Picture of calicivirus researcher Dr Alvin Smith
(courtesy Neil Cherry [deceased] )
The following is made available to those interested in finding out more about caliciviruses.
Dr. Alvin W. Smith (DVM, PhD) is a researcher at the College of Veterinary Medicine,
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331. Reprints of referreed journal publications
are available upon request.
The email address is Alvin.Smith@oregonstate.edu
The FAX number is 541-737-2730
Response to CSIRO New Release dated December 13, 1995
Response to CSIRO Media Release dated February 19, 1996
Response to Australian Biological Control Authority's "request for comment"
Letter to Mrs. Marguerite Wegner, October 4, 1996
Letter to Joan Ashton, National Registration Authority, October 7, 1996
Letter to Prime Minister Bolger, New Zealand, December 16, 1996
Letter submitted to Science Magazine but not selected for publication, March 1997
Letter to New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture, April 11, 1997
Memorandum to New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister, September 4, 1997
Letter to New Zealand Minister of Biosecurity, September 15, 1997
"Calicivirus models of emerging and zoonotic diseases" (PDF Format) AW Smith. Proceedings of the Rabbit Control, RCD: Dilemmas and Implications Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, March 30-31, 1998
"Re-analysis of serologic data from the
Australian study of human health risks of infection by rabbit haemorrhagic
disease virus" (PDF Format) DO Matson. Proceedings of the Rabbit
Control, RCD: Dilemmas and Implications Conference, Wellington, New Zealand,
March 30-31, 1998
Calicivirus Emergence from Ocean Reservoirs: Zoonotic and Interspecies Movements Alvin W. Smith,* Douglas E. Skilling,* Neil Cherry,† Jay H. Mead,‡ and David O. Matson§ *Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA; †Lincoln University, New Zealand; ‡Red Cross, Portland, Oregon, USA; and §Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA)
Picture of calicivirus researcher Dr Alvin Smith
(courtesy Neil Cherry [deceased] )
Interview with Dr Alvin Smith concerning his long time research involving Caliciviruses
Unusual virus identified in aborted calf (2002) (Co-authors on the study just published include researchers from AVI BioPharma, a private company, and Dr. David Matson, a medical doctor at the Center for Pediatric Research in Norfolk, Va.)
Letters by other international scientists opposing the use of RHD as a biocontrol
Calicivirus Isolations From The Laboratory for Calicivirus Studies
OSU Researcher Helps Determine Keiko's Health(Contribution to the bill of health of Keiko the Orca whale by Dr Alvin Smith, OSU before Keiko was freed from captivity. Keiko has since died after surviving in the wild for quite some time. Keiko travelled to Norway where he became quite well known)
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Anyone seeking additional information regarding RHD/RCD disease in Australia may wish to contact Mrs. Wegner who has been actively involved in the rabbit calicivirus debate and has said she can provide additional information.
Mrs. Marguerite Wegner
Tel International +61 8 9354.2985
Tel Intra-Australia 08 9354.2985
More RCD Information from Australia available at Rabbit Information Service