Veterinary pathologist discusses the effects of co-infection on hosts and pathogens, Feb. 20
For the February BHSI One Health @ UGA Lecture, UGA veterinary pathologist Kaori Sakamoto discusses how her work studying infectious disease in African buffalo meets at the intersection of human, animal and environmental health.
Sakomoto, in collaboration with Vanessa Ezenwa in the Odum School of Ecology, is studying the effects of co-infection with mycobacterial (Mycobacterium tuberculosi) and intestinal helminth (parasitic worm) species, on both the host and the respective pathogens. In the African buffalo, deworming was associated with reduced incidence of tuberculosis. Sakamoto and her collaborators are currently studying this effect in the mouse model and further exploring local immunity in the African buffalo.
The seminar, titled “Of Mice and Men and Buffalo: The Effect of Gastrointestinal Parasites on Tuberculosis,” will take place on Wed. February 20 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 175 of the Paul D. Coverdell Center.
Kaori Sakamoto, DVM, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Pathology. In addition to her research in tuberculosis immunology, she collaborates as a veterinary pathologist with many researchers in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Odum School of Ecology, as well as at other universities .
The One Health @ UGA Lectures Series aims to highlight efforts at UGA and the Southeast focused on interdisciplinary teaching and learning, research, and outreach at the nexus of human, animal and ecological health. It is supported by the BHSI Division of One Health.
Upcoming One Health @ UGA Lectures for Spring Semester:
Thurs. March 7, 2013
Of Mice and Men and Buffalo: The Effect of Gastrointestinal Parasites on Tuberculosis [Flyer]
Baldwyn Torto, PhD
Behavioral and Chemical Ecology, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya
Wed. April 17, 2013
Title TBA
Sonia Hernandez, DVM, PhD
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources & Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, University of Georgia