1994-1999 : The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

                    Ph.D. in Veterinary Preventive Medicine/

                    Epidemiology. Thesis Title: Herd

                    characteristics and management practices

                    related to high milk production and

                    production of high milk quality in two

                    regions of Ohio.

1986-1987: University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United

                    Kingdom. Master of Science (MSc) in

                   Tropical Veterinary Medicine.Thesis Title:

                   Use of Meat Inspection Records in

                   Veterinary planning.

1978-1982: Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

         Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM)

1/1/01-12/31/02. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical sciences, Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Working with a food safety research project investigating spatial and temporal relationships of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in feedlot cattle.

9/1/96-7/31/98 . Graduate Student, In charge of the Herd Quality Mastitis Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University.

2/1/88-9/9/94. Lecturer, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive  Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. Responsibilities included:

2/1/83-9/24/87 . Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda. Participated in livestock disease control programs in Mukono district, Uganda.

Other area of research interest: Epidemiology of infectious diseases. Currently working on West Nile virus epidemiology in horses - Developing predictive models for its occurrence and outcome of infection.

GRANTS                  

Food Safety Risk Assessment

USDA-CSREES Special research Grant, Food Safety

Biosurveillance / Bioterrorism preparedness in North Dakota

PROFESSIONAL AND

HONOR SOCIETIES 

Uganda Veterinary Association (1982 – present)

North Dakota Veterinary Medical Association

(November 12, 2004 to present)

Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases

(November 16, 2004 to present)

Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and

Preventive Medicine (November 16, 2004 to present)

American Veterinary Medical Association (December

12, 2004 to present)

WORKSHOPS  AND FORUMS             

9/13-10/10, 1990. Epidemiologic and Economic Investigation as a Planning Basis for Animal Health Programmes, Feldafing, Munich, Federal Republic of Germany.

5/1- 30, 1990   . Vaccine Production and Quality Control, Debre-Zeit, Ethiopia. A study tour sponsored by Food and Agricultural Organization

7/3-14, 1989. Livestock Hygiene and production

 Relationships, International Livestock Center for

 Africa (ILCA), Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia.

SELECTED PUBLICATION       LIST  

1. Schuler L.A, M.L. Khaitsa, N.  Dyer, C.L. Stoltenow. Evaluation of an outbreak of West Nile virus infection in horses: 569 cases (2002). 2004. J Am Vet Med Ass.225 (7): 1084-1089.

2. Khaitsa, M.L., D.R. Smith, J.A. Stoner, A. M. Parkhurst, S. Hinkley, T.J. Klopfenstein, R.A. Moxley. 2003. Incidence duration and prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 fecal shedding by feedlot cattle over the feeding period. J Food Prot. 66(11)1972-1977

3. Khaitsa, M.L., T.E. Wittum, K.L. Smith, J.L. Henderson, K.H. Hoblet (2001) Characteristics and management practices associated with milk production in dairy herds in Ohio enrolled in official Dairy Herd Improvement Association programs.  Am. J .Vet. Res; 62 (8):1262 -1266

4. Khaitsa, M.L., T. Wittum, K.L. Smith, J.L. Henderson, K.H. Hoblet (2000). Herd characteristics and management practices associated with bulk tank somatic cell counts in herds in official Dairy Herd Improvement Association programs in Ohio. Am. J .Vet. Res; 61 (9):1092-1098

5. Khaitsa, M.L, J. Hammond, and J. Opuda-Asibo (1994). Use of Meat Inspection Records in Veterinary Planning. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa, 42, pp.317-326.

PRESENTATIONS AND ABSTRACTS

1. Khaitsa, M.L., A. Mantz, and D.Doetkott. Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in North Dakota  State University (NDSU) Dairy Cattle and  Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of the Salmonella isolates.  In: Proceedings of the 38th Annual North Dakota Dairy Convention. Mandan, ND. Nov.18-19, 2004. pp 32-35.

2. Khaitsa, M.L., D.Doetkott,  R. Kegode1, M.L. Bauer, P.S Gibbs, and G.P. Lardy. Risk Assessment of Escherichia coli O157:H7 fecal shedding in North Dakota feedlot cattle and comparison of two sampling techniques. In: Proceedings of the 85th Annual Meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases. Chicago, IL. Nov.14 -16, 2004. Abstract No. 81

3. Schuler, L. A., M.L. Khaitsa, N. Dyer, C. L. Stoltenow.   West Nile Virus outbreak in horses in North Dakota, 2002: A characterization of the equine cases. In: Proceedings of the 108^th USAHA / 47th AAVDL Annual Meeting, Greensboro, NC. October 9 -11, 2004. Poster No. 30

4. Schuler, L. A., M.L. Khaitsa, N. Dyer, C. L. Stoltenow. West Nile Virus outbreak in horses in North Dakota, 2002: A characterization of the equine cases. In: Proceedings of the 84th Annual Meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases. Chicago, IL. Nov.9 -11, 2003. Abstract No. 56

5. Khaitsa, M.L., D.R. Smith, R.A. Moxley, J. D. Folmer,  S. Hinkley, L.L. Hungerford, T. Klopfenstein, R. Moxley, L.L. Hungerford, G. E. Erickson, T.J. Klopfenstein, M. Brashears. Clinical trials to test the effectiveness of cleaning pens, feeding competitive bacteria, or limiting dietary starch to reduce fecal shedding of E. coli O157:H7 by feedlot cattle. In: Proceedings of the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases. St.Louis, MO. Nov.10-12, 2002. Abstract No. 84

6. Khaitsa, M.L., D.R. Smith, A. M. Parkhurst, S. Hinkley, L.L. Hungerford, T.J. Klopfenstein, R.A. Moxley, S.M. Younts. Longitudinal study and risk factors for  Escherichia coli O157:H7 fecal shedding by feedlot cattle. In: Proceedings of the 82^nd Annual Meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases. St.Louis, MO. Nov.11-13, 2001. Abstract No. 93

7. Khaitsa, M.L., D.R. Smith, A. Parkhurst, J. Folmer, S. Hinkley, L.L. Hungerford, T. Klopfenstein, R. Moxley, S.M. Younts. Effect of weather on Escherichia coli O157:H7 fecal shedding by feedlot cattle. In: Proceedings of the 82^nd Annual Meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases. St.Louis, MO. Nov.11-13, 2001. Abstract No. 96

8. Younts, S.M.,  D.R. Smith, J.Stoner, J.D. Folmer, S. Hinkley, L.L. Hungerford, M.L. Khaitsa, T. J. Klopfenstein, R.A. Moxley. Variability in the distribution of Escherichia coli O157:H7 shedding by feedlot cattle over the feeding period. In: Proceedings of the 82^nd Annual Meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases. St.Louis, MO. Nov.11-13, 2001. Abstract No. 78

OTHER CATEGORIES  

Extension  Publications:

Khaitsa, M.L., M.L. Bauer, P.S. Gibbs and G.P. Lardy (2003) Risk assessment of E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella fecal shedding in North Dakota feedlot cattle. Unified Beef Cattle and Range Research Report: Agricultural Experiment Station, Dept. Animal and Range Sciences, North Dakota State University.

Khaitsa, M.L., M.L. Bauer, P.S. Gibbs and G.P. Lardy (2003) Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Salmonella isolates from North Dakota cattle. Unified Beef Cattle and Range Research Report: Agricultural Experiment Station, Dept. Animal and Range Sciences, North Dakota State University

Khaitsa, M.L., T. Wittum, K.L. Smith, J.L. Henderson, K.H. Hoblet (2000) Herd characteristics and management practices of Official Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) herds in nine Ohio counties: Descriptive epidemiology. Research and Reviews: Dairy.The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Invited Seminars

The Role of diagnostic Laboratories in Disease Control: A case study of West Nile Virus in Horses in North Dakota – 2002. Department of Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University. January 16, 2004

Longitudinal study of Escherichia coli O157:H7 fecal shedding by feedlot cattle. Department of Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University. May, 2002.

Longitudinal study of Escherichia coli O157:H7 fecal shedding by feedlot cattle. Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. January, 2002.