DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
Name of the Department: Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology
Brief Information about the Department:
The Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, earlier Department of Veterinary Public Health, was established alongside the inception of College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry in 1998, a constituent college of Central Agricultural University (Imphal). In 2009, the Department was renamed as Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology with the addition of Epidemiology component in accordance to the ICAR mandates.
Since its inception, the Department made successful progress by keeping pace with time based need of teaching, research and extension activities. The Department has been offering undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral programme concentrated on Food safety, Epidemiology, Zoonoses, Environmental Hygiene and Public Health. The departmental laboratory has its own identification for conducting quality research works on epidemiological aspects of zoonoses and food safety issues of regional significance.
The departmental laboratory is well equipped for basic and applied research works with significant contribution on bacteriological quality monitoring, detection of adulterants and preservatives in milk, meat and their products, characterization of major food borne pathogens, along with bacterial, viral and protozoal zoonotic pathogens. Research works are being undertaken in recent years on the ethnic fermented food products from different states of North Eastern Region in the field microbial consortia, probiotic properties, quality control and shelf life extension in its traditional and laboratory settings by deploying advanced molecular techniques. The Department has successfully implemented eight research projects with more than forty publications in high rated national and international journals.
The Department has been regularly conducting need based short training courses for Line Department Personnel, farmers and butchers along with awareness workshops among general public on various aspects of zoonotic disease epidemiology and food safety. It has also been contributing in Rabies elimination in Aizawl district by conducting massive vaccination drives every year along with awareness programme since 2013.
List of Faculty:
1. Dr. Devajani Deka, Associate Professor & Head
3. Dr. Lallawmzuali Ralte, Assistant Professor
4. Dr. Joy Lalmuanpuia, Assistant Professor
List of Non-Teaching Staff:
1. Mr. Malsawmtluanga, FCLA
2. Mr. Vanlalhruaia, MTS
Year of Starting MVSc Programme: 2013
Year of Starting PhD Programme: 2023-24
No. of Passed out Students: MVSc: 24
PhD: Nil
Facilities Available:
The department is well equipped for bacteriological works with Bacteriological incubators, BOD incubator, Laminar flow, Colony counter, Trinocular research microscope, stomacher, Cell sonicator and advanced molecular equipments like Thermal cycler, Gel electrophoresis, Gel documentation apparatus, Refrigerated centrifuge, Vortex shaker and Micro centrifuge besides basic equipments of sterilization, Electronic balances, Water bath, Students microscopes, Centrifuge machine, pH meter, Refrigerators, -200 C Deep freezer, Microwave and ELISA reader.
Ongoing Projects:
1. Surveillance of food borne pathogens (FBP) from North East India – Phase-II 02 as Co- PI
(DBT, 114.33Lakh)
2. Diagnosis and management of infections arthritis in pigs with special reference to Mycoplsmal arthritis as Co-PI (Intramural, 1.00 Lakh)