Professor Fosgate is a boarded specialist with the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. He received his BS (Animal Science) and his veterinary qualifications (DVM) from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, USA. He spent two years in private veterinary practice before completing his PhD in Epidemiology from the University of California, Davis, USA. Professor Fosgate is currently a Professor in the Department of Production Animal Studies at the University of Pretoria. His research focus is the epidemiology of infectious diseases with specific expertise on the validation of diagnostic tests for the surveillance and control of infectious diseases of livestock. He also has extensive experience in biostatistical consulting and clinical epidemiology. He is a co-Editor-in-Chief for the journal Preventive Veterinary Medicine, the leading international journal for veterinary epidemiological research as well as serving on the editorial boards for four other international journals.