Dr Andrew Breed

Dr Andrew Breed
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Veterinary Epidemiologist

Andrew’s current role involves leading and managing projects in animal disease surveillance and epidemiology. He worked in mixed-animal veterinary practice in Australia and the UK before completing an MSc in Wild Animal Health at the Royal Veterinary College and then a PhD on the epidemiology of Hendra and Nipah viruses at the Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease. He is a Diplomate of the European College of Zoological Medicine and specialist in Wildlife Population Health. He has published widely on the epidemiology and ecology of viral pathogens, is a member of the IUCN’s Wildlife Health Specialist Group, and editor for the journals EcoHealth and Epidemiology & Infection.