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

Brown E, Ehizibolo D, Dogonyaro BB, Wungak Y, Oyekan O, Adedji A, Ijeoma S, Atai R, Oguche M, Samson M, Rosso F, Ludi AB, Limon G, Shaw AE, Colenutt C, Gubbins S (2024)

Environmental sampling for the detection of capripox viruses and peste des petits ruminants virus in households and livestock markets in Plateau State, Nigeria

Journal Access Microbiology

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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)