Associate Professor - Veterinary Public Health

Bende002@umn.edu

Office:
136F ABLMS
1354 Eckles Ave
St. Paul , MN 55108
(612) 625-6203

Degrees

B.S. California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, (1985)
D.V.M. University of Minnesota, (1989)
M.S. University of Minnesota, (1995)

Board Certification

Diplomate American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine

Research Interests

• Zoonoses and Emerging Diseases
• Food Safety
• Antimicrobial Resistance

Instructional areas

DVM Professional Courses

Veterinary Public Health (CVM 6030) – Course for 3 rd year veterinary students to discuss and describe the epidemiology of zoonotic diseases (e.g. animal bites, rabies, anthrax, Salmonella, E. coli O157, blastomycosis)

Veterinary Public Health Rotation – Course for 4 th year veterinary students providing case examples, field visits, and discussion of veterinary public health issues (e.g. food safety, zoonotic diseases, environmental health, risk communication).

Graduate Courses

Diseases Common to Humans and Animals (VMED 8090) – Graduate level course involving the description, life cycle, modes of transmission, and prevention methods for zoonotic diseases of importance for human health

Use of Epi Info in Epidemiologic Investigations (PubH 7200-102) Course provides an introduction to the use of Epi Info software for epidemiologic investigations including data management and basic data analysis.

Understanding the Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases (PubH 7200-131) Course focuses on zoonotic diseases of public health importance, reviewing the genetic, biological, social, environmental, and ecological factors for the emergence or re-emergence of zoonotic diseases.

Select Recent Publications

• Medus C, Smith K, Bender J, Besser J, Hedberg C. Salmonella outbreaks in restaurants in Minnesota, 1995-2003: Evaluation of the role of infected foodworkers. J Food Protection, 2006;69:1870-1878.
• Bender JB , Hueston W, Osterholm MT. Recent animal disease outbreaks and their impact on human populations. J of Agromedicine, 2006;11:5-15.
• Cho S, Bender JB, Diez-Gonzalez F, Fossler CP, Hedberg CW, and Wells SJ. Prevalence and C haracterization of Escherichia coli O157 Isolates from Minnesota Dairy Farms and County Fairs. J Food Protection, 2006;69:252-259.
• Liesener A, Smith K, Davis R, Bender J, Danila R, Neitzel D, Forsman S, Nordquist G, Scheftel J. Circumstances of Bat Encounters and Knowledge of Rabies among Minnesota Residents Submitting Bats for Rabies Testing. J Vector and Zoonotic Diseases 2006;6:208-215.
• Lopes VC, Wedel SD, Bender JB, Smith KE, Leano FT, Boxrud DJ, Lauer DC, Velayudhan BT, Nagaraja KV. Emergence of antimicrobial resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Newport in Minnesota. Clin Inf Dis 2006;43:210-3.
• Wünschmann A, Shivers J, Bender J, Carroll L, Fuller S, Saggese M, van Wettere A, Redig P. Pathological and immunohistochemical findings in goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) and great horned owls (Bubo virginianus) naturally infected with West Nile virus. Avian Diseases 2005;49:252-259.
• Bender JB , Torres S, Gilbert S, Olsen K. Isolation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a non-healing abscess in a cat. Vet Rec. 2005;157:388.
• Wright JG, Tengelsen LA, Smith KE, Bender JB, Frank R, Grendon JH, Rice DH, Thiessen AMB, Gilbertson CJ, Sivapalasingam S, Barrett T, Besser TE, Hancock DD, Angulo FJ. Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Typhimurium in four animal facilities. Emerging Inf Diseases 2005;11:1235-1241.
• Wedel SD, Bender JB, Leano FT, Boxrud DJ, Hedberg C, Smith KE. Predominance of clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium from humans and animals in Minnesota in the same two clonal groups. Emerging Infect Dis 2005:12:1899-1906.
• Bender JB , Shulman SA, Averback G, Stromberg B. Epidemiologic features of Campylobacter infection among cats in the upper midwestern United States. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2005;226:544–547.
• Bender J , Tsukayama DT. Horses and the risk of zoonotic infections. Veterinary Clinics of North America, Equine 2004;20:643-653.
• Smith KE, Stenzel SA, Bender JB, Wagstrom E, Soderlund D, Leano FT, Taylor CM, Danila R. Public Health Implications of Outbreaks at a Farm Day Camp. Ped Inf Dis J 2004;23:1098-104.
• Fossler CP, Wells SJ, Kaneene JB, Ruegg PL, Warnick LD, Bender JB, Godden SM, Halbert LW, Campbell AM, Geiger AM. Prevalence of Salmonella spp. on conventional and organic dairy farms JAVMA 2004;225:567-573.
• Wünschmann A, Shivers J, Carroll L, Bender JB. Pathological and immunohistochemical findings in American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) naturally infected with West Nile virus. J Vet Diag Invest 2004;16:329-333.
• Bender JB , Shulman SA. “Animals in Public Contact” subcommittee, National Association of State and Public Health Veterinarians. Reports of zoonotic disease outbreaks associated with animal exhibits and availability of recommendations for preventing zoonotic disease transmission form animals to people in such settings. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2004; 224:1105-1109.
• Bender JB , Smith KE, McNess AA, Fiorentino TR, Segler SP, Hawkins MA, Spina NL, Keene WE, Van Gilder TJ, Hedberg LW and the Epi FoodNet Working Group. Surveillance for Escherichia coli O157 infections in FoodNet Sites, 1996-1999. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 38 Suppl 3:S157-164.
• Mermin J, Hutwagner L, Vugia D, Shallow S, Daily P, Bender J, Koehler J, Marcus R, Angulo F. Reptiles, Amphibians, and Human Salmonella Infection: A Population –Based, Case-Control Study. Clinical Infectious Disease 2005; 38 supplement 3: S253-S261
• Glynn MK, V Reddy, L Hutwagner, T Fiorentino, B Shiferaw, D Vugia, S Segler, J Bender, TJ. Barrett, F J. Angulo and the FoodNet Working Group. Prior antimicrobial agent use increases sporadic infections with multidrug-resistant Salmonellaenterica serotype Typhimurium: a FoodNet case-control study, 1996-1997. Clin. Inft Dis 2004; 38 Suppl 3:S227-236.
• Friedman CR, Hoekstra RM, Samuel M, Marcus R, Bender JB , Beletshachew S, Reddy S, Desai S, Helfrick DL, Hardnett F, Carter M, Anderson B. Risk Factors for sporadic Campylobacter infections in the United States: A case-control study in FoodNet sites. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 38 Suppl 3:S285-296.
• Sellman J, Bender J. Zoonotic Infections in Travelers to the Tropics. Primary Care 2002; 29: 907-29.
• Seys S, Bender J. The Changing Epidemiology of Malaria in Minnesota. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2001;7:993-5.
• Bender JB , Hedberg CW, Boxrud DJ, Besser JM, Wicklund JH, MacDonald KL, Osterholm MT. Molecular subtype surveillance of Salmonella typhimurium, Minnesota, 1994-1998. NEJM 2001; 344:189-195.
• Fitzpatrick AM, Bender JB. A survey of chief livestock officials in each state regarding bioterrorism preparedness. JAVMA 2000:217; 1315-1317.
• Bender JB , Smith KE, Hedberg CW, Osterholm MT. Foodborne disease into the 21st century: What challenges await us? Postgrad Medicine 1999; 106:109-12, 115-16, 119.
• Smith KE, Besser JM, Hedberg CW, Leano FT, Bender JB, Wicklund JH, Johnson BP, Moore KA, Osterholm MT. The epidemiology of quinolone-resistant Campylobacter jejuni infections in Minnesota, 1992-1998. NEJM 1999; 340:1525-1532.
• Bender JB , Hedberg CW, Besser JM, Boxrud DJ, MacDonald KL, Osterholm MT. Surveillance for Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections in Minnesota by molecular subtyping. NEJM 1997; 337: 388-94.

Book Chapters

• Smith, K, Bender JB, Osterholm MT. Antimicrobial resistance in animals and relevance of human infections. In Campylobacter. 2 nd Edition. Blaser and Nachamkin, ASM Press, 2000.
• Hedberg, C, Bender J, Vesley D. Protecting Food, Water, and Ambient Air, In Terrorism and Public Health.Levy and Sidel, Oxford University Press, 2003

For a more complete listing, see: PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.