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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Centre for Epidemiology and Planetary Health (CEPH) forms part of SRUC’s Northern faculty based in Inverness. The CEPH team is currently engaged in both national and international scientific studies to improve the health of livestock in both agriculture and aquaculture, as well as being involved in a range of studies investigating the health of wild animal populations. The centre is also a major focus for research excellence in disease surveillance including zoonoses, diseases which can be transmitted from animals to humans.
Research conducted by the team at CEPH includes disease surveillance and control, veterinary public health, genetics, molecular, vector, pathogen biology and One Health. Social science, data, statistics, and quantitative epidemiology also form part of the large-scale field studies conducted by the centre to investigate the epidemiology of infectious and non-infectious diseases.
The CEPH team will play an important role in the new SRUC School of Veterinary Medicine which is being developed across Scotland. A new Master of Research (MRes) in Zoonoses and Epidemiology on Animal Infectious Diseases is currently being delivered, largely by distance learning, from SRUC’s base in Inverness.
Keywords
- Epidemiology
- Animal Science and Zoology
- Infectious Diseases
- Genetics(clinical)
- Health Informatics
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Suhaib Ahmed
- Veterinary And Animal Science, Centre for Epidemiology and Planetary Health (CEPH) - Research Associate
- Scotland's Rural College - Research Associate
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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John Berezowski
- Veterinary And Animal Science, Centre for Epidemiology and Planetary Health (CEPH) - Professor in Disease Surveillance
- Scotland's Rural College - Professor in Disease Surveillance
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Annette Boerlage
- Veterinary And Animal Science, Centre for Epidemiology and Planetary Health (CEPH) - Senior Lecturer
- Scotland's Rural College - Senior Lecturer
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Unravelling the mechanisms of resistance to the macrocyclic lactones in the sheep scab mite, Psoroptes ovis
Hearn, J. (PI)
1/09/24 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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The impact of withdrawing of zinc oxide supplementation during piglet weaning on AMR, pathogens and the microbiome
Beechener, S. (PI), Rodrigues da Costa, M. (Researcher), Hutchinson, I. (Researcher), Webster, C. (Technician) & Chalmers, G. (Consultant)
1/03/24 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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Molecular Epidemiology Of Neoparamoeba Perurans, Causative Agent Of Amoebic Gill Disease (agd) In Farmed Salmonids
Boerlage, A. (Supervisor) & Dagen, S. (PhD Student)
1/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: PhD project
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Can, and should, we improve our metrics for quantifying AMR?
Humphry, R., Evans, J., Henry, M., Gunn, G., Tongue, S. & Innocent, G. T., 23 Jan 2025, JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. Supplement_1 ed. Oxford Academic, Vol. 7. p. i7 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Editorial: The Role of Bacteriophages in Salmonella Diversity, Pathogenicity and Control
Nale, J., 2025, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 16, 1591189.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Stakeholders’ perspectives on communicating biosecurity to encourage behaviour change in farmers.
Moya Durán, S., Lamont , K., Brennan, M., Allepuz, A., Tamminen, L.-M., Ciaravino, G., Rodrigues da Costa, M., Correia-Gomes, C., Dogusan, M., Imperial, T., De Meneghi, D., Chantziaras, I. & Burrell, A., 24 Feb 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 12, p. p.1562648. 1562648.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Detail on methodology for peer reviewed academic paper "Combining sentiment analysis and text mining with thematic analysis of farm vet interviews on mental wellbeing in livestock practice"
Duncan, A. (Creator), Henry, M. (Creator) & Lamont, K. (Creator), Figshare, 2023
https://doi.org/10.58073/SRUC.24057045.v1
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anonymised_deer_survey_results
Henry, M. (Owner), Unknown Publisher, 6 Mar 2024
DOI: 10.58073/SRUC.25342294.v1, https://sruc.figshare.com/articles/dataset/anonymised_deer_survey_results/25342294
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anonymised_camelid_survey_data.csv
Henry, M. (Owner), Unknown Publisher, 6 Mar 2024
DOI: 10.58073/SRUC.25342018.v1
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Activities
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BETTER Biosecurity COST action - General meeting
Rodrigues da Costa, M. (Organiser), Botero Degiovanni, H. (Organiser) & Brennan, M. L. (Organiser)
6 Feb 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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University of Edinburgh
Humphry, R. (Visiting researcher)
30 Jan 2024Activity: Visiting/partnership with an external institution type › Visiting an external academic institution
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BETTER Biosecurity COST action - General meeting
Rodrigues da Costa, M. (Participant), Botero Degiovanni, H. (Participant) & Lamont, K. (Participant)
6 Feb 2024 → 7 Feb 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Press/Media
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Artificial Intelligence Assisted Animal Biosecurity Advice Support Tool
26/03/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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SuinoCast – Dra. Maria Costa: Sanidade na Suinocultura Europeia | Ep. 249
1/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Removing zinc oxide from pig diets – what are your options?
Rodrigues da Costa, M., Nale, J., Beechener, S. & Botero Degiovanni, H.
11/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Impacts
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Foot and mouth disease in Scotland: improving preparedness and outbreak responses
Auty, H. (Participant), Porphyre, T. (Participant), Boden, L. A. (Participant), Bronsvoort, B. M. D. C. (Participant), Woolhouse, M. E. J. (Participant) & Gunn, G. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental
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