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RAGINI MISHRA
D.O.B. - 12th Jan. 1981
Block No.-B-17
Gauri-Shankar Mandir Colony
Gaighat, Patna-7, Bihar, India
OBJECTIVE :“Pursuing values, accenting my existing knowledge base and applying my knowledge for the
improvement of our society so that this society will feel proud on me.”
EXPERIENCE:•
Sept 2012 till date
➢ Presently working as State Surveillance Officer-Cum-State Epidemiologist at the State
Health Society, Bihar.
Job Responsibilities:-
1. Organize and monitor timely collection of data from all reporting districts. Administer
collection, compilation and analysis of passive surveillance data not only from peripheral
health institutions but also from hospitals and colleges in the state.
2. Analyze surveillance data and prepare weekly surveillance graphs and charts.
3. Identify outbreaks of diseases targeted in IDSP for all reporting districts using triggers agreed
with Central Surveillance Unit.
4. Collect monthly summaries of the disease situation from the district surveillance units.
5. Prepare and send monthly summaries of the disease situation to the Central Surveillance Unit
and Regional Project Coordinators.
6. Initiate outbreak investigations promptly following the standard operating guidelines of IDSP
7. Coordinate movement of Rapid Response Team & participate in all outbreak investigations
8. Ensure timely submission of FIR (First Information Report) and detailed Outbreak Report to
SSU/CSU and Regional Project Coordinators.
9. Ensure timely submission of annual project report and annual surveillance report of DSUs,
prepare and timely submit annual project report and annual surveillance report for the SSU to
CSU and Regional Project Coordinators.
10. Support effective operational integration of disease control efforts based on the surveillance
data
11. Coordinate involvement of Medical Colleges, Private Sector, Community and Media in
surveillance activities
12. Provide regular feedback to all reporting districts on disease trends and outbreaks
13. Organize, coordinate & monitor training of state/district staff under IDSP.
14. Identify emerging training needs at the state/district and revise training calendars
accordingly.
15. Organize dissemination of training manuals and materials for training courses.
16. Assist in organizing independent evaluation studies under IDSP and its outcome
17. Supervise Data Manager and Consultant Finance/Procurement appointed under IDSP to
ensure timely submission of quality information required in relation to data and finance/
Procurement matters
18. Monitor proper use of EDUSAT facility/IT networking towards data transfer, training, eConferencing.
19. Coordinate regular meetings of State/District Surveillance Committee and assist in intersectoral coordination for effective IDSP implementation.
20. Organize regular meetings of IDSP stakeholders.
21. Make supervisory visits to DSUs to monitor implementation of project activity
22. Support State Health Authorities in carrying out other works related to effective
implementation of IDSP
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➢ Working as State Epidemiologist under Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme,
Govt. of India at State Health Society, Bihar from 19 Sep 2012 till date
➢ Worked as State Surveillance Officer, under Integrated Disease Surveillance
Programme, Govt. of India at State Health Society, Bihar from 29 June 14 till 31st
Aug 14
➢ Worked as State Entomologist under Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme,
Govt. of India at State Health Society, Bihar from 1 Sep 2009 till 18 Sep 2012
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➢ Ph.D. awarded on the subject “Study of species composition of phlebotomine flies
(Diptera: Psychodidae) in endemic districts of Bihar and to ascertain its vectorial
capabilities through conventional and molecular tools”, held in the month of
December, 2007 in the Faculty of Science (Zoology).
➢ Post Doctoral Experience: Worked as SRF in the ICMR sponsored project entitled
“Analysis of genomic diversity of Viscerotropic Leishmania in relation to Kala-azar”
in India from-.
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➢ Worked as CSIR-UGC JRF & subsequently SRF for the Ph.D. topic entitled
above in the Deptt. Of Zoology, B.N.College, Patna University, Patna
➢ Along with research worked as Lecturer in Dept. of Zoology, B.N.College, Patna
university, Patna
➢ Taught Animal-behaviour
➢ Ecology
➢ Embryology
➢ Endocrinology
➢ Evolution
➢ Application Biology
➢ Cytology
➢ Animal Physiology
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2004 -2005 :
B.N.College, Patna University, Patna.
Lecturer in Dept. of Biotechnology
➢ Taught Animal Cell Culture
➢ Taught Animal Cell Biotechnology
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS :
❖ 2000—2003
Science Colllege Patna University, Patna.
M.Sc (Zoology), Patna, First Division (76.19%), Gold Medalist in
Zoology; Specialization In Environmental Science (82% in Spl. Paper)
❖ 1997—2000
Patna University, Patna.
B.Sc (Hons),(Zoology), Chem. and Botany as Subsidiary,
First Division (73.37%), Topper in the college.
❖ 1995—1997
B.I.E.C, Patna.
I.Sc, First Division (66%)
❖ 1995
Matriculation: B.S.E.B, Patna
First Division (77%), Gold Medalist
OTHER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/ACHIEVEMENTS:
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Qualified CSIR-JRF (NET)
Post Graduate Diploma in District Health Management (IGNOU)
MBA (HR)
Post Graduate Diploma in Epidemiology (PHFI, Delhi)
Reviewer in many international journals
Resource Person for PGDDHM students
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:
➢ A report syndromic surveillance during mass gathering event during kala-chakra in Bodh
Gaya, Bihar and planning perspectives for health emergencies in Int. J. Adv. Res.
Biol.Sci. 2(1): (2015): 165–168
➢ A report on epidemiological and laboratory investigations of outbreaks of Diarrhoea in
Madhubani district, Bihar: implications for control in International Journal of Recent
Scientific Research Vol. 6, Issue, 5, pp-, May, 2015
➢ Published Infectious Disease Bulletin with highlights as Summer, Winter & Monsoon
Alerts as part of job responsibility; Softcopies can be downloaded from State
website:www.statehealthsocietybihar.org
➢ Publishing Monthly & Annual Communicable Disease Surveillance Report as part of job
responsibility; Softcopies can be downloaded from State
website:www.statehealthsocietybihar.org
➢ Species Composition of Periphyton Community in ponds of Chapra district, Bihar, India
in International Journal of Zoology Research, Vol 3, Issue 1, pp 49-53 in Sep 2013
➢ Kala-azar Elimination in Bihar: Adoption of Newer Evidence-based Strategies Required
For Elimination in Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 17 (9):-, 2013
➢ Analysis of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)/Japanese Encephalitis Epidemic in
Bihar in 2011 in Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 17 (9);-, 2013
➢ Kala-azar: Pilot of most cost-effective, wide-scale, short & qualitative orientation
training of ASHA workers on Kala-azar in Bihar utilizing the existing government
resources & thereby reaching entire community in Indian Journal of Applied Research,
Vol 3; Issue:9 in Sep 2013
➢ A report on sexual dimorphism in sandfly (P. argentipes) larva in Novus Natural Science
Research journal in Vol 2, No.2, in 2013
➢ Study of seasonal variation in sandfly species found in Bihar with respect to Kala-azar in
India-International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol 2 Issue: 1 Jan 2013, ISSN No-, pg 101-103
➢ A report on first ever outbreak of Chikungunya fever in Bihar, Harmony Newsletter, Vol
2, Aug 2012, pg 12-17
➢ A study on outbreak of Dengue from Bihar, India-establishing new foci, attributable to
climatic changes-JPHE, Vol 3 (11), PP 489-502, 16 Nov 2011
➢ Study of Species composition and diversity of different sandfly species in Bihar with
respect to Kala-azar in India-American Journal of Scientific Research-ISSN-X
Issue 60 (2012), PP 104-111
➢ Study of Socio-economic conditions of various endemic areas of Bihar with respect to
kala-azar in India, International Journal of Current Research, Vol 4, Issue 01, pp 082086, Jan 2012
➢ A report on prevalence of Enteric, Food and Water borne diseases in Bihar in 2011
(Abstract published in UGC sponsered National Seminar on Water Contamination & its
impact on Human Beings, 25-26 Sept 2012 at JP University, Chapra (Bihar), Pg 16-17
➢ Study on the effects of extracts of Ocimum sanctum (Basil herb) on Phlebotomine
sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in India. Journal Biospectra: Vol.i(I), Sept.2006,pp 4146
➢ Dot-immunoblot assay- an important immunological tool for detection of Vectorial
capabilities in naturally infected Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal
Biospectra: Vol.2 (2), Sept 2007,pp. 225-228
➢ Evaluation of the Success of Herbal Extarcts in sandfly Control over DDT. Journal.
Haematology & ecotoxicology. Vol 2(2) pp-).
➢ Study of the impact of Indoor Residual spraying of DDT on the Susceptibilty of sandflies
in Bihar. Jounal. Haematology & ecotoxicology. Vol 4(1), pg-)
➢ Effects of Extracts of plant Alium sativum on sandfly Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera:
Psychodidae) * Paper selected for poster presentation during 94th Science Congress held
in Annamalainagar from 3-7 Jan, 2007.
➢ Paper entitled study on the effects of Ocimum sanctum (basil herb) on various stages of
Anopheles culicifacies accepted for Conference on parasite to prevention, UK on 6th Sept
2010.
➢ Paper entitled New Niches of Dengue from Bihar, India-attributable to climate change
accepted on 5th Oct. 2010 for WGGW Conference & Expo 10, United Kingdom.
➢ Outbreak of Dengue from Bihar, India establishing new foci Journal Biospectra: Vol.i(6),
March 2011
➢ Ecological perspectives of Vector Borne Diseases presented in the National Seminar
organized by Geography Deptt, Patna University, Patna.
BOOK PUBLICATIONS:
➢ Species composition of phlebotomine flies in Bihar, India; ISBN:-, published
by LAP LAMBERT Academic publishing on 3/6/2012
➢ Behaviour of Sandflies in Bihar, India; ISBN-, published by LAP LAMBERT
Academic publishing on 26/7/2012
AWARDS:
➢ Received Young Scientist Award, Bharat Gaurav Award, APJ Kalam Award, Mother
Teresa Excellence Award, International Achievers Award and many other national and
international awards
RAGINI MISHRA
