Biography

I have a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (D.V.M) from the Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, and a Masters (MSc) and doctoral (PhD) degrees in Veterinary Science from the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, South Africa. My PhD focused on “Seroprevalence and characterization of Brucella spp. from livestock slaughtered in Gauteng abattoirs, South Africa”: Food safety implications for meat consumers and zoonotic hazards posed to abattoir workers.” I investigated the occurrence of Brucella antibodies in cattle, sheep, pigs, and humans at abattoirs. This provided the first evidence of Brucella melitensis biovar 2 and 3 in cattle and Brucella suis in pigs and sheep in South Africa.

Discipline/s

Veterinary Medicine, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, One Health

Research description

My research interest is focused on infectious diseases with a passion for zoonotic diseases with distinctive expertise in bacterial biology, molecular biology, epidemiology, Brucellosis, Toxoplasmosis, and Q-fever Chlamydiosis, Rift valley fever, Neosporosis, and other zoonoses. I engage in the investigation of the Seroprevalence and characterization of Brucella spp. from livestock slaughtered in South Africa”: Food safety implications for meat consumers and zoonotic hazards posed to abattoir and farmworkers.” I investigate Brucella antibodies' occurrence in cattle, sheep, pigs, and humans at abattoirs and farms. I am a committed and dedicated researcher with a keen interest in using the “One health triad” as a tool for the development and improving the quality of life of inhabitants of local communities in Africa and the world as a whole.

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