Poultry, Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences
Open Access

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College Station, Texas A&M University, TX, 77843, USA

Biography

Jamie Benn Felix is a wildlife research scientist seeking a career devoted to wildlife, biodiversity conservation and One Health management. Through her doctoral and postdoctoral research, She have combined my wildlife ecology background and vaccinology expertise to develop an oral anthrax vaccine formulation with the potential to protect wildlife worldwide. She have demonstrated expertise in laboratory research and animal sampling procedures, as well as an ability to solve problems by designing organized, logical experiments. She is also an effective scientific communicator and mentor and enjoy working with others to achieve shared goals, especially those related to wildlife conservation.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Bacillus anthracis Sterne Strain 34f2 Vaccine Antibody Dose Response by Subcutaneous and Oral Administration
  Author(s): Jamie Benn Felix*, Sankar P Chaki, Thomas A Ficht, Allison C Rice-Ficht and Walt Cook
  
  Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) is a zoonotic disease endemic to environments worldwide. Spores, the dormant form of the bacteria, can survive for decades in nature’s harshest environments and maintain their viability to cause disease. Outbreaks are common in free-ranging livestock and wildlife, thus making anthrax an economically and ecologically important disease. The currently available vaccine to protect livestock is a suspension of B. anthracis Sterne Strain 34F2 spores in saponin (Sterne vaccine). However, it is only available as a subcutaneous injection which is an impractical method of prevention for wildlife. Oral vaccination is the ideal method for free-ranging wildlife, but the Sterne vaccine has never been thoroughly evaluated for oral administration. The current study evaluated the antibody titers induced in mice by subcutaneous or oral vaccination with three different.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2375-446X.19.7.206

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