Neil Anderson

I qualified as a veterinarian in 1996 and spent twelve years in private clinical practice. I obtained a PhD in wildlife epidemiology from the Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine and have field experience working with free-ranging wildlife populations in southern Africa. My research interests centre around the transmission of diseases of the wildlife / livestock / human interface and I have specialist expertise in the ecology of trypanosomiasis in wildlife populations. I have published on the subject in international peer reviewed journals and have lectured internationally. I am currently working as a postdoctoral research officer for the Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium case studies in Zambia and Zimbabwe.

 

Academic Qualifications

• 2009: Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, University of Edinburgh [An Investigation into the Ecology of Trypanosomiasis in Wildlife of the Luangwa Valley, Zambia]
• 1996: Bachelor of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol

Professional Qualifications

My current research interests focus on the spatial ecology of wildlife disease with particular reference to trypanosomiasis

I am currently part of a large consortium research project investigating the role of biodiversity in the regulation of infectious disease transmission. Using trypanosomiasis as a case study we are investigating the impact of land cover change on disease transmission. I am applying GIS and geospatial modelling techniques to further understand the spatial dynamics of transmission of this vector-borne disease.

• Sodalis glossinidius prevalence and trypanosome presence in tsetse from Luambe National Park, Zambia
  Jonny W Dennis, Simon M Durkin, Jemima E Horsley Downie, Louise C Hamill, Neil E Anderson, Ewan T MacLeod — 19 Aug 2014 — Parasites and Vectors Vol: 7 Pages: 378
• Trypanosome Diversity in Wildlife Species from the Serengeti and Luangwa Valley Ecosystems
  Harriet Auty, Neil Anderson, Kim Picozzi, Tiziana Lembo, Joseph Mubanga, Richard Hoare, Robert D. Fyumagwa, Barbara Mable, Louise Hamill, Sarah Cleaveland, Susan C. Welburn — Oct 2012 — PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Vol: 6
• Characterisation of the wildlife reservoir community for human and animal trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia
  Neil Anderson, Joseph Mubanga, Eric M Fevre, Kim Picozzi, Mark C Eisler, Robert Thomas, Susan C Welburn — 21 Jun 2011 — PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Vol: 5