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Agricola Odoi
PeerJ Editor & Author
1,670 Points

Contributions by role

Author 1,200
Preprint Author 70
Editor 400

Contributions by subject area

Epidemiology
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Global Health
Infectious Diseases
Immunology
Public Health
Veterinary Medicine
Statistics
Cardiology
Surgery and Surgical Specialties
Microbiology
Respiratory Medicine
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Molecular Biology
Virology
COVID-19
Health Policy
Mental Health
Psychiatry and Psychology

Agricola Odoi

PeerJ Editor & Author

Summary

Agricola Odoi, BVM, MSc, PhD, FAHA, FACE, Dipl. AVES (Hon) is a Professor of Epidemiology with specific interests and expertise in geographic and quantitative epidemiology. He earned his veterinary degree from Makerere University (Uganda), MSc in Epidemiology and Animal Health Economics from University of Nairobi (Kenya) and PhD in Epidemiology from University of Guelph (Canada).

Dr. Odoi’s research involves use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Epidemiology to investigate health disparities and the impact of place on health outcomes and access to health services. He has used these approaches in the investigation of vector-borne, water-borne and chronic diseases. His investigations have focused on identifying the influence of place of residence on health so as to provide information to guide health planning and policy decisions.

He has been actively involved in research on the epidemiology of prediabetes, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Using GIS and spatial epidemiologic tools, Dr. Odoi has also been involved in research investigating vector distribution, habitat preference and predictors of geographic distribution of vectors and hence risk of a number of vector-borne diseases. As a result of his significant research contributions he was inducted a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA), Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology (FACE) and received an Honorary Diplomate of the American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (Dipl. AVES).

Epidemiology Public Health Spatial & Geographic Information Science Spatial & Geographic Information Systems

Editing Journals

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

University of Tennessee

Work details

Professor

University of Tennessee - Knoxville
September 2005
Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 12
  • Preprints 1
  • Edited 1
April 20, 2023
A retrospective investigation of spatial clusters and determinants of diabetes prevalence: scan statistics and geographically weighted regression modeling approaches
Jennifer Lord, Shamarial Roberson, Agricola Odoi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15107 PubMed 37155464
March 24, 2023
An epidemiological study of the predictors of multidrug resistance and methicillin resistance among Staphylococcus spp. isolated from canine specimens submitted to a diagnostic laboratory in Tennessee, USA
Jennifer Lord, Nick Millis, Rebekah Duckett Jones, Brian Johnson, Stephen A. Kania, Agricola Odoi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15012 PubMed 36992942
September 21, 2022
Antimicrobial resistance among Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus and Rhodococcus equi isolated from equine specimens submitted to a diagnostic laboratory in Kentucky, USA
Jennifer Lord, Craig Carter, Jacqueline Smith, Stephan Locke, Erica Phillips, Agricola Odoi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13682 PubMed 36164606
February 22, 2022
Geographic disparities and predictors of vaccination exemptions in Florida: a retrospective study
Corinne B. Tandy, Agricola Odoi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12973 PubMed 35223209
January 17, 2022
An exploratory assessment of human and animal health concerns of smallholder farmers in rural communities of Chimborazo, Ecuador
Tamara L. Chavez-Lindell, Ana L. Moncayo, María Fernanda Vinueza Veloz, Agricola Odoi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12208 PubMed 35111416
September 1, 2021
Antimicrobial resistance among Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas spp. isolates from clinical specimens from a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
Jennifer Lord, Anthony Gikonyo, Amos Miwa, Agricola Odoi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11958 PubMed 34557345
August 31, 2021
Geographic disparities and socio-demographic predictors of pertussis risk in Florida
Corinne B. Tandy, Agricola Odoi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11902 PubMed 34540361
May 10, 2021
Patient characteristics and cardiac surgical outcomes at a tertiary care hospital in Kenya, 2008–2017: a retrospective study
Tamara Chavez-Lindell, Bob Kikwe, Anthony Gikonyo, Agricola Odoi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11191 PubMed 34026344
January 13, 2021
Antibiotic prescription practices and attitudes towards the use of antimicrobials among veterinarians in the City of Tshwane, South Africa
Ronita Samuels, Daniel Nenene Qekwana, James W. Oguttu, Agricola Odoi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10144 PubMed 33520429
January 13, 2021
Geographic disparities, determinants, and temporal changes in the prevalence of pre-diabetes in Florida
Jennifer Lord, Shamarial Roberson, Agricola Odoi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10443 PubMed 33520433
November 19, 2018
Exploratory investigation of region level risk factors of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa
Benjamin Levy, Agricola Odoi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5888 PubMed 30488016
April 13, 2017
Burden and predictors of Staphylococcus aureus and S. pseudintermedius infections among dogs presented at an academic veterinary hospital in South Africa (2007–2012)
Daniel N. Qekwana, James Wabwire Oguttu, Fortune Sithole, Agricola Odoi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3198 PubMed 28417060
August 3, 2018 - Version: 2
Exploratory investigation of region level risk factors of Ebola virus disease in West Africa
Benjamin Levy, Agricola Odoi
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.3021v2

Academic Editor on

January 11, 2022
Medical cannabis use in Thailand after its legalization: a respondent-driven sample survey
Sawitri Assanangkornchai, Kanittha Thaikla, Muhammadfahmee Talek, Darika Saingam
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12809 PubMed 35047242