...in the identification of affected and exposed poultry. You are an integrator between agricultural and public-health interests, promoting and teaching the principles of biosecurity measures for the protection of livestock...
...brings to mind our frontline work on diagnosis, treatment and prevention of animal disease. Usually, it’s individual animals and often in harrowing circumstances for the animal’s owner. However we use...
...conduct research that wouldn’t happen anywhere else – partly because of the timescales and cost involved, and partly because of the facilities and expertise needed to do it. Veterinary Research...
...roles in APHA. The idea of working in government was appealing as I felt I would still be able to use the degree I had worked so hard for, and...
...a clinician, after all. I went down the path of research in the end. Why? Because this would give me knowledge and skills I could use in the future, as...
...international surveillance system, and as a direct result of the One Health approach to co-operation and information sharing between countries, from Avian Influenza in the Netherlands to African Horse Sickness...
It feels like yesterday, when I left my house in Leon (Spain), went to Santander, took a ferry and started a new chapter of my life. This was 16 years...
...biosecurity, while continuing to use and further develop your veterinary skills as well as evidence based strategic thinking. Working in this role would allow you to make a wider impact...
...health colleagues and the wider population, whilst maintaining continued veterinary care for our animals. The willingness and support of veterinary teams in providing critical veterinary equipment for human medical use,...
...recognising a country’s animal health status, assessing the performance of experts or the use of resources. Significant improvements have been made during the time I have worked with the OIE...
