Delia is an epidemiologist and veterinarian with 20 years experience in developing countries. She is a graduate from several leading universites including the National University of Ireland, Edinburgh University, the Free University Berlin and Cornell University. She leads research on zoonoses and foodborne disease at the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Human Nutrition and Health. Her main research focus is food safety in the domestic markets of developing countries. Research interests include emerging diseases, participatory epidemiology, gender and animal welfare. Her career has spanned the private sector, field-level community development and aid management, as well as research. She has lived and worked in Asia, west and east Africa and authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications as well as training courses, briefs, films, articles and blog posts
My Projects
My Publications
Advancing green recovery: Integrating one health in sustainable wildlife management in the Asia-Pacific Indigenous People and Local Communities
Systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of important foodborne pathogens isolated from retail chicken meat and associated environments in India
Stakeholder workshop on the dissemination of findings of interventions to improve food safety in red meat vendor shops in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Strengthening capacity, incentives and institutions for food safety in Ethiopia: Guide for hygienic and safe handling of meat in butcher houses in Addis Ababa
