“Ed Annand is an equine veterinarian and epidemiologist who attended the first two known cases of Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV) in horses (2013). Ed obtained his Bachelor in Veterinary Science with Honours from the University of Queensland (UQ) (2007). Since then he has worked in referral, stud and first opinion equine practice in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and the UK including thirteen equine breeding seasons. He has performed clinical teaching of equine reproduction and general equine practice for UQ and the University of Sydney as well as lectured in epidemiology. He holds a postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in the subject of Stud Medicine and Reproduction with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) (2016) and Membership of the Australian and New Zealand college of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS) by examination in both Equine Surgery (2016) and Veterinary Epidemiology (2017). He has presented influential scientific findings on emerging infectious diseases in horses and is also a reviewer for the Australian Veterinary Journal. Ed is currently undertaking collaborative research investigating Emerging Infectious Zoonotic diseases associated with horses between the University of Sydney, School of Veterinary Science, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity and the CSIRO Health and biosecurity group including at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL). He is also involved in international interdisciplinary one health zoonoses research that involves perspectives from Ethnographic Anthropology surrounding the 2018 outbreak of HPAI in chickens in southern Laos for which he facilitated the detection and assisted in the response. Ed has held great interest in mental health issues over the last decade with involvement including engagement with the Suicide Prevention Pathways (formally CAPS) organisation for which his father is chairman, first-hand experience with burnout and other occupational stress, mentoring of fellow veterinarians and trombone performances in the name of veterinary mental health.”