Formateur

Jacques GODFROID
Adresse : Skolegt 26
9008, TROMSÑ
Tél. : +47 93865283
Fax :
GSM :
jacques.godfroid@uit.no

Diplôme principal : Docteur en Médecine Vétérinaire
Obtenu à : ULg en 1981

Diplôme(s) secondaire(s) :
Doctorat en Sciences vétérinaires, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, 2003 - Mastère en Sciences (Biologie moléculaire), Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1992 - Docteur en Zootechnie et Médecine vétérinaire tropicales, Institut de Médecine Tropicale, Anvers, 1982
Formations complémentaires :
Certificat en Mycologie médicale, Institut de Médecine Tropicale, Anvers, 1983
Membre de sociétés savantes :
American Society for Microbiology
International Association for Brucellosis
Wildlife Disease Association
International Association for Paratuberculosis
Belgian Society of Microbiology
Belgian Immunology Society
South African Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Publications :
Publications reprises dans PubMed et dans Scopus : 83
Hirsch Index, ISI Web of Science, Mars 2012: 24

Liste des publications relatives à la brucellose 2007-2012 :
- Foster G., Osterman B., Godfroid J., Jacques I., Cloeckaert A., 2007. Brucella ceti sp. nov. and Brucella pinnipedialis sp. nov. for Brucella strains with cetaceans and seals as their preferred hosts. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 57: 2688-2693.
- Muma J. B., Godfroid J., Samui K. L., Skjerve E. 2007. The role of Brucella infection in abortions among traditional cattle reared in proximity to wildlife on the Kafue flats of Zambia. Rev. sc. tech. Off. Int. Epiz., 26: 721-730.
- Fretin D., Whatmore A. M., Al Dahouk S., Neubauer H., Garin-Bastuji B., Albert D., Van Hessche M., Ménart M., Godfroid J., Walravens K., Wattiau P. 2008. Brucella suis identification and biovar typing by real-time PCR. Vet Microbiol., 131: 376-85.
- Ibironke A. A., McCrindle C. M., Fasina F. O., Godfroid J. 2008. Evaluation of problems and possible solutions linked to the surveillance and control of bovine brucellosis in sub-Saharan Africa, with special emphasis on Nigeria. Vet Ital. 44:549-556.
- Marcotty T., Matthys F., Godfroid J., Rigouts L., Ameni G., van Pittius N.G., Kazwala R., Muma J., van Helden P., Walravens K., de Klerk L.M., Geoghegan C., Mbotha D., Otte M., Amenu K., Abu Samra N., Botha C., Ekron M., Jenkins A., Jori F., Kriek N., McCrindle C., Michel A., Morar D., Roger F., Thys E., van den Bossche P. 2009. Zoonotic tuberculosis and brucellosis in Africa: neglected zoonoses or minor public-health issues? The outcomes of a multi-disciplinary workshop. Ann Trop Med Parasitol.,103: 401-411.
- Maquart M., Le Flèche P., Foster G., Tryland M., Ramisse F., Djónne B., Al Dahouk S., Jacques I., Neubauer H., Walravens K., Godfroid J., Cloeckaert A., Vergnaud G. 2009. MLVA-16 typing of 295 marine mammal Brucella isolates from different animal and geographic origins identifies 7 major groups within Brucella ceti and Brucella pinnipedialis. BMC Microbiol., 9:145.
- Chimana H. M., Muma J. B., Samui K. L., Hangombe B. M., Munyeme M., Matope G., Phiri A. M., Godfroid J., Skjerve E., Tryland M. 2010. A comparative study of the seroprevalence of brucellosis in commercial and small-scale mixed dairy-beef cattle enterprises of Lusaka province and Chibombo district, Zambia. Trop Anim Health Prod. Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print].
- Bohlin J, Snipen L, Cloeckaert A, Lagesen K, Ussery D, Kristoffersen AB, Godfroid J. 2010. Genomic comparisons of Brucella spp. and closely related bacteria using base compositional and proteome based methods. BMC Evol Biol. 2010 Aug 13;10(1):249. [Epub ahead of print].
- Godfroid J., Nielsen K., Saegerman C. 2010. Diagnosis of brucellosis in livestock and wildlife. Croat Med J. 2010 Aug 15;51(4):296-305.
- Muma J.B., Lund A., Siamudaala V.M., Munang'andu H.M., Munyeme M., Matope G., Nielsen K., Djónne B., Godfroid J., Tryland M., Skjerve E. 2010. Serosurvey of Brucella spp. infection in the Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) of the Kafue flats in Zambia. J Wildl. Dis. 46:1063-1069.
- Megersa B., Biffa D., Abunna F., Regassa A., Godfroid J., Skjerve E. 2010. Seroprevalence of brucellosis and its contribution to abortion in cattle, camel, and goat kept under pastoral management in Borana, Ethiopia. Trop Anim Health Prod. Nov 19. [Epub ahead of print].
- Jauniaux T.P., Brenez C., Fretin D., Godfroid J., Haelters J., Jacques T., Kerckhof F., Mast J., Sarlet M., Coignoul F.L. 2010. Brucella ceti infection in harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Emerg Infect Dis. Dec;16(12):1966-1968.
- Muma J.B., Munyeme M., Matope G., Siamudaala V.M., Munang'andu H.M., Matandiko W., Godfroid J., Skjerve E., Tryland M. Brucella seroprevalence of the Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) and Black lechwe (Kobus leche smithemani): Exposure associated to contact with cattle. Prev Vet Med. 2011 Apr 30. [Epub ahead of print].
- Godfroid J., Scholz H.C., Barbier T., Nicolas C., Wattiau P., Fretin D., Whatmore A.M., Cloeckaert A., Blasco J.M., Moriyon I., Saegerman C., Muma J.B., Al Dahouk S., Neubauer H., Letesson J.J. Brucellosis at the animal/ecosystem/human interface at the beginning of the 21st century. Prev Vet Med. 2011 May 13. [Epub ahead of print].
- Nymo I., Tryland M., Godfroid J. A review of Brucella infection in marine mammals, with special emphasis on Brucella pinnipedialis in hooded seal (Cystophora cristata). Veterinary Research 2011, 42:93. doi:10.1186/1297-9716-42-93.
- Megersa B., Biffa D., Abunna F., Regassa A., Godfroid J., Skjerve E. 2011 Seroepidemiological study of livestock brucellosis in a pastoral region. Epidemiol. Infect. Jul 27:1-10. [Epub ahead of print]
- Wattiau P., Whatmore A.M., Van Hessche M., Godfroid J., Fretin D. 2011. Nucleotide polymorphism-based single-tube test for robust molecular identification of all currently described Brucella species. Appl Environ Microbiol. 77:6674-6679. Epub 2011 Jul 29.
- Biffa D, Bogale A, Godfroid J, Skjerve E. 2012. Factors associated with severity of bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopian cattle Trop Anim Health Prod. Mar 9. [Epub ahead of print]
Activités professionnelles :
- 1981-1984 : Assistant en Parasitologie, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Liège, Belgique
- 1985 : Scientist in charge of veterinary regulatory affairs, Rhône-Mérieux Benelux
- 1986-1989 : Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology at the "Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et de Médecine Vétérinaire", Dakar, Sénégal, Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Administration of Development Aid
- 1990-2004 : Head of the Brucellosis and Mycobacterial Diseases Laboratory, Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Center, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Belgian Ministry of Public Health
- September 1, 2004 - December 31, 2006 : Associate Professor in Bacteriology, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- December 2005 : B-rated "scientist enjoying considerable international recognition", National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa
- January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 : Professeur, Chef de section bactériologie, Département des maladies vétérinaires tropicales, Faculté des sciences, Université de Prétoria, Afrique du Sud
- Depuis janvier 2008 : Professeur, Head of the Section Arctic Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Norway
- Depuis janvier 2008 : Professeur invité, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Expérience(s) professionelle(s) :
Expérience(s) pédagogique(s) :
Professeur de bactériologie vétérinaire à l'Université de Pretoria et l'Ecole norvégienne en science vétérinaire.

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