Kevin De Cock
Encyclopedia
Kevin M. De Cock, MD, is a Belgian-born
scientist who is a citizen of the United States. He is the director of the WHO
Department of HIV
/AIDS
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Dr De Cock is an infectious disease
specialist, with expertise in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis
, liver disease, and tropical diseases such as yellow fever and viral hemorrhagic fevers. He received Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B.) and M.D. degrees from the University of Bristol
and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Liverpool University School of Tropical Medicine.
Dr De Cock served as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) in Kenya
from 2000 to 2006 and Director of the CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Surveillance and Epidemiology in Atlanta, Georgia from 1997 to 2000. He has also served on a number of professional committees, including the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS, the WHO Stop TB TB/HIV Core Group and the UNAIDS Data and Safety Monitoring Board.
Dr De Cock co-edited the book AIDS in Africa, Second Edition (Rapid Science Publishers, London, 1997) and has served on editorial boards and panels for journals including AIDS, The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine. He is the recipient of a number of professional awards for his contributions to tropical medicine research.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
scientist who is a citizen of the United States. He is the director of the WHO
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
Department of HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
/AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
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Dr De Cock is an infectious disease
Infectious disease
Infectious diseases, also known as communicable diseases, contagious diseases or transmissible diseases comprise clinically evident illness resulting from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic biological agents in an individual host organism...
specialist, with expertise in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
, liver disease, and tropical diseases such as yellow fever and viral hemorrhagic fevers. He received Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B.) and M.D. degrees from the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Liverpool University School of Tropical Medicine.
Dr De Cock served as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Druid Hills, unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, in Greater Atlanta...
(CDC) in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
from 2000 to 2006 and Director of the CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Surveillance and Epidemiology in Atlanta, Georgia from 1997 to 2000. He has also served on a number of professional committees, including the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS, the WHO Stop TB TB/HIV Core Group and the UNAIDS Data and Safety Monitoring Board.
Dr De Cock co-edited the book AIDS in Africa, Second Edition (Rapid Science Publishers, London, 1997) and has served on editorial boards and panels for journals including AIDS, The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine. He is the recipient of a number of professional awards for his contributions to tropical medicine research.