Annamaria Pratelli (Italy, 1969) is a Doctor in Veterinary Medicine with a PhD in Infectious Diseases of Animals. She is full professor at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Italy. Her main research expertise cover the areas of animal health, with specific regard to the enteric viruses of pets, vaccine development, antiviral research and respiratory pathogens of cattle. She is the author of more than 200 international peer-reviewed publications. As of march 2022, the H index (Scopus) is 33.