I am a veterinarian specialised in zoonoses. I have made postgraduate studies in Public Health and I work in the General Veterinary Directorate of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food. For a number of years I was the head of the department of zoonoses in the ministry and recently I asked to move to the toxicology department of the ministry. I am a member of EFSA's scientific network on zoononoses and reporting officer for the annual report on zoonoses, zoonotic agents and antimicrobial resistance. I am a national expert on salmonellosis in animals and recently I have become an EPIET (European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training) alumni.