Dr Moustafa Kardjadj, DVM, MVS, PhD, is a senior scientist at SPA (Santé et Production Animal) research laboratory of ENSV (The Algerian Veterinary School) and an Assistant Professor of statistics / director of studies and diploma of ESSAIA (The Algerian Food Science School). Dr Kardjadj has long-standing experience in field epidemiology in North-African region (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt). He is a former scientific director of INMV (the Algeria national veterinary laboratories). His current research is focused on describing the epidemiology of animal diseases (TADs, EIDs and Zoonosis) in North African and Sahelian region. At the time of completion of the present work, Dr Kardjadj has published 31 papers in international journals, several book chapters and 78 conference papers. Dr Adama Diallo, DVM, PhD, is a senior scientist of ASTRE (Animals, Health, Territories, Risks & Environment) research unit of CIRAD (The French agricultural research and international cooperation organization) working currently in Senegal as the advisor of the Director of the Senegal national veterinary laboratory LNERV (Laboratoire National d’Elevage et de Recherches Vétérinaires). Dr Diallo is a recognized expert in vaccine and diagnostic tests development for the control of animal diseases. He is the author of one of the Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) live attenuated vaccines currently in use for the PPR control. He is a former head of the virology section in Cirad in Montpellier, France, and a former head of the Animal Production and Health Laboratory at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria. Dr Renaud Lancelot, DVM, PhD, is Deputy Director of ASTRE (Animals, Health, Territories, Risks & Environment) research unit of CIRAD (The French agricultural research and international cooperation organization) and INRA (French National Institute for Agricultural Research). He has extensive experience in field epidemiology in French Guiana and African countries (Mauritania, Chad, Senegal and Madagascar). He has coordinated large European projects on vector-borne diseases. His current research interests focus on Rift Valley fever, Peste des Petits Ruminants, and epidemiological intelligence. He is the author of more than 300 publications and communications.
