Research in Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology Following the formation of the Department in 1985 from the existing Departments of Microbiology and Parasitology, very active research programmes developed within this multidisciplinary environment. The research group is using a number of parasites relevant to veterinary medicine to study host-parasite relationships. These studies also have implications for improving methods of diagnosing and controlling parasitic diseases. Projects Some of the current research projects include: Immunodiagnostics for emerging animal and human parasitic diseases: neosporosis, toxoplasmosis and fasciolosis A recombinant vaccine for the control of liver fluke disease of agricultural animals Development of screening test for Salmonella infection in pigs Differential diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease in sheep Vaccines against sea lice of salmonids On-farm food safety: Factors affecting the survival and transmission of E. coli O157:H7 The Office of Funded Research Support Services in UCD maintains a database of funded research in UCD (follow the link to obtain more information). Over several years, a substantial part of the Department's resources have also been devoted to the production of textbooks to international standards, to which both academic and technical staff have contributed. Title: Veterinary Microbiology & Microbial Diseases  Author: PJ Quinn , BK Markey , ME Carter , WJ Donnelly , FC Leonard ISBN: 0632055251     Title: Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology Author: PJ Quinn , BK Markey ISBN: 1405108983 Type:  Paperback Description: This book, following on from the authors' previous publication, Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease, presents essential information on veterinary microbiology, using a double-page format.  Internal and External Collaborations Practically all the research projects involve collaboration not only within the Faculty and UCD, but also with other research organizations in Ireland, notably the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Abbotstown, the School of Biotechnology in Dublin City University, and the Departments of Microbiology in University College Cork and University College Galway, as well as TEAGASC. The department also has links with several international institutes including, in the USA, Tulane University, and in the UK, the University of Warwick, Institute of Animal Health and the Moredun Research Institute.  Researchers in the department also participate in several COST Actions of the EU, including COST 854 (Protozoal Agents affecting reproduction of ruminants), COST 855 (Animal chlamydiosis & zoonotic implications) and International Consortium of Tick and tick-borne diseases.