Dr. Muhammad Zubair Shabbir

DVM, M. Phil Microbiology, PhD Scholar
Lecturer

Tel: 92-42-99212594; Mobile: 0321-4264480; Fax: 042-99213299
Email: vetvains@uvas.edu.pk

BIOGRAPHY:

Dr. Muhammad Zubair Shabbir has been working as a Lecturer of veterinary disease diagnostics at University Diagnostic Laboratory since September 2006 to date. He did his DVM in 2005 with 3rd position (Bronze Medalist) and M. Phil Microbiology in 2008. Currently, he is doing his PhD in Microbiology under PhD Indigenous Fellowship Program Batch VI. Dr. Zubair has over 06 years of teaching, research and disease diagnostic experience. He is the member of supervisory committee of 4 post graduate students. He has published 17 research papers in international refereed scientific journals and one book entitled “canine Distemper and its diagnosis”. He has established collaborative research linkages with PennState University, USA getting two DTRA sponsored research project entitled “A metagenomic approach to the unbiased identification of pathogens endemic to Pakistan” and “Spatial ecology and epidemiology of soil borne human and animal bacterial pathogens and its public health significance in Pakistan” that are now running under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Masood Rabbani. Similarly, he is working with Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences to characterize some of common pathogens in poultry and livestock. He is also the Co-PI/member in one PARB, Punjab and one AAAS, USA funded research project whereas, one project is in its final stage of approval from PSF, Islamabad. 

Area of Interest

Microbiology and Serology

Publications


Shabbir, M. Z., M. Rabbani and K. Muhammad (2010). Canine Distemper and its diagnosis. Lambert Academic Press (LAP), Germany (ISBN-NR: 978-3-8433-6008-1).

Shabbir, M. Z., M. Nazir, A. Maqbool, M. Lateef, M. A. Shabbir., A. Ahmad, M. Rabbani, T. Yaqub, M. U. Sohail, and M. Ijaz (2011). Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum and Brucella abortus among dairy cattle herds with high abortion rate. J. Parasitol., 97 (4): 740 -742.
Shabbir, M. Z., M. Rabbani, A. Ahmad and T. Yaqub (2010). Detection of rabies virus from equines showing nervous signs.  Pakistan J. Zool., 43 (3): 608-611.
Ahmad, A., M. Rabbani, K. Muhammad, M. Z. Shabbir, T. Yaqub, K. Munir, F. Akhter and A. Cepica (2011). Prevalence of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus persistency in 12 Holstein cattle dairy herds of Charlottetown, Canada. Pakistan J. Zool., 43 (1): 255 - 261.
Shabbir, M.Z., M. Rabbani, A. Ahmad, K. Muhammad, and T. Yaqub (2010). Comparative evaluation of clinical samples for early detection of canine distemper virus from naturally infected dogs. Turk. J vet. Anim. Sci., 34 (6): 547-552.
Towakal, F., M. Rabbani, K. Muhammad, M. S. Khan, and M. Z. Shabbir (2010). Major strains of canine parvo virus present in dog population of Pakistan. Pakistan J. Zool., 42(6): 833-836.
Rasheed, S. U., M. S. Khan, Z. U. Rehman, M. Avais, J. A. Khan and M. Z. Shabbir (2010). A study on prevalence and treatment of Anhidrosis in Horses. J. Anim. Plant Sci., 20(2): 70-72.
Zia-Ur-Rehman, M.S. Khan, M. Avais, M. Aleem, M.Z. Shabbir and J. A. Khan (2010). Prevalence of Theileriosis in Sheep in Okara district, Pakistan. Pakistan J. Zool., 42 (5): 639-643.
Shabbir, M. Z., M. Rabbani, T. Yaqub, A. Ahmad, Zia-ur-Rehman and S. Umair (2010). Comparative clinical epidemiology of Toxocariasis in dogs and cats. Pakistan J. Zool., 42(2):129-133.
Shabbir, M. Z., M. Rabbani, T. Yaqub, A. Ahmad, F. Akhtar, K. Muhammad, M. Hussain and M. Ahmed (2009). Trends in isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility of mastitis causing pathogens of Nili Ravi Buffalo. Pakistan J. Zool. Suppl. Ser., 9: 273-279.
Khan, A., M. Rabbani, K. Muhammad, A. Maqbool and M. Z. Shabbir (2009). Seroprevalence of Brucellosis in Buffalo and Human in Swat Valley, NWFP. Pakistan J. Zool. Suppl. Ser., 9: 111-114.
Shafee, M., M. Rabbani, M. D. Ahmad, K. Muhammad, A. A. Sheikh, A. A. Rehman and M. Z. Shabbir (2009). Seroprevalence of Brucellosis in Buffalo and Human in Swat Valley, NWFP. Pakistan J. Zool. Suppl. Ser., 9: 000-000 (Accepted).
Shabbir, M.Z., M. Rabbani, K. Muhammad, A. Ahmad, I. Anwar and Tahir Yaqub (2009). Detection of Canine Distemper Virus from lymphopenic dogs by RT-PCR amplification of Nucleoprotein gene. Pak. J. Zoology., 41 (5): 424 – 428.
Shabbir, M. Z., A. Ghafoor, A. Ahmad, A. A. Anjum and T. Yaqub (2008). Immunomodulatory effect of polyimmune (Astragalusmembranaceus extract) on humoral response of layer birds vaccinated against Newcastle disease virus. Int. j Agri. Biol., 10: 585-587.
Umair, S., A. Maqbool, M. Z. shabbir and M. D. Ahmed. (2008). Amoebic dysentery in dogs and dog owners. J. Parasitic Dis. 32: 74-76.
Hussain, M., M. D. Mehmood, A. Ahmad, M. Z. Shabbir and T. Yaqub (2008). Factors affecting Hemagglutination Activity of Avian Influenza Virus Subtype. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. (2008), Vol. 1: 31-36.
Ahmad, A., M. Rabbani, M. Z. Shabbir, T. Yaqub, A. Ahmed, and F. Akhtar. (2008). Status of IgG antibodies against Mycoplasma gallisepticumin non vaccinated commercial poultry breeder flocks. J. Anim. Pl. Sci., 18 (2-3): 61-63.

Shabbir, M. Z., M. Rabbani, T. Yaqub, A. Ahmad, F. Akhtar, K. Muhammad, M. Hussain and M. Ahmed. Trends in isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility of mastitis causing pathogens of Nili Ravi Buffalo. p. 283. 6th Asian Buffalo Congress (ABC) held at pearl continental Hotel, Lahore on October 27-30, 2009. 
 

 

Projects

Research topic

Nature of Research Project

Responsibility

Funding agency and Amount
($)

 Duration

Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology of Soil Borne Human and Animal Bacterial Pathogens and its Public Health significance in Pakistan

A Collaborative research project between PennState University, State College, PA, USA and UDL, UVAS, Lahore.

Program Manager

Defense Threat Reduction Agency, USA
(360,000)

2010-2013

A Metagenomic Approach to the Unbiased Identification of Pathogens Endemic to Pakistan

A Collaborative research project between PennState University, State College, PA, USA and UDL, UVAS, Lahore.

Program Manager

Defense Threat Reduction Agency, USA
(590,000)

2010-2013

Transboundary Ecosystem Health in the Pamirs, Pakistan

A collaborative research project between Wildlife Conservation Society, USA and UDL, UVAS, Lahore.

Project Member

American Association for Advancement of sciences, USA
(75000)

2011-2012

Development of Vaccine for the Control of Buffalo and Cattle Calf Diarrhea

A collaborative research project between UDL, UVAS; VRI, Lahore and LPRI Okara.

Project Member

Punjab Agriculture Research Board, Lahore
(165554)

2011-2014

Detection of Rabies virus in Pakistani Bats

UDL and QOL, UVAS

Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad

Waiting for final approval
(2012 – 2013)