Volume 18, Number 4—April 2012
Peer Reviewed Report Available Online Only
Multidisciplinary and Evidence-based Method for Prioritizing Diseases of Food-producing Animals and Zoonoses
Marie-France Humblet1, Sébastien Vandeputte1, Adelin Albert, Christiane Gosset, Nathalie Kirschvink, Eric Haubruge, Fabienne Fecher-Bourgeois, Paul-Pierre Pastoret, and Claude Saegerman
Table 3
Characteristics of 40 experts who analyzed diseases of food-producing animals and zoonoses, Europe*
| Expert | Location | Sex | Background | Country | Field of expertise | Keywords | Categories of criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Amory | Univ | F | DVM, PhD, University Professor (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) | Belgium | Equine internal medicine | Internal medicine, cardiology, echocardiography, infectious diseases | EP |
| J.-M. Bouquiau | Min | M | Agronomy Engineer, University Professor (Faculty of Agronomy) | Belgium | Agriculture economy | Agricultural economist, evaluation of losses, farmer, industry, prevision of indigenous brut production | EC |
| S. Brunet | Univ | M | Lic Political Science and Public Administration, PhD, Instructor in Political Science | Belgium | Sociology | Risk sociology, participative methods, interactions science/society | SO |
| Y. Coppieters | Univ | M | MD, PhD, University Professor (School of Public Health) | Belgium | Public health | Epidemiology, health promotion, adult formations, cardiovascular diseases | PH |
| G. Czaplicki | Lab | M | DVM, Head of a veterinary diagnostic Laboratory | Belgium | Laboratory diagnosis | Animal serology, bovine pathology, swine pathology, epidemiology, animal infectiology | EP |
| X. Demarche | EuroC | M | DVM, Administrator European Institution | International† | Agriculture economy | Agriculture, animal health, food hygiene, community expenditures, international trade | EC |
| M. Dominguez | FAO | F | DVM, FAO Global Early Warning System, Associate Professional Officer | Italy | Animal epidemiology | Epidemiology, veterinary public health, surveillance, arboviruses, international health | EP, EC, PC, PH, SO |
| P.-V. Drion | Univ | M | DVM, PhD, University Professor (Experimental methods of laboratory animals and ethics in animal experiments, University of Liege) | Belgium | Animal welfare | Animal ethics, laboratory animals, animal experimentation | SO |
| B. Duquesne | Univ | F | Lic Agronomy, PhD, University Professor (Faculty of Agronomy) | Belgium | Agriculture economy | Veterinarian, consumption, food safety, economy, agroalimentary industry | EC |
| F. Fecher | Univ | F | Lic Economics, PhD, University Professor (Faculty of Economics) | Belgium | Economy | Health economy, social economy, health systems, hospital financing | EC |
| S. Geerts | Univ | M | DVM, PhD, Dipl, EVPC, University Professor (Institute of Tropical Medicine, Animal Health Department, head of the Unit of Veterinary Protozoology) | Belgium | Parasitology | Tropics, parasitology, zoonosis, trypanosomiasis, cysticercosis | EP, EC, PC, PH, SO |
| J. Godfroid | Univ | M | DVM, PhD, University Professor (Professor at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Section of Arctic Veterinary Medicine; Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases) | Norway, South Africa | Bacteriology | Brucellosis, tuberculosis, cattle, diagnosis | EP, EC, PC, PH, SO |
| C. Gosset | Univ | F | MD, PhD, University Professor (School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine) | Belgium | Public health | Public health, epidemiology, health observatory, health care, economics of health | EP, PC, EC, PH |
| L. Hallet | CVO | M | DVM, former Chief Veterinary Officer | Belgium | Control | Reportable diseases, veterinarian, rabies vaccination | EP |
| A. Huberty | CVO | M | DVM, Chief Veterinary Officer | Luxemburg | Control | Biosecurity, epidemiologic, surveillance, vigilance, risk assessment, identification | EP, EC, PC, PH, SO |
| N. Kirschvink | Univ | F | DVM, PhD, University Professor (Department of Veterinary Medicine; Unit of Integrated Research in Veterinary Medicine, Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences) | Belgium | Small ruminants | Animal production, sheep reproduction, ovine medicine, pathophysiology, respiratory diseases | EP |
| A. Leblond | Univ | F | DVM, PhD, Dipl European College Equine Internal Medicine, University Professor (Department of Horse Internal Medicine); RESPE scientific committee; ANSES | France | Equine internal medicine | Internal medicine, equids, epidemiology, infectious diseases, neurology | EP, PC |
| M. Lefèvre | Univ | F | Lic Economics, PhD (Department of Economics) | Belgium | Agriculture economy | Development economy, microeconomy, agricultural economy, dairy cattle,western Africa | EC |
| L. Lengelé | CVO | M | DVM, former Chief Veterinary Officer and head of veterinary Services; Delegated with OIE | International | Animal epidemiology | Veterinary public health, welfare of production animals, prevention and control of diseases, epidemiology | EP, EC, PC, PH, SO |
| P. Léonard | Univ | M | MD, Master in Acute Medicine, Master in Internal medicine, Master in tropical medicine, University Professor (Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Diseases, Liege University Hospital) | Belgium | Internal tropical medicine | Infectious diseases, immunodeficiency, tropical diseases, emerging diseases, internal medicine | PH |
| A. Linden | Univ | F | DVM, PhD, University Professor (Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Unit of Wildlife Health and Pathologies); Walloon Wildlife Health Monitoring Surveillance Network | Belgium | Wildlife | Wildlife, mycobacteria, bluetongue, bacteriology, pathology | EP |
| M. Lomba | ARSIA | M | DVM, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory | Belgium | Animal epidemiology | Diagnosis, epidemiology, cattle, communication | EC, SO |
| B. Losson | Univ | M | DVM, PhD, University Professor (Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Unit of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases) | Belgium | Parasitology | Parasitology, parasitic zoonoses, vectors, biologic control, ectoparasites | EP |
| J. Mainil | Univ | M | DVM, PhD, University Professor (Department of Infectious and Parasitic diseases, Unit Bacteriology and Bacteriologic Diseases) | Belgium | Bacteriology | Bacteriology, pathogeny, genetics (prokaryotes), molecular epidemiology, plasmidology | EP |
| D. Marlier | Univ | M | DVM, PhD, Dipl, ECZM (small mammals), University Professor (Clinical Department of Small Animals and Equids, Unit of Birds, Lagomorphs and Rodents); University Vet Clinics | Belgium | Avian and lagomorphs medicine | Aviculture, rabbit farming, birds, rabbits, rodents | EP |
| Y. Milleman | Univ | M | DVM, Lecturer (Head of Department of Animal Productions and Public Health, Unit of Cattle and Poultry Diseases); Unit of Food Microbiology - Safety and Quality | France | Pathology of ruminants | Cattle, Salmonella spp., pathology of ruminants | EP, PC, EC |
| B. Moinet | Wallonia | M | DVM, Cabinet of Ministry of Agriculture | Belgium | Agriculture economy | Agriculture politics, agriculture economy, ministry of agriculture | EC, SO |
| J.-L. Moyen | Dep, Lab | M | DVM, Head of Dordogne Departmental Laboratory | France | Laboratory diagnosis | Tuberculosis, interferon, immunoserology, ruminants, PCR | PC |
| P. Mullier | CVO | M | DVM, Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain, Director or French-speaking and German-speaking communities | Belgium | Control | Veterinarian, public function, sanitary policy, epidemiologic surveillance, epidemiologic vigilance | PC |
| B. Nicks | Univ | M | DVM, PhD, University Professor (Department of Animal Productions, Unit of Veterinary Ecology and Ethology) | Belgium | Animal welfare and ethics | Animal husbandry, environment, animal welfare, animal health | SO |
| L. Plee | FAO | M | DVM, Epidemiologist, Animal Health Service (AGAH) and ECTAD Technical Staff, situation officer at the CMC-AH, FAO | International | Animal epidemiology | Epidemiology, zoonoses, risk assessment, veterinary legislation, subacute encephalopathies | PC, SO |
| A. Raskin | CVO | M | DVM, Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain | Belgium | Control | Classical swine fever, stamping out diseases, identification, brucellosis, database | PC |
| J.-M. Robijns | CVO | M | DVM, Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain | Belgium | Control | Database management, animal identification and recording, animal products and by-products traceability, control of animal diseases, support programs | PC |
| B. Soumaré | Univ | M | DVM, MSc, PhD; Regional Influenza Advisor, USAID West Africa Office | Belgium | Animal epidemiology | Zoonoses, pandemic threats, epidemiology, risk analysis, socioeconomic analysis | PC |
| J. Tafforeau | ISP | M | MD, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Head of Unit Public Health and Surveillance | Belgium | Human epidemiology | Epidemiology, chronic diseases, health determinants, investigations, health priorities | PH |
| E. Thiry | Univ | M | DVM, PhD, University Professor (Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Unit of Virology and Viral Diseases) | Belgium | Virology | Virus, animal, emerging diseases, genetics | EP |
| M. Vandenheede | Univ | M | DVM, PhD, Lecturer (Department of Animal Productions, Unit of Veterinary Ecology and Ethology) | Belgium | Ethology and animal welfare | Domestic animals, behavior, welfare, ethology | SO |
| L. Vanholme | CVO | M | DVM, Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain | Belgium | Control | Zoonoses, reporting, animal health monitoring, animal health eradication, emerging disease | PC |
| P. Vannier | ANSES | M | DVM, ANSES, Head of Animal Health and Welfare | France | Animal epidemiology | Animal health, virology, epidemiology, risk analysis, vaccinology | EP, EC, PC, PH, SO |
| S. Zientara | INRA | M | DVM, Master in Molecular Virology, Master in Epidemiology, PhD, Central Laboratory of Veterinary Research, Maisons-Alfort Topic (Equine Viral Diseases); Head of Virology and of the National Reference Laboratory for Foot-and Mouth Disease, Bluetongue, West Nile and African Horse Sickness | France | Virology | Foot-and-mouth disease, bluetongue, West Nile fever, equine viral diseases | EP |
*ID, identification; univ, University; DVM, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; PhD, Doctor of Philosophy; EP, epidemiology; min, Ministry; EC, economy/trade; lic, license; SO, society; MD, Medical Doctor; PH, public health; Lab, Laboratory; EuroC, European Commission; FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization; PC, prevention/control; Dipl, diplomate; EVPC, European Parasitology Veterinary College; CVO, chief veterinary officer; RESPE, Réeseau d’Epidemio-Surveillance en Pathologie Equine; ANSES, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety; OIE, World Organization for Animal Health; ARSIA, Regional Association of Animal Health and Identification; ECZM, European College of Zoological Medicine; Dep, Department; AGAH, Animal Production and Health Division of FAO; ECTAD, European Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases; CMC-AH, Crisis Management Centre for Animal Health of FAO; USAID, United States Agency for International Development; ISP, Institute of Public Health; INRA, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique.
†International organizations.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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