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Navneet K. Dhand

Navneet K. Dhand

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
43
Citations
6682
World Ranking
924
National Ranking
57

Overview

Navneet K. Dhand is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research spans several interconnected domains, primarily within medicine and agricultural and biological sciences. The work frequently addresses infectious diseases, epidemiology, and public health, focusing on the management of animal diseases and zoonotic conditions.

The scientist's research interests cover various specialized subfields including:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Small Animals

Main research topics include:

  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Virology and Viral Diseases
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Infectious Diseases and Mycology

Navneet K. Dhand has co-authored publications with several frequent collaborators such as Balbir Singh, Alexandra Green, Michael P. Ward, Karren M. Plain, and Polychronis Kostoulas.

The researcher has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Novel Hendra Virus Variant Detected by Sentinel Surveillance of Horses in Australia" (2022), Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to the direct health impact of COVID-19 in India, 2020" (2022), Scientific Reports
  • "Using Dairy Value Chains to Identify Production Constraints and Biosecurity Risks" (2020), Animals
  • "The epidemic volatility index, a novel early warning tool for identifying new waves in an epidemic" (2021), Scientific Reports
  • "Stray Dogs and Public Health: Population Estimation in Punjab, India" (2022), Veterinary Sciences

Their published work appears most frequently in venues such as:

  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Control of paratuberculosis: who, why and how. A review of 48 countries

    Richard Whittington;Karsten Donat;Maarten F. Weber;David Kelton

  • Risk factors for ovine Johne's disease in infected sheep flocks in Australia.

    Navneet K. Dhand;Jeff Eppleston;Richard J. Whittington;Jenny-Ann L.M.L. Toribio

  • Economic losses occurring due to brucellosis in Indian livestock populations

    B. B. Singh;Navneet K. Dhand;J. P. S. Gill

  • STARD-BLCM: Standards for the Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy studies that use Bayesian Latent Class Models

    Polychronis Kostoulas;Søren S. Nielsen;Adam J. Branscum;Wesley O. Johnson

  • Dog bites in humans and estimating human rabies mortality in rabies endemic areas of Bhutan.

    Tenzin;Navneet K. Dhand;Tashi Gyeltshen;Simon Firestone

  • Descriptive epidemiology of mass mortality due to Ostreid herpesvirus-1 (OsHV-1) in commercially farmed Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in the Hawkesbury River estuary, Australia

    I Paul-Pont;O Evans;Navneet K. Dhand;A Rubio

  • Influence of husbandry practices on OsHV-1 associated mortality of Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas

    Ika Paul-Pont;Navneet K. Dhand;Richard J. Whittington

  • Risk factors for feline infectious peritonitis in Australian cats

    Kate A Worthing;Denise I Wigney;Navneet K Dhand;Anne Fawcett

  • A study on the epidemiology of brucellosis in Punjab (India) using Survey Toolbox.

    Dhand Nk;Gumber S;Singh Bb;Aradhana

  • A retrospective study of admission trends of koalas to a rehabilitation facility over 30 years

    Joanna E. Griffith;Navneet K. Dhand;Mark B. Krockenberger;Damien P. Higgins

  • Zoonotic disease risk perceptions and infection control practices of Australian veterinarians: Call for change in work culture

    Karen Dowd;Melanie Taylor;Jenny Ann L.M.L. Toribio;Claire Hooker

  • Economic losses due to cystic echinococcosis in India: Need for urgent action to control the disease.

    Balbir B. Singh;Navneet K. Dhand;Sandeep Ghatak;Jatinder P.S. Gill

  • VetCompass Australia: A National Big Data Collection System for Veterinary Science

    Paul McGreevy;Peter Thomson;Navneet K. Dhand;David Raubenheimer

  • Community-based study on knowledge, attitudes and perception of rabies in Gelephu, south-central Bhutan.

    Tenzin;Navneet K. Dhand;Bir Doj Rai;Changlo

  • The importance of location in contact networks: Describing early epidemic spread using spatial social network analysis

    Simon M Firestone;Michael P Ward;Robert M Christley;Navneet K Dhand

  • Reemergence of rabies in Chhukha district, Bhutan, 2008.

    Tenzin;Basant Sharma;Navneet K. Dhand;Nilkanta Timsina

  • Further observations on the influence of husbandry practices on OsHV-1 μVar mortality in Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas: Age, cultivation structures and growing height

    Richard J. Whittington;Navneet K. Dhand;Olivia Evans;Ika Paul-Pont

  • Horse owners' biosecurity practices following the first equine influenza outbreak in Australia

    Kathrin A Schemann;Melanie R Taylor;Jenny-Ann Toribio;Navneet Dhand

  • PCR Inhibition of a Quantitative PCR for Detection of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis DNA in Feces: Diagnostic Implications and Potential Solutions.

    Kamal R. Acharya;Navneet K. Dhand;Richard J. Whittington;Karren M. Plain

  • Associations of body condition score with health conditions related to overweight and obesity in cats

    K. T. Teng;P. D. McGreevy;J. A. L. M. L. Toribio;D. Raubenheimer

  • Re-emergence of rabies in dogs and other domestic animals in eastern Bhutan, 2005-2007

    Tenzin;Navneet K. Dhand;Jambay Dorjee;Michael P. Ward

  • Experimental infections of Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas using the Australian ostreid herpesvirus-1 (OsHV-1) µVar strain.

    Ika Paul-Pont;Olivia Evans;Navneet K. Dhand;Richard J. Whittington

  • Protection of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) spat from mortality due to ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1 μVar) using simple treatments of incoming seawater in land-based upwellers

    Richard J. Whittington;Paul M. Hick;Olivia Evans;Ana Rubio

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Ward
Michael P. Ward University of Sydney
Richard J. Whittington
Richard J. Whittington University of Sydney
Paul D. McGreevy
Paul D. McGreevy University of Sydney
Hume Field
Hume Field University of Queensland
Peter A. Windsor
Peter A. Windsor University of Sydney
Sergio C. Garcia
Sergio C. Garcia University of Sydney
Delia Grace
Delia Grace International Livestock Research Institute
Søren Saxmose Nielsen
Søren Saxmose Nielsen University of Copenhagen
Peter C. Thomson
Peter C. Thomson University of Sydney
David Raubenheimer
David Raubenheimer University of Sydney

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