Dr Angus Cameron

Director, AusVet Animal Health Services Email:

Qualifications

BVSc (University of Sydney, 1988), MVS (University of Melbourne, 1992), PhD (University of Queensland), MACVSc.

Teaching Experience

Angus has been employed by both the University of Melbourne and the University of Queensland teaching clinical large animal medicine.

Professional Experience

Angus Cameron is a Director of AusVet Animal Health Services, a leading Australian epidemiological consulting company. He is a veterinarian with a special interest in epidemiology, surveillance and information systems. He graduated from the University of Sydney in 1988. He worked in dairy cattle practices in Victoria and completed a Masters degree in dairy cattle medicine and surgery from the University of Melbourne in 1992.

Contribution to the Profession

Angus has spent much of his career working closely with veterinary services in Southeast Asia. While living and working in Thailand and Laos he completed his PhD studies in active surveillance and geographical information systems for animal health through the University of Queensland.

Angus continues his strong relationships with disease control authorities in Southeast Asia. He has primarily been involved in disease control project design, surveillance program implementation, information system development, and the design and conduct of epidemiological training programs for animal health staff. He speaks several regional languages.

Angus is the author of Survey Toolbox, a practical manual and software package for active surveillance.

In Australia, he is involved in the design and implementation of innovative web-based information systems, and the development of a spatial disease model for predicting the risk of arboviral activity.