TECHNICAL ADVISORY

The Alliance has created two Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) to provide advice on rabies programmes and the associated animal welfare and conservation issues.

The Rabies Technical Advisory Group group is made up a range of specialists with expertise that includes: Rabies virology; Dog ecology; Epidemiology; Tropical medicine; Wildlife diseases; Public health; Genetics; Vaccine development; Diagnostic test development; Education and communication. Members of the group have experience working in these different fields in a range of countries across the globe.

• Dr. George Beran, Iowa State University, USA
• Jesse Blanton, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
• Dr Paul Burr, BioBest, Biobest Laboratories Ltd, UK
• Dr Florence Cliquet, Agence Française de la Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments, France
• Dr Paul Coleman, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
• Peter Costa, Global Communications Coordinator, Alliance for Rabies Control, UK, USA
• Dr Russell Currier, executive vice president, American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, USA
• Dr Robert Dedmon, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
• Dr David Dreesen, College of Veterinary Medicine The University of Georgia, USA
• Mr Martyn Edelsten, University of Edinburgh, UK
• Dr Eric Fèvre, University of Edinburgh, UK
• Dr Anthony Fooks, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, UK
• Prof. Richard Halliwell, Royal College of Veterinary Sugeons (retired), UK
• Katie Hampson, University of Sheffield, UK
• Prof. Thiravat Hemachudha, Chulalongkorn University Hospital, Thailand
• Prof. Hilary Koprowski, Thomas Jefferson University, USA
• Prof Ian Maudlin, University of Edinburgh, UK
• Dr François-Xavier Meslin, World Health Organization, Switzerland
• Dr Thomas Müller, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Germany
• Dr Charles Rupprecht, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
• Prof Tom Solomon, Viral Brain Infections Group, University of Liverpool,UK
• Dr. James Steele, University of Texas School of Public Health, USA
• Prof Hiko Tamashiro, Hokkaido University, Japan
• Prof Qing Tang, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
• Louise Taylor, Editor-in-Chief, Rabid Bytes Newsletter, Alliance for Rabies Control, UK, USA
• Col. Michael Thomas, Consultant in Transfusion Medicine, UK
• Dr Noel Tordo, Institut Pasteur, France
• Abbigail Tumpey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
• Dr Eric Walker, Health Protection Scotland, UK
• Prof David Warrell, University of Oxford, UK
• Dr Mary Warrell, University of Oxford, UK
• Dr Bob Weedon, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA
• Dr Rodney Willoughby, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, USA
• Dr Jakob Zinsstag, Swiss Tropical Institute, Switzerland

The membership of Animal welfare and conservation group reflects a diversity of international expertise and a range of interests, including: Animal Welfare; Wildlife Ecology; Domestic dog ecology; oral vaccination of wildlife; Conservation; Community involvement and participation; Dog population control. Members include academics and representatives of non-profit organizations. Rabies is an important factor in the conservation of some wildlife species, and has been responsible for the near extinction of, for example, the Ethiopian Wolf. Rabies is also a concern for animal welfare as fear of the disease results in hostile and antagonistic attitudes towards dogs and often inhumane approaches to dealing with suspected rabid dogs by communities.

• Dr Markus Borner, Africa Programme, Frankfurt Zoological Society, Germany
• Dr Ellie Hiby, World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), UK
• Dr James Kirkwood, UK Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, UK
• Mr Ian Robinson, Emergency Relief Program Manager, International Fund for Animal Welfare, USA
• Dr Andrew Rowan, Humane Society of the U.S., USA
• Mr Rob Thomas, The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, UK
• Dr Rosie Woodroffe, University of California, USA