Prof Anna Meredith
Personal Chair of Zoological and Conservation Medicine
Contact details
Address
- Street
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The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian - City
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Availability
Willingness to take Ph.D. students: Yes
Background
I qualified from the University of Cambridge in Veterinary Medicine in 1999 after a first degree in Physiological Sciences from the University of Oxford. After a year in general practice I joined R(D)SVS as a lecturer in exotic animal and wildlife medicine in 1992 and have over 20 years experience as a clinician working with exotic animals and wildlife. I established and lead the Exotic Animal and Wildlife Service and was head veterinary surgeon for the Royal Zoologial Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo (1992-2009). I am a RCVS and European Recognisied Specilaist in Zoo and Wildlief Medicine and my focus now is on wildlife and conservation medicine. I am also Director of Postgraduate Taught programmes at the Easter Bush Campus and am Programme Director for the MVetSci in Conservation Medicine
Collaborative Activity
Institute of Zoology; SNH; Scottish Wildcat Action Plan partnership
Clinical Expertise and Specialisation
Zoological medicine; RCVS Diplomate and Recognised Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Mammalian); ECZM Diplomate and Specilaist on Zoological Medicine (Wildlife Population Health)
Area of Expertise
| Zoological Medicine, Conservation Medicine, Exotic Pet Medicine |
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Edinburgh Evaluation of predators as sentinels for emerging infectious diseases Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (Cambridge), University of Cambridge Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford Master of Arts, University of Oxford
Professional Qualifications
Diplomate of the European College of Zoological Medicine (Wildlife Population Health), DipECZM RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine, DZooMed RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine RCVS Certificate in Zoological Medicine, CertZooMed RCVS Certificate in Laboratory Animal Science, CertLAS
Responsibilities & affiliations
School
- Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes
- Chair, Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Committee
- Member, Senior Management Group
- PG teaching staff
College
- Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes
- Chair, College Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Committee
- Member, College Strategy Group
- Member, Edinburgh Medicial School Executive
- Member, College Quality Assurance and Enhancement Commitee
University
- Member, Learning and Teaching Committee
Undergraduate teaching
UG
Student Research Component
Postgraduate teaching
PG (Msc Taught courses)
MSc Conservation Medicine
An introduction to Conservation Medicine
Eco-system health and species conservation
Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine
Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine
Wildlife disease management
Interventions in Wild Animal Health
Research summary
Wildlife diseases and epidemiology; Conservation Medicine
Current research interests
Red squirrel surveillance and infectious diseases (squirrelpox, squirrel leprosy); Scottish wildcat conservation and infectious diseases; a novel Amphibiocystidium disease in palmate newts on the Isle of Rum; Scottish raptor mortality; infectious diseases of pine martens.Research activities
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Conservation of genetic uniqueness in remaining populations of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris L.) in the South of England
In:
Ecology and Evolution
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5233
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Detection of humoral immunity to mycobacteria causing leprosy in Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) using a quantitative rapid test
In:
European Journal of Wildlife Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-019-1287-1
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Leprosy in red squirrels in the UK
In:
Veterinary Record, vol. 184, no. 13, pp. 416
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.l1385
Contribution to journal › Letter (Published) -
British Red Squirrels Remain the Only Known Wild Rodent Host for Leprosy Bacilli
In:
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00008
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
Widespread occurrence of Squirrel adenovirus 1 in red and grey squirrels in Scotland detected by a novel real-time PCR assay
In:
Virus Research, vol. 257, pp. 113-118
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2018.09.007
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Domestic cat neutering to preserve the Scottish wildcat
(2 pages)
In:
Veterinary Record, vol. 183, no. 1, pp. 27-28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.k2905
Contribution to journal › Letter (Published) -
Invisible threats to native mammals — mercury levels in three Eurasian red squirrel populations
In:
Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy , vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 280-283
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-28.2-12335
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
Novel adenoviruses detected in British mustelids, including a unique Aviadenovirus in the tissues of pine martens (Martes martes)
In:
Journal of Medical Microbiology, vol. 66, no. 8, pp. 1172-1182
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000546
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
A review of zoonotic infection risks associated with the wild meat trade in Malaysia.
In:
Ecohealth, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 361-388
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-017-1229-x
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
Atypical histiocytosis in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)
(13 pages)
In:
Journal of Comparative Pathology, vol. 156, no. 4, pp. 446-450
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2017.02.002
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)