Dr Georgina Limon-Vega

Group

Applied Epidemiology

Georgina's research interests focus on understanding the connections between drivers of disease transmission, spread, and emergence, and their impact on people’s livelihoods and health.

Georgina studied Veterinary Medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She has a MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology from the Royal Veterinary college (RVC) and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a PhD from the Royal veterinary College. Georgina joined The Pirbright Institute as a post-doctoral researcher, then as senior scientist with an honorary Fellowship at the RVC. She is now group leader in Applied Epidemiology.

Georgina regularly provides advice to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Defra on topics related to risk of incursion, spread and control of different transboundary animal diseases.

Publications

Ludi AB, Baker H, Sanki R, Jong RMFD, Maryan J, Walker M, King DP, Gubbins S, Limon G, Officer K (2024)

Epidemiological investigation of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in a Vietnamese bear rescue centre

Journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science

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Hay MC, Hinsu AT, Koringa PG, Pandit RJ, Liu PY, Parekh MJ, Jakhesara SJ, Dai X, Crotta M, Fosso B, Limon G, Guitian J, Tomley FM, Xia D, Psifidi A, Joshi CG, Blake DP (2023)

Chicken caecal enterotypes in indigenous Kadaknath and commercial Cobb chicken lines are associated with Campylobacter abundance and influenced by farming practices

Journal Frontiers in Microbiomes

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Maze E, Chrun T, Booth G, Limon G, Charleston B, Lambe T (2023)

Generation and Characterisation of Monoclonal Antibodies against Nairobi Sheep Disease Virus Nucleoprotein

Journal viruses

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Flecther KA, Limon G, Padalino B, Hall GK, Chancellor N, Grist A, Gibson TJ (2023)

Impact of Social Buffering and Restraint on Welfare Indicators during UK Commercial Horse Slaughter

Journal animals

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Gonzales BL, Andrade DA, Valdivia, CA, Ho-Palma AC, Munguia A, Yucra D, Escobedo M, Crotta M, Limon G, Gonzalez A, Guitian J, Gonzales-Gustavson, E (2023)