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Eamonn Gormley is affiliated with University College Dublin in Ireland, contributing extensively to the field of Medicine with a strong focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and related subfields. Their research spans over 57 publications in Medicine, including 26 in Infectious Diseases and 25 in Epidemiology, with additional works in Agronomy and Crop Science, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

The scientist's primary research topics are centered on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology. Other significant areas of study include Microbial infections and disease research, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Immune responses and vaccinations, and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.

Eamonn Gormley has published in a variety of scientific venues, frequently appearing in:

  • Food Risk Assess Europe
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine

The research collaborations involve several frequent co-authors, such as Simon J. More, Stephen V. Gordon, Mary Codd, Philip Breslin, and David E. MacHugh.

Selected recent papers by Eamonn Gormley include:

  • RNA-Seq Transcriptome Analysis of Peripheral Blood From Cattle Infected With Mycobacterium bovis Across an Experimental Time Course (2021), published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Evaluation of the Dual Path Platform (DPP) VetTB assay for the detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in badgers (2020), published in Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • A molecularly defined skin test reagent for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis compatible with vaccination against Johne's Disease (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • The impact of changing the cut-off threshold of the interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) assay for diagnosing bovine tuberculosis in Ireland (2024), published in Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • Estimation of the serial interval and proportion of pre-symptomatic transmission events of COVID-19 in Ireland using contact tracing data (2021), published in BMC Public Health

Best Publications

  • The live Mycobacterium tuberculosis phoP mutant strain is more attenuated than BCG and confers protective immunity against tuberculosis in mice and guinea pigs.

    Carlos Martin;Ann Williams;Rogelio Hernandez-Pando;Pere J. Cardona

  • Diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle by use of the gamma-interferon (Bovigam) assay.

    E. Gormley;M.B. Doyle;T. Fitzsimons;K. McGill

  • Mycobacterium bovis infection in the Eurasian badger (Meles meles): the disease, pathogenesis, epidemiology and control.

    L.A.L. Corner;D. Murphy;E. Gormley

  • The prevalence and PCR detection of Salmonella contamination in raw poultry.

    P Whyte;K Mc Gill;J.D Collins;E Gormley

  • Transfer of plasmid RSF1010 by conjugation from Escherichia coli to Streptomyces lividans and Mycobacterium smegmatis

    E P Gormley;J Davies

  • Molecular detection of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium bovis BCG (Pasteur) in soil.

    Jamie S. Young;Eamonn Gormley;Elizabeth M. H. Wellington

  • Development and Evaluation of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Use in the Detection of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle

    W. R. Waters;B. M. Buddle;H. M. Vordermeier;E. Gormley

  • Using latent class analysis to estimate the test characteristics of the γ-interferon test, the single intradermal comparative tuberculin test and a multiplex immunoassay under Irish conditions.

    Tracy A. Clegg;Anthony Duignan;Clare Whelan;Eamonn Gormley

  • Bovine tuberculosis in Europe from the perspective of an officially tuberculosis free country: trade, surveillance and diagnostics.

    Irene Schiller;W. RayWaters;H. Martin Vordermeier;Thomas Jemmi

  • Use of an Electronic Nose To Diagnose Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Badgers and Cattle

    R. Fend;R. Geddes;S. Lesellier;S. Lesellier;H.-M. Vordermeier

  • The effect of the tuberculin test and the consequences of a delay in blood culture on the sensitivity of a gamma-interferon assay for the detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle

    E. Gormley;M.B. Doyle;K. McGill;E. Costello

  • A genome wide association scan of bovine tuberculosis susceptibility in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle.

    Emma K. Finlay;Donagh P. Berry;Brian Wickham;Eamonn P. Gormley

  • The prevalence and distribution of Mycobacterium bovis infection in European badgers (Meles meles) as determined by enhanced post mortem examination and bacteriological culture

    D. Murphy;E. Gormley;E. Costello;D. O’Meara

  • Bovine tuberculosis: effect of the tuberculin skin test on in vitro interferon gamma responses.

    Irene Schiller;H. Martin Vordermeier;W. Ray Waters;Adam O. Whelan

  • Tri-axial accelerometers quantify behaviour in the Eurasian badger ( Meles meles ): towards an automated interpretation of field data

    David W McClune;Nikki J Marks;Rory P Wilson;Jonathan Dr Houghton

  • Oral Vaccination of Free-Living Badgers (Meles meles) with Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) Vaccine Confers Protection against Tuberculosis.

    Eamonn Gormley;Deirdre Ní Bhuachalla;James O’Keeffe;Denise Murphy

  • Oral vaccination of badgers (Meles meles) with BCG and protective immunity against endobronchial challenge with Mycobacterium bovis.

    L. A. L. Corner;E. Costello;D. O'Meara;S. Lesellier;S. Lesellier

  • RNA-seq transcriptional profiling of peripheral blood leukocytes from cattle infected with Mycobacterium bovis

    Kirsten E. McLoughlin;Nicolas C. Nalpas;Kévin Rue-Albrecht;John A. Browne

  • Pan-genomic analysis of bovine monocyte-derived macrophage gene expression in response to in vitro infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis

    David E MacHugh;Maria Taraktsoglou;Kate E Killick;Nicolas C Nalpas

  • Innate gene repression associated with Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle: toward a gene signature of disease.

    Kieran G Meade;Eamonn Gormley;Mairéad B Doyle;Tara Fitzsimons

  • The distribution of Mycobacterium bovis infection in naturally infected badgers

    Leigh A.L. Corner;D. O’Meara;E. Costello;S. Lesellier

  • Adverse reactions to Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination against tuberculosis in humans, veterinary animals and wildlife species.

    D. Murphy;L.A.L. Corner;E. Gormley

  • Primary isolation of Mycobacterium bovis from bovine tissues: Conditions for maximising the number of positive cultures

    L.A.L. Corner;E. Gormley;D.U. Pfeiffer

  • Trial design to estimate the effect of vaccination on tuberculosis incidence in badgers.

    Inma Aznar;Guy McGrath;Denise Murphy;Leigh A.L. Corner

Frequent Co-Authors

Leigh A. L. Corner
Leigh A. L. Corner University College Dublin
David E. MacHugh
David E. MacHugh University College Dublin
Simon J. More
Simon J. More University College Dublin
Stephen V. Gordon
Stephen V. Gordon University College Dublin
Karsten Hokamp
Karsten Hokamp Trinity College Dublin
John D. Collins
John D. Collins University College Dublin
Carlos Martín
Carlos Martín Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Tracy A. Clegg
Tracy A. Clegg University College Dublin
Cliona O'Farrelly
Cliona O'Farrelly Trinity College Dublin
Mitchell V. Palmer
Mitchell V. Palmer Agricultural Research Service

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