Foot-and-mouth disease: a persistent threat

Biography Dr Rob Rahaley is South Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer. He is also a specialist veterinary pathologist andworked for 15 years in the Victorian veterinary laboratory system before becoming a partner in Veterinary Pathology Services, Australia’s largest private veterinary laboratory, and managing their Adelaide laboratory for 12 years. During this timehis companywas awarded the inaugural contract to provide veterinary laboratory services to the South Australian Department of Primary Industries. The company was sold to IDEXX Laboratories in 2000 and in 2002 hemoved to the UK as manager of the IDEXX laboratory at Wetherby. He returned to Australia in 2005 as the Australian and New Zealand Country Manager for IDEXX. Dr Rahaleywas appointed the SouthAustralianChief VeterinaryOfficer in 2007. He is a member of the Australian Animal Health Laboratory Strategic Policy Group and is an Affiliate Professor within the School of Animal and Veterinary Science at Adelaide University.