Journal of Vaccines & Vaccination

Department of Canadian Food Inspection Agency, National Centre For Foreign Animal Disease, Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Canada

Biography

Dr. Shawn Babiuk received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Saskatchewan in 1997 and a Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Saskatchewan in 2003. He completed postdoctoral training in Saskatoon on genomics with Pyxis Genomics Canada and on vaccine development at Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan. In 2005, he moved to the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg as a research scientist for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. In 2006, he became an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Immunology at the University of Manitoba. 

Publications

• Research Article   
  Sero-Prevalence and Risk Factors for Sheeppox in Kordofan States in Sudan
  Author(s): Mohammed Mansour*, Maximillian P.O. Baumann, Gelagay Ayelet, Taj Eldien Abdellah Mohamed Nour, Fatima Abdelazeem, Abdelmhmoud Ata Manan, Timothy Bowden, Shawn Babiuk, Abdelhamid Ahmed Mohamed Elfadil, Moses Kyule, Yilkal Asfaw and Karl-Hans Zessin
  
  Background: Sheeppox and goatpox are viral diseases of sheep and goats causing high morbidity and mortality leading to large economic losses for producers. The viruses are transmitted primarily through direct contact between infected animals. Understanding the sero-prevalence, risk factors and producers knowledge of the disease is critical for implementation of control strategies Methods: A cross-sectional survey was performed in the Kordofan region, from March to September 2011 using a Virus Neutralization Test (VNT) and ELISA. The serology data was used to identify potential risk factors associated with sheep pox outbreaks. In addition, a questionnaire explored producer’s knowledge about the disease in the Sudan. Results: The estimated overall sero-prevalence of sheeppox in the Kordofan region.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2157-7560.21.s13.003

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