Daniel G. Mead

Dr. Daniel G. Mead is a Professor in the Department of Population Health and Science Director at the Animal Health Research Center (AHRC) within the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine. He holds adjunct faculty status and focuses on wildlife diseases, vector-borne pathogens, and high-consequence pathogen research.

Education: BS (1992), MS (1995), MPH (2001), and PhD (1999) from the University of Arizona.

Research interests include the ecology of wildlife pathogens, vector-borne disease transmission, and high-containment research methodologies. His work emphasizes understanding pathogen dynamics between wildlife, domestic animals, and humans. Key areas include:

• Vector-borne disease epidemiology
• Zoonotic pathogen ecology
• Host-parasite interactions

Recent publications focus on West Nile virus in birds, Heartland virus in deer, and SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility in wildlife. He contributes to high-containment laboratory training and protocol development at the AHRC.

Lab affiliations include the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study and AHRC.