Dr. Carla Osiowy

Chief, Viral Hepatitis and Bloodborne Pathogens

Research Scientist and program lead for viral hepatitis reference diagnostics; hepatitis A, B and D research

Public Health Agency of Canada

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Key publications

Osiowy, C., Swidinsky, K., Haylock-Jacobs, S., Sadler, M.D., Fung, S., Wong, D., Minuk, G.Y., Doucette, K.E., Wong, P., Tam, E., Cooper, C., Ramji, A., Ma, M., Nudo, C., Tsoi, K., Coffin, C.S. (2022) Molecular epidemiology and clinical association of hepatitis D virus infection in Canada. JHEP Reports in press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100461
Shenge, J.A., Osiowy, C. (2022) Rapid Diagnostics for Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Frontiers in Virology in press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fviro.2021.742722
Vachon, A., Osiowy, C. (2021) Novel Biomarkers of Hepatitis B Virus and Their Use in Chronic Hepatitis B Patient Management. Viruses 13:951. doi: 10.3390/v13060951.
de Bernardi Schneider, Osiowy, C., A., Hostager, R., Krarup, H., Børresen, M., Tanaka, Y., Morriseau, T., Wertheim, J.O. (2021) Analysis of hepatitis B virus genotype D in Greenland suggests presence of a novel subgenotype. Frontiers in Microbiology 11:602296. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.602296.
Jepkemei, K.B., Ochwoto, M., Swidinsky, K., Day, J., Gebrebrhan, H., McKinnon, L.R., Andonov, A., Oyugi, J., Kimani, J., Gachara, G., Songok, E.M., Osiowy, C. (2020) Characterization of occult hepatitis B in high-risk populations in Kenya. PLoS ONE 15:e0233727. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233727.
Kanji, J.N., Penner, R.E.D., Giles, E., Goodison, K., Martin, S.R., Marinier, E., Osiowy, C. (2019) Horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus from mother to child due to immune escape despite immunoprophylaxis. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 68(5):e81-e84. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002318.
Osiowy, C. (2018) From Infancy and Beyond… Ensuring a lifetime of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine-induced immunity. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics 11:1-5. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1462428.
Bouckaert, R., Simons, B.C., Krarup, H., Friesen, T.M., and Osiowy, C. (2017) Tracing hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype B5 (formerly B6) evolutionary history in the circumpolar Arctic through phylogeographic modelling. PeerJ 5:e3757. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3757.
Huynh, C., Minuk, G.Y., Uhanova, J., Baikie, M., Wong, T., Osiowy, C. (2017) Serological and molecular epidemiological outcomes after two decades of universal infant hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination in Nunavut, Canada. Vaccine 35:4515-4522. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.07.040.
Osiowy, C., Andonov, A., Fonseca, K., Swidinsky, K., Giles, E., Mason, A., Coffin, C.S. (2017) Transmission of hepatitis D virus between spouses: a longitudinal study of the first reported Canadian case. IDCases 8:37-41. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.03.001.
Osiowy, C., Coffin, C., and Andonov, A. (2016) Review of laboratory tests used in monitoring hepatitis B response to pegylated interferon and nucleos(t)ide analog therapy. Current Treatment Options in Infectious Disease 8:177-193. doi: 10.1007/s40506-016-0080-x