Allison K. Miller

Evaluating sampling strategies for the detection of avian influenza viruses in the environment

The paper evaluates four environmental RNA sampling methods for detecting avian influenza viruses in urban waterfowl ponds over a year, finding they detected AIV but with asynchronous results likely due to low viral concentrations.

Rapid GeneXpert surveillance of influenza A virus in seabirds and the environment provides early warning for wildlife health in Aotearoa New Zealand

This study evaluates the GeneXpert II platform for rapid influenza A virus detection in environmental and wildlife samples at a New Zealand seabird colony, demonstrating its feasibility for early warning surveillance.

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

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.

tombRaider - improved species and haplotype recovery from metabarcoding data through artefact and pseudogene exclusion.

tombRaider improves species and haplotype identification in metabarcoding by removing artefacts and pseudogenes, enhancing data accuracy and reliability.

Non-invasive real-time genomic monitoring of the critically endangered kakapo

This study uses non-invasive genomic methods to monitor kakapo populations, enabling individual identification through environmental DNA sequencing and providing insights into genomic diversity and inbreeding.