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Dominic A. Travis, D.V.M., M.S.
Travis joined Lincoln Park Zoo in 2000 as veterinary epidemiologist in the Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology, and became its director in 2005. His research involves studying zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases and how they are impacted by relationships between humans, domestic animals and wildlife (ecosystem health). He has coordinated numerous national surveillance systems in North American captive wildlife for diseases such as West Nile virus, avian influenza and tuberculosis, while consulting with numerous countries in the creation of national wildlife disease surveillance systems. He is a member of the Conservation Breeding Specialist Group of the World Conservation Union and has taught disease risk assessment workshops around the world. His field research focus involves ecosystem health projects throughout Africa and Central/South America – including zoonotic and emerging diseases of free ranging non human primates. Recently, his role has expanded to include oversight of the Department of Conservation and Science as the Senior Director of Conservation and Science at the Lincoln Park Zoological Society in Chicago, USA. Publications Travis, D., Lonsdorf, E.V., Mlengeya, T., Raphael, J. 2008. A science-based approach to managing disease risks for ape conservation. American Journal of Primatology, 70: 766-777. Beck, B., Walkup, K., Rodrigues, M., Unwin, S., Travis, D. and Stoinski, T. 2007. Best Practice Guidelines for the Re-introduction of Great Apes. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland.
Lacasse, C., Terio, K., Kinsel, M.J., Farina, L.L., Travis, D.A., Greenwald, R., Lyashchenko, K.P., Miller, M. and Gamble, K.C. 2007. Two cases of atypical mycobacteriosis caused by O'Donnell, C.R. and Travis, D. 2007. West Nile Virus. International Zoo Yearbook, 41: 75-84. Cranfield, M., Gaffikin, L., Minnis, R., Nutter, F., Rwego, I., Travis, D. and Whittier, C. 2006. Clinical Response to Decision Tree for the Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringeii) as a Model for Great Apes. American Journal of Primatology: Special Topics Issue, 68: 909-927. Engel, G., Hungerford, L.L., Jones-Engle, L., Travis, D.A., Eberle, R., Fuentes, A., Grant, R., Kyes, R., Schillaci, M., and the Macaque Risk Analysis Workshop Group. 2006. Risk Assessment: A Model for Predicting Cross-Species Transmission of Simian Foamy Virus from Macaques (M. fascicularis) to Humans at a Monkey Temple in Bali, Indonesia. American Journal of Primatology: Special Topics Issue, 68: 934-948. Lonsdorf, E.V., Travis, D., Pusey, A.E. and Goodall, J. 2006. Using retrospective health data from the Gombe chimpanzee study to inform future monitoring efforts. American Journal of Primatology: Special Topics Issue on Disease Risk Analysis, 68: 897-908. Murphy, H.W., Miller, M., Ramer, J., Travis, D.A., Barbiers, R.B., Wolfe, N., and Switzer, W. 2006. Implications of simian retroviruses for captive primate population management and the occupational safety of primate handlers. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 37: 219. Schmidt, D.A., Travis, D.A. and Williams, J. 2006. Guidelines for creating a food safety HACCP program in zoos or aquaria. Zoo Biology, 25(2): 125-135. Travis, D.A. and Barbiers, R.B. 2006. Impact of emerging and zoonotic disease on mammal management. Wild Mammals in Captivity: Principles and Techniques. University of Chicago Press. Chicago, Illinois. In press. Travis, D.A., Hungerford, L., Engel, G.A., and Jones-Engel, L. 2006. Disease Risk Analysis: A Tool for Primate Conservation Planning and Decision Making. American Journal of Primatology: Special Topics Issue, 68: 855-867. Blasier, M. W., Travis, D. A. and Barbiers, R. 2005. Retrospective evaluation of measles antibody titers in vaccinated captive gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 36(2): 198–203. Travis, D.A., Gamble, K., Ross, M. and Barbiers, R. 2005. Development of a tool for assessing and managing the risk of avian mycobacteriosis during avian translocation. Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. In press. Ziccardi, M.H., Deem, S.L., Mazet, J.A.K. and Travis, D.A 2005. The value of epidemiology in zoo and wildlife medicine. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. In press. Blasier, M., Travis, D.A., and Barbiers, R.B. 2004. Retrospective evaluation of the measles vaccine in the historic population of western lowland gorillas at Lincoln Park Zoo. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 36: 198-203. Engel, G.A., Jones-Engel, L.E., Schillaci, M.A., Heidrich, J., Lee, B., Chalise, M.K., Keyes, R.C. and Travis, D. 2004. Considering human to primate transmission of measles virus through the prism of risk analysis. Proceedings of the International Primatological Society, Torino, Italy. Engel, G.A., Jones-Engel, L.E., Schillaci, M.A., Rompis, A., Putra, A., Wandia, I., Suaryana, K.G., Fuentes, A., Keyes, R.C. and Travis, D. 2004. Wound care among monkey forest workers in Bali, Indonesia: analyzing the risk of simian foamy virus transmission. Proceedings of the International Primatological Society, Torino, Italy. Miller, M., Travis, D., Barbiers, R., Murphy, H. and Ramer, J. 2004. Overview of the Occupational Primate Disease Safety Guidelines for Zoological Institutions. Proceedings of American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. Travis, D. and Jones-Engel, L.E. 2004. Disease risk analysis – a paradigm for using health-based data to affect primate conservation policy decision-making. Proceedings of the International Primatological Society, Torino, Italy, August. Travis, D.A. and Miller, M. 2003. A Review of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and recommendations for surveillance of chronic wasting disease in zoos. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 34(2): 125-133. Travis, D.A., Barbiers, R.B. and Ziccardi, M.H. 2003. An overview of the national zoological tuberculosis monitoring system for hoofstock. Annual proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Travis, D.A., Blasier, M. and Barbiers, R.B. 2003. Issues surrounding the use of the measles vaccine in captive western lowland gorillas at Lincoln Park Zoo. Proceedings of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE) Symposium, Vina del Mar, Chile. Travis, D.A., McNamara, T., Glaser, A., Campbell, G. and Gubler, D. 2003. West Nile virus (U.S.) national zoo surveillance system: 2001-2003 results. Proceedings of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE) Symposium, Vina del Mar, Chile. Manharth, A.L. and Travis, D.A. 2002. A medical review of 10 years of US Fish and Wildlife Service confiscations brought to Lincoln Park Zoo. Annual Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Vicari, A.S., Hueston, W.D. and Travis, D.A. 2002. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease and bovine spongiform encephalopathy. International Handbook of Food borne Pathogens, Marcel Dekker, New York. |
Dominic Travis graduated with a B.S. in Zoology from North Carolina State University and received his D.V.M. from the Michigan State College of Veterinary Medicine. He became interested in the ecology of ‘foreign animal diseases’ and emerging zoonoses as an exchange student at the Veterinary Faculty, University of Zimbabwe, and at the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Onderstepoort, South Africa. This led to a post D.V.M. internship in the USDA Plum Island Animal Disease Center where he studied foot and mouth disease and African swine fever. In 2000, Dr. Travis received his M.S. in Epidemiology from the University of Maryland, while completing a residency in applied epidemiology at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Here he focused on developing and validating new disease risk assessment methodologies for aquatic animal diseases and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy’s in conjunction with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).