Dr Rachel Bowater ~ Lecturer - Veterinary Pathology

Teaching

• PP3151: General Pathobiology (Level 3; TSV)
• PP5151: General Pathobiology (Level 5; TSV)
• TV2102: Integrated Animal Structure and Function 2 (Level 2; TSV)

Interests

Research

• wildlife diseases, pathology, emerging infectious diseases of wildlife, fish pathology, fish diseases, marine mammal diseases

Experience

• 2013 to 2018 - Senior Veterinary Officer, Biosecurity Queensland, Animal health,Department of Agriculture & Fisheries (Townsville, Queenland, Australia)
• 1997 to 2012 - Senior Veterinary Officer, Tropical & Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory Department of Promary Industris & Fisheries (Townsville, Queensland, Australia)
• 1997 to 2000 - Veterinarian, Greencross Vets (Townsville, Queensland, Australia)
• 1990 to 1991 - Research Scientist & Biologist, Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service (Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townville)
• 1989 to 1990 - Fisheries Biologist, N.S.W Fisheries (Cronulla, New South Wales, Austrlia)

Research Disciplines

• Veterinary sciences (3009)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Terrestrial systems and management (1806)

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Journal Articles

• Bowater R, Horwood P, Picard J, Huisman I, Hayes L, Mackie T and Taylor J (2022) A novel alphaherpesvirus and concurrent respiratory cryptococcosis in a captive koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). Australian Veterinary Journal, 100 (7). pp. 329-335
• Mashkour N, Jones K, Kophamel S, Hipolito T, Ahasan S, Walker G, Jakob-Hoff R, Whittaker M, Hamann M, Bell I, Elliman J, Owens L, Saladin C, Crespo-Picazo J, Gardner B, Loganathan A, Bowater R, Young E, Robinson D, Baverstock W, Blyde D, March D, Eghbali M, Mohammadi M, Freggi D, Giliam J, Hale M, Nicolle N, Spiby K, Wrobel D, Parga M, Mobaraki A, Rajakaruna R, Hyland K, Read M and Ariel E (2020) Disease risk analysis in sea turtles: a baseline study to inform conservation efforts. PLoS ONE, 15 (10).
• Bowater R, Dennis M, Blyde D, Stone B, Barnes A, Delamare-Deboutteville J, Horton M, White M, Condon K and Jones R (2018) Epizootics of Streptococcus agalactiae infection in captive rays from Queensland, Australia. Journal of Fish Diseases, 41 (2). pp. 223-232
• Delamare-Deboutteville J, Bowater R, Condon K, Reynolds A, Fisk A, Aviles F and Barnes A (2015) Infection and pathology in Queensland grouper, Epinephelus lanceolatus, (Bloch), caused by exposure to Streptococcus agalactiae via different routes. Journal of Fish Diseases, 38 (12). pp. 1021-1035
• Mohr P, Moody N, Hoad J, Williams L, Bowater R, Cummins D, Cowley J and Crane M (2015) New yellow head virus genotype (YHV7) in giant tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon indigenous to northern Australia. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 115. pp. 263-268

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