Dr. V. Bhanu Rekha graduated in veterinary science in 1995 from Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University and was honored with six university gold medals. She did her Master's degree from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly in 1997 and is a recipient of ICAR junior research fellowship. She did her Post graduate diploma in zoonoses and Ph.D in veterinary Public Health from MVC, TANUVAS in 2013. Dr. V. Bhanu Rekha is associated with teaching and research in Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Pondicherry since 1999 and at present she is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research. She has published several research publications in international and national journals/conference proceedings and received various awards to her credit. She has done research in the areas of listeriosis, tuberculosis, food pathogens and several other zoonotic diseases.

Dr.V.J. Ajay Kumar completed his B.V.SC and AH in 1995 from the college of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thirussur. He did his M.V.SC in Veterinary Public Health at Kerala Agricultural University and his research programme was on human and porcine brucellosis. He finished his Ph.D. from Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad. The research work was on epidemiological and molecular characterization of Listeria monocytogenes. He is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research. He has several research publications and achievements to his credit. His areas of interest include food hygiene, epidemiology