Dr Kandarp Patel
Lecturer
School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
College of Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
I began my veterinary career in India, working briefly in a mixed-species practice before developing a strong interest in Veterinary Public Health (VPH) and epidemiology. I worked with New Zealand’s red deer industry, investigating the magnitude and causes of abortion in farmed red deer. In 2017, I moved to Australia to work with the Southern Rock Lobster industry, focusing on identifying risk factors associated with sub-optimal post-harvest survival in holding facilities. I have also worked with the Tasmanian Atlantic Salmonid industry, investigating pilchard orthomyxovirus outbreaks in farmed Atlantic salmon. My current projects involve detection and investigation of antimicrobial resistance in companion and food production animals and the assessment of epidemiology and biocontrol potential of rabbit biocontrol rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus and myxomavirus. I currently teach Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology in both the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and Veterinary Technology programs. My research interests include One Health, public health, food safety, infectious disease modelling, disease surveillance, diagnostic test evaluation, and risk analysis.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Animal Ethics Committee Member (Category B) | The University of Adelaide |
| 2022 - ongoing | Lecturer | School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Gujarati | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Hindi | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2010 | Anand Agricultural University | India | Bachelor of veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry |
| 2012 - 2017 | Massey University | New Zealand | Doctor of Philosophy (Veterinary Epidemiology) |
| 2011 - 2011 | Massey University | New Zealand | Post Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Hewitt, S., Chousalkar, K., Patel, K., & McWhorter, A. (2025). Avian hepatitis E seroprevalence and its association with production parameters in layer hens.. Vet Microbiol, 302, 110415. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2024 | Taggart, P. L., Cooke, B., Peacock, D. E., West, P., Sawyers, E., & Patel, K. K. (2024). Do land managers apply best-practice integrated pest management: a case study of the European rabbit. Journal of Pest Science, 97(3), 1691-1706. Scopus5 WoS5 |
| 2024 | Patel, K. K., Toft, N., Kovaliski, J., Page, B., Appuhamilage, R. M. J. J. E., & Taggart, P. L. (2024). Bayesian evaluation of temporal changes in sensitivity and specificity of three serological tests for multiple circulating strains of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus.. Preventive veterinary medicine, 225, 106137. |
| 2024 | Patel, K. K., Austin, C., Warner, K., Pickett, M., Khabiri, A., Mahzounieh, M., . . . Taggart, P. L. (2024). The impact of integrating rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (K5) release with pindone baiting on wild rabbit populations. Ecology and Evolution, 14(3), 10 pages. Europe PMC1 |
| 2023 | Ramsey, D. S., Patel, K. K., Campbell, S., Hall, R. N., Taggart, P. L., & Strive, T. (2023). Sustained Impact of RHDV2 on Wild Rabbit Populations across Australia Eight Years after Its Initial Detection.. Viruses, 15(5), 1159. Scopus7 WoS9 Europe PMC8 |
| 2023 | Taggart, P. L., Taylor, P., Patel, K. K., & Noble, D. W. A. (2023). Baiting in conservation and pest management: A systematic review of its global applications in a changing world. Biological Conservation, 284, 110214. Scopus12 WoS10 |
| 2023 | Dorji, T., Jayasingha Ellakkala Appuhamilage, R. M. J., Bird, P. L., Huang, N., O’Connor, T. W., Patel, K. K., . . . Taggart, P. L. (2023). Optimising the Delivery of RHDV to Rabbits for Biocontrol: An Experimental Evaluation of Two Novel Methods of Virus Delivery. Viruses, 15(9), 1-15. Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC2 |
| 2023 | Cooke, B. D., Taggart, P., & Patel, K. K. (2023). Quantifying resistance to myxomatosis in wild rabbits produces novel evolutionary insights.. Epidemiology and infection, 151, 1-8. Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC3 |
| 2023 | Peng, N. Y. G., Hall, R. N., Huang, N., West, P., Cox, T. E., Mahar, J. E., . . . Jenckel, M. (2023). Utilizing Molecular Epidemiology and Citizen Science for the Surveillance of Lagoviruses in Australia. Viruses, 15(12), 2348. Scopus6 WoS7 Europe PMC5 |
| 2023 | Taggart, P., Cooke, B., Peacock, D., West, P., Sawyers, E., & Patel, K. (2023). Make management count: A case study of the application of integrated pest management to control European rabbits. Journal of Pest Science. |
| 2023 | Patel, K., Austin, C., Warner, K., Pickett, M., Khabiri, A., Mahzounieh, M., . . . Taggart, P. (2023). The impact of integrating RHDV K5 release with pindone baiting on wild rabbit populations. Journal of Applied Ecology. |
| 2022 | Taggart, P. L., O'Connor, T. W., Cooke, B., Read, A. J., Kirkland, P. D., Sawyers, E., . . . Patel, K. (2022). Good intentions with adverse outcomes when conservation and pest management guidelines are ignored: A case study in rabbit biocontrol. Conservation Science and Practice, 4(4), 14 pages. Scopus8 WoS7 |
| 2022 | Patel, K. K., Strive, T., Hall, R. N., Mutze, G., Page, B., Korcz, M., . . . Taggart, P. L. (2022). Cross-protection, infection, and case fatality rates in wild European rabbits experimentally challenged with different rabbit haemorrhagic disease viruses.. Transbound Emerg Dis, 69(5), e1959-e1971. Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC4 |
| 2020 | Patel, K. K., Fitzgibbon, Q., & Caraguel, C. G. B. (2020). Investigation of risk factors associated with sub-optimal holding survival in southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) in Australia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 183, 105122. Scopus1 WoS3 Europe PMC1 |
| 2020 | Yip, H. Y. E., Peaston, A., Woolford, L., Khuu, S. J., Wallace, G., Kumar, R. S., . . . Hemmatzadeh, F. (2020). Diagnostic Challenges in Canine Parvovirus 2c in Vaccine Failure Cases. Viruses, 12(9), 1-13. Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC12 |
| 2019 | Patel, K. K., Burrows, E., Heuer, C., Asher, G. W., Wilson, P. R., & Howe, L. (2019). Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii and association with early pregnancy and abortion rates in New Zealand farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus). Parasitology Research, 118(7), 2065-2077. Scopus15 WoS12 Europe PMC7 |
| 2019 | Patel, K. K., Stanislawek, W. L., Burrows, E., Heuer, C., Asher, G. W., Wilson, P. R., & Howe, L. (2019). Investigation of association between bovine viral diarrhoea virus and cervid herpesvirus type-1, and abortion in New Zealand farmed deer. VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY, 228, 1-6. Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC4 |
| 2018 | Patel, K., Howe, L., Haack, N., Heuer, C., Asher, G., & Wilson, P. (2018). Lack of association between Leptospira spp. serovars Hardjobovis and Pomona and pregnancy and mid-term abortion in New Zealand farmed red deer. Veterinary Microbiology, 215, 83-89. Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2018 | Patel, K. K., Howe, L., Heuer, C., Asher, G. W., & Wilson, P. R. (2018). Pregnancy and mid-term abortion rates in farmed red deer in New Zealand. ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE, 193, 140-152. Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC3 |
| 2017 | Patel, K., Howe, L., Heuer, C., Asher, G., & Wilson, P. (2017). Evaluation of Western blot, ELISA and latex agglutination tests to detect Toxoplasma gondii serum antibodies in farmed red deer. Veterinary Parasitology, 244, 154-159. Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC4 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Patel, K., Fitzgibbon, Q., & Caraguel, C. (2019). Assessment of capacity and management practices associated with post-harvest survival in Australian southern rock lobster holding facilities.. In 5th FRDC Australasian Scientific Conference on Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity. Cairns, Australia. |
| 2018 | Patel, K., Fitzgibbon, Q., & Caraguel, C. (2018). Analysis of within-facility factors associated with survival in Australian southern rock lobster. In 15th International Symposia on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE15),. Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
| 2018 | Patel, K., Stanislawek, W., Burrows, E., Howe, L., Heuer, C., Asher, G., & Wilson, P. (2018). Investigation of association between bovine viral diarrhoea virus and cervid herpesvirus type-1, and abortion in New Zealand farmed deer. In Proceedings of the 15th International Symposia on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE15), Chiang Mai, Thailand. Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
| 2018 | Caraguel, C. G., Pese, S., Dumond, T., Patel, K., & Rough, K. (2018). Is 'too late' always too late? The case study of a retrospective investigation in ranched Southern Bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) mortality outbreak. In Proceedings of the 15th International Symposia on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE15). Chang Mai, Thailand. |
| 2018 | Patel, K., Fitzgibbon, Q., & Caraguel, C. (2018). Risk factor analysis for improving post-harvest survival in Australian southern rock lobster holding facilities.. In The 15th conference of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics Abstract Book. Chang Mai, Thailand. |
| 2016 | Patel, K., Heuer, C., Asher, G., & Howe, L. (2016). Study of risk factors for abortions in New Zealand farmed deer. In Proceeding of the Annual conference of the Deer Branch of New Zealand Veterinary Association, Cervetec 2016,. Dunedin, New Zealand. |
| 2015 | Patel, K., Howe, L., Asher, G., Wilson, P., & Heuer, C. (2015). Fetal wastage in New Zealand deer: estimating misclassification bias.. In Proceedings of the 14th International Symposia on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE14). Yucatan, Mexico. |
| 2014 | Patel, K., Heuer, C., Asher, G., Laryssa, H., & Wilson, P. (2014). Fetal wastage in New Zealand farmed red deer. In Proceedings of the 8th International Deer Biology Congress. Harbin, China. |
| 2014 | Patel, K., Heuer, C., Asher, G., Howe, L., & Wilson, P. (2014). Update of a study of fetal wastage in red deer. In Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Deer Branch of New Zealand Veterinary association, Cervetec 2014. Queenstown, New Zealand. |
| 2014 | Patel, K., Heuer, C., Asher, G., Howe, L., & Wilson, P. (2014). Update of a study of fetal wastage in red deer. In Proceeding of the Food safety, Animal Welfare & Biosecurity, Epidemiology & Animal Health Management branches of the New Zealand Veterinary Association. Hamilton, New Zealand. |
| 2013 | Patel, K., Heuer, C., Asher, G., Howe, L., & Wilson, P. (2013). Does Toxoplasma play a role in deer abortions in New Zealand?. In Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for Parasitology Conference and Annual Meeting No. 41,. Palmerston North, New Zealand. |
| 2013 | Patel, K., Heuer, C., Asher, G., Howe, L., & Wilson, P. (2013). Preliminary results from a study of reproductive wastage in deer. In Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Deer Branch of New Zealand Veterinary association, Cervetec 2013. Argentina. |
| 2012 | Patel, K., Heuer, C., Asher, G., Howe, L., & Wilson, P. (2012). Clinical investigations of fetal loss in farmed deer. In Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Deer Branch of New Zealand Veterinary Association, Cervetec 2012. Queenstown, New Zealand. |
| 2011 | Patel, K., Asher, G., Wilson, P., & Howe, L. (2011). Possible role of Toxoplasma gondii in deer reproductive failure and route for human infection. In Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for Parasitology Conference and Annual Meeting No. 39. Palmerston, New Zealand. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Fitzgibbon, Q., Caraguel, C., Pyecroft, S., Gardner, C., Day, R., Patel, K., & Mahadevan, J. (2019). Improving post-harvest survivability of southern rock lobster in a changing environment (FRDC Project No 2016/235). |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| - | Patel, K. (n.d.). Raw data - Cudlee Creek K5 Pindone baiting study. DOI |
2021
Joint investigator: Improving the efficiency of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus releases through testing two novel methods of virus delivery to rabbits (AUD 665,855).
2018
Co-investigator: ASBTIA IPA: Investigating aetiology and risk factors of ocular lesions and associated mortality in ranched Southern Bluefin Tuna (AUD 180,238)
Co-investigator: TSGA IPA: Exploring the occurrence and potential associated risk factors for Pilchard Orthomyxovirus (POMV) in Tasmanian farmed Atlantic Salmon (AUD 245,267)
DVM Year 2 : Veterinary Public Health and Biosecurity
DVM Year 3: Veterinary Public Health Rotations
Veterinary Technology Year 2: Biosecurity, Epidemiology and Food safety
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Epidemiology of avian Hepatitis E in layer hens | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Stephanie Jane Hewitt |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Epidemiology of avian Hepatitis E in layer hens | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Stephanie Jane Hewitt |
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