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Vigilance is vital Leading epidemiologist cautions public Lisa Urbani Masterton is home to Professor Roger Morris, a world-renowned expert in the field of epidemiology – and his comment on the current covid-19 situation is that, “New Zealand has pretty much done it right”. For Professor Emeritus Roger Morris, it all began growing up in Australia when an interest in farming led to his winning a scholarship to study veterinary science. Being mentored in his first job by the premier veterinary clinician of the twentieth century, Douglas Blood, who wrote the veterinary bible, ‘Blood and Henderson’ – was a step towards his own stellar career in epidemiology. This is the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health. His illustrious 55year career in the field of veterinary epidemiology, saw him involved in the handling of at least 50 major disease outbreaks, in individual countries, and globally.
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“If everything goes right, the outbreak remains small and people say the threat was exaggerated. If everything goes badly, we have a global pandemic.” - Professor Roger Morris of Minnesota in the United States, where he spent five years. After accepting a position in New Zealand as Professor of Animal Health at Massey University in Palmerston North, he established the EpiCentre – a globally recognised research, consultancy and training centre in epidemiology, biosecurity, food safety and animal health. Because of his international reputation, the University was
able to secure $15 million in two contracts from the World Bank and the European Union, to train doctors, veterinarians and wildlife scientists across Asia from Afghanistan to Mongolia to work together in responding to and managing emerging diseases – in preparation for a disease such as covid-19 to arise. He also contributed to investigating the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, with support from the World Bank. Consulting internationally for world governments and major health organisations such as the World Health Organisation
World-renowned epidemiologist, Professor Roger Morris PHOTO/FILE
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Originally a clinician, he graduated in 1966 from Sydney University and taught at the University of Melbourne for 11 years, then spent time in a senior role in the Australian Government before he was asked to become the Head of the Veterinary Clinical Department at the University
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