Dr Charles Caraguel

Biography/ Background

Charles Caraguel focused his education and training on the health and welfare of aquatic species. After graduating from the National Veterinary School of Toulouse (France), he obtained a specialized veterinary school diploma in aquaculture and fish pathology (Nantes, France). Drawn by the expertise of the Atlantic Veterinary College (PEI, Canada), Charles completed a Master of Science degree at the Lobster Science Centre where he developed a diagnostic test using molecular techniques to detect and characterize a pathogenic amoeba, Neoparamoeba spp.. Taught by worldwide recognized fish health experts, he further developed and extended his knowledge on pathology of mollusc, crustacean and finfish during this program. Recognizing the importance of population medicine in aquaculture where massive populations of animals are involved, Charles pursued his graduate training with a PhD in aquatic epidemiology through the Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences (AVC). He investigated the performance and use of diagnostic tests in fish disease surveillance and control programs for Infectious Salmon Anaemia virus. This experience provided him with specialized training to identify, investigate and analyse fish health that is problematic and directly impacts the sustainability of aquaculture industries. Overall, Charles’ goal is to improve understanding, establish evidence, and develop more effective health risk identification and management in the aquaculture industry using epidemiology of infectious and non-infectious diseases. Epidemiology (field-based) research activity is also required to assess the applicability and validate in real field settings the outcomes from disease intervention studies (lab-based ). The complex interaction between disorder characteristics, host species responses and environmental factors directly impacts the effectiveness of intervention and management for aquatics. Field-based comprehension of health disorders is critical to the decision making process based on evidence and contributes to the implantation health policies in aquatic animal health by government and industry. 

Qualifications

 

PHilosophiAE DOCTOR Program (PhD) in AQUATIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, Canada, 2010

 

Master of Science Program (MSc) in MOLECULAR PARASITOLOGY

Lobster Science Centre, Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, Canada, 2006

 

Thesis in VETERINARY MEDECINE (DV)

Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, France, 2003

 

School Diploma in Aquaculture and Fish Pathology

Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Nantes, France, 2003

 

Fundamental Veterinary Study Diploma

Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, France, 2002

Awards & Achievements

Honour medal from Science Academia of Toulouse (December 2003)

Canada Governor General's Gold Medal for Graduate Studies (May 2010)

Teaching Interests

• Veterinary epidemiology
• Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine
• Diagnostic Tests: evaluation, selection & interpretation
• Animal Health Surveillance

Research Interests

• Aquaculture health & production management
• Disease surveillance
• Clinical field trials
• Health and production risk factor studies for fish farms
• Applied health research in aquaculture
  

Publications

Caraguel C. and Vanderstichel R. 2013. The two-step Fagan nomogram: ad hoc interpretation of diagnostic test result without calculation. Evidence-Based Medicine, Epub ahead of print.

Daoust P-Y and Caraguel C. 2012. The Canadian harp seal hunt: observations on the effectiveness of procedures to avoid poor animal welfare outcomes. Animal Welfare, 21:445-455.

Jenvey C., Caraguel C., Howarth GB. and Riley CB. 2012. Identification of periparturient mare and foal associated predictors of post parturient immunoglobulin A concentrations in Thoroughbred foals. Equine Vet J., 43:73-7.

Sykes P., McClure C., Martin-Robichaud D., Caraguel C., Hammell L. 2012.Economic evaluation of a stratified transport method for Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) juveniles. Aquaculture International. Online access.

Caraguel C., Stryhn H., Gagné N., Dohoo I. and Hammell L. 2012. Use of a third class in latent class modelling for the diagnostic evaluation of five infectious salmon anaemia virus detection tests. Prev. Vet. Med., 103: 63-73.

Caraguel C., Stryhn H., Gagné N., Dohoo I. and Hammell L. 2012. A modelling approach to predict the variation of repeatability and reproducibility of a RT-PCR assay for infectious salmon anaemia virus across different levels of infection prevalence and infection stages. Prev. Vet. Med., 104: 165-173.

Patyk K., Caraguel C., Kristensen C.  and Forde-Folle K. 2011. Lexicon of disease modeling terms. OIE Scientific and Technical Review, 30: 547-554.

Caraguel C., Stryhn H., Gagné N., Dohoo I. and Hammell L. 2011. Selection of a cutpoint value for real-time PCR results to fit diagnostic purpose: an epidemiological approach. Journal Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 23:2–15 .

Caraguel C., Stryhn H., Gagné N., Dohoo I. and Hammell L. 2009. Traditional descriptive analysis and novel visual representation of diagnostic repeatability and reproducibility: application to an infectious salmon anaemia virus RT-PCR assay. Prev. Vet . Med., 92: 9-19.

Caraguel C., O’Kelly C, Despres B., Frasca S., Gast R., Cawthorn R. and Greenwood S. 2007. Microheterogeneity and coevolution: an examination of the rDNA characteristics in Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis and its prokinetoplastid endosymbiont. JEM, 54(5):418-426.

Caraguel C., Donay N., O’Kelly C., Frasca S., Gast R., Cawthorn R. and Greenwood S. 2007. Characterization of Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis strains: PCR-RFLP of the internal transcribed spacer region from the amoeba and endosymbiont. DAO, 76:141-149.

Caraguel C. & Iglesias S.P.2004. First record of the spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna (Chondrichthyes : Charcharhinidae) from New Caledonia, Cybium. 28(4):369-37.

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013