Head of Department

Prof Darrell Abernethy

Office Room 2-2.1, Paraclinical Building Tel: +27 12 529 8269 Fax: +27 12 529 8312 E-mail: darrell.abernethy@up.ac.za Postal address Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases Faculty of Veterinary Science P/Bag X04 Onderstepoort 0110 South Africa

Current subjects

• Epidemiology, bovine brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis

Research interests

• Animal health programmes, zoonotic diseases

Academic and professional experience

• 6 years in state veterinary work (N. Ireland)
• 3 years in public health (Botswana)
• 17 years as veterinary epidemiologist (N. Ireland)

Research output/publications

• 12 publications in peer-reviewed or refereed journals
• 12 full-length conference papers/keynote addresses
• 15 congress proceedings/posters
• 62 technical reports

Academic and professional memberships

• Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, United Kingdom

Awards and recognition

•  Fulbright Public Sector Fellowship (Northern Ireland), 2009