This video series captures key presentations and practical demonstrations from the 2019 short course, designed to build knowledge and skills in wildlife disease investigation, pathology, and biosecurity.
Through these sessions, participants gain insights into best-practice approaches for field response, diagnostics, and conservation-focused health management, contributing to stronger national capacity for wildlife health surveillance and response.
Here you can find video recordings from the 2019 Wildlife Health Pathology Short Course along with other presentations and resources we think you may find useful or interesting.
2019 videos were made available with the help of: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation – an Australian Government initiative.
Disease Ecology for Pathologists
Presented by speaker Bruce A. Rideout, San Diego Zoo.
Hot topic: Sunshinevirus, Nidovirus and Bornavirus in Australian Snakes
Presented by speaker Cathy Shilton, Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry & Resources.
Hot topic: Disease Processes Associated with Threatened Sierra Nevada frog reintroduction
Presented by speaker Michael Garner, Northwest ZooPath.
Emerging and Cryptic Viral Diseases of Australian Birds
Presented by speaker David Phalen, University of Sydney.
Interesting Pathology of Waterbirds
Presented by speaker Judy St. Leger, SeaWorld (San Diego).
Hot topic: Metabolic Bone Disease as a Key Threatening Process
Presented by speaker David Phalen, University of Sydney.
Pathology of Stranded Sea Snakes
Presented by speaker Richard Ploeg, IDEXX Laboratories.
Devil Facial Tumour Disease Update
Presented by speaker Hannah Bender, Australian Registry of Wildlife Health.
Descriptive Pathology Rounds
Presented by speaker Bruce A. Rideout, San Diego Zoo.
Gross Pathology Rounds
Presented by speaker Kevin Peel, UC Davis.