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Jessica A. Darnley

University of Otago

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Urban waterfowl harbour geographically connected viral communities across Aotearoa New Zealand

Lia Heremia, Rebecca K. French, Rebecca M. Grimwood, Janelle R. Wierenga, Jeremy Dubrulle, Jordan Tauai Taylor, Jessica A. Darnley, Nicola S Holdsworth, Jemma L. Geoghegan, Stephanie J. Waller

The paper characterizes viral communities in urban waterfowl across New Zealand, finding widespread viral diversity and connectivity despite geographic distance.

bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Divergent coronaviruses discovered in the virome of lamprey with reddening syndrome

Jessica A. Darnley, Stephanie Waller, Rebecca K. French, Riki Neihana Parata, Karthiga Kumanan, Luka Finn, Jonah L. Yick, Jane Kitson, Patrick Louis Cahill, Ian Davidson, Ryan B. J. Hunter, Benjamin W. Neuman, Kate Suzanne Hutson, Jemma L. Geoghegan

The paper identifies two divergent coronaviruses in lamprey with reddening syndrome, showing higher viral abundance in diseased individuals.

Journal of Virology · Sep 2, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Avian influenza virus surveillance across New Zealand and its subantarctic islands detects H1N9 in migratory shorebirds, but not 2.3.4.4b HPAI H5N1

Stephanie J. Waller, Janelle R. Wierenga, Lia Heremia, Jessica A. Darnley, Isa de Vries, Jeremy Dubrulle, Zoe Robinson, Allison K. Miller, Chris N. Niebuhr, David S. Melville, Rob Schuckard, Phil F. Battley, Michelle Wille, Ben Alai, Rosalind Cole, , Jemma L. Geoghegan

The study sampled wild birds in New Zealand and its territories, finding no HPAI H5N1 but detecting H1N9 in red knots during 2023-2024 migration.

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses · Mar 27, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A novel crustavirus associated with tail fan necrosis in New Zealand red rock lobsters, Jasus edwardsii

Rebecca M. Grimwood, Leonardo N. Zamora, Jessica A. Darnley, Lizenn Delisle, Kate Suzanne Hutson, Julie Hills, Jemma L. Geoghegan

The paper identifies a novel crustavirus, RRLCV, associated with tail fan necrosis in red rock lobsters through metatranscriptomic analysis of uropod and haemolymph samples.

bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Oral and faecal viromes of New Zealand calves on pasture with an idiopathic ill-thrift syndrome

Rebecca M. Grimwood, Jessica A. Darnley, John P. O’Connell, Hayley Hunt, Harry S. Taylor, KE Lawrence, Morgan Abbott, Ruy Jáuregui, Jemma L. Geoghegan

The paper analyzes oral and faecal viromes of New Zealand calves with idiopathic ill-thrift syndrome, finding no novel viruses significantly linked to the syndrome but identifying diverse viral communities.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology