Pratap Kafle

Pratap Kafle

 Pratap Kafle, DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasit.)

Pratap Kafle DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasit.)

Assistant Professor, Parasitology

  • BVSc & AH: Tribhuvan University, Nepal
  • PhD: University of Calgary, Canada
  • Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Microbiologists

kafle@rowan.edu 

Dr. Kafle serves as an Assistant Professor of Parasitology at the Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine. He earned his veterinary medicine (BVSc & AH) degree from Tribhuvan University in Nepal and completed his PhD in Veterinary Medical Sciences from the University of Calgary, Canada. Dr. Kafle further advanced his expertise through postdoctoral research at the University of Calgary and the University of Saskatchewan, focusing on wildlife parasitology, ecological modeling, and diagnostic parasitology. He is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (Parasitology).

Dr. Kafle's research investigates the intersection of host-parasite interactions, climate change, and One Health. His work emphasizes integrating traditional parasitological methods, such as morphological diagnostics, with cutting-edge molecular and omics technologies to enhance parasite surveillance and understanding of transmission dynamics. His research also includes climate change and disease dynamics, as well as parasite surveillance in urban and periurban wildlife. At SSVM, Dr. Kafle will teach parasitology within the pathobiology blocks mainly during the 2nd year. Dr. Kafle is committed to mentoring the next generation of veterinary professionals and researchers, supervising students on parasitology, wildlife health projects, and related fields.

Publications

  • Manga-González, M. Y., Ferreras, M. C., & Kafle, P. (2024). Dicrocoeliidae family: Major species causing veterinary diseases. Digenetic Trematodes, 349–390.
  • Rutherford, C., Kafle, P., Soos, C., Epp, T., Bradford, L., & Jenkins, E. (2022). Investigating SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility in animal species: A scoping review. Environmental Health Insights, 16, 11786302221107786.
  • Verocai, G. G., Kafle, P., Sulliotti, V., Lejeune, M., Hoberg, E. P., & Kutz, S. J. (2022). Morphometry of first-stage larvae of Orthostrongylus macrotis (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae), lungworm of wild ungulates from western North America. The Journal of Parasitology, 108(4), 322–329.
  • Ravanbakhsh, A., Munasinghe, L., Acuna, C., Kafle, P., & Jenkins, E. (2021). What is your diagnosis? Thoracic fluid from a dog. Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 50(1).
  • Sharma, R., Thompson, P. C., Hoberg, E. P., Scandrett, W. B., Konecsni, K., ... & Kafle, P. (2020). Hiding in plain sight: Discovery and phylogeography of a cryptic species of Trichinella (Nematoda: Trichinellidae) in wolverine (Gulo gulo). International Journal for Parasitology, 50(4), 277–287.
  • Kafle, P., Peller, P., Massolo, A., Hoberg, E., Leclerc, L. M., Tomaselli, M., & Kutz, S. J. (2020). Range expansion of muskox lungworms track rapid Arctic warming: Implications for geographic colonization under climate forcing. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 17323.
  • Peacock, S. J., Mavrot, F., Tomaselli, M., Hanke, A., Fenton, H., Nathoo, R., ... & Kafle, P. (2020). Linking co-monitoring to co-management: Bringing together local, traditional, and scientific knowledge in a wildlife status assessment framework. Arctic Science, 6(3), 247–266.
  • Owsiacki, R., Buhler, K. J., Sharma, R., Branigan, M., Fenton, H., Tomaselli, M., ... & Kafle, P. (2020). Trichinella nativa and Trichinella T6 in Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) from northern Canada. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 13, 269–274.
  • Watson, S. E., Hailer, F., Lecomte, N., Kafle, P., Sharma, R., Jenkins, E. J., ... & Perkins, S. E. (2020). Parasites of an Arctic scavenger: The wolverine (Gulo gulo). International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 13, 178–185.
  • Kafle, P., Peacock, S. J., Grond, S., Orsel, K., & Kutz, S. J. (2018). Temperature-dependent development and freezing survival of protostrongylid nematodes of Arctic ungulates: Implications for transmission. Parasites & Vectors, 11, 1–12.
  • Kafle, P. (2018). Climate change and range expansion of protostrongylid nematodes in the Canadian Arctic. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Calgary, Canada]
  • Kutz, S., Rowell, J., Adamczewski, J., Gunn, A., Cuyler, C., Aleuy, O. A., ... & Kafle, P. (2017). Muskox health ecology symposium 2016: Gathering to share knowledge on "Umingmak" in a time of rapid change. Arctic, 70(2), 225–236.
  • Kafle, P., Leclerc, L. M., Anderson, M., Davison, T., Lejeune, M., & Kutz, S. J. (2017). Morphological keys to advance the understanding of protostrongylid biodiversity in caribou (Rangifer spp.) at high latitudes. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 6(3), 331–339.
  • Kafle, P., Sullivan, J., Verocai, G. G., & Kutz, S. J. (2017). Experimental life-cycle of Varestrongylus eleguneniensis (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae) in a captive reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) and a muskox (Ovibos moschatus moschatus). Journal of Parasitology, 103(5), 584–587.
  • Tomaselli, M., Dalton, C., Duignan, P. J., Kutz, S., van der Meer, F., & Kafle, P. (2016). Contagious ecthyma, rangiferine brucellosis, and lungworm infection in a muskox (Ovibos moschatus) from the Canadian Arctic, 2014. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 52(3), 719–724.
  • Kafle, P., Lejeune, M., Verocai, G. G., Hoberg, E. P., & Kutz, S. J. (2015). Morphological and morphometric differentiation of dorsal-spined first-stage larvae of lungworms (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae) infecting muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in the central Canadian Arctic. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 4(3), 283–290.
  • Pokharel, B. B., Bhattarai, N., Sapkota, M., & Kafle, P. (2013). Effect of non-genetic factors on litter traits of Hurrah pigs in Nawalparasi, Nepal. International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 3(4), 141–144.
  • Kafle, P., Sedai, D., Rai, K. P., & Pokharel, B. B. (2012). Study on the level of aflatoxin M1 contamination in raw and processed milk marketed in Kathmandu Valley. Journal of Food Science and Technology Nepal, 7, 52–56.