Staff Profiles

PhD in Veterinary Tropical Diseases - UP, South Africa

MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology - RVC, UK

Postgraduate Diploma of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (DLSHTM) - LSHTM, UK

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (MVB) - UCD, Ireland

Dr Nlingisisi Babayani, is a Research Scholar (Disease Ecology) with the University of Botswana, Okavango Research Institute. He worked for public service (Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security, Department of Veterinary Services) for 15 years in Botswana as an Epidemiologist since 2003. Babayani conducts research in disease ecology with particular emphasis on; (i) effects of ecosystems on animal disease and animal disease on ecosystems; (ii) disease prevention and management strategies that promote harmony at the wildlife- human-livestock interface; and (iii) indigenous knowledge systems to promote animal health.

Veterinary Epidemiology

Disease Ecology

Disease ecology

Animal production systems and their impact on animal welfare, environment including rangeland management and disease outbreaks

• Effects of ecosystems on animal disease and animal disease on ecosystems;

• Socio-economic impact of animal diseases on ecosystem services and human well-being;

• Disease prevention and management strategies that promote harmony at the wildlife- human-livestock interface;

• Cost-benefit analysis of disease control strategies;

• Disease risk analysis and outbreak prediction

• Animal disease early warning and health monitoring systems

• Indigenous knowledge systems to promote animal health