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Dr Victoria Brookes

BVM&S MACVSc PhD FANZCVS FHEA GCLT FRCVS
Victoria Brookes
  • Location: Australia
  • Year of Fellowship: 2021
  • Route to Fellowship: Meritorious Contributions to Knowledge

Field of work

Universities and colleges

Areas of special interest

  • One Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health

Areas of support

  • Collaborative research
  • One Health Agenda
  • Public engagement

Biography

Dr Brookes graduated from the University of Edinburgh and following over a decade in clinical practice in the UK and Australia, she completed further training in epidemiology and her PhD at The University of Sydney in 2014.

Dr Brookes is a Fellow in Epidemiology of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Practitioners (ANZCVS) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. She is an RCVS registered specialist in Epidemiology, a Section Editor for Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases (One Health), and is a past president of the Epidemiology Chapter of the ANZCVS.

Dr Brookes’ research focuses on using field and epidemiologic methods to promote integrated animal, human and ecosystem health (One Health), particularly in the context of emerging and neglected infectious diseases. She specialises in quantitative methods including risk assessment and disease modelling, to develop strategies for infectious disease prevention, detection, and response. Dr Brookes' research spans zoonoses such as rabies, cystic echinococcosis, and Japanese encephalitis. She has extensive experience leading projects on One Health topics for government departments, industry, and inter-governmental organisations including WHO, WOAH and FAO.

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