Name Position Anna Catharina Björnsdotter Berge Associate researcher, Post-doctorate University of California, Davis. Department Address Population Health and Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center Reproduction 18830 Road 112, Tulare, CA, 93274, USA Phone: 559-6881731 ext 203 E-mail: caberge@ucdavis.edu Academic record: International School of Brussels, Belgium International Baccalaureate June, 1985 Swedish Agricultural University, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine December 1991 University of California, Masters of Veterinary Preventive Medicine December 2000 PhD in Comparative Pathology December 2004 Professional experience: National Food Administration Veterinary assistant meat inspector June-August 1989 Porcine Health Organization Animal health veterinarian June-August 1990 Swedish Board of Agriculture Large Animal District Veterinarian June-August 1991 Swedish Board of Agriculture Large Animal District Veterinarian April-October 1992 Swedish Board of Agriculture Veterinary Inspector, October 92-August 95 National Food Administration Senior Veterinary Inspector, September 95-July 98 European Commission National Expert, DG VI/B.II.2 March 96- Dec 96 UC Davis, VMTRC Post Graduate researcher May 99- Dec 2004 Other academic or professional experiences: Languages spoken: Swedish, English, French, Dutch, and limited Spanish Computer proficiency in Word processing, spreadsheets, data handling, statistical software; SAS, Stata, StatXact, @Risk, Powerpoint, Adobe Illustrator. Feb-April 1995: Veterinary official from an adhesion country to the European Union at The European Commission DG VI/B.II.2 June 1996: ISO 9001 Lead Assessor Course by Lloyds, Campden, United Kingdom Nov 1996: Wild game disease & meat inspection course by National Food Administration/National Veterinary Institute March 1996: European Commission exchange program for Official Veterinarians, 1 month in Portugal Sept 1997: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points, National Food Administration Sept 1999, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, Diarrheal and foodborne disease branch. 1-month apprenticeship. Sept 2003. Multi-level modeling, Chicago, IL Sept 2005. CSREES Writing competitive grants workshop, Moscow, Idaho Sept 2005. Public Health Policy workshop, University of California, Davis, CA Aug 2006. Microbial Risk Assessment Workshop. Center for Advancement of Microbial Risk Assessment, University of Michigan, MI. Research Interests and Professional experience: I have administrative experience working with surveillance and control of zoonotic diseases such as Salmonella and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. I have furthermore administered antibiotic residue control programs and the control of infectious diseases in trade in animals and animal products. I have been drafting legislation in the above areas as well as in areas covering slaughter and meat production. I have professional experience as a large animal practitioner and as a food safety veterinary inspector of all animal products for human and non-human use. My research areas of expertise are in the fields of epidemiology, population ecology, bacteriology and general pathology. My studies have focused on the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture and its impact on the evolution of antibiotic resistance in commensal and pathogenic bacteria. I have developed extensive databases describing the temporal, farm-specific and management specific factors governing the emergence and persistence of antibiotic resistance in enteric bacteria in bovine animals. I am currently evaluating management strategies that would minimize the emergence of antibiotic resistance in pre-weaned calves. I use cluster analytic techniques for dealing with multi-dimensional data and have used the clusters as outcomes in multi-level statistical modeling. I am also developing a risk analysis approach that encompasses the multi-dimensional exposure pathways for bacteriological risks for the human population. My mission and vision is to optimize animal welfare, animal health and public health in a sustainable financially sound agricultural practice. I would like to develop animal husbandry systems that optimize animal health and welfare in order to minimize prophylactic and therapeutic antibiotic use, since I consider that antibiotic prophylactic use is treating a sick management system and not sick animals. I am further interested in working with zoonotic hazards from 'stable to table' and would like to further veterinary involvement in pre- and post-harvest food safety research and surveillance. I would like to determine the impact of exposure pathways of zoonotic bacteria to the human population in order to enhance our knowledge of the multi-dimensional population dynamics of our food animal production ecosystem. Scholarships, grants: (As a graduate researcher I have not been in position to be project principal investigator, but have participated in proposal drafting, implementation and execution of several projects) Ivar and Elsa Sandbergs Stipendiefond 1999. Factors governing the emergence of antibiotic resistance in enteric pathogenic and commensal bacteria in bovine food animals. Jastro-Shields scholarship - Non-resident tuition fees for PhD graduate studies, 2002. Dean of UC Davis, Non-resident tuition fees for PhD graduate studies, 3 years WIFFS-Western Institute for Food Safety and Security: Clonal dissemination of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli. (This was a scholarship and research grant for 2 years.) Publications-Peer reviewed: Berge, A.C.B. Sischo, W.M, Atwill, E.R, 2001, Assessing dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using Cluster analysis techniques. Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, March 28-30. Berge, A.C.B., Atwill, E.R, Sischo, W.M, 2003, Assessing dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using Cluster analysis techniques. Prev. Vet. Med. 61: 91-102 Scuota, S., Cenci Goga, B.T, Berge, A.C.B, Vizzani, A., 2003 Valuatione dell'antibiotico resistenza in stipiti di Salmonella isolati in Umbria da fonti umane e non umane mediante l'analisi dei cluster. Proceedings XIII Convegno Nazionale AIVI, Montesilvano (Pe) Italy, 6-8 June 2003. Berge, A.C.B., Adaska, J.M., Sischo, W.M. 2004, Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and pulse field gel electrophoresis to compare historic and contemporary isolates of multi-drug resistant Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Newport. Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 70:318-232 Berge, A.C.B., Moore, D.E, Lindeque, P, Sischo, W.M., 2005, A Clinical Field Trial in a Calf Ranch Evaluating the Influence of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Antibiotic Use on calf health. J.Dairy Sci. 88:2166-2177 Berge, A.C.B., Atwill, E.R., Sischo, W.M., 2005, Animal and farm influences on the dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves. Prev. Vet. Med. 69:25-38. Galvão, K., Berge, A.C.B., Coscioni, A., Villaseñor, M., Sischo, W.M., Santos, J.E.P. 2005, Effect of Feeding Live Yeast Products to Calves with Failure of Passive Transfer on Performance and Patterns of Antibiotic Resistance in fecal Escherichia coli. Repro. Nutrit.Develop 3: 427-440 Berge, A.C.B, Epperson, W.B., Pritchard, R.H., 2005 Assessing the effect of single dose florfenicol treatment in feedlot cattle on the antimicrobial resistance patterns in fecal Escherichia coli. Vet. Res. 36:723-734 Berge, A.C.B. Moore, D.E., Sischo, W.M. 2006 A Clinical Field Trial in a Calf Ranch Evaluating the Influence of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Antibiotic Use on Antibiotic Resistance in Fecal Escherichia coli. Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 72:3872-3878 Berge, A. C. B.., E.L. Dueger, W.M. Sischo, 2006 Comparison of Salmonella enterica serovar distribution and antibiotic resistance profiles in grey water at two municipal water treatment plants. J.Appl.Microbiol.101:1309-1316 Berge, A.C.B., Moore, D.A. Sischo, W.M., 2006 Antibiotic resistance in non-clinical isolates of Salmonella enterica from pre-weaned calves in dairies and calf ranches in California. Am. J. Vet. Res. 67(9):1580-1588 Adaska, J.M., Silva, A., Berge, A.C.B.., Sischo, W.M., 2006. Genetic and Phenotypic Variability in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Isolated from California Dairy Cattle and Humans.Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 72(10):6632-7. Berge, A. C. B., W.M. Sischo, A.L. Graigmill, 2006. Antibiotic susceptibility of respiratory pathogens from sheep and goat to some common therapeutic antibiotics. J. Am. Vet. Assoc. 229(8):1279-1281 Other Publications: Berge, A.C.B. 2001, Antibiotikaanvändning vid kalvuppfödning i Kalifornien. Svensk Veterinärtidning. 53, Nr 4. Berge, A.C.B. 2001, Kalvuppfödningen i USA: Beroende av antibiotika. Nötkött, Nr 3, June. Berge, A.C.B. 2004: Spatial, Temporal and Management-Specific Factors Influencing Antibiotic Resistance and Carbohydrate Fermentation Patterns in Bovine Enteric Escherichia coli and the Clinical Consequences of Limiting Antibiotic Use in Pre-weaned Calves. UMI Dissertation Services, ProQuest. Publications accepted and in press: Publications submitted and in revision: Bae, w., Hancock, D.D., Call, D.R., Park, J.H., Berge, A.C.B., Finger, R.M., Sischo, W.M., Besser, T.E., Dissemination of Clonal, Multidrug Resistant Campylobacter coli Strains among Washington State and California Cattle (Vet. Microbiol.) Publications in progress: (proposed paper in parenthesis) Berge, A.C.B. Barnett, S.E, Sischo, W.M., Relationship between antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica isolated from bulk tank milk. (Appl. Env. Epidem.) Berge, A.C.B., Sischo, W.M., Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and pulse field gel electrophoresis to describe the dissemination of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium in a dairy shed. (Appl Env. Microbiol) Berge, A.C.B., Sischo, W.M., Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and pulse field gel electrophoresis to describe the dissemination of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Dublin in a dairy shed. (Appl Env. Microbiol) Berge, A.C.B., Barnett, SE, Finger, R., Sischo. W.M. Sensitivity of Culture Media for the Recovery of Salmonella enterica from Calf Feces. (Fems. Lett. Microbiol.) Berge, A.C.B., Besser, T.E., Hancock, D.H., Sischo, W.M., Biotyping of commensal fecal Escherichia coli using replica plating techniques as a method for identifying sub-populations for further genotypic studies. (Fems Lett. Microbiol) Berge, A.C.B., Besser, T.E., Hancock, D.H., Sischo, W.M., Antimicrobial resistance patterns of bovine fecal commensal Escherichia coli on different farm types in Washington, Oregon and California (J Vet Res.) Berge, A.C.B., Besser, T.E., Hancock, D.H., Sischo, W.M., Using antibiotic resistance patterns and carbohydrate fermentation patterns to identify potential clonal dissemination of bovine fecal commensal Escherichia coli in different farm types in Washington, Oregon and California. (Appl. Env. Microbiol.) Berge, A.C.B., Aloisio, F., W.M., Sischo. The clonal selection of fecal Escherichia coli antibiotic resistance phenotypes and biotypes by therapeutic ceftiofur treatment in preweaned calves. (Appl. Env. Microbiol.) Yackley, K.F. Aloisio, A.C.B. Berge, T. E. Besser, D.A. Moore, W.M. Sischo Effect of Ceftiofur Administration on Ceftiofur Resistance in Commensal Escherichia coli Isolated from Preweaned Dairy Source Beef Calves. (JAVMA.) Oral and poster presentations (performed since the beginning of further education in August 1998) (presentations are oral, unless otherwise noted): January 1999. International Seminars at UC Davis, Davis, CA, "Animal welfare in Sweden" February 1999, International Seminars at UC Davis, CA, "The Swedish Salmonella Control Program" May 1999, Presentation to a French delegation of the US national legislation, Tulare, CA, "Antibiotics in Food Animals" Nov. 1999: CRAWD (Conference for Research Workers in Animal Diseases), Chicago, IL, "The dynamics of antibiotic resistance in young calves." Oct. 2000 AAVLD (American Association for Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians): "Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Salmonella spp. Isolated from animals and animal environments in Ohio, 1998-1999." October 2000, Food safety seminar, UC Davis, CA, "Assessing the dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using cluster analysis techniques, Poster: Antibiotic resistance in fecal Enterococcus faecalis in young calves." 2000, CRWAD, Chicago, IL, Poster: "Assessing the dynamics of antibiotic resistance in young calves using cluster analysis techniques." March 2001: Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, The Netherlands, "Assessing dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using Cluster analysis techniques." Nov. 2001 CRWAD, Chicago, IL, "Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns to study the emergence of a unique strain of Salmonella enterica serovar Newport in dairy cattle." Nov. 2001, CRWAD, Poster: "Wild Birds on dairies." Nov. 2001, CRWAD, Poster: "Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli isolates from waterways in a dairy intense area." Jan. 2002, North Valley Dairy Day in California., Orland, CA, "Antibiotic resistance in calves." March 2002, CDC meeting on Multi-drug Resistant Salmonella Newport, Atlanta, GE, "Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and PFGE to study the emergence of a unique strain of Salmonella enterica serovar Newport in dairy cattle." Nov. 2002, CRWAD, St. Louis, MO, "A clinical field trial in a calf ranch evaluating the influence of prophylactic And therapeutic antibiotic use on antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli and calf health." Nov. 2002, CRWAD, St. Louis, MO, Poster: "Relationship between antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica isolated from bulk tank milk." Feb. 2003. International Seminars at UC Davis. CA, "Animal welfare in Sweden and European Union." Nov. 2003, CRWAD, Chicago, IL, "The clonal dissemination of antibiotic resistant fecal Escherichia coli in bovine animal production in Washington State." June 2004 Invited to Texas A&M, College Station, TX, "Antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in enteric Escherichia coli in pre-weaned dairy calves." July 2004, World Buiatrics Conference, Quebec, Canada, "A clinical field trial in a calf ranch evaluating the influence of prophylactic and therapeutic antibiotic use on antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli and calf health." Nov. 2004, United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) Committee on Salmonella, Greensboro, NC, "Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and pulse field gel electrophoresis to compare historic and contemporary isolates of multi-drug resistant Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Newport." "Time Specific Scientific Papers", May 2005. Invited to Ohio State University: "Antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in enteric Escherichia coli in pre-weaned dairy calves." Aug 2005. Invited to UC Davis. "The risks of Salmonella and Antibiotic Resistance in pre-weaned calves" and "Risk factors associated with antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in pre-weaned calves." Oct. 2005, Calf College, Fresno, Madeira, Chino, California, Oct 11-13, "Antibiotic resistance and Salmonella in pre-weaned calves. What could be done? What should be done?" and "Raising healthy calves with less antibiotics" June 2006. Future Fairs Exhibition, WIFFS, Food-related and environmental flow of Salmonella enterica and its impact on human infection. Poster Presentation. July 2006, Lander Veterinary Clinic. 'Raising healthy calves with less antibiotics'. Sept 2006, ASM Conference on Salmonella. Victoria, BC, Canada, "Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and pulse field gel electrophoresis to describe the dissemination of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium in a dairy shed" Awards: 2002 CRWAD: Best Graduate Student Award Oral Presentation. Awarded by the Association for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. [Consultancy Referral]
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