
Overview
Background
Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães is Professor of Zoonotic Disease Epidemiology and Biosecurity and Director of the Queensland Alliance for One Health Sciences. Prof. Soares Magalhaes is a European Veterinary Board Specialist in Population Medicine with extensive national and international research experience in three main areas: spatial epidemiology of zoonotic infections, outbreak response for emerging zoonoses and risk assessment of animal’s environmental health/biosecurity. A key focus of his team's current research is to develop geographical risk assessment methods to assist climate-sensitive zoonotic infectious disease prioritisation for improved surveillance and risk management in both human and animal populations.
Prof. Soares Magalhães’s team is currently leading the development of a number of epidemiological data analytics platforms including for zoonotic influenza (WHO SEARO, Word Bank), antimicrobial resistance in agribusinesses and the environment (SAAFE CRC) and veterinary clinical data (VARDC and ACARCinom).
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Science in Control of Infectious Diseases in Animals, University College London
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Spatial epidemiology of zoonotic and neglected tropical infections
- Understand geographic co-variation in infection risk in humans and animals. - Determine the role of climate / landscape variation and health behaviour on geographical variation in the efficacy of control strategies. - Mechanistic studies on helminth-associated childhood morbidity.
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Outbreak response for emerging infectious diseases
- Geographical management plans for emergency animal diseases. - Determine role of animal movement on outbreak size and geographical propagation of zoonotic infections.
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Animal health and the environment / biosecurity
- Design of on-farm / abattoir environmental risk assessment management plans for animal health.
Works
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2024
Conference Publication
Molecular epidemiological characteristics of Staphylococcus species cultured from clinical canine skin and ear samples in Queensland
Horsman, Sara, Zaugg, Julian, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Meler, Erika and Gibson, Justine S. (2024). Molecular epidemiological characteristics of Staphylococcus species cultured from clinical canine skin and ear samples in Queensland. Antimicrobials 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, NSW Australia, 15-17 February 2024.
2023
Journal Article
Perceptions of livestock value chain actors (VCAs) on the risk of acquiring zoonotic diseases from their livestock in the central dry zone of Myanmar
Win, Tu Tu Zaw, Campbell, Angus, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Oo, Kyaw Naing and Henning, Joerg (2023). Perceptions of livestock value chain actors (VCAs) on the risk of acquiring zoonotic diseases from their livestock in the central dry zone of Myanmar. BMC Public Health, 23 (1) 196, 1-18. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14968-y
2023
Journal Article
Using ecological niche modeling to predict the potential distribution of scrub typhus in Fujian Province, China
Li, Xuan, Wei, Xianyu, Yin, Wenwu, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Xu, Yuanyong, Wen, Liang, Peng, Hong, Qian, Quan, Sun, Hailong and Zhang, Wenyi (2023). Using ecological niche modeling to predict the potential distribution of scrub typhus in Fujian Province, China. Parasites and Vectors, 16 (1) 44, 44. doi: 10.1186/s13071-023-05668-6
2023
Journal Article
The one health epidemiology of avian influenza infection in Bangladesh: lessons learned from the past 15 Years
Hassan, Mohammad Mahmudul, Dutta, Pronesh, Islam, Md Mazharul, Ahaduzzaman, Md., Chakma, Shovon, Islam, Ariful and Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares (2023). The one health epidemiology of avian influenza infection in Bangladesh: lessons learned from the past 15 Years. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2023 6981327. doi: 10.1155/2023/6981327
2023
Journal Article
Near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning algorithms for rapid and non-invasive detection of Trichuris
Kariyawasam, Tharanga N., Ciocchetta, Silvia, Visendi, Paul, Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J., Smith, Maxine E., Giacomin, Paul R. and Sikulu-Lord, Maggy T. (2023). Near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning algorithms for rapid and non-invasive detection of Trichuris. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17 (11) e0011695, e0011695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011695
2023
Conference Publication
Geospatial co-distribution of human and canine urothelial cell carcinoma and associated environmental risk factors in Queensland, Australia
Owada, Kei, Palmieri, Chiara, Hu, Wenbiao, Gan, Ting, Knibbs, Luke D. and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2023). Geospatial co-distribution of human and canine urothelial cell carcinoma and associated environmental risk factors in Queensland, Australia. ISEE 2023: 35th Annual Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 17-21 September 2023. Research Triangle Park, NC United States: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. doi: 10.1289/isee.2023.op-015
2023
Journal Article
Associations between canine hookworm infection and dog owners' awareness, perception, and behaviour: a cross‐sectional study in Brisbane, Queensland, 2019–2020
Owada, Kei, Abdullah, Swaid, Clark, Nicholas, Nguyen, Tu and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2023). Associations between canine hookworm infection and dog owners' awareness, perception, and behaviour: a cross‐sectional study in Brisbane, Queensland, 2019–2020. Zoonoses and Public Health, 70 (6), 498-510. doi: 10.1111/zph.13059
2023
Journal Article
Global patterns of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) prevalence and seroprevalence in camels: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Islam, Md. Mazharul, Khanom, Hamida, Farag, Elmoubashar, Mim, Zarin Tasnim, Naidoo, Pragalathan, Mkhize-Kwitshana, Zilungile Lynette, Tibbo, Markos, Islam, Ariful, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J. and Hassan, Mohammad Mahmudul (2023). Global patterns of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) prevalence and seroprevalence in camels: A systematic review and meta-analysis. One Health, 16 100561, 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100561
2023
Conference Publication
Developing the monitoring and evaluation framework for ‘Australia’s antimicrobial resistance strategy: 2020 and beyond’ using a one health approach
Hall, Lisa, Lawler, Sheleigh, Comans, Tracy, Reid, Simon, Soares Magalhães, Ricardo, Blaskovich, Mark, Henseleit, Julia and Welch, Alyssa (2023). Developing the monitoring and evaluation framework for ‘Australia’s antimicrobial resistance strategy: 2020 and beyond’ using a one health approach. 17th World Congress on Public Health, Rome, Italy, 2-6 May 2023. Heraklion, Greece: EU European Publishing. doi: 10.18332/popmed/163919
2023
Journal Article
Nasal microbiota profiles in shelter dogs with dermatological conditions carrying methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus species
Horsman, Sara, Meler, Erika, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Mallyon, John, Yao, Hong, Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. and Gibson, Justine S. (2023). Nasal microbiota profiles in shelter dogs with dermatological conditions carrying methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus species. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 4844, 4844. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-31385-2
2023
Journal Article
Modelling modifiable factors associated with the probability of human rabies deaths among self-reported victims of dog bites in Abuja, Nigeria
Mshelbwala, Philip P., J. Soares Magalhães, Ricardo, Weese, J. Scott, Ahmed, Nasir O., Rupprecht, Charles E. and Clark, Nicholas J. (2023). Modelling modifiable factors associated with the probability of human rabies deaths among self-reported victims of dog bites in Abuja, Nigeria. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17 (2) e0011147, 1-20. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011147
2023
Journal Article
Molecular detection of tetracycline-resistant genes in multi-drug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from broiler meat in Bangladesh
Alam, Gazi Sofiul, Hassan, Mohammad Mahmudul, Ahaduzzaman, Md., Nath, Chandan, Dutta, Pronesh, Khanom, Hamida, Khan, Shahneaz Ali, Pasha, Md Ridoan, Islam, Ariful, Magalhaes, Ricardo Soares and Cobbold, Rowland (2023). Molecular detection of tetracycline-resistant genes in multi-drug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from broiler meat in Bangladesh. Antibiotics, 12 (2) 418, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12020418
2023
Journal Article
Spatiotemporal dynamics and environmental determinants of scrub typhus in Anhui Province, China, 2010–2020
Wei, Xianyu, He, Junyu, Yin, Wenwu, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Wang, Yanding, Xu, Yuanyong, Wen, Liang, Sun, Yehuan, Zhang, Wenyi and Sun, Hailong (2023). Spatiotemporal dynamics and environmental determinants of scrub typhus in Anhui Province, China, 2010–2020. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 2131, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29373-7
2023
Conference Publication
Developing the monitoring and evaluation framework for ‘Australia’s antimicrobial resistance strategy: 2020 and beyond’ using a one health approach
Hall, Lisa, Lawler, Sheleigh, Comans, Tracy, Reid, Simon, Magalhães, Ricardo Soares, Blaskovich, Mark, Henseleit, Julia and Welch, Alyssa (2023). Developing the monitoring and evaluation framework for ‘Australia’s antimicrobial resistance strategy: 2020 and beyond’ using a one health approach. 17th World Congress on Public Health, Rome, Italy, 2-6 May 2023. Heraklion, Greece: European Publishing. doi: 10.18332/popmed/164014
2023
Journal Article
Effects of long-term ambient air pollution exposure on township-level pulmonary tuberculosis notification rates during 2005–2017 in Ningxia, China
Popovic, Igor, Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J., Yang, Yurong, Yang, Shukun, Yang, Boyi, Dong, Guanghui, Wei, Xiaolin, Fox, Greg J., Hammer, Melanie S., Martin, Randall V., van Donkelaar, Aaron, Ge, Erjia, Marks, Guy B. and Knibbs, Luke D. (2023). Effects of long-term ambient air pollution exposure on township-level pulmonary tuberculosis notification rates during 2005–2017 in Ningxia, China. Environmental Pollution, 317 120718, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120718
2023
Conference Publication
Identification and antimicrobial resistance of bacterial isolates cultured from clinical canine skin and ear samples in Queensland
Horsman, Sara, Meler, Erika, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. and Gibson, Justine S. (2023). Identification and antimicrobial resistance of bacterial isolates cultured from clinical canine skin and ear samples in Queensland. Antimicrobials 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 23-25 February 2023.
2023
Journal Article
The association between air pollutants, meteorological factors and tuberculosis cases in Beijing, China: a seven-year time series study
Sun, Shanhua, Chang, Qinxue, He, Junyu, Wei, Xianyu, Sun, Hailong, Xu, Yuanyong, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Guo, Yuming, Cui, Zhuang and Zhang, Wenyi (2023). The association between air pollutants, meteorological factors and tuberculosis cases in Beijing, China: a seven-year time series study. Environmental Research, 216 (Pt 2) 114581, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114581
2022
Journal Article
Co-effects of global climatic dynamics and local climatic factors on scrub typhus in mainland China based on a nine-year time-frequency analysis
He, Junyu, Wang, Yong, Liu, Ping, Yin, Wenwu, Wei, Xianyu, Sun, Hailong, Xu, Yuanyong, Li, Shanshan, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Guo, Yuming and Zhang, Wenyi (2022). Co-effects of global climatic dynamics and local climatic factors on scrub typhus in mainland China based on a nine-year time-frequency analysis. One Health, 15 100446, 1-26. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100446
2022
Journal Article
The effects of oclacitinib treatment on antimicrobial usage in allergic dogs in primary practice: an Australia wide case-control study
Rynhoud, Hester, Croton, Catriona, Henry, Grace, Meler, Erika, Gibson, Justine S. and Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J. (2022). The effects of oclacitinib treatment on antimicrobial usage in allergic dogs in primary practice: an Australia wide case-control study. BMC Veterinary Research, 18 (1) 151, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12917-022-03255-y
2022
Conference Publication
Role of Poultry Trade Network on the Avian Influenza A Viruses Environmental Contamination Patterns at Live Bird Markets, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Chakma, Shovon, Osmani, Muzaffar G., Mshelbwala, Philip P., Samad, Mohammed Abdus, Brum, Eric and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2022). Role of Poultry Trade Network on the Avian Influenza A Viruses Environmental Contamination Patterns at Live Bird Markets, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 7th World One Health Congress 2022, Singapore, 7-11 November 2022.
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Supervision
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Available projects
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Spatial epidemiological approaches to support local One Health strategies to achieve rabies infection control and elimination
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiological investigations into avian influenza virus environmental contamination in live bird markets of Dhaka¿s metropolitan area, Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly, Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of small animal emergency medicine clinical recommender systems to improve veterinary clinical decision-making and care
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Guido Zuccon
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Doctor Philosophy
Spatial epidemiological approach to target health education and promotion interventions to eliminate paediatric rabies in Guangxi, China
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiological investigations into avian influenza virus environmental contamination in live bird markets of Dhaka¿s metropolitan area, Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly, Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
The epidemiology of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus spp. transmission in companion animals
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Justine Gibson, Dr Erika Meler
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigations into the importance of antimicrobial residues in the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in peri-urban dairy farms of Nepal
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Deirdre Mikkelsen, Professor Peter Sly, Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
Evolutionary pathways and molecular characterization of Influenza Viruses at high-risk human-poultry interfaces in Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
A big-data approach to the epidemiology of foodborne and enteric zoonoses in Queensland
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwan Vilcins, Professor Colleen Lau
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Doctor Philosophy
A big-data approach to the epidemiology of foodborne and enteric zoonoses in Queensland
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwan Vilcins, Professor Colleen Lau
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of Integrated Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance in South and South East Asian Countries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Deirdre Mikkelsen, Professor Peter Sly, Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
The epidemiology of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus spp. transmission in companion animals
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Justine Gibson, Dr Erika Meler
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiological investigations into avian influenza virus environmental contamination in live bird markets of Dhaka's metropolitan area, Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly, Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiological investigations into avian influenza virus environmental contamination in live bird markets of Dhaka's metropolitan area, Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly, Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
Uncovering Hidden Traces: A Multi-Method Approach to Assessing the Abundance and Distribution of Short-Beaked Echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus) in South-East Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Viviana Gonzalez Astudillo
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Doctor Philosophy
Towards explainable multi-response models for predicting pathogen infection risks
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Veterinary Clinical Sci
Innovative investigations on canine prostate cancer: evidence-based medicine, spatial modelling and artificial intelligence
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Chiara Palmieri
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Doctor Philosophy
Survey of farmers¿ perceptions of gastrointestinal parasites and investigation of prevalence, impact, and control of these parasites on sub-tropical dairy cattle
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ben Wood, Dr Rhys Parry, Dr Shahab Ranjbar Nezhad Isfahani, Dr Swaid Abdullah
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiology of feline upper respiratory tract infections in shelter cats at RSPCA Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
Forecasting ecosystem responses to environmental change
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
Towards explainable multi-response models for predicting pathogen infection risks
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigation into prevalence of carnivore viruses with a focus on Canine distemper virus in domestic and wild carnivores in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew Luskin, Dr Tatiana Proboste Ibertti
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiology of feline upper respiratory tract infections in shelter cats in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiology of feline upper respiratory tract infections in shelter cats at RSPCA Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
Survey of farmers¿ perceptions of gastrointestinal parasites and investigation of prevalence, impact, and control of these parasites on sub-tropical dairy cattle
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ben Wood, Dr Rhys Parry, Dr Shahab Ranjbar Nezhad Isfahani, Dr Swaid Abdullah
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiology and control of canine skin and ear conditions in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Deirdre Mikkelsen, Dr Erika Meler, Dr Justine Gibson
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Master Philosophy
The secret killer: Unravelling the link between urban air pollutants and lung cancer in dogs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Chiara Palmieri
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiological investigations into avian influenza virus environmental contamination in live bird markets of Dhaka's metropolitan area, Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly, Dr Nicholas Clark
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Spatial epidemiological approaches to monitor and measure the risk of human leptospirosis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Abdullah Mamun
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Spatial Risk Assessment of the Zoonotic Influenza A (H7N9) along the Live Meat Chicken Market Chain in Southeast China
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Spatiotemporal impact of an eight-year mass drug administration programme on soil transmitted helminth infections and anaemia in Burundi.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Colleen Lau
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Spatial epidemiological approaches to quantify the role of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in cognitive dysfunction in school-aged population
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Nielsen, Professor Colleen Lau
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiology of feline upper respiratory tract infections in shelter cats at RSPCA Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Detection of malaria and arboviruses with spectroscopy and machine learning techniques
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Silvia Ciocchetta, Dr Maggy Lord
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and pulmonary tuberculosis in rural China
Associate Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Future direction of maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Abdullah Mamun
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Double burden of malnutrition among women in South and Southeast Asia: Geographical variation, health inequality and health achievement
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Abdullah Mamun
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Towards sustainable TB control in Ethiopia - profiling high-risk geographical areas using spatial modelling
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Yibeltal Alemu, Emeritus Professor Gail Williams
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Constraints and opportunities to improve livestock production and health, and reduce zoonotic risks in small-scale native chicken, cattle and small ruminant farms in the Central Dry Zone of Myanmar
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Joerg Henning
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Prevalence, risk factors, and geographical distribution of zoonotic pathogens carried by peri-urban wild dogs
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Trends, determinants and spatial risks of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Gail Williams, Professor Abdullah Mamun
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Association of Vitamin D Status with Acute Respiratory Infection and Diarrhoea in Children Less Than Two Years of Age in an Urban Slum of Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Abdullah Mamun
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- Antimicrobial resistance
- Avian influenza
- Biosecurity
- Disease control
- Epidemiology
- Infectious disease
- Q fever
- Vectorborne diseases
- Zoonoses
- Zoonotic diseases
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