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Nohra Mateus-Pinilla
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1816 S. Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 MC–652 Phone: 217-333-6856 Fax: 217-333-4949 Email: nohram@illinois.edu Title: Wildlife Veterinary Epidemiologist Office Location: Forbes Natural History Building | ||
| Activities | Dr Mateus-Pinilla's research integrates field research with experimental and observational epidemiological studies on wildlife populations in their natural habitats. Her program monitors and quantifies disease events in natural ecosystems. It identifies risk factors associated with disease occurrence, persistence and transmission and it evaluates the impact of diseases in the conservation and preservation of native species. Her work integrates conservation at the interface of wildlife-livestock and human health, based on active collaborations across disciplines. Some of her activities include advising, co-advising and supervising undergraduate and graduate students and post-doctoral associates. Routine activities of her research team range from laboratory to ecosystem based/field data collection and data analysis. |
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| Research |
Dr Mateus-Pinilla is responsible for planning, developing, and conducting multidisciplinary field and laboratory-oriented research on wildlife disease ecology with direct application to conservation and management of natural resources. Her research program applies epidemiological theory to native and nonnative species in natural systems to understand the impact of diseases in wildlife populations and the role of natural levels of biodiversity in mediating the persistence of pathogens in the environment. One of the goals of her program is to guide adaptive management strategies that take into account restoration, conservation and preservation initiatives when mitigating diseases at the interface of wildlife, human and livestock health. |
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| Selected publications |
Kelly, A., Mateus-Pinilla N.E., Emily J., Diffendorfer J., Killefer J., Shelton P., Beissel T., Novakofski J., 2008 Prion sequence polymorphisms and Chronic Wasting Disease resistance in Illinois White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Prion 2(1): 28-36 Bahnson, P.B., Fedorka-Cray, P.J., Ladely, S.R., N.E. Mateus-Pinilla. 2006. Herd-level risk factors for Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica culture prevalence in U.S. market pigs. Journal of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. 76: 249-262 Bunde JM, Heske E.J., Mateus-Pinilla NE, Hofmann J.E., Novak R. 2006. A Survey for West Nile Virus in Bats from Illinois. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(2): 455-458 Novakofski, J, Brewer, M.S, Mateus-Pinilla, N.E., Killefer, J, McCusker, Jr, R. 2005. Prion Biology Relevant to BSE. Journal of Animal Science 83:1455-1476 Gondim, L.F.P., McAllister, M.M., Mateus-Pinilla, N.E., Pitt, W.C., Mech, L.D. and Nelson, M. E., 2004. Transmission of Neospora caninum between wild and domestic animals. Journal of Parasitology 90 (6):1361-1365 Regula, G., Scherba,G., Mateus-Pinilla, N.E ., Lichtenstiger, C., Miller, G., Weigel, R.M., 2003. The impact of endemic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and other pathogens on reproductive performance in swine. Journal of Swine Health and Production. 11(1):13-18 Mateus-Pinilla, N.E ., Hannon, B.,. Weigel, R.M., 2002. A computer simulation of the prevention of the transmission of Toxoplasma gondii on swine farms using a feline T. gondii vaccine. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 55(1):17-36 |
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| Education | Post-Doc. (2001) Veterinary Production Medicine; University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. PhD. (2000) Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine; University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; MS. (1995) Veterinary Internal Medicine; University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; DVM. (1989) | ||