Dr. John J. McDermott

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  John McDermott, ILRI

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  "In some ways, the time for doing things is already past," said John McDermott, deputy director of research at the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute."The changes are already happening."
  
  As an example, rift valley fever, a deadly virus transmitted to sheep, cattle, camels and humans by mosquito bites, is being fuelled by climate change, the scientist said.
  
  The virus is manifesting itself in broader swathes of East Africa and the Middle East because of climate variability in dry regions that helps vectors such as mosquitoes, tsetse flies and ticks to breed and spread, he said.
  
  "What you see are diseases moving into areas where they have not been before, which means sometimes animals are exposed where they haven't been for a long time," he said.
  
  "That leads to more outbreaks," McDermott added.
  
  For the poor, livestock offers a livelihood as well as a savings bank they can tap, selling off their cows or chickens to deal with a health or family emergency.
  
  "These are the people who don't make much of an impact on the ecological footprint of the world," said McDermott.

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  Dr. McDermott is based at the International Livestock Research Institute(ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya.He has research projects in Africa and Asia.His
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  Perry, B.D., McDermott, J.J., Randolph, T.F.The control of infectiousdiseases: making appropriate decisions in different epidemiological andsocio-economic circumstances.In: Coetzer J.A.W., Thomson G.R. (eds).Infectious Diseases of Livestock, Oxford University Press.2002 (in press).
  
  Geering, W.A., Bruckner, G., Donaldson, A.I., James, A., McDermott, J.,Leyland, T., Morris, R.S., Permin, A., Rweyemamu, M.M., Ward, D., Webb, R. 2001.Fostering the policy dialogue in support of improved animal health and veterinary public health as an entry point for poverty reduction and sustainable livelihoods for livestock farmers.FAO, Rome, 68 pp, 2001.
  
  McDermott, J.J., Coleman, P.G. Comparing apples and oranges - model-based assessment of different tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis controlstrategies.International Journal of Parasitology, 31: 603-609, 2001.
  
  Odiit M, Coleman PG, McDermott JJ, Fevre EM, Welburn SC, Woolhouse, MEJ.A new method of quantifying the level of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness under-reporting.American Journal of Epidemiology, submitted.
  
  McDermott JJ, Arimi SM.Brucellosis in sub-Saharan Africa: epidemiology, control and economic impact.Veterinary Microbiology, in press.
  
  Kitala, PM.McDermott JJ, Coleman PG, Dye C. Comparison of vaccination strategies for the control of dog rabies in Machakos District, Kenya.Epidemiology and Infection, in press.

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  According to John McDermott, deputy director general for research at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), ,FMD is a major obstacle to productivity and market access in many of ILRI's target regions, particularly South Asia, the Horn of Africa and southern Africa.

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  "In some ways, the time for doing things is already past," said John McDermott, deputy director of research at the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute."The changes are already happening." As an example, rift valley fever, a deadly virus transmitted to sheep, cattle, camels and humans by mosquito bites, is being fuelled by climate change, the scientist said. The virus is manifesting itself in broader swathes of East Africa and the Middle East because of climate variability in dry regions that helps vectors such as mosquitoes, tsetse flies and ticks to breed and spread, he said. "What you see are diseases moving into areas where they have not been before, which means sometimes animals are exposed where they haven't been for a long time," he said. "That leads to more outbreaks," McDermott added. For the poor, livestock offers a livelihood as well as a savings bank they can tap, selling off their cows or chickens to deal with a health or family emergency. "These are the people who don't make much of an impact on the ecological footprint of the world," said McDermott.
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  "In some ways, the time for doing things is already past," said John McDermott, deputy director of research at the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute."The changes are already happening." As an example, rift valley fever, a deadly virus transmitted to sheep, cattle, camels and humans by mosquito bites, is being fuelled by climate change, the scientist said. The virus is manifesting itself in broader swathes of East Africa and the Middle East because of climate variability in dry regions that helps vectors such as mosquitoes, tsetse flies and ticks to breed and spread, he said. "What you see are diseases moving into areas where they have not been before, which means sometimes animals are exposed where they haven't been for a long time," he said. "That leads to more outbreaks," McDermott added. For the poor, livestock offers a livelihood as well as a savings bank they can tap, selling off their cows or chickens to deal with a health or family emergency. "These are the people who don't make much of an impact on the ecological footprint of the world," said McDermott.

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  Pictured above from left to right: ILRI's Director of Research, John McDermott, and TIGR scientist (and former ILRI staff member) Vish Nene, with the Award for ,Outstanding Scientific Paper'.

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  John McDermottDeputy Director General-Research International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, KenyaPhone: 254-20 630743 or via USA 1-650 833 6660Fax: 254-20 631499E-mail: j.mcdermott@cgiar.org
  
  Dr John McDermott has been ILRI's Deputy Director General of Research since April 2003.Dr McDermott obtained a DVM and PhD degree in veterinary epidemiology from the University of Guelph, Canada and an MPVM degree from the University of California, USA.He has spent more than 15 years working in developing countries and had previously worked at ILRI as a veterinary epidemiologist.Dr McDermott has a broad range of experience in multidisciplinary and multi-organisational livestock research.He is also a Professor, on leave of absence, from the University of Guelph, Canada. In his current position, he has the responsibility for planning and co-ordinating overall research activities within and across ILRI's five research themes.Dr McDermott is the Chair of the Livestock Programme Group (LPG) and its Executive Committee.

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  "In some ways, the time for doing things is already past," said John McDermott, deputy director of research at the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute."The changes are already happening."
  
  As an example, rift valley fever, a deadly virus transmitted to sheep, cattle, camels and humans by mosquito bites, is being fuelled by climate change, the scientist said.
  
  The virus is manifesting itself in broader swathes of East Africa and the Middle East because of climate variability in dry regions that helps vectors such as mosquitoes, tsetse flies and ticks to breed and spread, he said.
  
  "What you see are diseases moving into areas where they have not been before, which means sometimes animals are exposed where they haven't been for a long time," he said.
  
  "That leads to more outbreaks," McDermott added.
  
  For the poor, livestock offers a livelihood as well as a savings bank they can tap, selling off their cows or chickens to deal with a health or family emergency.
  
  "These are the people who don't make much of an impact on the ecological footprint of the world," said McDermott.

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  Climate change will have impacts candle manufacture hazards at the ecosystem level that are poorly understood," says ILRI's deputy director general for research, John McDermott.

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  John McDermottInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)Tel: +254 20 630743Email: j.mcdermott@cgiar.org

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