Mark Thurmond, D.V.M., M.P.V.M., Ph.D.

Dr. Mark ThurmondDr. Thurmond's interests relate to the epidemiology of infectious diseases of cattle and to application of epidemiologic principles to prevention, control, and eradication of diseases and infections that affect animal health and productivity. Diseases of special interest include bovine viral diarrhea, neosporosis, diseases of the mammary gland, abortion, and foreign animal diseases, such as foot-and-mouth disease. Research interests in epidemiologic methods relate to diagnostic epidemiology, particularly population-based diagnostic approaches, modeling, surveillance, and diagnostic screening. Dr. Thurmond received his DVM from the University of California/Davis in 1972, and the MPVM degreed from UC Davis in 1975. He received a PhD from the University of Florida in 1982.
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Appointment Professor
Academic Unit
    or Department
Medicine & Epidemiology
School of Veterinary Medicine
Campus Mail VM: Medicine & Epidemiology
University of California

One Shields Avenue

Davis, CA  95616
Campus Phone (530) 752-5635
Campus Fax (530) 752-0414
Email Address mcthurmond@ucdavis.edu
Research Interests Developming practical methods and diagnostic applications to improve the ability to diagnose, treat, prevent, and control diseases/conditions that impact cattle
Methodology and application of failure time methods

Disease surveillance and diagnostic testing 

Risk analysis

Diagnostic epidemiologic methods
Links Medicine & Epidemiology
School of Veterinary Medicine

Updated 9/18/02

Publications:
106. +Muñoz-Zanzi C., Johnson W., Thurmond M., Hietala S. (2000) Pooled-sample testing as a herd-screening tool for detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus persistently infected cattle. Journal Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 12:195-203.

108. +Bates T., Thurmond M., Carpenter T. (2001). Direct and indirect contact rates among beef, dairy, goat, sheep, and swine herds in three California counties, with reference to control of potential foot and mouth disease. American Journal of Veterinary Research 62:1121-1129.

109. Thurmond M., Muñoz-Zanzi C., Hietala S. (2001) Effect of calfhood vaccination on bovine virus diarrhea (BVDV) transmission under typical drylot dairy conditions and exposures. Journal American Veterinary Medical Association 219:968-975.

110. +Rush DM., Thurmond M., Muñoz-Zanzi C., Hietala S. (2001) Descriptive epidemiology of postnatal bovine viral diarrhea virus transmission in intensively managed calves. Journal American Veterinary Medical Association 219:1426-1431.

111. Thurmond M, Johnson W, Muñoz-Zanzi C, Su C-L, Hietala S. (2002) A method of probability diagnostic assignment that applies Bayes theorem for use in serologic diagnostics, using an example of Neospora caninum infection in cattle. American Journal of Veterinary Research 63:318-325.

112. Hansen T, Bedrick E, Johnson W, Thurmond M. A mixture model for bovine abortion and fetal survival. Statistics in Medicine (In Press)

113. Muñoz-Zanzi C, Thurmond M, Johnson W, Hietala S. (2002) Predicted ages of dairy calves when colostrum-derived bovine viral diarrhea virus antibodies would no longer offer protection against disease or interfere with vaccination. American Journal of Veterinary Research 221:678-685

114. +Bates T, Thurmond M, Carpenter C. Evaluation of strategies to control foot and mouth disease virus by use of an epidemic simulation model. Part I: Model description and parameters American Journal of Veterinary Research

115. +Bates T, Thurmond M, Carpenter C. Evaluation of strategies to control foot and mouth disease virus by use of an epidemic simulation model. Part II. Simulation modeling results. American Journal of Veterinary Research

 

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