Sabrina Plitt

Epidemiologist, Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada
Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health

Contact

School of Public Health
Email
splitt@ualberta.ca

Epidemiologist, Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada
Phone
(780) 407-7301

Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

epidemiology infectious diseases HIV STI hepatitis prenatal screening


About

I am an epidemiologist working for the Centre of Communicable Diseases and Infection Control within the Public Health Agency of Canada. I am based out of the Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health and Alberta Health.

My areas of interest are the surveillance and epidemiology of HIV, sexually transmitted infections and bloodborne pathogens in Alberta and Canada. As such, I participate in several provincial and national surveillance programs for HIV and STBBI.

My specific research interests include:

  • prenatal infectious disease screening programs and practice;
  • the epidemiology of HIV/STI/BBP among vulnerable populations; and,
  • mathematical modeling of disease transmission.


Degrees

PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 2004

MSc, University of Alberta, 1998

BSc, University of Alberta, 1994


Featured Publications

Trichomonas vaginalis prevalence and correlates in women and men attending STI clinics in Western Canada

Gratrix J, Plitt S, Turnbull L, Smyczek P, Brandley J, Scarrott R, Naidu P, Parker P, Blore B, Bull B, Shokoples S, Bertholet L, Chernesky M, Read R, Singh A

Sex Transm Dis. 2017 October; 44 (10):627-629


The Economic Impact of Prenatal Varicella Immunity among Pregnant Women in Alberta

Passi A, Plitt SS, Lai F, Simmonds K, Charlton C

Vaccine. 2017 January; 35 (4):570-576


Benefit of adjunct universal rectal screening for Chlamydia genital infections in women attending Canadian sexually transmitted infection clinics

Thanh NX, Akpinar I, Gratrix J, Plitt SS, Smyczek P, Read R, Jacobs P, Wong T, Singh AE

Int J STD AIDS. 2017 January; 28 (13):1311-1324


Examination of a Prenatal Syphilis Screening Program, Alberta, Canada

Plitt SS, Osman M, Sahni V, Lee BE, Charlton C, Simmonds K.

Can J Public Health. 2016 October; 107 (20):e285-290