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DEPARTMENT: Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine

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Dr. Preena P Dr. Preena P
Designation: - Assistant Professor
Mobile No: - 9400460153
Email ID: - preenap@kvasu.ac.in

Educational Qualifications

  • M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine)
  • Ph.D. (Veterinary Medicine)

Area of Research

 Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Veterinary Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis, Veterinary Clinical Laboratory Techniques, Hemoprotozoan diseases

 

Work Experience

  • 01.08.2018 - 07.08.2021: Veterinary Surgeon, Regional Clinical Laboratory, District Veterinary Centre, Kannur-01
  • 07.08. 2021 - now: Assistant Professor, TVCC & UVH, CVAS, Mannuthy

 

Awards

  • Conferred the district level Best Veterinarian Award on 12th December, 2020 for recognition of the professional excellence and the outstanding contributions made as a promising veterinarian by Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala.
  • Conferred the state level Best Emerging Veterinarian Award on 28th December, 2019 for recognition of the professional excellence and the outstanding contributions made as a promising veterinarian by Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala.
  • Recipient of Special Achievement Award on Annual Convention of Kerala Government Veterinary Officers Asssociation, Kannur unit for outstanding approach to Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis on 27th November 2019.
  • Awarded Certificate of Honour for the best article published in Intas Polivet Vol. 19 (2018) No. II under Short Communication Category on 10th October 2019.
  • Awarded Certificate of Appreciation by ICAR- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122 (UP) for the best research paper (2018-19) entitled “Detection of multiple organisms based on the distance-dependent optical properties of gold nanoparticle and dark-field microscopy” published in Talanta, 188:325-331 having IF 4.916 on 20 August 2019.
  • Awarded Certificate of Excellence by Kerala Veterinarians Service Association, for outstanding contributions in the field of Veterinary Laboratory Medicine and Disease Investigation at Regional Clinical Lab, District Veterinary Centre, Kannur on 6th June 2019.
  • Secured highest OGPA amongst the students of discipline of Veterinary Medicine during the PhD program at ICAR - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar during 2015-2018 (have to find another term for highest OGPA.
  • Awarded second prize in the Clinical Case Conference in the Discipline of VMD organized by the Referral Veterinary Polyclinic and Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar on the Occasion of World Veterinary Day on 29th April, 2017
  • Awarded TTK Health Care Ltd. Award for the Best M.V.Sc. Thesis in Preventive Medicine in recognition of the performance in M.V.Sc. examination held by the TANUVAS in the faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences during 2015 on 07th September 2017
  • Awarded First prize in the Clinical Case Conference in the Discipline of VMD organized by the Referral Veterinary Polyclinic, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar on the Occasion of World Veterinary Day on April 30, 2016
  • Awarded IVRI Institute Scholarship offered by IVRI, Izatnagar for pursuing PhD degree programme during the year 2015 onwards.
  • Awarded Outstanding performer (PG student category) for the oral presentation in Session IV- Animal Production and Management in the Kerala Veterinary Science Congress 2014 organised by Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala at Kottayam on 8th and 9th November 2014.
  • Recipient of TANUVAS Merit Scholarship for pursuing M.V.Sc. at Madras Veterinary College from 2013-2015.
  • Awarded 2nd prize in the Clinical Case conference competition for the 2007 B.V.Sc. & A.H. batch students held at COVAS, Mannuthy on 20th July 2012.
  • Recipient of Neomec Project Shiksha Scholarship for the year 2011-12 offered by Intas Animal Health.

 

Trainings

  • Participated in in the TANUVAS – Global Veterinary Trauma And Critical Care Emergency (TraCCE) Webinar Series II- 2021 on “Fluid Homeostasis And Electrolyte Imbalance In Small Animal Critical Care And Emergency” organized by Resident Veterinary Service Section, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai under Directorate of Clinics, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA on 10.02.2021.
  • Participated in the TANUVAS - Global Veterinary Oncology Webinar Series – 2020 on “Canine Lymphoma - An Update” organized by the Project Monitoring Unit, DBT-TANUVAS CRC&N, Directorate of Clinics, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madras Veterinary College Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on 4th December, 2020.
  • Participated in the technical seminar on the topic “Issues and Challenges of Lady Veterinarians in Work Place” on 8th March 2020 at Hotel Indraprastha, Palakkad organized by IVA-Kerala in connection with Samatva, Lady Vets Day Celebrations.
  • Participated in the one day workshop on “Clinical Laboratory Techniques and Its Interpretation In Veterinary Practice” conducted by the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal on 13th December 2019.
  • Participated and presented a poster at the 11th Kerala Veterinary Science Congress on Veterinary Practice to Address Challenges of Climate Change and Antibiotic Resistance in Animal Health Care and Food safety” held at College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala on 9th and10th November 2019 organized by Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala.
  • Attended and contributed to the technical seminar on Antimicrobial Resistance held on 2nd September, 2019 at Hotel Le Meridian, Ernakulam as a part of the Kerala Veterinarians’ summit on Antimicrobial Resistance organized by Kerala ReAct Asia Pacific and Indian Veterinary Association with technical support from World Health Organization, India.
  • Participated in the “National Workshop on Animal Health” conducted by IVA-Kerala in association with Animal Husbandry Department, Kerala and Kerala State Veterinary Council on 29th and 30th August, 2019 at Hotel Gateway, Kozhikode
  • Participated in the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme conducted by SAVAK and FASAVA on 21st July 2019, at Trivandrum, Kerala (CPD point 8).
  • Participated in the Technical seminar on “Nipah Viral Outbreak in Kerala and its Aftermath” held on the 6th of July 2019 conducted by Indian Veterinary Association in Collaboration with Department of Animal Husbandry, Kerala at Hotel Asoka Inn, Thrissur as a part of the commemoration of World Zoonosis Day.
  • Participated as a delegate in the seminar on “Recent Advancements in Diary Sector” organized by Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala in collaboration with Department of Animal Husbandry, Kerala in connection with ‘World Milk Day Commemoration 2019’ at Kannur on 1st June 2019.
  • Participated in the continuing professional development (CPD) programme on Evolving Effective Vaccination Protocols for Domestic Animals of Kerala conducted by Indian Veterinary Association in Collaboration with Department of Animal Husbandry, Kerala and Kerala State Veterinary Council on 27th April 2019 at Hotel Annalakshmi, Palakkad (CPD point 8).
  • Participated in the continuing professional development (CPD) programme on Canine and Feline oncology for clinicians in practice and infectious diseases in felines conducted by SAVAK and FASAVA at Thrissur, Kerala, India on 8th and 9th December 2018 (CPD point 15).
  • Attended a one day programme on Emergency and Critical Care for Veterinarians during 19th September, 2018 conducted by Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala at Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala.
  • Attended a two-day training programme on Refresher training in KSR, KFC etc. for Veterinary Surgeons of Animal Husbandry Department conducted by Institute of Management in Government from August 13-14, 2018
  • Participated and presented an oral paper in the 10th Kerala Veterinary Science Congress KVSC 2018 organized by Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala at Kairali Heritage, Kattampalli, Kannur on 10th and 11th November 2018.
  • Participated in the Clinical Case Conference in the Discipline of VMD organized by the Referral Veterinary Polyclinic and Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar on the Occasion of World Veterinary Day on April 29, 2017.
  • Participated and presented a poster presentation in the National Congress on Wildlife Health held on 06-07th January, 2017 at ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
  • Participated in the Clinical Case Conference in the Discipline of VMD organized by the Referral Veterinary Polyclinic, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar on the Occasion of World Veterinary Day on April 30, 2016.
  • Participated and presented an oral paper in Brucellosis 2016: International Research Conference held at National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC), New Delhi, India during November 17-19, 2016.
  • Participated in the 34th Annual Convention of ISVM and National symposium on Newer Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Animal Diseases for Sustainable Health and Production organised by GADVASU, Ludhiana from 17th -19th February, 2016.
  • Participated in the Workshop on Clinical Procedures comprising Endoscopy, Ultrasonography and Echocardiography in Veterinary Practice on 17th -19th February, 2016 organized by Department of Medicine, GADVASU, Ludhiana.
  • Participated in the first convention of the Association of Meat Scientists and Technologists and National Seminar on Education and Research Perspectives for Current and Future Trends in the Indian Meat Industry held at the Department of Meat Technology, MVC, TANUVAS, Chennai-07 on 15th-16th December, 2014.
  • Attended the National workshop on Current Trend and Future Research Challenges in Vaccines and Adjuvants held at ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar on 19th – 20th November, 2015.
  • Attended the National workshop on Influenza: Risk Factors, Massive Impact and Uncertain Future held at ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar under the aegis of Indian Veterinary Society on 19th October, 2015.
  • Participated in the Hindi Orientation Workshop during 18-20 August,2015 conducted by ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122 (UP)
  • Participated in Animal Birth Control Surgery Protocols- Best recommended practice for veterinarians at the International Training Centre, World Veterinary Service, Ooty, Tamil Nadu from 08th to 19th June, 2015.
  • Participated in the one day workshop on Big Data in Health care on 10th January, 2015 at VIT University, Vellore.
  • Participated in the XXXIV Annual Conference of Society of Toxicology (India) 2014 “Challenges and Strategies in Toxicology for Food Safety and Drug Development – Regulatory Perspectives in Livestock” organised by Pharmacovigilance Laboratory for Animal feed and Food safety (PLAFFS), DCAHS, TANUVAS, Chennai-51 from 10th to 12th December, 2014 at MVC, Chennai-07.
  • Participated in the 6th Kerala Veterinary Science Congress on 8th and 9th November 2014 organised by Indian Veterinary Association at Kottayam, Kerala.
  • Participated in the 6th International Clinical Case Conference For Next Generation Veterinarians to Face Challenges In Clinical Practice organised by Directorate of Clinics, TANUVAS, Tamil Nadu, India from 3rd -4th July 2014.
  • Participated in the Workshop on Pathotyping and Genotyping Tools of Poultry Viruses between 20th and 21st March, 2014 held at Department of Biotechnology, MVC, Chennai-07.
  • Attended the “ Motivational Entrepreneurial Training – INSPIRE ” (Innovative – Novel- Systematic – Proficient – Ideal – Responsible - Efficient) held on 26th-27th August, 2014 conducted by Department of Livestock Business Management at MVC, Chennai-07.
  • Participated in the Enrichment Programme on Cutting Edge Stem Cell Technologies held at MVC, Chennai-07 on 12-08-2014.
  • Participated in the Workshop on Information Retrieval System held at Bioinformatics Centre and ARIS cell, MVC, Chennai-07 during 20th November 2013
  • Attended the “ Motivational Entrepreneurial Training – INSPIRE ” (Innovative – Novel- Systematic – Proficient – Ideal – Responsible - Efficient) held on 04th-05th October, 2013 at MVC, Chennai-07.
  • Attended the Symposium on Clinical Pet Nutrition organised by Blue cross society of Thrissur and Walthem held at COVAS, Mannuthy at 2nd March 2012.
  • Participated in National seminar on Recent Trends in Animal Welfare And Sustainable Livestock Production organised by Blue cross society of Thrissur at COVAS, Mannuthy co-sponsored by KSVC on 20th January, 2009
  • Attended the full day seminar held on 23rd June, 2009 at CAWATC Camp, Kanimangalam, Kerala and obtained training in topics on community health volunteering, medical charity, palliative care, home nursing, community medicine, accident care, first aid, CPR, disaster management etc.
  • Attended the seminar on Laminitis and Hoof Management of Dairy Animals and undergone Training in Hoof Trimming and Medical Management of Laminitis conducted by Blue cross society of Thrissur held at COVAS, Mannuthy.

Publications

 Research Papers

  • Boby, N., Ali, S. A., Preena, P., Kaur, G., Kumar, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2018). Detection of multiple organisms based on the distance-dependent optical properties of Gold Nanoparticle and dark-field microscopy. Talanta. 188: 325-331.
  • Preena, P., & Aravind, B. (2017). Case report on the medical management of corneal opacity in a captive elephant tusker. Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci, 5(8), 342-345.
  • Raguvaran, R., Mondal, D. B., & Preena, P. (2017). Clinical Management of Hypothyroidism in a Dog. Intas Polivet, 18(1), 153-155.
  • Deepak, D., Preena, P., Yadav, S., Monika, Mukherjee, R., & Dixit, S. K. (2017). Anaplasma bovis (Ehrlichia bovis) infection in a buffalo-A case report. International Journal of Livestock Research, 7(1), 130-133.
  • Vibin, V., Preena, P., & Ajith, P. (2017). Surgical Management of Benign Conjunctival Tumor in a Cow. Intas Polivet, 18(II), 96-97.
  • Preena, P., Gishnu, S., Ganesan PI, Ronald, B., Balakrishnan, S., & Vibin, V. (2016). Seroprevalence of Brucellosis among Horses in Tamil Nadu, India. Ind. J. Vet & Anim. Sci. Res., 45(4) 703-708.
  • Preena, P., Sangeetha S Gireesh & R. Mukherjee (2018). Isolation and identification of Multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MDRSA) from acute clinical mastitis in a cow. Intas Polivet, 18(2), 397-399.
  • Sangeetha, S. G., Chandrama, R., Preena, P., Priyanka, K., Ajith, Y., & Mukherjee, R. (2017). Therapeutic management of hepatic failure and ascites in a Babesia gibsoni infected Labrador retriever dog. Journal of Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala (JIVA), 15(2), 36-39.
  • Preena P, Wasudeorao UW, Ganesan PI, Ronald BSM, S Balakrishnan and Vibin V (2018). Bilateral epididymo-orchitis caused by Brucella melitensis in a madras red sheep. Ruminant Science. 7(1): 145-147.
  • Sangeetha, S.G. Raguvaran, R. Preena, P, Chandrama, R, Mukherjee, R. 2019. Mixed infection with Leptospira and Ehrlichia canis in a Labrador retriever dog- A case report. The Haryana Veterinarian 58(1): 136-137.
  • Preena P., K.P. Dilna, K.V. Ramesh Kumar, P.K. Padmaraj, V.R. Suresh Kumar, K. Muraleedharan, M.P. Gireesh Babu and Deepu Philip Mathew (2018).
  • Cat fur mite, Lynxacarus radovskyi in Persian cats of Kannur district of Kerala. Journal of Veterinary Parasitology. 32(2). 92-94.
  • Preena P. (2019). An outbreak of Eimeria necatrix coccidiosis in a male chick flock. Journal of Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala (JIVA). 17(1):61-65.
  • Preena P., K.P. Dilna, K.V. Ramesh Kumar, P.K. Padmaraj, V.R. Suresh Kumar and M.P. Gireesh Kumar (2019). ‘Preliminary Report on Prevalence of Intestinal Ciliate (Buxtonella sulcata) in Cattle of Kannur district of Kerala. Journal of Veterinary Parasitology. 33(1): 5-7.
  • Preena P, Aramya Thomas and C.P. Prasad (2019). A case of lymphoma in a cross bred holstein friesian calf. Journal of Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala (JIVA). 17(2):47-51.
  • Bora, C.A.F., A. Varghese, A. Nandini, L. Malangmei, P. Preena, C. K. Deepa, B. M. Amrutha, S. K. Prashant, R. K. Pradeep, M. Nimisha, K. G..A. Kumar, L. John, R. Ravindran, 2019. Molecular Detection of virb9 Gene of Ehrlichia canis in Dogs of Northern Kerala. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences. 10 (56): 17607-17612.
  • P. Preena, Divya Mohan and C.P. Prasad (2019). Predominant prevalence of Babesia gibsoni infection and its haematological Alterations in Canine Populations of Kannur district, Kerala. Journal of Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala (JIVA). 19(3): 23-31.
  • P. Preena, Diptimayee Sahoo, Christina John,Beetu Joseph, R. Renjith,Nongthombam Boby and Hamza Palekkodan (2020). Cytological diagnosis of ethmoid carcinoma in a cross bred cow with concurrent theileriosis. Haryana Vet. 59(2): 267-269.
  • S. Keerthana.*, P. Preena, P. Amaldev and K. Muraleedharan (2020). Trypanosomosis, Cause of Anaemia In Dogs – A Case Report. International Journal of Livestock Research (Accepted)
  • P. Preena, U. Darshana W, K.V. Naveen, S. Shefeena , P.I. Ganesan, S. Balakrishnan and B.S.M. Ronald.2020. Cross-species Transmission of Brucella abortus in an Aborted Sow. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 8(3):1793-95.
  • P. Preena, Divya Mohan, Sherin B. Sarangom, Seeja Sundaran, Keerthana Santhosh, K.V. Ramesh Kumar and C.P. Prasad.2020. Prevalence of Canine Hemotrophic Mycoplasma in Kannur district of Kerala. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Science. 9(7): 3668-3674.
  • A.T. Faslu Rahman, P. Preena, Asif M. Ashraf, M. Saminathan, R. Anoopraj, K. Sharun, M.P. Dhananjai, M.S.Sivaprasad, K.M.Manjusha and K.P. Singh. A Rare Case of Multiple Digital Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Nail-bed Epithelium in a Spitz Dog. Haryana Veterinarian (Accepted)
  • P. Preena, Jeny K. John, Sherin B. Sarangom, Seeja Sundaran, Harith Rosh and C.P. Prasad.2020 Cytological Diagnosis of Recurrent Multiple Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumor in a Dog. Journal of Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala (JIVA). 18 (2):49-56.
  • P. Preena, Sherin B Sarangom, Varsha Mary Mathai, Jeny K John, Ansar Fasaludeen, Hamza Palekodan, and C.P. Prasad. 2020. Hematological, Cytomorphological and Histopathological Diagnosis of Transitional Cell Carcinoma in a Male Dog. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 8(4): 1867-1871
  • P. Preena*, Sherin B. Sarangom and Seeja Sundaran. 2021 .Unusual cytological finding of sheathed microfilariae in a fine needle aspirate: case report. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 52 (1) : 92 - 94
  • P. Preena, Sherin B. Sarangom and Seeja Sundaran, 2020. An Uncommon Case of Toxascaris leonina Infection with Bloody Diarrhoea in an Adult Dog. Intas Polivet, (Accepted)
  • John A.M., Karthik A., Francis J., Xavier Mathew and Preena P. (2020). A rare case of cyclopia and arhinia in a goat kid. Journal of Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala (JIVA). 18 (3):72-75.
  • Sherin B. Sarangom, Kiran Viswanath, Seeja Sundaran, Preena P, Varsha Mary Mathai and Muraleedharan K. (2020). Surgical Correction of Pervious Urachus And Imperforate Urethra In A Two-Day-Old Cross Bred Jersey Calf. Journal of Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala (JIVA). 18 (3): 81-86.
  • Syed Atif Ali ,Nongthombam Boby, P .Preena, Shiv Varan Singh, Gurpreet Kaur, S K Ghosh ,Sukdeb Nandi ,Pallab Chaudhuri. 2021. Microcapillary LAMP for rapid and sensitive detection of pathogen in bovine semen. Animal Biotechnology. 1-10.
  • Full length Research Articles Published in Conference Proceedings
  • Preena, P., VR Suresh Kumar, PK Padmaraj and C.P. Prasad (2019). Infestation of Feline Biting Louse, Felicola subrostratus (Phthiraptera: Mallophaga:Trichodectidae)in Persian Cats of Kannur, Kerala. In: Proceedings of the 11th Kerala Veterinary science congress, Pookote, Wayanad, 9th -10th November, 2019. pp: 81-84 (ISSN 2394-255X).
  • Naveen, K.V., Balakrishnan, S., Sowmiya, M., Preena, P., Shefeena, S. and Vijaya Bharathi, M. Awareness level on rabies and management of dog bite among pet owners in Chennai city. Proceedings of Kerala Veterinary Science Congress, 2016. 8th Kerala Veterinary Science Congress going to be held on 12th to 13th November, 2016 at Hotel Dream City, Pattikad, Thrissur. pp. 251(ISSN 2394-255X).
  • Preena, P., S. Balakrishnan, P.I. Ganesan, M. Vijayabharathi, Shereef S. and Kumar V. N. (2015). Cross-sectional serosurvey on bovine brucellosis in cattle and its epidemiological significance in integrated organised farms. In: Proceedings of the 7th Kerala Veterinary science congress, Pookote, Wayanad, 14th -15th November, 2015. pp: 222-224 (ISSN 2394-255X).
  • Preena, P., S. Balakrishnan, P.I. Ganesan, M. Vijaya Bharathi, C. Balan, Anu S. Jayaram and K. Prabu (2014). Awareness of infectious disease prevention strategies among pet owners in chennai city. In: Proceedings of the 6th Kerala Veterinary science congress, Kottayam, 8th -9th November, 2014. pp: 260-264 (ISSN 2394-255X).

Review articles

  • Preena, P., Vineetha, S., Aneesha, V.A., Mohan, D. and Vibin, V., 2016. Applications of Endoscopy in Canine Medicine. Veterinary Clinical Science4(2):19-22

 

 


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