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Alexandra Raftery is a veterinary academic clinician at the University of Glasgow, specializing in equine internal medicine and global animal health systems. Her research focuses on infectious diseases, particularly equid trypanosomiasis in low-income countries such as The Gambia. She employs systems thinking, transcriptomics, and evidence-based methodologies to address disease challenges. Raftery has contributed to diagnostic innovations (e.g., LAMP vs. PCR comparisons) and clinical audits in resource-limited settings. As an associate editor of Equine Veterinary Education since 2019, she emphasizes translating research into practical clinical protocols. Her work bridges veterinary medicine, global health, and parasitology, with a focus on sustainable disease management strategies.
- European College of Equine Internal Medicine Diplomate (2016)
- RCVS Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
Her research spans equine trypanosomiasis, including disease phenotype variation, trypanocide efficacy trials, and genetic diversity studies of pathogens like Theileria equi. She also investigates non-infectious conditions such as cardiac biomarkers (troponin I), gastrointestinal tumors, and surgical outcomes in horses.
Recent conference contributions include presentations on global disease impact reviews (2023–2024) and clinical audit approaches in low-resource veterinary systems.