
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).
Availability
- Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes is:
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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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2014
Conference Publication
Disease prevalence and public health risks of peri-urban wild dogs
Harriott, Lana, Gentle, Matthew, Traub, Rebecca, Soares-Magalhaes, Ricardo and Cobbold, Rowland (2014). Disease prevalence and public health risks of peri-urban wild dogs. 16th Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference 2014, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26 - 29 May 2014.
2014
Journal Article
Modelling parasite aggregation: disentangling statistical and ecological approaches
Yakob, Laith, Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J., Gray, Darren J., Milinovich, Gabriel, Wardrop, Nicola, Dunning, Rebecca, Barendregt, Jan, Bieri, Franziska, Williams, Gail M. and Clements, Archie C. A. (2014). Modelling parasite aggregation: disentangling statistical and ecological approaches. International Journal for Parasitology, 44 (6), 339-342. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.02.008
2014
Journal Article
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): A Critical Component for Sustainable Soil-Transmitted Helminth and Schistosomiasis Control
Campbell, Suzy J., Savage, Georgia B., Gray, Darren J., Atkinson, Jo-An M., Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares, Nery, Susana V., McCarthy, James S., Velleman, Yael, Wicken, James H., Traub, Rebecca J., Williams, Gail M., Andrews, Ross M. and Clements, Archie C. A. (2014). Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): A Critical Component for Sustainable Soil-Transmitted Helminth and Schistosomiasis Control. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8 (4) e2651, e2651.1-e2651.5. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002651
2014
Journal Article
Developing an epidemic forecasting model for influenza A in Brisbane, Australia based on climate and Hong Kong influenza A surveillance data
Wang, Xi-Ling, Wong, Chit-Ming, Lin, Yang, Chan, Kwok-Hung, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Clements, Archie C. A., Tong, Shi-Lu and Hu, Wen-Biao (2014). Developing an epidemic forecasting model for influenza A in Brisbane, Australia based on climate and Hong Kong influenza A surveillance data. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 59 (10), 1508-1509. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu595
2013
Journal Article
Scrub typhus in mainland China, 2006-2012: the need for targeted public health interventions
Zhang, Wen-Yi, Wang, Li-Ya, Ding, Fan, Hu, Wen-Biao, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Sun, Hai-Long, Liu, Yun-Xi, Liu, Qi-Yong, Huang, Liu-Yu, Clements, Archie C. A., Li, Shen-Long and Li, Cheng-Yi (2013). Scrub typhus in mainland China, 2006-2012: the need for targeted public health interventions. PloS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7 (12) e2493, e2493. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002493
2013
Journal Article
Geographic co-distribution of influenza virus subtypes H7N9 and H5N1 in humans, China
Wang, Liya, Zhang, Wenyi, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Clements, Archie C. A., Hu, Wenbiao, Ding, Fan, Sun, Hailong, Li, Shenlong, Liu, Qiyong, Cheng, Zeliang, Sun, Yansong, Huang, Liuyu and Li, Cheng-Yi (2013). Geographic co-distribution of influenza virus subtypes H7N9 and H5N1 in humans, China. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 19 (11), 1899-1900. doi: 10.3201/eid1911.130815
2013
Journal Article
Geographical analysis of the distribution and spread of human rabies in China from 2005 to 2011
Guo, Danhuai, Zhou, Hang, Zou, Yan, Yin, Wenwu, Yu, Hongjie, Si, Yali, Li, Jianhui, Zhou, Yuanchun, Zhou, Xiaoyan and Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J. (2013). Geographical analysis of the distribution and spread of human rabies in China from 2005 to 2011. PLoS One, 8 (8) e72352, e72352.1-e72352.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072352
2013
Journal Article
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Japanese Encephalitis in China, 2002–2010
Wang, Li-Ya, Zhang, Wen-Yi, Ding, Fan, Hu, Wen-Biao, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Sun, Hai-Long, Li, Yi-Xing, Zou, Wen, Wang, Yong, Liu, Qi-Yong, Li, Shen-Long, Yin, Wen-Wu, Huang, Liu-Yu, Clements, Archie C. A., Bi, Peng and Li, Cheng-Yi (2013). Spatiotemporal Patterns of Japanese Encephalitis in China, 2002–2010. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7 (6) e2285, e2285.8-e2285.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002285
2013
Journal Article
Helminth infections in an Indigenous community of Nepal: the role of individual and household socio-economic factors
Gyawali, P., Khanal, S. and Soares Magalhaes, R. J. (2013). Helminth infections in an Indigenous community of Nepal: the role of individual and household socio-economic factors. Global Journal of Medical Research: Diseases, 13 (3), 33-39.
2013
Journal Article
Epidemiologic features of severe fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in China, 2011-2012
Ding, Fan, Zhang, Wenyi, Wang, Liya, Hu, Wenbiao, Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares, Sun, Hailong, Zhou, Hang, Sha, Sha, Li, Shenlong, Liu, Qiyong, Li, Qun, Yang, Weizhong, Huang, Liuyu, Li, Chengyi and Yin, Wenwu (2013). Epidemiologic features of severe fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in China, 2011-2012. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 56 (11), 1682-1683. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit100
2013
Journal Article
Role of malnutrition and parasite infections in the spatial variation in children’s anaemia risk in northern Angola
Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J., Langa, Antonio, Pedro, João Mário, Sousa-Figueiredo, José Carlos, Clements, Archie C. A. and Nery, Susana Vaz (2013). Role of malnutrition and parasite infections in the spatial variation in children’s anaemia risk in northern Angola. Geospatial Health, 7 (2), 341-354. doi: 10.4081/gh.2013.91
2013
Conference Publication
The Social Network in Cystic Fibrosis (Cf) Centre Care and the Risk of Shared Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (Pa) Strain Infection
Kidd, T. J., Magalhaes, R. J. Soares, Paynter, S. and Bell, S. C. (2013). The Social Network in Cystic Fibrosis (Cf) Centre Care and the Risk of Shared Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (Pa) Strain Infection. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2013
Journal Article
Predictive vs. Empiric Assessment of Schistosomiasis: Implications for Treatment Projections in Ghana
Kabore, Achille, Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo, Downs, Philip W., Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares, Zhang, Yaobi and Ottesen, Eric A. (2013). Predictive vs. Empiric Assessment of Schistosomiasis: Implications for Treatment Projections in Ghana. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7 (3) e2051, e2051.1-e2051.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002051
2013
Journal Article
Extending Helminth Control beyond STH and Schistosomiasis: The Case of Human Hymenolepiasis
Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Fancony, Claudia, Gamboa, Dina, Langa, Antonio J., Sousa-Figueiredo, Jose Carlos, Clements, Archie C. A. and Vaz Nery, Susana. (2013). Extending Helminth Control beyond STH and Schistosomiasis: The Case of Human Hymenolepiasis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7 (10) e2321, e2321.1-e2321.4. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002321
2013
Journal Article
Association between hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome epidemic and climate factors in Heilongjiang Province, China
Li, Chang-Ping, Cui, Zhuang, Li, Shen-Long, Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Wang, Bao-Long, Zhang, Cui, Sun, Hai-Long, Li, Cheng-Yi, Huang, Liu-Yu, Ma, Jun and Zhang, Wen-Yi (2013). Association between hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome epidemic and climate factors in Heilongjiang Province, China. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 89 (5), 1006-1012. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0473
2012
Journal Article
Spatial parasite ecology and epidemiology: a review of methods and applications
Pullan, Rachel L., Sturrock, Hugh J. W., Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Clements, Archie C. A. and Brooker, Simon J. (2012). Spatial parasite ecology and epidemiology: a review of methods and applications. Parasitology, 139 (14), 1870-1887. doi: 10.1017/S0031182012000698
2012
Journal Article
Finding malaria hot-spots in northern Angola: the role of individual, household and environmental factors within a meso-endemic area
Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Langa, Antonio, Sousa-Figueiredo, Jose Carlos, Clements, Archie C. A. and Nery, Susana Vaz (2012). Finding malaria hot-spots in northern Angola: the role of individual, household and environmental factors within a meso-endemic area. Malaria Journal, 11 (1) 385, 385.1-385.12. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-385
2012
Journal Article
Combined spatial prediction of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Sierra Leone: a tool for integrated disease control
Hodges, Mary H., Magalhães, Ricardo J. Soares, Paye, Jusufu, Koroma, Joseph B., Sonnie, Mustapha, Clements, Archie and Zhang, Yaobi (2012). Combined spatial prediction of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Sierra Leone: a tool for integrated disease control. PloS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 6 (6) e1694, e1694. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001694
2012
Journal Article
Epidemiology of malaria, schistosomiasis, geohelminths, anemia and malnutrition in the context of a demographic surveillance system in northern Angola
Sousa-Figueiredo, Jose Carlos, Gamboa, Dina, Pedro, Joao Mario, Fancony, Claudia, Langa, Antonio Justino, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Stothard, J. Russell and Nery, Susana Vaz (2012). Epidemiology of malaria, schistosomiasis, geohelminths, anemia and malnutrition in the context of a demographic surveillance system in northern Angola. PLoS One, 7 (4) e33189, e33189.1-e33189.9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033189
2012
Journal Article
Live poultry trade in southern China provinces and HPAIV H5N1 infection in humans and poultry: the role of Chinese New Year festivities
Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Zhou, Xiaoyan, Jia, Beibei, Guo, Fusheng, Pfeiffer, Dirk U. and Martin, Vincent (2012). Live poultry trade in southern China provinces and HPAIV H5N1 infection in humans and poultry: the role of Chinese New Year festivities. PLoS One, 7 (11) e49712, e49712.1-e49712.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049712
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Supervision
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Available projects
Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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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Doctor Philosophy
Forecasting ecosystem responses to environmental change
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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Master Philosophy
The secret killer: Unravelling the link between urban air pollutants and lung cancer in dogs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Chiara Palmieri
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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
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
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
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
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- Epidemiology
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- Q fever
- Vectorborne diseases
- Zoonoses
- Zoonotic diseases
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