CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Nwoha Rosemary R.I.O
Address: College of Veterinary Medicine, Michael Okpara
University of Nigeria, Umudike
Nationality: Nigerian
Date of Assumption of Duty: 26th October, 2009
Status on 1ST Appointment: Assistant Lecturer
Present Status: Senior Lecturer
Employer: Michael Okpara University of Agriculture,
Umudike
Department/Unit: Veterinary Medicine (Small Animal specialty)
B. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1. Educational Institutions Attended
Ekulu Primary School GRA Enugu 1982-1988
Trans Ekulu Girls Sec. School Enugu Junior WAEC 1991-1993
St Cyprial Special Science School Nsukka WAEC 1994-1996
University of Nigeria Nsukka DVM 98/99-2005
University of Nigeria Nsukka M.Sc in Small animal medicine 2007-2010
University of Nigeria Nsukka Ph. D in Small animal medicine 2014
University of Ibadan FCVSN in Small animal medicine 2015
C. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE/ BODIES
Chairman Dept. welfare committee
Member College welfare Committee
Chairman Dept. Library Committee
Chairman Dept. Curriculum Committee
Member College Environmental and Sanitation Committee
D.RESEARCH BODIES
Member international Research institute and management
Animal Science and Production Programme
Food and Nutrition Programme
Water and Renewable Resources
Agricultural Extension, Extension, Education and Gender Issues Programme
E.RESEARCH GRANT RECEIVED
Tertiary Educational Trust Fund Grant from 2011-2012- Topic: STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF TRYPANOSOMOSIS IN LIVESTOCK AND PET ANIMALS IN IKWUANO L.G.A OF ABIA STATE.
F.TRAINING COURSE
The use of Geographic Information System at University of Ibadan 2011
Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme For Tertiary Institutions Organised by the
International Center for Information &Communications Technology Studies in corroboration
with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),4th-8th May, 2015 At Michael Okpara
University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State.
Training on use of AGORA and TEEAL organized by ITOCA at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike June, 2015.
Training on Proposal writing organized by the office of the Directorate of Research and Development, MOUAU on 7th to 10th March, 2016
Computer training
Seamstress
Caterer
G.EXPERIENCES
Alpha poultry farms Emene Enugu as Veterinary Clinician
Evans Veterinary Clinic Emene Enugu as assistant Vet doctor
Vice president NYSC Tourism CD
Umuahia state Veterinary clinic as Corp Vet. Clinician
Clinician in the Veterinary Clinic of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike.
Clinician in the Veterinary Clinic of University of Ibadan from 2012-2014.
H.COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Member Women’s Wing of Queen Elizabeth Chapel F.M.C. Umuahia, 2006
Secretary Mothering Sunday committee Queen Elizabeth chapel F.M.C. Umuahia 2015
2015 Main Election INEC Collation Officer @Osisioma L.G.A. of Abia state
2015 Rerun Election INEC Collation Officer @Aba North L.G.A of Abia State
Chairperson 2015 Annual Children Harvest/Thanksgiving Ceremony of All Saints Methodist Church Cathedral Umuawa-Alacha
2016 Rerun Election INEC Collation Officer @ Arochukwu L.G.A of Abia State
I.STUDENT’S SUPERVISION
Supervised three DVM Programs
Supervised one Masters in Veterinary Medicine
J.ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCES
Acting Head of Department from 25th to 30th of January, 2010.
Acting Head of Department of Veterinary Medicine form 21st to 23rd of October, 2014
Acting Head of Department of Veterinary Medicine from 27th to 28th of April, 2015
Acting Head of Department of Veterinary Medicine from 7th to 8th of May, 2015
Acting Head of Department of Veterinary Medicine from 21st of May to 4th of June, 2015
Acting Head of Department of Veterinary Medicine from 24st to 25th of August, 2015
Acting Head of Department of Veterinary Medicine from 5th to 9th of September, 2016
Servicom personnel to Gender and Child Development Center MOUAU 2016 till present
K.REVIEWER OF JOURNALS
Reviewer of Sciencedomain journals
L.CONFERENCES/ WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
1. 46th Conference of the Nigerian Medical Association held at Awka Anambra State 2009.
2. 2nd International Conference/Workshop on Rabies in dogs held at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria 2010.
3. 47th Conference of the Nigerian Medical Association held at Makurdi Benue State 2010.
Paper read: Nwoha R.I.O; Anene, B.N and Ezeh, I.O. 2011. Serum biochemical changes in dogs with single and conjunct T. brucei and Ancylostoma caninum.
4. Continuous Education organised by the Nigerian Veterinary Council held at Asaba 2010.
5.Workshop on Geographic Information System held at University of Ibadan, 2011.
6. Continuous Education organised by the Nigerian Veterinary Council held at Bayelsa 2011.
7. 10th Year Anniversary and National Conference of the Christian Veterinarians Nigeria (CVN) held in Ibadan 2012.
8. 1st Conference on Rabies in West Africa (RIWA) held at Ibadan 2012.
9. 49th Conference of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association held at Ado-Ekiti 2012 worked as Rapoteur.
Paper presented: Omamegbe J.O.,Njoku N.U.,Ogbu E.O., Jeremiah K. T. and Nwoha R.I.O. Assessing pain in ovariohysterectomised albino wistar rats using physiological, behavioural and biochemical parameters.
10. A national conference on Trypanosomosis and Onchocerciasis research, zoonotic/public health implications, control and eradication in Nigeria at Abuja 2013
Paper presented: Nwoha R.I.O and Anene, B.N. 2013. Effects of experimental infections of T. brucei brucei, T. congolense and treatment on vaccination in dogs.
11. 50th Conference of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association held at Abuja 2013.
Paper read: Nwoha R.I.O. 2011. Post mortem Findings And Histopathological Changes In Dogs with Conjunct Experimental Trypanosoma congolense and Ancylostoma caninum infections.
12. Continuous Education organised by the Nigerian Veterinary Council held at Owerri, 2014.
13. Continuous Education organised by the Nigerian Veterinary Council held at Afe Babablola University, Ado Ekiti, 2015.
14. 7th Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB) South East Zonal Symposium MOUAU 2015.
Paper read: Nwoha R.I.O. 2015. Biochemistry Assessment of dogs experimentally infected with single T. brucei, A. caninum and conjunct T. brucei and A. caninum infections
15. 52nd Conference of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association held at Rivers State 2015.
Paper read: Nwoha R.I.O and Anene, B.N. 2015. Humoral immune response to anti-rabies vaccination in dogs experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma congolense infections
16. 3rd International Conference on Rabies in West Africa (RIWA) held in College of Physicians and Surgeons, Accra, Ghana, from 23 to 26th March, 2016.
Paper read: Nwoha R.I.O and Ugwuoke F.O. 2016. Incidence of Dog Bite Cases In Humans In Umuahia Local Government Area Of Abia State.
17. 56th Conference of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association held in Enugu State 2016.
Paper read: Nwoha R.I.O et al. Case management of bacterial induced ascities in a dog.
18. 4th International Conference on Rabies in West Africa (RIWA) held in Cote d’ Ivoire from 23 to 26th October, 2016.
Paper read: Nwoha R.I.O and Ugwuoke F.O. 2016. Incidence of Dog Bite Cases In Humans In Umuahia Local Government Area Of Abia State.
19. 34th World Veterinary Association Congress Barcelona, Spain May 5/8, 2018
Paper read: Health Education Strategies towards Eradication of Rabies in Dogs.
M. PUBLICATIONS
1. Nwoha, R.I.O and Anene, B.M. 2011. Changes in Packed cell volume and haemoglobin concentration in dogs with single and conjunct experimental infections of Trypanosome Brucei and Ancylostoma Caninum. Philipp. J. Vet. Anim. Sci, 37(2): 37 (2): 151-158.
2. Nwoha R.I.O. 2011. Parvoviral Enteritis in a Dog: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Continental Journal Veterinary Science, 5(1):6-10.
3. Nwoha, R. I. O. and Ekwurike, J. O. 2011. Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes parasites in intensively managed pigs of different ages and sexes in Umuahia city of Abia state. International Research Journal of Biochemistry and Bioinformatics Vol. 1 (6): 161-167.
4.Nwoha, R. I. O. 2011. Demodicosis in a dog. African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology 12(3): 133-135.
5. Nwoha R. I. O. and Anene B. M. 2011. Clinical signs and pathological changes in dogs with single and conjunct experimental infections of Trypanosoma brucei brucei and Ancylostoma caninum. Journal of Veterinary Parasitology, 25(2): 97-102.
6. Nwoha R.I.O. 2011. Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in dogs from Umuahia city of Abia state. International journal of biological sciences, Vol 3, no3.
7. Gloria Daniel-Igwe, Emmanuel O. Onyekweodili, Rosemary I.O. Nwoha and Rowland U. Ibe. 2011. Incidence of kid mortality in ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia state, Nigeria. Journal of Veterinary and Applied Sciences Vol 1(1): 19-25.
8. Nwoha R.I.O., Omamegbe, J. O. And Onyekweodili, E. O. 2011. A case report on volvulus in a donkey. Nigerian Vet. J. Vol (3): 235-237.
9. Nwoha Rosemary I.O. 2011. Short communication Effective management of clinical case of pestes des peti ruminant (PPR) in goat/sheep. African journal of medical sciences, 4(2):41-44.
10. Omamegbe J.O. and Nwoha R.I.O. 2011. Heart failure in small animals-II Current concepts in its diagnosis, Zariya Veterinarian 8(2): 37-42.
11. Nwoha R. I. O. 2011. A case report on scabies in a goat. Clinical Reviews and Opinions Vol. 3(5): 51-54.
12.Rosemary I. O. Nwoha and Omamegbe J. O. 2012. A Case Report On Nematodosis Quadriplegia In A Dog. Continental J. Veterinary Sciences 6 (1): 5 – 9.
13.Nwoha R. I. O. 2012. A Case Report On Psoroptes Mange In Kennel Dogs. Continental J. Veterinary Sciences 6 (2): 1 – 3.
14.Rosemary I. O. Nwoha and Boniface M. Anene. 2012. Comparative prophylactic efficacy of pentamidine and isometamidium chloride in mice experimentally infected with T. brucei brucei. Philipp J Vet Anim Sci 38 (2): 150-156.
15.Ogbu E.O., Omamegbe J.O., Ukaka R., Njoku U.N., Nnakwe K. and Nwoha R. I. O. 2012. Dystocia and foetal mummification in a west African dwarf doe (A case report). Nigerian veterinary journal, vol 32(4):357-361.
16. Rosemary I.O. Nwoha1, Joseph O. Omamegbe2 and Nnenna O. Nwakundu. 2013. Clinico-Pathological Findings In West African Dwarf Goats With Peste Des Petits Ruminants Infection Philipp J Vet Anim Sci, 39 (1): 1-6.
17. Nwakundu, N. O.; Nwoha R. I. O. and Omamegbe, J. O. 2013. Effect of Riomycin© on the Haemogram of PPR Infected WADGS .Continental J. Veterinary Sciences 7 (1): 1 – 4.
18. Omamegbe J.O. and Nwoha R.I.O. 2013. Heart failure in small animals- Advances In Clinical Case Management , Nigerian Vet. J.34 (2): 736-748.
19. Nwoha, R. I. O., Eze, I. O. and Anene, B. M. 2013. Serum biochemical and liver enzymes changes in dogs with single and conjunct experimental infections of Trypanosoma brucei brucei and Ancylostoma caninum. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 12(6), pp. 618-624.
20. Nwoha R.I.O., Omamegbe J. O. and Nwakundu N.O. 2013. Treatment trials in natural infection of peste des petit ruminants infections in goats. Continental J. Veterinary science 7(1):12-17.
21. Nwoha R.I.O. 2013. A review on trypanosomosis in dogs and cats. African journal of biotechnology 12 (46): 6432-6442.
22. Nwoha RIO1, Daniel G, Onuekwusi GCO, Onyeabor A, Igwe KC and Okah U. 2013. Incidences of haemoparasites in dogs in ikwuano local government area of Abia state. J Veterinar Sci Technolo. 4:4.
23. Nwoha RIO1, Onyeabor A, Igwe KC, Daniel-Igwe G, Onuekwusi GCO and Okah U. 2013. Prevalence of Haemoparasites in Livestock in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State .Journal of Fisheries & Livestock Production, 1:3
24.Nwoha R.I.O. 2013. A case report on natural regression of oral papillomatosis in a dog, International journal of microbiology research and reviews, 4(1):127-129.
25.R.I.O. Nwoha, B.M. Anene. 2014. Alteration in humoral immune response to canine distemper vaccination in dogs experimentally infected with single Trypanosome brucei and trypanosome congolense infections. Research journal of veterinary sciences, DOI:10.3923/RJVS.2014.
26. Njoku NU, Omamegbe JO,Odirichukwu EO, Ukaha RO, Jeremiah KT and Nwoha RIO. 2015. Pain evaluation in ovariohysterectomized albino wistar rats using physiological, behavioral and biochemical indices. Nigerian Veterinary Journal, vol 36(3):1262-1270.
27. Nwoha R. I. O. and B. M. Anene. 2015. An assessment of immune response to canine distemper vaccination in dogs experimentally infected with Ancylostoma and trypanosome parasites. International journal of tropical disease and health, 7(2):62-68.
28. Nwoha R.I.O. and Anene B.M. 2015. Primary and secondary humoural immune response to anti-rabies vaccination in dogs experimentally infected with single Trypanosma brucei brucei and Trypanosoma congolense infections and treatment with diminazene aceturate. Annual Research & Review in Biology, 8(4): 1-8.
29. Nwoha Rosemary Ijeoma Ogechi, Anene Boniface Maduka. 2015. Effect of experimental single Ancylostoma caninum and mixed infections of Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma congolense on the humoral immune response to antirabies vaccination in dogs. Journal of coastal life medicine 3(6):491-494.
30. Ambali H.M. Nwoha R.I.O,Garba D.B., Kantiyok J. K., Omamegbe J. O. 2015. Dystocia due to schistosoma reflexus (cojioned twins) in a yankassa ewe. Journal of coastal life medicine. 3(4):333-335.
31. Nwoha Rosemary Ijeoma Ogechi and Omamegbe Joseph Omalathebu 2015. Classical clinical signs in rats experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei. Journal of coastal life medicine, 3(2):146-149.
32. Nwoha R.I.O. and Omamegbe J.O. 2015. Comparative therapeutic efficacy of imidocarb di –propionate and diminazene aceturate in rats experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei African. Research Journal of Veterinary Sciences, ISSN 1819-1908 / DOI: 10.3923/rjvs.2015.
33. Omamegbe J.O. and Nwoha R.I.O. 2015. The Management Of Dystocia In The West Africa Dwarf Doe. Journal of Agriculture and Crops, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp: 63-67.
34.R.I.O. Nwoha and 2J.O. Omamegbe. 2015. Comparative haematological changes in rats experimentally infected with trypanosoma brucei brucei and treated with Imidocarb dipropionate and diminazene aceturate. Research Journal of Veterinary Sciences 8 (2): 36-41.
35.Nwoha R.I.O. and Anene B.M. 2016. Clinical effects of mixed infections of trypanosomes Ancylostoma caninum in dogs and treatment with diminazene and mebendazole (Nigeria). British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, 11(9): 1-10.
36. Nwoha R.I.O. and Anene B.M. 2016. Symptoms and response to treatment with diminazene aceturate and mebendazole in dogs infected with single T.congolense and in combination with A. Caninum. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research 12(1): 1-9.
37.Nwoha R.I.O. and Anene B.M. 2016. Comparative assessment of dogs experimentally infected with single T. brucei, A. caninum and conjunct T. brucei and A. caninum infections and treated with diminazene aceturate and mebendazole. International journal of tropical disease and health, 12(1): 1-10.
38.R. I. O. Nwoha and B. M. Anene 2016. Blood Profil of Dogs Experimentally Infected with Single Trypanosoma brucei, Ancylostoma caninum and Conjunct Trypanosoma brucei and Ancylostoma caninum and Treatment with Diminazene Aceturate and Mebendazole. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, 14(3): 1-13.
39.Nwoha R. I. O. and Ugwuoke F.N. 2016. Prevalence of clinical rabies cases in humans in umuahia local government area of abia state Nigeria. European journal of pharmaceutical And medical research, 3(3), 28-31
40. R. I. O. Nwoha and B. M. Anene 2016. Haemoassessment of dogs experimentally infected With single and conjunct trypanosoma congolense And ancylostoma caninum and treatment with Diminazene aceturate and mebendazole. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, 14(3): 1-11.
41.Nwoha Rosemary Ijeoma Ogechi1, Omamegbe Joseph Omalathebu. 2016. Changes in blood sugar levels of rats experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei and treated with imidocarb dipropionate and diminazene aceturate. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine, 4(1): 21-23.
42. Nwoha R. I. O. and Anene B. M. 2016. Serum Assessment Of Dogs Experimentally Infected With Single Trypanosoma Congolense And Conjunct Trypanosoma Congolense And Ancylostoma Caninum Infections And Treatment With Diminazene Aceturate And Mebendazole. European journal of pharmaceutical and medical research, 3(4), 62-68.
43.Nwoha R. I. O. and Anene B. M. 2016. Serological changes in dogs experimentally infected with single trypanosoma congolense, trypanosoma brucei and conjunct trypanosoma congolense and ancylostoma caninum infections and treated with diminazene aceturate and mebendazole. European Journal Of Pharmaceutical And Medical Research,3(6), 80-87.
44. Nwoha R. I. O. And onoja I. R. 2016. Necropsy findings and histopathological changes in dogs with conjunct experimental trypanosoma congolense and ancylostoma caninum infections British Microbiology Research Journal 16(2): 1-8.
45.Ambali H. M.; Nwoha R.I.O and Abdu P.A. Assessment of Antibody Response to Newcastle Disease Vaccination in Chickens in Some Commercial Farms in Three Local Government Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria. American Journal of Experimental Agriculture 14(1): 1-9.
46.Ambali H. M.; Nwoha R.I.O; Abdu P.A. 2017. Evaluation of Antibody Response to Newcastle DiseaseVaccination in Chickens in Some Commercial Farms-Ii Two Local Government Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria. Vol. 1 No. 2: 10.
47. Nwoha R. I. O. and BAnene B. M. 2017. Assessment Of Acetylcholinesterase, Creatine Kinase And Lactase Dehydrogenase As Biomarkers Of Trypanosoma Brucei Infection In Dogs. Journal of Veterinary Medicine and surgery, Vol. 1 No. 2: 9.
48. Nwoha R. I. O. and BUgwuoke F.N. 2017. Incidence Of Dog Bite Cases In Humans In Umuahia Local Government Area Of Abia State. Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 1 No. 2: 12
N. EXTRA CURRICULAR:
Reading, Researching and Watching good movies
O. REFEREES
Prof. B. N. Anene
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
UNN.
Prof. A.B. Ogunkoya
President RIWA
Dept. of Veterinary Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
FUNAAB.
Prof. P. Ojimelukwe
Director of Research and Development, Administration
MOUAU.
Dr J. O. Omamegbe
Dept. of Veterinary Medicine/Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine
Abuja.