Dr. Hugh Townsend, D.V.M., M.Sc.
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Responsibilities:
♦ Program Manager, Bacterial Vaccine Development
♦ Member, Science Management Team
♦ Member, Neonatal Immunization
♦ Member, VIDO Beef Tech Group
♦ Member, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
♦ Associate Member, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
♦ Member, Executive Committee Master of Public Health Program, College of Graduate Studies, University of Saskatchewan
Education:
♦ Department of Veterinary Immunology and Microbiology, University of Guelph, MSc, 1986, Veterinary Epidemiology
♦ Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, MSc, 1979, Veterinary Internal Medicine
♦ Western College of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 1973
♦ College of Arts and Science, University of Calgary, BSc, 1969, zoology and chemistry
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Major Accomplishments:
♦ Description of the epidemiology of infectious respiratory diseases of thoroughbred racehorses in western Canada
♦ Establishment of experimental models for equine influenza and Rhodococcus equi
♦ Conduct of field trials to assess the efficacy of influenza and West Nile Virus vaccines for horses
♦ Description of the Epidemiology of West Nile Virus in horses in Saskatchewan
♦ Experimental trials to assess the comparative efficacy of equine influenza vaccines
♦ Maintenance of a strong interest in the strategic use of vaccines for the prevention of infectious diseases of the horse
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