Dr Birgit Schauer, studied veterinary medicine at Ludwig- Maximilian-Univ (LMU). Specialized in epidemiology. German doctorate (joint project betw. LMU and EpiCentre, Massey, NZ). MVSt at the EpiCentre. Since 2008, technical manager of an avian influenza research project in Vietnam (NZAID; Dep. of Animal Health, Vietnam; EpiCentre).