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Faculty

Joan Smyth

Background

Education

1997 Diplomate European College of Veterinary Pathologists
1988 PhD Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1980 BVMS University College, Dublin, Ireland

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Joan Smyth
Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science
University of Connecticut
61 North Eagleville Road
Storrs, CT 06269-3089
Phone: 860-486-0820
FAX: 860-486-2794

Email: Joan.Smyth@UConn.edu

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Courses Taught

  • Pathobiology 200: Anatomy & Physiology of Domestic Animals (solo).

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Research Interests

  1. Necrotic enteritis of poultry
  2. Circovirus disease of avians
  3. Adenovirus enteritis of cattle

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Publications

  • Smyth, J. A., Connor, T. J., McNeilly, F., Moffet, D. A.,. Calvert, V. M., & McNulty, M. S. (2007) Studies on the pathogenicity of enterovirus-like viruses in chickens Avian Pathology 36:119-126.
  • Todd, D., Scott, A.N.J., Fringuelli, E., Shivaprasad, H.L., Gavier-Widen, D. and J.A. Smyth. (2007) Molecular characterisation of novel circoviruses from finch and gull. Avian Pathology 36(1):75-81
  • Smyth, J.A., Moffett, D.A,. Connor T.J. and McNulty, M.S. (2006) Chicken anaemia virus inoculated by the oral route causes lymphocyte depletion in the thymus in three- and six-week-old chickens. Avian Pathology 35: 254-259.
  • Smyth, J.A., Todd, D., Scott, A., Beckett, A., Twentyman, C.M., Bröjer, C., Uhlhorn H. and Gavier-Widen D. (2006). Identification of circovirus infection in 3 species of gull. Veterinary Record 159: 212-214.
  • Duchatel, J.P., Todd, D., Curry, A., Smyth, J.A., Bustin, J.C. and Vindevogel, H. (2006). Observations on detection, excretion and transmission of pigeon circovirus in adult, embryonic and young pigeons, Avian Pathology 35: 30-34.
  • Duchatel, J.P., Todd, D., Curry, A., Smyth, J.A., Bustin, J.C. and Vindevogel, H. (2005). New data on the transmission of pigeon circovirus. Veterinary Record, 157: 413-15.
  • Elena Fringuelli , Scott, A.N.J. , Beckett, A. , McKillen, J. , Smyth, J.A., Palya, V., Glavits, R., Mankertz, A.., Franciosini, M.P. and Todd, D. (2005). Diagnosis of duck circovirus infections by conventional and real-time polymerase chain reaction tests. Avian Pathology,34: 495- 500.
  • McPeake, S.J., Smyth, J.A., and Ball, H.J. (2005) Characterisation of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) associated with colisepticaemia compared to faecal isolates from healthy birds. Veterinary Microbioogy,110(3-4):245-53.
  • Smyth, J. A., Soike, D., Moffett, D., Weston, J. H. and Todd, D. (2005) Circovirus-infected geese studied by in situ hybridization Avian Pathology, 34: 227-232.
  • McCourt, M.T., Finlay, D.A., Laird, C., Smyth, J.A., Bell, C. and Ball, H.J. (2005) Sandwich ELISA detection of Clostridium perfringens cells and a-toxin from field cases of necrotic enteritis in poultry. Veterinary Microbiology, 106: 259-264.
  • Graham, D.A., Calvert, V., Benko, M., Curran, W., Wylie, M., Snodden, D., Moffet, D.A., Papp, T. Adair, B.M. and Smyth J.A (2005). Isolation of bovine adenovirus-6 from a calf in the United Kingdom. Veterinary Record 156: 82-86.
  • Shivaprasad, H.L., Hill, D., Todd, D., Smyth, J.A. (2004) Circovirus infection in a Gouldian Finch (Chloebia goulidae). Avian Pathology 33: 525-529.
  • Ball, N.W., Smyth, J.A., Weston, J.H., Borghmans, B.J., Palya, V., Glavits, R., Ivanics, E., Dan, A., Todd, D. (2004). Diagnosis of goose circovirus infection in Hungarian geese samples using polymerase chain reaction and dot blot hybridization tests. Avian Pathology, 33: 51-58.
  • Rodgers, J.D., McCullagh, J.J., McNamee, P.T., Bell, C., Brice, N., Smyth, J.A. and Ball, H.J. (2003). The recovery of pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus from air-samples taken in two commercial broiler hatcheries in Northern Ireland. Veterinary Record, 153:656-657.
  • Todd, D., Duchatel, J.P., Weston, J.H., Ball, N.W., Borghmans, B.J., Moffett, D.A. and Smyth, J.A. (2002). Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction and dot blot hybridisation tests in the diagnosis of pigeon circovirus infections. Veterinary Microbiology, 89: 1-16
  • Rodgers, J.D., McCullagh, J.J. McNamee, P.T., Smyth, J. and Ball, H.J. (2001). An investigation into the efficacy of hatchery disinfectants against strains of S. aureus strains associated with the poultry industry. Veterinary Microbiology, 82: 131-140.
  • Todd, D., Weston, J.H., Soike, D. and Smyth, J.A. (2001). Genome sequence determinations and analyses of novel circoviruses from goose and pigeon. Virology, 286: 354-362.
  • Todd, D., Weston, J.H., Ball, N.W., Borghmans, B.J., Smyth, J.A., Gelmini, L. and Lavazza, A. (2001). Nucleotide sequence-based identification of a novel circovirus of canaries. Avian Pathology, 30: 321-325.
  • Phenix, K.V., Weston, J.H., Ypelaar, I, Lavazza, A., Smyth, J.A., Todd, D. Wolcox, G.E. and Raidal, S.R. (2001). Nucleotide sequence analysis of a novel circovirus of canaries and its relationship to other members of the genus Circovirus of the family Circoviridae. Journal of General Virology, 82: 2805-2809.
  • Phenix, K.V., Wark, K., Luke, C.J., Skinner, M.A., Smyth, J.A., Mawhinney, K.A. and Todd, D (2001). Recombinant Semliki Forest virus vector exhibits potential for avian virus vaccine development. Vaccine, 19, 3116-3123.
  • Morris-Downes, M.M., Phenix, K.V., Smyth J., Sheahan, B.J., Lileqvist, S., Mooney, D.A., Liljeström, P., Todd, D. & Atkins, G.J. (2001). Semliki Forest virus-based vaccines: persistence, distribution and pathological analysis in two animal systems. Vaccine, 19, 1978-1988.
  • Smyth, J.A, Weston, J., Moffett, D.A., Todd D. (2001). Detection of circovirus infection in pigeons by in situ hybridization using cloned DNA probes. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 13: 475-482.
  • McNamee, P.T., King, D., Ball, H.J. and Smyth, J.A. (2000). Guidelines for the investigation of lameness in commercial broiler fowl. Irish Veterinary Journal, 53: 191-194.

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