Dr. Muhammad  Abubakar
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Dr. Muhammad Abubakar

Scientific Officer
National Veterinary Laboratories, Pakistan


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Animal Genomics and Biotechnology from KPK Agriculture University, Peshawar, Pakistan

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Biography

Muhammad Abubakar, working in the National Veterinary Laboratories, on the veterinary diagnosis and epidemiology for more than ten years. I have worked on national and international levels for the establishment and backstopping of ELISA based diagnosis at veterinary labs. I have more than 70 national and international publication in various aspects of veterinary sciences. My area of expertise is transboundary animal diseases and their control. I have completed first book proposal with Springer publisher as editor this year. I have the honor to serve national research lab as well as the academics.

Area of Interest:

Animal and Veterinary Sciences
100%
Veterinary Medicine
62%
Epidemiology
90%
Diagnostics
75%
Vaccination
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Khan, M.N., S. Weigl, M.F. Iqbal, M. Abubakar, M.A. Zafar and Z. Iqbal, 2015. Molecular detection and differentiation of hypoderma species (diptera: oestridae) affecting cattle in Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 47: 1009-1014.
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  2. Jamil, A., R. Zahra, M. Abubakar, M.J. Arshed, E.U.H. Khan, T. Akhter and M. Afzal, 2015. Humoral immune response induced by various foot and mouth disease vaccines in buffalo calves. Pak. Vet. J., 35: 289-292.
  3. Abubakar, M., S. Manzoor and Q. Ali, 2015. Evaluating the role of vaccine to combat peste des petits ruminants outbreaks in endemic disease situation. J. Anim. Sci. Technol., .
  4. Abubakar, M., M. Mahapatr, M. Muniraju, M.J. Arshed, E.H. Khan, A.C. Banyard, Q. Ali and S. Parida, 2015. Serological detection of antibodies to peste des petits ruminants virus in large ruminants. Transboundary Emerging Dis., .
  5. Abubakar, M., H.T. Atmaca, M.A. Zahoor and O. Kul, 2015. Cellular immunity-pathogen interactions in infectious diseases. J. Immunol. Res., .
  6. Abubakar, M., E.H. Khan, M.J. Arshed, J. Gonzales, G. Ferrari, M. Hussain and Q. Ali, 2015. An appraisal on the occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypes in cattle and buffaloes, Pakistan. Arch. Virol., .
  7. Abubakar M., A. Jamil, S. Manzoor, E.H. Khan and M.J. Arshad, 2015. A rare outbreak of foot and mouth disease in captive yaks. Res. J. Vet. Pract., 3: 80-82.
  8. Shah, S.I., M. Abubakar, M. Zaheer and Q. Ali, 2014. Evaluation of quality control aspects of commercially available avian influenza vaccines in Pakistan. Res. J. Vet. Pract., 2: 52-54.
  9. Baron, J., E. Fishbourne, E., Couacy-Hyman, M. Abubakar, B.A. Jones, L. Frost and C. Ayebazibwe, 2014. Development and testing of a field diagnostic assay for peste des petits ruminants virus. Transboundary emerging dis., 61: 390-396.
  10. Abubakar, M., M. Munir, 2014. Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) virus: an emerging threat to goat farming in Pakistan. Transboundary Emerging Dis., 61: 1-4.
  11. Abubakar, M., A. Jamil and Q. Ali, 2014. An evaluation of foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in relation to vaccination in a herd of cattle and buffaloes. Res. J. Vet. Pract., 2: 28-29.
  12. Munir, M., A. Saeed, M. Abubakar, S. Kanwal and M. Berg, 2013. Molecular characterization of Peste des Petits ruminants viruses from outbreaks caused by unrestricted movements of small ruminants in Pakistan. Transboundary Emerg. Dis. 10.1111/tbed.12089.
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  13. Moustafa, A.M., M.D. Bennett, J. Edwards, K. Azim and M.A. Mesaik et al., 2013. Molecular typing of haemorrhagic septicaemia-associated pasteurella multocida isolates from Pakistan and Thailand using multilocus sequence typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Res. Vet. Sci., 95: 986-990.
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  14. Abubakar, M., E. Khan, M.J. Arshed, M. Hussain, Q. Ali and M. Afzal, 2013. Mortality rate in association with foot and mouth disease outbreaks in cattle and buffaloes, Pakistan. ASM Sci. J., 7: 139-143.
  15. Abubakar, M. and S. Manzoor, 2013. Epidemiological aspects of foot and mouth disease outbreak in a sheep herd. Pak. J. Life Soc. Sci., 11: 244-246.
  16. Saeed, A., F. Afzal, M. Arshad, S. Hassan and M. Abubakar, 2012. Detection of avian Influenza virus H5N1 serotype in backyard poultry, wild and zoo birds in Pakistan. Rev. Med. Vet., 163: 552-557.
  17. Roodgar, M., A.M. Perez, T.E. Carpenter, G. Ferrari, E. Khan, S. Grazioli, E. Brocchi and M. Abubakar, 2012. Foot-and-mouth disease virus transmission and vaccine efficacy in Punjab, Pakistan. J. Vet. Sci. Med. Diagn., .
  18. Munir, M., S. Zohari, A. Saeed, Q.M. Khan, M. Abubakar, N. LeBlanc and M. Berg, 2012. Detection and phylogenetic analysis of peste des petits ruminants virus isolated from outbreaks in Punjab, Pakistan. Transbound. Emerg. Dis., 59: 85-93.
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  19. Badar, N., U. Farooq, S. Ali, N. Nisar, M. Abubakar and J.A. Qureshi, 2012. A molecular approach for genotyping of hepatitis B virus using restriction pattern analysis of S amplicon in Pakistan. Open J. Med. Microbiol., 2: 16-23.
  20. Abubakar, M., M.J. Arshed, Q. Ali and M. Hussain, 2012. Spatial trend of foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) serotypes in cattle and buffaloes, Pakistan. Virologica sinica, 27: 320-323.
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  21. Abubakar, M., M.J. Arshed, A.B. Zahur, Q. Ali and A.C. Banyard, 2012. Natural infection with peste des petits ruminants virus: a pre and post vaccinal assessment following an outbreak scenario. Virus res., 167: 43-47.
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  22. Zahoor, M.A., M. Abubakar, S. Naim, Q.M. Khan and M.J. Arshed, 2011. Possible epidemiological role of dogs in carrying infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) to poultry. YYU Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 22: 39-40.
  23. Zahoor, M.A., M. Abubakar, S. Naim, Q.M. Khan and M.J. Arshed, 2011. Molecular typing of field isolates from two outbreaks of infectious bursal disease virus from Pakistan. Vet. World, 4: 297-300.
  24. Saleem, F., M.M. Mukhtar, K. Muhammad, M.J. Arshed and M. Abubakar, 2011. Antigenic characterization of avian influenza H9 subtype isolated from desi and zoo birds. Microbiol. Res., 3: 49-52.
  25. Saeed, A., M. Abubakar and Q.M. Khan, 2011. Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV); Molecular Epidemiology of FMDV in Province Punjab, Pakistan. Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV); Molecular Epidemiology of FMDV in Province Punjab, Pakistan. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, Pages: 152.
  26. Gorsi, M.I., M. Abubakar and M.J. Arshed, 2011. Epidemiology and economic aspects of foot and mouth disease in district Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan. YYU Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 22: 159-162.
  27. Arshed, M.J., R.J. Magnuson, J., Triantis, M. Abubakar, H.V. Campen and M. Salman, 2011. Comparison of RNA extraction methods to augment the sensitivity for the differentiation of vesicular stomatitis virus Indiana1 and New Jersey. J. clin. Lab. Anal., 25: 95-99.
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  28. Arshed M.J. and M. Abubakar, 2011. Fowl Cholera; Immunoprophylaxis of Fowl Cholera. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, Pages: 124.
  29. Ahmad, Z., S. Babar, F. Abbas, M.A. Awan, M. Abubakar, M.A. Attique and M. Ali, 2011. Identification and molecular characterization of mycoplasma species from bovine lungs samples collected from slaughter house, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Pak. J. life soc. Sci., 9: 91-97.
  30. Abubakar, M., Z.I. Rajput, M.J. Arshed, G. Sarwar and Q. Ali, 2011. Evidence of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) infection in Sindh Ibex (capra aegagrus blythi) in Pakistan as confirmed by detection of antigen and antibody. Trop. Anim. health prod., 43: 745-747.
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  31. Abubakar, M., S. Ashiq, Z. Hussain, M. Hussain, S. Saleha, M.J. Arshed and A.B. Zahoor, 2011. Comparison of antigen detection methods of peste des petits ruminants virus in clinical samples of small ruminants. Bulgarian J. Vet. Med., 14: 103-108.
  32. Abubakar, M., M.J. Arshed, A.B. Zahur, F. Ullah, F., Ishfaq and Q. Ali, 2011. Post outbreak profile of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) virus antibodies in relation with vaccination in recovered goats. Pak. J. life soc. Sci., 9: 169-171.
  33. Zahoor, M.A., M. Abubakar, S. Naim, Q.M. Khan and M.J. Arshed, 2010. Incidence and molecular characterization of infectious bursal disease virus in commercial broilers in Pakistan. Int. J. Agro Vet. Med. Sci., 4: 75-80.
  34. Imran, M., S. Ur Rahman, M. Abubakar, M. Ul Hassan, A. Riaz and M. Hussain, 2010. Methicilline resistant status of staphylococcus species isolated from mastitic bovines. Vet. Scan., .
  35. Fazlani, S.A., M. Abubakar, F. Shahid, M. Irfan and M.J. Arshed, 2010. A comparative study on efficiency of enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and hemagglutination inhibition test in detecting serum antibody against avian influenza viruses in commercial broilers. Vet. Scan., .
  36. Faraz, S., M. Abubakar, M. Farooque, S.A. Fazlani and G.H. Jaffar, 2010. Comparative study of haemagglutination inhibition, agar gel precipitation test, serum neutralization and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for detection to avian influenza viruses. Health, 2: 97-100.
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  37. Devrajani, K., M. Abubakar, S.A. Fazlani, F. Shahid, Q.A. Shah and I. Rashid, 2010. Occurrence and prevalence of bacterial species as identified from camel wounds. Int. J. Agro Vet. Med., 4: 96-104.
  38. Ashiq, S., Z. Hussain, M. Abubakar, S. Saleha, M.J. Arshed and Q. Ali, 2010. RNA extraction of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) from clinical samples using tri-reagent and acid guanidinium thiocyanate-phenol-chloroform methods. J. life Soc. Sci., 8: 156-158.
  39. Abubakar, M., M.J. Arshed, M., Hussain and Q. Ali, 2010. Serological evidence of brucella abortus prevalence in punjab province, pakistan-a cross-sectional study. Transboundary emerging dis., 57: 443-447.
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  40. Abubakar, M., M.J. Arshed, M. Hussain and Q. Ali, 2010. Evidence of peste des petits ruminants in serology of sheep and goats from Sindh, Pakistan. Transboundary Emerging Dis., 58: 152-156.
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  41. Ullah, W., M. Abubakar, M.J. Arshed, S.M. Jamal, N. Ayub and Q. Ali, 2009. Differentiation of closely related vaccinal strains of pasteurella multocida using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Vet. Scan., 4: 29-33.
  42. Shahid, M.A., M. Abubakar, S. Hameed and S. Hassan, 2009. Avian influenza virus (H5N1); effects of physico-chemical factors on its survival. Virol. J., 6: 38-38.
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  43. Munir, M., M. Abubakar, M.T. Khan and S.H. Abro, 2009. Comparative efficacy of single radial haemolysis test and countercurrent immunoelectroosmophoresis with monoclonal antibodies-based competitive elisa for the serology of peste des petits ruminants in sheep and goats. Bulgerian J. Vet. Med., 12: 246-253.
  44. Khan, H.A., M. Siddique, M. Arshad, M. Abubakar, M. Akhtar, M.J. Arsha and M. Ashraf, 2009. Post-vaccination antibodies profile against Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) virus in sheep and goats of Punjab, Pakistan. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 41: 427-430.
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  45. Fazlani, S.A., M. Abubakar, S.I. Shah, M. ul Hassan and M.J. Arshed, 2009. Bio-morphological characteristics of bacterial species identified from mastitic milk samples of camel. Internet J. Vet. Med., .
  46. Aslam, M., M. Abubakar, R. Anjum, S. Saleha and Q. Ali, 2009. Prevalence of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) in Mardan, Hangu and Kohat District of Pakistan; comparative analysis of PPRV suspected serum samples using competitive ELISA (cELISA) and agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID). Vet. World, 2: 89-92.
  47. Abubakar, M., S.M.J. Arshed and Q. Ali, 2009. Generalized camel-pox associated with high rate of mortality in camels. Pak. J. Anim. Sci., .
  48. Abubakar, M., S.M. Jamal, M.J. Arshed, M. Hussain and Q. Ali, 2009. Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) infection; its association with species, seasonal variations and geography. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 41: 1197-1202.
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  49. Abubakar, M., G. Ferrari, M. Hussain, E. Ul Haq, M.J. Arshad and Q. Ali, 2009. Prevalence of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypes in Pakistan. Pak. J. zool., 2009: 333-339.
  50. Ullah, M.I., M. Abubakar, R. Durani, R. Anjim, N. Ayub and Q. Ali, 2008. Differentiation of closely related vaccinal strains of Pasteurella multocida using sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Pak. Vet. J., 28: 175-180.
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  51. Khan, H.A., M. Siddique, Sajjad-ur-Rahman, M. Abubakar and M. Ashraf, 2008. The detection of antibody against peste des petits ruminants virus in sheep, goats, cattle and buffaloes. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 40: 521-527.
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  52. Khan, H.A., M. Siddique, M., Abubakar, M.J. Arshad and M. Hussain, 2008. Prevalence and distribution of peste des petits ruminants virus infection in small ruminants. Small Ruminant Res., 79: 152-157.
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  53. Gadahi, J.A., A.G. Arijo, M. Abubakar, S.B. Javaid and M.J. Arshed, 2008. Prevalence of blood parasites in stray and pet dogs in Hyderabad area: Comparative sensitivity of different diagnostic techniqes for the detection of microfilaria. Vet. World, 1: 229-232.
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  54. Durrani, R., M. Abubakar, M.J. Arshed, S. Saleha, I. Ullah and Q. Ali, 2008. Biological characterization and protein profiles of two model bacteria by SDS-PAGE and FT-IR. ARPN J. Agric. Biol. Sci., .
  55. Abubakar, M., S.M. Jamal, S.A. Mirza and Q. Ali, 2008. Pesti des petitis ruminants outbreak in small ruminants of northern areas of Pakistan. Res. J. Vet. Sci., 1: 56-61.
  56. Abubakar, M., S.M. Jamal, M. Hussain and Q. Ali, 2008. Incidence of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) virus in sheep and goats detected by immuno-capture ELISA (IcELISA). Small Rum. Res., 75: 256-259.
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  57. Abubakar, M., Q. Ali and H.A. Khan, 2008. Prevalence and mortality rate of peste des petitis ruminant (PPR): Possible association with abortion in goat. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 40: 317-321.
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  58. Shahid, M.A., M. Saddique, M. Abubakar, M.J. Arshed, M. Asif and A. Ahmad, 2007. Status of oxytetracycline residue in chicken meat in Rawalpindi/ Islamabad area in Pakistan. Asian J. Poultr. Sci., 1: 8-15.
  59. Abubakar, M., K. Ibrahim and G. Muhammad, 2007. Dose dependent immune response to formalin inactivated escherichia coli mastitic isolate in rabbits. Pak. Vet. J., 27: 134-136.
  60. Abubakar, M., G. Muhammad and K. Ibrahim, 2007. Dose dependent antigenic response to formalin inactivated streptococcus agalactiae isolate in rabbits. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 9: 133-135.
  61. Abubakar, M., K. Ibrahim, M.J. Arshed, M.A. Shahid and G. Muhammad, 2006. Primary and secondary immune response to formalin inactivated escherichia coli mastitic isolate in rabbits. J. life Soc. Sci., 4: 48-51.
  62. Abubakar, M., G. Muhammad and K. Ibrahim, 2006. Primary and secondary immune response to formalin inactivated streptococcus agalactiae isolates in rabbits. Pak. Vet. J., 26: 115-117.