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The Livestock Revolution, Sustainable Development, Zoonotic Disease
Conference Audio and Video - Bruce Rideout
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Bruce Rideout, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP. Zoological Society of San Diego
Audio of Dr. Rideout's lecture (MP3 format; 18 minutes) Video of Dr. Rideout's lecture (RealVideo format; 18 minutes) |
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Biography Bruce Rideout is a pathologist and disease-investigation specialist for the Zoological Society of San Diego (San Diego Zoo and San Diego Wild Animal Park). He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of California at Davis in 1986. After completing his pathology residency training at the National Zoo, he returned to UC Davis, where he received his PhD studying the effects of retroviruses on the immune system. He is also board certified in the specialty of veterinary pathology. Dr. Rideout came to the Zoological Society of San Diego in 1991, where he is now head of the Wildlife Disease Laboratories and associate director of conservation and research for endangered species. He is also a research fellow of The Peregrine Fund and an adjunct faculty member at San Diego State University. Dr. Rideout's primary interests include pathogenesis and epidemiology of infectious diseases, avian embryonic and neonatal pathology as it relates to captive propagation for recovery programs, population dynamics of infectious disease, and disease risk assessment for translocation and reintroduction programs. |
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Abstract Avian Influenza at the Wildlife-Human-Domestic Animal Interface Wildlife disease agents normally remain ecologically compartmentalized based on life-history traits of the natural host. Disease outbreaks can occur when compartment barriers break down, bringing natural hosts into contact with new susceptible hosts. The global spread of H5N1 influenza reveals the complex interplay between wild birds, domestic animals, humans, and other wildlife as multiple compartment barriers are breached. |
