Aniruddha Belsare

Aniruddha Belsare is an Assistant Professor of Disease Ecology at Auburn University, affiliated with the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Pathobiology. His work focuses on understanding disease dynamics at the intersection of wildlife conservation and public health.

Education:

• BVSc & AH, Bombay Veterinary College, 1996
• PhD, University of Missouri, 2013, Fisheries and Wildlife

Research Interests: Belsare investigates disease systems with conservation or public health implications, including emerging pathogens like chronic wasting disease (CWD) in cervids and amphibian chytridiomycosis, zoonotic diseases such as West Nile virus and rabies, and pathogen spillover at the human-domestic-wildlife interface. His methods combine ecological, epidemiological, and model-based analyses to study transmission, persistence, and host population impacts.

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