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Agricola Odoi, BVM, MSc, PhD


Assistant Professor
Department of Comparative Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-5568
FAX: (865) 974-5640

Education

  • B.V.M. Makerere University (Uganda), 1993
  • M.Sc. University of Nairobi (Kenya), 1998
  • PhD University of Guelph (Canada), 2002

Research Interests

  • Applications of GIS and spatial epidemiology in health researchand practice
  • Zoonotic infections of public health significance
  • Determinants of population health

Professional Societies

  • Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario
  • Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Ontario Public Health Association
  • Canadian Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Association

Publications

  • Odoi, A., Wray,R., Emo, M., Birch, S., Hutchison, B., Eyles, J. and Abernathy, T.(2005). Inequalities in neighbourhood socio economic characteristics: potential evidence-base for neighbourhood health planning. International Journal of Health Geographics.4 (1):20. (HIGHLY ACCESSED)
  • Odoi, A., Martin, S.W., Michel, P., Holt, J. Middleton, D. and Wilson, J. (2004).Determinants of the geographical distribution of endemic giardiasis in Ontario, Canada: a spatial modelling approach. Epidemiology and Infection. 132:967-976.
  • Odoi, A., Martin, S.W., Michel, P. Middleton, D., Holt, J. and Wilson, J. (2004).Investigation of clusters of giardiasis using GIS and a spatial scan statistic. International Journal of Health Geographics.3:11.
  • Odoi, A.,Aramini, J., Majowicz, S., Meyers, R., Martin, S.W., Sockett, P.,Michel, P., Holt, J., and Wilson, J. The status of drinking water in Ontario, Canada (1992-1999). (2003). Canadian Journal of Public Health 94 (6): 417-421.
  • Ford, M.W., Odoi, A., Majowicz, S.E., Michel, P., Middleton, D., Ciebin, B.,DorĂ©, K., McEwen, S.A, Aramini, J.A., Deeks, S., Jamieson, F.,Ahmed, R., Rodgers, F.G. and Wilson, J.B. (2003). A descriptive study of human Salmonella serotype typhimurium infections reported in Ontario from 1990 to 1998. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases 14 (5): 267-273.
  • Odoi, A., Martin, SW., Michel, P, Holt, J., Middleton, D. and Wilson, J. (2003).Geographical and temporal distribution of human giardiasis in Ontario, Canada. International Journal of Health Geographics. 2:5.
  • Odoi, A.,Siefert, L. and Opuda-Asibo, J. (2003). Effectiveness and affordability of hydrogen peroxide in milk preservation undertropical conditions. Milchwissenschaft - Milk Science International. 58 (1/2): 65-67.
  • Odoi, A.,Gathuma, J.M., Gachuiri, C.K., Omore, A., Gitau, T., Wanyangu, S.W. and Murage, E. (1998). Constraints to small ruminant production in small holder mixed farms in Kiambu District, Kenya. The Kenyan Veterinarian23 (Special Issue): 145-147.