Having started my career as a clinical vet in the UK and South Africa, I specialised in veterinary epidemiology and public health working in Europe, Africa and Central Asia. At ILRI I lead the Herd Health team and its research on livestock diseases and their control, as well as projects on One Health, and food safety in African food markets. Focus areas include epidemiology, economics and policy for animal diseases, One Health, food safety and zoonoses.
I have extensive experience in veterinary vaccination programmes and the work of veterinary services, having been a former Chief Veterinary Officer, and through work with FAO and others. My work covers a variety of livestock sytems and animal health issues around the world, particulalry Transboundary Animal Diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, PPR and avian influenza. I am a Senior Editor at the journal Food Security and sit on expert committees for WOAH, FAO and GT-TADs.
My Projects
My Publications
Reusable plastic crates vs. wooden crates: Comparing microbial contamination and costs during long-distance transportation of tomatoes in Ethiopia
Biodiversity threats and socio-ecological dynamics in Chebera Churchura National Park: A one health approach
Washing chicken carcasses with water proves unreliable as a means of reducing bacterial contamination in unhygienic market conditions in Burkina Faso
