Centre of One Health

The Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology was established in 1984 and upgraded to School of Public Health and Zoonoses (SPHZ) in 2012 and then to Centre for One Health in 2021. The prime mandates of the Centre are teaching, research and extension activities in the field of zoonoses, milk and meat hygiene, food safety, environmental hygiene and epidemiology. The Centre has is working with many prestigious research agencies, including, DBT, DST, UGC, ICAR, ICMR in projects on Zoonoses, Food Safety and Environmental Health.

The Centre has many past and ongoing collaboration with reputed foreign institutes like Royal Veterinary College, London; University of Sydney, Australia; University of Saskatchewan, Canada. There are also active ongoing collaborations with medical colleges and hospitals to generate evidence-based data for endemic zoonoses and food safety related issues. The Centre is associated with epidemiological research and awareness drives on many important zoonoses, including brucellosis, tuberculosis, rabies, cysticercosis, hydatidosis, food safety organisms, environment contaminants etc. The Centre for One Health also offered one-year Post-graduate Diploma program in ‘One Health’ for capacity building among the professionals of various health sectors.

Goals

  • Promotion of One Health initiative for greater cooperation among multiple disciplines to ensure optimal health for humans, animals and environment.
  • Enhancing our capacity and capability for emergency preparedness and managing emerging and re-emerging issues of zoonoses and food safety.
  • Creation of state of the art infrastructure and referral laboratory for livestock related food borne pathogens, environmental pollutants, contaminants and toxicants.
  • Surveillance and tracking of antimicrobial resistance emergence in animal production sector for possible control and mitigation strategies.
  • Preparation of inventory database of pesticides, heavy and toxic metals and veterinary drugs residues in foods and to develop strategies for quality food production.

Thrust Area

  • Strengthening of One health framework with emphasis on emerging infectious diseases, endemic zoonotic pathogens, health economics, rapid diagnostics, awareness programs etc.
  • Advancement of infrastructure and creation of state of the art laboratory for food borne pathogens, environment pollutants, contaminants and adulterants.
  • Formulation of control and mitigation strategies against antimicrobial resistance emergence at human-animal-environment interface.
  • Disease surveillance, health economics, modelling for risk analysis and forecasting of important zoonoses and food borne hazards.
  • Evidence based application of Farm Biosecurity tools across the food chain to ensure food safety and security.
  • Capacity building program for development of trained workforce in One Health.
  • Enhancement of collaborations with other medical and allied sciences institutes of national and international repute.

Dr. Jasbir Singh Bedi

Address : Centre of One Health, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana 141004

Email: bedijasbir@gadvasu.in, bedijasbir78@gmail.com

Call: +91-161-2414009 (O), +919855425578 (M)

Brief Introduction :

 Dr. Jasbir Singh Bedi has Joined Director of School of Public Health and Zoonoses, GADVASU on 31.12.2020. Dr. Bedi is arenowned academician and researcher in the field of veterinary public healthand epidemiology. He is recipient of Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue his Master’s degree from Royal Veterinary College, London and Ph.D. research from University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. He has also served as visiting Scholar at University of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA. Dr. Bedi is having academic experience of 17 years and has guided 11 Master’s and Ph.D students and 25 as co-advisor. Dr. Bedi is an accomplished researcher in the field of food safety, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance, and has published more than 100 articles in reputed international and national journals. For his cutting edge research in the field of Veterinary PublicHealth, Dr. Bedi has been conferred as Best researcher award of GADVASU in 2018. Dr. Bedi is also recipient of ‘Young Scientist Award- 2012’ by IAVPHS, India and many best research paper/poster awards by professional societies. He has handled 7 research projects as Principal Investigator and is associated as co- investigator in 11 projects funded by prestigious research agencies, including, Department of Biotechnology, University Grants Commission, Indian Council of Agricultural Research etc.

 Dr. Bedi has liaised many research accomplishments and hosted scientific events with reputed research teams of Royal Veterinary College, London and University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He has been the part of many global scientific events at London, Edinburgh, Chicago, Dublin, Sri Lanka and Nairobi.

Sr Name Designation Department Action
1 Dr. Jasbir Singh Bedi Professor and Director Centre of one Health VIEW
2 Dr. Rabinder Singh Aulakh Professor Centre of one Health VIEW
3 Dr. Randhir Singh Professor Centre of one Health VIEW
4 Dr. Simranpreet Kaur Associate Professor Centre of one Health VIEW
5 Dr. Rajnish Sharma Assistant Professor Centre of one Health VIEW
6 Dr. Pankaj Dhaka Assistant Professor Centre of one Health VIEW

Former Faculty

Sr. No. Name Designation Superannuation/ Transfer/ Promotion Photograph
1. Dr. J.K.Sharma Professor 31-01-2012
  • ​​​Seroprevalence of Human Brucellosis, identification of risk factors and evaluation of economic losses.
  • Brucella abortus culture isolates sensitive to antibiotics recommended for use in treatment regime for human brucellosis.
  • Sero-edpidemiological research on common parasitic diseases in Punjab; Taenia solium, Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp.
  • Development of Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay (LAMP) for Rapid Detection of food borne pathogens.
  • Detection of pathogenic L. monocytogenes in meat, veterinary and human clinical cases indicates potential zoonotic threat.
  • Development of “Mini-Pellet Sensors” for qualitative determination of milk adulterant (neutralizers and detergent) technology for field application.
  • The antimicrobial resistance pattern and antibiotic residues were studied in the aquatic farm environment and the associated risk factors were identified.
  • Estimation of afflation, exposure assessment and risk characterization of Aflatoxin M1 through consumption of market milk and milk products.
  • Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) Survey among Veterinarians, and Risk Factors Relating to Antimicrobial Use in India.

 

S. No

Title of the project

Objectives

Name of the Investigator

Amount sanctioned

(in lakhs)

Funding Agency

 

Duration of project

1.        

Molecular epidemiology characterization and diagnostics of human brucellosis, A major zoonotic diseases

Molecular epidemiological based diagnosis and genetic characterization of human brucellosis

Dr. J.P.S Gill, BB Singh, RS Aulakh

9.9

 

 

 

UGC, New Delhi

 

 

 

2012-2015

2.        

Molecular epidemiology and diagnostic of pig transmitted (zoonoses) human parasitic diseases

Molecular epidemiology of pig related parasitic zoonoses

Dr. B.B. Singh, JPS Gill, RS Aulakh

8.4

 

 

UGC, New Delhi

 

 

2012-2015

3.        

Persistent organic Pollutants in Fish, Fish Pond sediments and water: Health risk assessment through Dietary Exposure

To estimate the occurrence of POPs residues in aquatic environment in Punjab and its risk assessment

Dr. J.S. Bedi, JPS Gill and Akhil Gupta

8.2

 

 

 

UGC, New Delhi

 

 

 

2013-2016

4.        

One health reinvented: Can we predict brucellosis prevalence in bovines from that in humans

To predict brucellosis prevalence in bovines from that in humans

Dr. B.B. Singh

3.3

 

 

University of Sydney

 

2014-2017

5.        

Network Project on Brucellosis

 

 

 

 

 

Isolation, serological and molecular diagnosis of human brucellosis in Punjab

Dr. J.S. Bedi

Dr. Randhir Singh, J.P.S. Gill, Simranpreet Kaur

147.0

 

 

 

 

 

DBT, New Delhi

 

 

 

 

 

2014-2018

6.        

Community awareness project for prevention and control of zoonoses

 

To generate community awareness for prevention and control of zoonotic diseases

Dr. B.B. Singh, JPS Gill and Rajnish Sharma

14.81

 

 

DST, New Delhi

 

 

2014-2017

7.        

Addressing bovine Tuberculosis at the human animal interface and Veterinary Antibiotic use in small holder peri-urban dairy farms in India to ensure safe and sustainable milk production

Estimation of the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis, Brucella abortus, and infection among livestock in small holder dairy farms in peri-urban areas. Quantification of antibiotic and pesticide use and associated levels of milk production, including testing of pooled milk samples for antibiotic and pesticide residues.

Dr. Randhir Singh, JPS Gill, Simranpreet Kaur, JS Bedi

104.80

 

PHFI, New Delhi

 

 

2015-2018

8.        

Outreach Programme on Zoonotic Diseases

 

 

Epidemiologic studies on important zoonotic diseases in Punjab

Dr. B.B. Singh, JPS Gill and JS Bedi

68.0

 

 

 

ICAR, New Delhi

 

 

 

2015-2021

9.        

Outreach Programme on Monitoring of Drug Residues and Environmental Pollutants

 

To estimate the levels of pesticides and drug residues in food of animal origin

Dr. R.S. Aulakh, JS Bedi and JPS Gill

65.0

 

 

ICAR, New Delhi

 

 

 

2015-2021

10.     

Combined Use of Novel diagnostic tools and strategic vaccination to controll bovine brucellosis in endemic areas

 

Sero-epidemiological surveillance of human brucellosis in occupationally exposed risk group population

Dr. J.P.S Gill

JS Bedi

47.0

 

 

 

DBT, New Delhi

 

 

 

2016-2019

11.     

Molecular Epidemiology of Listeria Spp. in Relation to its Ecology and Trace Back using Genome based typing methods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecological studies on Listeria spp. for rapid identification and investigation of Listeria isolate

  • Established Pesticide Residue Analysis Lab in department. Multiple Residue Analysis techniques for pesticides were standardized for food of animal origin and animal feed. A comprehensive study was undertaken to ascertain the levels of pesticides in milk and milk products, pork, goat meat, chicken, fish eggs, meat products poultry and animal feed. The research paper presented on pesticide residues has been awarded six best paper awards in poster sessions in various conferences.
  • Generated awareness on human brucellosis among veterinarians, veterinary pharmacists and animal handlers and more than 3000 human serum samples were tested in department laboratory, with joint effort of other Punjab Veterinary Council. Molecular diagnostic techniques for diagnosis of brucellosis are standardized.
  • Worked on important parasitic zoonotic diseases prevalent in the state viz. cysticercosis cryptosporidiosis, sarcocystosis, of public health significance.
  • A comprehensive study has been carried on food borne pathogens and their toxins viz. Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp, E.coli, Bacillus cereus, Yesinia spp. to study their epidemiology and zoonotic significance. Extensive studies were also carried out to develop molecular diagnostics for detection of shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in meat by multiplex polymerase chain reaction, Aeromonas species and Brucella species. STEC isolates have also been characterized for their resistance genes which were later on sequenced also.
     
  • Popular awareness articles in reputed national and international magazines.
  • Literaturein Punjabi (articles, pamphlets, booklets, books) on One Health, Zoonoses,biosecurity, food safety, environment hygiene etc.,
  • Expertlectures to farmers and Focus group discussions with the stakeholders.  
  • Radioand TV talks on zoonoses, clean milk production, One health.
  • Advisorieson emerging pathogens Avian influenza, COVID 19 etc.
  • Workshopsand focus group discussion with field veterinarians on important issues likefarm biosecurity, AMR.
Research papers : 300
Extension articles : 150
Books/Manuals/book : 30
Status papers/chapters in books : 42

 

 

 

Research Publications (2019-21) Above NAAS >8.0

1. JS Bedi, Pankaj Dhaka,Deephi Vijay, JPS Gill and SB Barbudhay (2021) Emergency preparedness forpublic health threats, surveillance, modeling and forecasting. The IndianJournal of Medical Research 153(3):287-298DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_653_21.

2.  Hannah R. Holt, MSc;Jasbir Singh Bedi, Paviter Kaur, Punam Mangtani, Narinder Singh Sharma,Jatinder Paul Singh Gill, Yogeshwar Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Manmeet Kaur, JohnMcGiven, Javier Guitian (2021) Epidemiology of brucellosis in cattle and dairyfarmers of rural Ludhiana, Punjab. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases15(3):e0009102 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009102

3.   Anil Patyal, Jatinder PaulSingh Gill, Jasbir Singh Bedi and Rabinder Singh Aulak (2021) Assessment ofaflatoxin contamination in dairy animal concentratefeed from Punjab,IndiaEnvironmental Science and PollutionResearchhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13321-x.

4.  Simranjot Kaur, Jasbir SinghBedi, Pankaj Dhaka, Deepthi Vijay and Rabinder Singh Aulakh (2021) Exposureassessment and risk characterization of Aflatoxin M1 through consumption ofmarket milk and milk products in Ludhiana, Punjab. Food Control 126(9):107991

5.   Vijay, D., Bedi, J.S.,Dhaka, P., Singh, R., Singh, J., Arora, A.K. and Gill, J.P.S. 2021. Knowledge,Attitude, and Practices (KAP) Survey among Veterinarians, and Risk FactorsRelating to Antimicrobial Use and Treatment Failure in Dairy Herds of India.Antibiotics 2021, 10, 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10020216.

6.  Prateek Jindal, Jasbir SBedi, Randhir Singh, RS Aulakh and Jatinder Gill  (2021) Epidemiological assessment ofantibiotic residues in dairy farm milk and farm waste and water in northernIndia. Environmental Science and Pollution Research DOI:10.1007/s11356-020-12057-4.

7.  Prateek Jindal, Jasbir SBedi, Randhir Singh, RS Aulakh and Jatinder Gill (2021) Phenotypic andgenotypic antimicrobial resistance patterns of Escherichia coli and Klebsiellaisolated from dairy farm milk, farm slurry and water in Punjab, India. February2021 Environmental Science and Pollution Research DOI:10.1007/s11356-021-12514.

8.  Jasbir Singh Bedi, PankajDhaka, Deepthi Vijay, Rabinder Singh Aulakh, Jatinder Paul Singh Gill (2020) Assessment of Air Quality Changes in theFour Metropolitan Cities of India during COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Aerosoland Air Quality Research, 20: 2062–2070, https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2020.05.0209.

9.  Navneet Dhand, JaswinderSingh, Harmandeep S. B.B. Singh, et al.(2021) The feasibility and acceptabilityof various bovine brucellosis control strategies in India. January 2021Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 2021 Apr;189:105291.

10. Jaswinder Singh, Balbir B.Singh, Harish Kumar Tiwari, Harmandeep Singh Josan,Nidhi Jaswal, ManmeetKaur,Polychronis Kostoulas , Mehar Singh Khatkar, Rabinder Singh Aulakh,Jatinder Paul Singh Gill and Navneet K. Dhand. Using Dairy Value Chains toIdentify Production Constraints and Biosecurity Risks. Animals 2020, 10(12),2332; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10122332 

11.  Singh, B.B., Lowerison, M.,Lewinson, R.T., Vallerand, I.A., Deardon, R., Gill, J.P., Singh, B. andBarkema, H.W., 2020. Public health interventions slowed but did not halt thespread of COVID?19 inIndia. Transboundary and emerging diseases.

12.  Dhaka, P., Malik, S.V.S., Yadav, J.P., Kumar,M., Barbuddhe, S.B. and Rawool, D.B., 2020. Apparent prevalence and riskfactors of coxiellosis (Q fever) among dairy herds in India. PloSone, 15(9), p.e0239260.

13.  Sahu, R., Rawool, D.B., Dhaka, P., Yadav,J.P., Mishra, S.P., Kumar, M., Vergis, J., Malik, S.S. and Barbuddhe, S.B.,2020. Current perspectives on the occurrence of Q fever: highlighting the needfor systematic surveillance for a neglected zoonotic disease in Indiansubcontinent. Environmental Microbiology Reports.

14. Punam Mangtani, Isha Berry, WendyBeauvais, Hannah R. Holt, Amit Kulashri, Satinder Bharti, Vivek Sagar, PatrickNguipdop-Djomo, Jasbir Bedi, et al. (2019) The prevalence and risk factors forhuman Brucella species infection in a cross-sectional survey of a ruralpopulation in Punjab, India. Transactions of the Royal Society of TropicalMedicine and Hygiene 2019 (https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trz133

15. Gill GS, Singh BB, Dhand NK, Aulakh RS, SandhuBS, Ward MP, et al. (2019) Estimation of the incidence of animal rabies inPunjab, India. PLoS ONE 14(9): e0222198.

16. Keshavamurthy R, Singh BB, Kalambhe DG, AulakhRS, Dhand NK. 2019. Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in cattle and buffalopopulations in Punjab, India. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 166: 16-20.

17. Singh BB, Kaur R, Gill GS, Gill JPS, Soni RK,Aulakh RS. 2019. Knowledge, attitude and practices relating to zoonoticdiseases among livestock farmers in Punjab, India. Acta Tropica, 189: 15-21.

 

18. Brookes VJ, Gill GS, Singh BB, et al. 2019.Challenges to human rabies elimination highlighted following a rabies outbreakin bovines and a human in Punjab, India. Zoonoses and Public Health,66(3):325-336. doi: 10.1111/zph.12568.

Laboratories:

  • Food Safety and quality assurance
  • Molecular diagnostic laboratory of zoonotic diseases
  • Brucellosis laboratory
  • Parasitic Zoonoses laboratory
  • Antibiotic residues and antimicrobial resistance laboratory
  • Environment pollutants laboratory
  • Epidemiology laboratory

Major Equipment Facilities:

Laboratory Photographs:

  • High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Accessories (Agilent)
  • Spectrophotometer System (Nano Drop)
  • Mapper XA Chiller System with Accessories
  • Ultra low temp deep freezer -86 Degree C
  • Gel Documentation & Analysis
  • Atomic Absorption System
  • Gas Chromatograph
  • Tissue Lyser II
  • Vacuum Concentrator with accessories
  • Refrigerator Centrifuge with accessories
  • Bio safety cabinet class II
  • Microwave Digestion System
  • Inverted Microscope
  • Triangular Microscope with accessories
  • Real time PCR
  • Pulse field gel electrophoresis system

 

Dr.Jasbir Singh Bedi

  • Recognized Fellow of Indian Association of Veterinary Public Health Specialists (IAVPHS), India for significant contributions in veterinary public health and epidemiology.
  • Best Researcher Award 2018:College of Veterinary Sciences, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, awarded on first Annual prize distribution function of GADVASU on 23rd February 2018.
  • Commonwealth Scholarship United Kingdom for Distance Learning Program for Masters in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health through distance learning at Royal Veterinary College, London in year 2016.
  • Visiting Research Scholar (USA) at Centre for molecular medicine and infectious diseases, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA from September 2013 to January 2014.
  • Award of Honour on World Veterinary Day 2013 conferred by Vets Club, Ludhiana, Punjab for excellent working in the field of Veterinary Public Health.
  • Dr. V.N. Bachhil Young Scientist Award-2012 by India Association of Veterinary Public Health Specialist for Ph.D research work.
  • Awarded Commonwealth Scholarship-Fellowship -2010 in split site PhD category for research work at University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom for a period of one year from 04-10-2010 to 03-10-2011.
  • Outstanding Achievement award in Veterinary profession by Punjab State Vet Alumnus association in year 2008.

 

Dr. R.S. Aulakh (Professor)

  • Award commonwealth Academic Staff fellowship 2007-08 for pursuing post-doc studies in U.K.
  • Awarded Fellowship by German Foundation for International Development (DSE) for Training on “Consumer Protection and International Trade Guidelines and procedures for the World-wide Harmonization of Standards for Food of Animal Origin organised by INWENT at Leipzig, Germany.
  • Awarded International Travel Grant Award by International Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics to attend 9th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics held at Colorado, USA.

 

Dr. Randhir Singh(Professor)

  • Awarded 2010 “J. Mac Geopfert Developing Scientist ward” In 97th annual meeting of International Association for Food Protection at Anaheim, California, USA.
  • 2011 “Biological Science Graduate Student Travel Award” by the Department of Biological Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC-29634, USA to attend 111th general meeting of American Society for Microbiology at New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • 2010 “Biological Science Graduate Student Travel Award” by the Department of Biological Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC-29634, USA to attend 97th annual meeting of International Association for Food Protection at Anaheim, California, USA.

Dr. BB Singh Dhaliwal

  • Visiting Scientist (2012), Centre for Food borne & Animal Parasitology, OIE reference lab (Trichinella) and Collaborating Centre (Food borne zoonotic parasites), Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada.
  • World Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology Scholarship Funding, 2013
  • The Flemish Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad – University Development Corporation (VLIR – UOS) grant by World Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology for attending twenty first international conference of World Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology held at Ghent, Belgium from August 19- 23, 2007.
  • Dr V S Alwar Memorial Award (2004) by Indian Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology Member reviewer board, Indian journal of fundamental and applied life sciences

Dr. Rajnish Sharma

  • The Flemish Interuniversity VLIR-UOS grant (WAAVP Conference – 2007 at Belgium)
  • Merial Scholarship (2015)
  • International Commission on Trichinellosis Student Research Award (2019)
  • One Health Fellowship Foundation Grant (2020; to attend One Health Congress)
  • Zoetis Grant Fund- (2021; to attend 2021 WAAVP Conference)

Dr. Simranpreet Kaur

  • University Gold Medalist (PAU;2004) and Merit Certificate in B. V. Sc. & A.H.
  • Best Student Award and Gold Medal (2006) in M.V.Sc.(VPH) from Indian VeterinaryResearch Institute, Izzatnagar
  • Dr. V.N.Bachhil Young Scientist Award (2006)”for research work on listeriosis
  • Honoured with Associate Membership of National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (India) in 2019.
  • Dr. S.P. Singh Best Paper Award (2013) conferred by Indian Association of Veterinary Public Health Specialists
  • Award of Honour by Vets Club, Ludhiana on World Veterinary Day 2016.

 

Dr. Pankaj Dhaka

  • Awarded merit for ‘M.Sc.in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health’, offered by Royal Veterinary College, London (2020)
  • Awarded as certified professional in ‘Bio-risk Management’ by International Federation of Biosafety Associations (November, 2019).
  • Award of Travel Bursary by ‘Défense Threat Reduction Agency, USA’ for International Conference for Global Health Security-2019 at Sydney, Australia:18-20 June 2019
  • Certificate of Appreciation for fulfilling the responsibilities as a mentor for the International Student One-Health Alliance (ISOHA) Mentorship Program (2019)
  • Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship Award for M.Sc. in ‘Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health’ program offered by Royal Veterinary College, London (2017)
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