendra Virus Vaccine Remains a Highly Effective Preventative Measure Against Infection in Horses and Humans: 'The Imperative to Develop a Human Vaccine for the Hendra Virus in Australia' Infection Ecology & Epidemiology. 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27151273 Endemicity of Chytridiomycosis Features Pathogen Overdispersion The Journal of Animal Ecology. 05, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26847143 Dingoes (Canis Dingo Meyer, 1793) Continue to Be an Important Reservoir Host of Dirofilaria Immitis in Low Density Housing Areas in Australia Veterinary Parasitology. Jan, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26790730 Dynamics of Chytridiomycosis During the Breeding Season in an Australian Alpine Amphibian PloS One. 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26629993 Amphibian Chytrid Fungus in Madagascar Neither Shows Widespread Presence nor Signs of Certain Establishment PloS One. 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26465924 Phylogenetic and Pathogenic Characterization of Novel Adenoviruses Isolated from Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula Hyemalis) Virology. Nov, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26342465 Treatment Trial of Clinically Ill Corroboree Frogs with Chytridiomycosis with Two Triazole Antifungals and Electrolyte Therapy Veterinary Research Communications. Sep, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26246159 Rapid Response to Evaluate the Presence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Wild Amphibian Populations in Madagascar PloS One. 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26083349 Terrestrial Dispersal and Potential Environmental Transmission of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis) PloS One. 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25927835 Susceptibility of Amphibians to Chytridiomycosis is Associated with MHC Class II Conformation Proceedings. Biological Sciences. Apr, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25808889 Emerging Infectious Diseases of Wildlife: a Critical Perspective Trends in Parasitology. Apr, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25709109 Hendra Virus Survival Does Not Explain Spillover Patterns and Implicates Relatively Direct Transmission Routes from Flying Foxes to Horses The Journal of General Virology. Jun, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25667321 Ecological Dynamics of Emerging Bat Virus Spillover Proceedings. Biological Sciences. Jan, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25392474 Experimental Evolution Alters the Rate and Temporal Pattern of Population Growth in Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, a Lethal Fungal Pathogen of Amphibians Ecology and Evolution. Sep, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25478154 Defects in Host Immune Function in Tree Frogs with Chronic Chytridiomycosis PloS One. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25211333 Baseline Cutaneous Bacteria of Free-living New Zealand Native Frogs (Leiopelma Archeyi and Leiopelma Hochstetteri) and Implications for Their Role in Defense Against the Amphibian Chytrid (Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis) Journal of Wildlife Diseases. Oct, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25121401 Surveillance for Emerging Biodiversity Diseases of Wildlife PLoS Pathogens. May, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24875394 First Evidence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Hong Kong Amphibian Trade PloS One. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24599268 First Report of Ancylostoma Ceylanicum in Wild Canids International Journal for Parasitology. Parasites and Wildlife. Dec, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24533332 Chytridiomycosis and Seasonal Mortality of Tropical Stream-associated Frogs 15 Years After Introduction of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis Conservation Biology : the Journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. Oct, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23678872 Whether the Weather Drives Patterns of Endemic Amphibian Chytridiomycosis: a Pathogen Proliferation Approach PloS One. 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23613783 Prior Infection Does Not Improve Survival Against the Amphibian Disease Chytridiomycosis PloS One. 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23451076 Temperature Alters Reproductive Life History Patterns in Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, a Lethal Pathogen Associated with the Global Loss of Amphibians Ecology and Evolution. Sep, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23139882 Fluorosis As a Probable Factor in Metabolic Bone Disease in Captive New Zealand Native Frogs (Leiopelma Species) Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine : Official Publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. Sep, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23082519 Hematologic and Plasma Biochemical Reference Intervals for Health Monitoring of Wild Australian Tree Frogs Veterinary Clinical Pathology. Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23003118 Chloramphenicol with Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy Cures Terminally Ill Green Tree Frogs (Litoria Caerulea) with Chytridiomycosis Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine : Official Publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. Jun, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22779237 Using Community Surveillance Data to Differentiate Between Emerging and Endemic Amphibian Diseases Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Feb, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22422125 Polymorphic Repetitive Loci of the Amphibian Pathogen Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Nov, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22235589 Environmental Refuge from Disease-driven Amphibian Extinction Conservation Biology : the Journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. Oct, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21902719 Comparison of Sensitivity Between Real-time Detection of a TaqMan Assay for Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis and Conventional Detection Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Apr, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21648238 Integrating Species Traits with Extrinsic Threats: Closing the Gap Between Predicting and Preventing Species Declines Proceedings. Biological Sciences. May, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 20980304 Treatment of Chytridiomycosis Requires Urgent Clinical Trials Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21268978 Application of the Survey Protocol for Chytridiomycosis to Queensland, Australia Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21268974 BSA Reduces Inhibition in a TaqMan Assay for the Detection of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21268973 Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis: Requirement for Further Isolate Collection and Archiving Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21268972 Determining Causality and Controlling Disease is Based on Collaborative Research Involving Multidisciplinary Approaches EcoHealth. Sep, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 20336346 Severe Sparganosis in Australian Tree Frogs Journal of Wildlife Diseases. Oct, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19901368 Pathogenesis of Chytridiomycosis, a Cause of Catastrophic Amphibian Declines Science (New York, N.Y.). Oct, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19900897 A Zoospore Inhibition Technique to Evaluate the Activity of Antifungal Compounds Against Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis and Unsuccessful Treatment of Experimentally Infected Green Tree Frogs (Litoria Caerulea) by Fluconazole and Benzalkonium Chloride Research in Veterinary Science. Aug, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19117582 Survey Protocol for Detecting Chytridiomycosis in All Australian Frog Populations Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Jul, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18717061 Sodium Hypochlorite Denatures the DNA of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Jun, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18714685 Survey for the Amphibian Chytrid Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis in Hong Kong in Native Amphibians and in the International Amphibian Trade Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Dec, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 18286805 Inguinal and Axillary Dermatitis in Wallabies in North Queensland Due to the Dermanyssid Mite Thadeua Serrata Australian Veterinary Journal. Dec, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 18042161 Electrolyte Depletion and Osmotic Imbalance in Amphibians with Chytridiomycosis Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Sep, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17972752 Retreat Sites of Rain Forest Stream Frogs Are Not a Reservoir for Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis in Northern Queensland, Australia Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Feb, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17425258 Distribution of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis and Pathology in the Skin of Green Tree Frogs Litoria Caerulea with Severe Chytridiomycosis Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Dec, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16465835 Virulence of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytium Dendrobatidis Varies with the Strain Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Dec, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16465833 Using Terminal Transferase-mediated dUTP Nick End-labelling (TUNEL) and Caspase 3/7 Assays to Measure Epidermal Cell Death in Frogs with Chytridiomycosis Laura A. Brannelly1,2, Alexandra A. Roberts1, Lee F. Skerratt1, Lee Berger1 1One Health Research Group, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, 2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh JoVE 57345 Immunologie et Infection
Using Terminal Transferase-mediated dUTP Nick End-labelling (TUNEL) and Caspase 3/7 Assays to Measure Epidermal Cell Death in Frogs with Chytridiomycosis Laura A. Brannelly1,2, Alexandra A. Roberts1, Lee F. Skerratt1, Lee Berger1 1One Health Research Group, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, 2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh JoVE 57345 Immunologie et Infection