James Oloya

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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
B.S. Miller Hall Room 120
Health Sciences Campus
University of Georgia
101 Buck Road
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 
706.583.0918
Fax: 
706.583.0695
Educational Background: 
PhD. Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway
MSc. Makerere University
BVM Makerere University
Area of Specialty: 
  • Epidemiology and Veterinary Public Health
  • Epidemiology of zoonotic infections
Research Interests: 
  • Food safety Epidemiology
  • Infectious disease epidemiology/Epidemiology of zoonoses in domestic animal-human interface
  • Antimicrobial drug resistance of food borne pathogens
  • Public health
  • Study designs in clinical trials
  • Epidemiology of mycobacterial infections at the wild life-domestic animal-human interface
Selected Publications: 

Oloya, J., J. Opuda-Asibo, R. Kazwala, A. B. Demelash, E. Skjerve, A. Lund, T. B. Johansen, and B. Djonne. 2008. Mycobacteria causing human cervical lymphadenitis in pastoral communities in the Karamoja region of Uganda. Epidemiol Infect 136 (5):636-643.

Inangolet, F. O., B. Demelash, J. Oloya, J. Opuda-Asibo, and E. Skjerve. 2008. A cross-sectional study of bovine tuberculosis in the transhumant and agro-pastoral cattle herds in the border areas of Katakwi and Moroto districts, Uganda. Trop Anim Health Prod 40 (7):501-508.

Khaitsa, M. L., J. Oloya, D. Doetkott, and R. Kegode. 2008. Antimicrobial resistance and association with class 1 integrons in Escherichia coli isolated from Turkey meat products. J Food Prot 71 (8):1679-1684.

Tabe, E. S., J. Oloya, D. K. Doetkott, M. L. Bauer, P. S. Gibbs, and M. L. Khaitsa. 2008. Comparative effect of direct-fed microbials on fecal shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in naturally infected feedlot cattle. J Food Prot 71 (3):539-544.

Oloya, J., M. Theis, D. Doetkott, N. Dyer, P. Gibbs, and M. L. Khaitsa. 2007c. Evaluation of Salmonella occurrence in domestic animals and humans in North Dakota (2000-2005). Foodborne Pathog Dis 4 (4):551-563.

Oloya, J., J. B. Muma, J. Opuda-Asibo, B. Djonne, R. Kazwala, and E. Skjerve. 2007b. Risk factors for herd-level bovine-tuberculosis seropositivity in transhumant cattle in Uganda. Prev Vet Med 80 (4):318-329.

Muma, J. B., K. L. Samui, J. Oloya, M. Munyeme, and E. Skjerve. 2007a. Risk factors for brucellosis in indigenous cattle reared in livestock-wildlife interface areas of Zambia. Prev Vet Med 80 (4):306-317.

Oloya, J., R. Kazwala, A. Lund, J. Opuda-Asibo, B. Demelash, E. Skjerve, T. B. Johansen, and B. Djonne. 2007a. Characterisation of mycobacteria isolated from slaughter cattle in pastoral regions of Uganda. BMC Microbiol 7:95.

Oloya, J., J. Opuda-Asibo, B. Djonne, J. B. Muma, G. Matope, R. Kazwala, and E. Skjerve. 2006. Responses to tuberculin among Zebu cattle in the transhumance regions of Karamoja and Nakasongola district of Uganda. Trop Anim Health Prod 38 (4):275-283.

Muma, J. B., K. L. Samui, V. M. Siamudaala, J. Oloya, G. Matop, M. K. Omer, M. Munyeme, C. Mubita, and E. Skjerve. 2006. Prevalence of antibodies to Brucella spp. and individual risk factors of infection in traditional cattle, goats and sheep reared in livestock-wildlife interface areas of Zambia. Trop Anim Health Prod 38 (3):195-206.

Muma, J. B., N. Toft, J. Oloya, A. Lund, K. Nielsen, K. Samui, and E. Skjerve. 2007b. Evaluation of three serological tests for brucellosis in naturally infected cattle using latent class analysis. Vet Microbiol 125 (1-2):187-192.

Courses Taught: 
  • Infectious disease epidemiology
  • Food safety epidemiology
  • Veterinary public health
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