Barbara Wieland
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Barbara is a Lecturer in Veterinary Epidemiology and strand leader of the Professional Studies Strand of the BVetMed course. She is involved in projects on African Swine Fever and leads the epidemiological part of a study into Post-weaning Multi-systemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS).
Biography
Barbara first studied for a certificate in business and economics which she completed in 1990. She worked in bookkeeping before studying Veterinary Medicine at the University of Bern, Switzerland where she graduated in 2001. Following graduation she undertook an internship in Veterinary Epidemiology in the Monitoring Department of the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office.
Barbara completed a PhD investigating the molecular epidemiology of Campylobacter spp in 2005, during which time she spent six months as a guest scientist in Norway. She came to the Royal Veterinary College in January 2006 as a Post-doctoral Research Associate in the Epidemiology Division. She was appointed as a lecturer in 2007 and acted as course director of the MSc Control of Infectious Diseases in Animals (CIDA) from 2007 to 2010. Since 2010 she has been leading the Professional Studies Strand in the BVetMed course.
Research
Her main interests are risk assessment, disease surveillance and assessing impact of control measures and how research outcomes can be best communicated to stakeholders in order to improve on farm disease prevention.
Recent projects focused on the investigation of the epidemiology of African Swine Fever (ASF) and Post-weaning Multi-systemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS) and how these diseases can be controlled in a cost-effective way. With PMWS she is involved in a large-scale interdisciplinary project on genetic-environmental factors and is investigating the endemic situation and associatedrisk factors. But she has also been conducting reserach on other emerging and endemic pig diseases, namely H1N1, PRRS, and EP.
Teaching
Barbara teaches on the MSc Control of Infectious Diseases in Animals (CIDA) and on the MSc Veterinary Epidemiology course. She is leader for the module “Applied Risk Assessment and Management”, and co-leads the “Animal Health Economics” module.
On the BVetMed course Barbara teaches topics related to epidemiology and professionalism. She is also involved in the epidemiology teaching in the BSc Veterinary Sciences course.
Selected Publications
Prevalence and risk factors for swine influenza virus infection in the English pig population [Internet]. Mastin, Alexander; Alarcon, Pablo; Pfeiffer, Dirk; Wood, James; Williamson, Susanna; Brown, Ian; Wieland, Barbara. PLoS Currents: Influenza. 2011 Jan 15 [revised 2011 Feb 1]:PMC3032880.
Qualitative risk assessment in a data-scarce environment: A model to assess the impact of control measures on spread of African Swine Fever.
B. Wieland, S. Dhollander, Mo Salman, F. Koenen (2011), Preventive Veterinary Medicine, PMID:21292336
Prevalence of perinuclear anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic auto-antibodies (pANCA) in Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers in the United Kingdom
B. Wieland, J. Summers, B. Häsler, C. Mancho-Alonso, A. Craig, K. Allenspach (2011), in press
Assessment and quantification of Post-weaning Multi-systemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS) severity at farm level. P. Alarcon, M. Velasova, D. Werling, K.D.C. Stärk, Y. Chang, A. Nevel, D.U. Pfeiffer, B. Wieland, (2010), Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 98(1):19-28. Epub 2010 Oct 30
Risk attribution of Campylobacter infection by age group using exposure modelling
Sabina Büttner, Barbara Wieland, Katharina DC Stärk, Gertraud Regula (2010) Epidemiology and Infection, Jul 2, page 1-14
Prevalence of endemic pig diseases in England: an overview six months into a large-scale cross-sectional study on Post-Weaning Multi-systemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS)
B. Wieland, P. Alarcon, M. Velasova, A. Nevel, H. Towrie, D. Pfeiffer, C. Wathes, D. Werling (2010) The Pig Journal, Vol. 63
African swine fever: How can global spread be prevented?
S Costard, B Wieland, W De Glanville, F Jori, R Rowlands, W.Vosloo, F. Roger, L Dixon, D Pfeiffer (2009) Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 364, 2683–2696
Value and benefits of open book examinations as assessment for deep learning in a postgraduate animal health course.
Vicki H.M. Dale, Barbara Wieland, Birgit Pirkelbauer, Amanda Nevel (2009) Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 36 (4), 403-410
African swine fever virus DNA in soft ticks, Senegal.
L. Vial, B. Wieland, F. Jori, E. Etter, L. Dixon, F. Roger (2007) Emerging Infectious Diseases, 13 (12)
Distribution and genetic variability among Campylobacter spp. isolates from different animal species and humans in Switzerland.
J. Keller, B. Wieland, M. Wittwer, R. Stephan, V. Perreten. (2007) Zoonoses and Public Health, 54, page 2-7
Genetic variability of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from fresh and frozen broiler carcasses.
B. Wieland, M. Sandberg, G.S. Johannessen, J. Bohlin , M. Hofshagen, K.S. Cudjoe. (2006) Journal of Applied Microbiology, Vol 101 (5), page 1027-32
Phenon cluster analysis as a method to investigate epidemiological relatedness between sources of Campylobacter jejuni
B. Wieland; M. Wittwer; G. Regula; T.M. Wassenaar; A.P. Burnens; J. Keller; K.D.C. Stärk. (2006) Journal of Applied Microbiology, Vol. 100 (2), page 316-324
Campylobacter spp. in dogs and cats in Switzerland: risk factor analysis and molecular characterisation with AFLP.
B. Wieland, G. Regula, J. Danuser, M. Wittwer, A.P. Burnens, T.M. Wassenaar, K.D.C. Stärk. (2005) Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B Vol. 52, page 183-189