Holder of a doctorate in veterinary medicine, a master's degree in agro-economics, and a master's degree in livestock economics and policy, I worked for three years in the public veterinary services of Burkina Faso before joining ILRI as a research assistant in epidemiology. I joined the ILRI's animal and human health team, and I am currently working on the epidemiology and control of peste des petits ruminants in West Africa.