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:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
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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2020
Journal Article
Interim guidance for health‐care professionals and administrators providing hospital care to adult patients with cognitive impairment, in the context of COVID‐19 pandemic
Martin‐Khan, Melinda, Bail, Kasia, Yates, Mark W., Thompson, Jane, Graham, Fred, Argo, Alison, Bail, Kasia, Caplan, Gideon, Craig, Denise, Cumming, Anne, Ellis, Stephanie, Flicker, Leon, Fox, Amanda, Frost, Dennis, Galstuch‐Leon, Jennifer, Graham, Frederick, Hosie, AnnMarie, Hughes, Juanita, Jack, Leanne, Lie, David, Magalhães, R. J. Soares, Miller, Elizabeth, Petrie, Glenys, Chrysanth Pulle, Ranjeev, Quinn, John, Redman, Bobby, Schnitker, Linda, Stirling, Christine, Strivens, Eddy ... Cognitive Impairment and COVID‐19, Hospital Care Guidance Committee (2020). Interim guidance for health‐care professionals and administrators providing hospital care to adult patients with cognitive impairment, in the context of COVID‐19 pandemic. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39 (3), 283-286. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12831
2020
Journal Article
Conservation epidemiology of predators and scavengers to reduce zoonotic risk
O'Bryan, Christopher J., Braczkowski, Alexander R., Magalhães, Ricardo J. Soares and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2020). Conservation epidemiology of predators and scavengers to reduce zoonotic risk. The Lancet Planetary Health, 4 (8), e304-e305. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30166-2
2020
Journal Article
Spatial distribution of leptospirosis incidence in the Upper Yangtze and Pearl River Basin, China: tools to support intervention and elimination
Dhewantara, Pandji Wibawa, Zhang, Wenyi, Al Mamun, Abdullah, Yin, Wen-Wu, Ding, Fan, Guo, Danhuai, Hu, Wenbiao and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2020). Spatial distribution of leptospirosis incidence in the Upper Yangtze and Pearl River Basin, China: tools to support intervention and elimination. Science of The Total Environment, 725 138251, 138251. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138251
2020
Journal Article
Double Burden of Malnutrition Among Women of Reproductive Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Progress Achieved and Opportunities for Meeting the Global Target
Hasan, Mehedi, Ahmed, Saifuddin, Magalhaes, Ricardo J Soares, Fatima, Yaqoot, Biswas, Tuhin and Mamun, Abdullah A (2020). Double Burden of Malnutrition Among Women of Reproductive Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Progress Achieved and Opportunities for Meeting the Global Target. Current Developments in Nutrition, 4 (Suppl 2). doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa053_044
2020
Journal Article
Effect of increased influenza and pneumococcal vaccine coverage on the burden of influenza among elderly people in Hong Kong versus Brisbane: abridged secondary publication
Yang, L., Hu, W. B., Wong, C. M., Chiu, S. S. S., Soares Magalhaes, R. J., Thach, T. Q., Clements, A. C. A. and Peiris, J. S. M. (2020). Effect of increased influenza and pneumococcal vaccine coverage on the burden of influenza among elderly people in Hong Kong versus Brisbane: abridged secondary publication. Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi, 26 Suppl 4 (3), 12-16.
2020
Journal Article
Unravelling animal exposure profiles of human Q fever cases in Queensland, Australia, using natural language processing
Clark, Nicholas J., Tozer, Sarah, Wood, Caitlin, Firestone, Simon M., Stevenson, Mark, Caraguel, Charles, Chaber, Anne‐Lise, Heller, Jane and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2020). Unravelling animal exposure profiles of human Q fever cases in Queensland, Australia, using natural language processing. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 67 (5) tbed.13565, 2133-2145. doi: 10.1111/tbed.13565
2020
Journal Article
Parasite associations predict infection risk: incorporating co-infections in predictive models for neglected tropical diseases
Clark, Nicholas J., Owada, Kei, Ruberanziza, Eugene, Ortu, Giuseppina, Umulisa, Irenee, Bayisenge, Ursin, Mbonigaba, Jean Bosco, Mucaca, Jean Bosco, Lancaster, Warren, Fenwick, Alan, Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. and Mbituyumuremyi, Aimable (2020). Parasite associations predict infection risk: incorporating co-infections in predictive models for neglected tropical diseases. Parasites and Vectors, 13 (1) 138, 138. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04016-2
2020
Journal Article
Modelling the impact of MAUP on environmental drivers for Schistosoma japonicum prevalence
Araujo Navas, Andrea L., Osei, Frank, Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J., Leonardo, Lydia R. and Stein, Alfred (2020). Modelling the impact of MAUP on environmental drivers for Schistosoma japonicum prevalence. Parasites and Vectors, 13 (1) 112, 1-18. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-3987-5
2020
Other Outputs
Modelling the impact of MAUP on environmental drivers for Schistosoma japonicum prevalence
Navas, Andrea Araujo, Osei, Frank, Magalhães, Ricardo J. Soares, Leonardo, Lydia R. and Stein, Alfred (2020). Modelling the impact of MAUP on environmental drivers for Schistosoma japonicum prevalence. doi: 10.21203/rs.2.20917/v1
2020
Journal Article
Double burden of underweight and overweight among women in South and Southeast Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Biswas, Tuhin, Magalhaes, R J Soares, Townsend, Nick, Das, Sumon Kumar and Mamun, Abdullah (2020). Double burden of underweight and overweight among women in South and Southeast Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Advances in Nutrition, 11 (1), 128-143. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmz078
2020
Journal Article
TB and HIV epidemiology and collaborative service: evidence from Ethiopia, 2011-2015
Gelaw, Yalemzewod Assefa, Assefa, Yibeltal, Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares, Demissie, Minilik, Tadele, Wegayehu, Dhewantara, Pandji Wibawa and Williams, Gail (2020). TB and HIV epidemiology and collaborative service: evidence from Ethiopia, 2011-2015. HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care, 12, 839-847. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S284722
2020
Journal Article
Estimation of disability-adjusted life years (DALYS) averted over a 10-year period as outcome measure for soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) control strategies in the Philippines
Garcia, Fernando B., Balcon, Kate H., Graves, Nicholas, Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares, Yakob, Laith and Clements, Archie (2020). Estimation of disability-adjusted life years (DALYS) averted over a 10-year period as outcome measure for soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) control strategies in the Philippines. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 51, 47-66.
2019
Journal Article
Geographical distribution and risk factors for Echinococcus granulosus infection in peri-urban wild dog populations
Harriott, Lana, Gentle, Matthew, Traub, Rebecca, Cobbold, Rowland and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo (2019). Geographical distribution and risk factors for Echinococcus granulosus infection in peri-urban wild dog populations. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 10, 149-155. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.08.005
2019
Journal Article
Mapping Schistosoma mansoni endemicity in Rwanda: a critical assessment of geographical disparities arising from circulating cathodic antigen versus Kato-Katz diagnostics
Clark, Nicholas J., Umulisa, Irenee, Ruberanziza, Eugene, Owada, Kei, Colley, Daniel G., Ortu, Giuseppina, Campbell, Carl H., Ruzindana, Emmanuel, Lancaster, Warren, Mbonigaba, Jean Bosco, Mbituyumuremyi, Aimable, Fenwick, Alan, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J. and Turate, Innocent (2019). Mapping Schistosoma mansoni endemicity in Rwanda: a critical assessment of geographical disparities arising from circulating cathodic antigen versus Kato-Katz diagnostics. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13 (9) e0007723, e0007723. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007723
2019
Conference Publication
Districts of HIV clustering in Ethiopia: 2015-2017
Gelaw, Y. A., Magalhaes, R. J. S., Assefa, Y. and Williams, G. (2019). Districts of HIV clustering in Ethiopia: 2015-2017. 11th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 16-20 September 2019. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
2019
Journal Article
Climate variability, satellite-derived physical environmental data and human leptospirosis: A retrospective ecological study in China
Dhewantara, Pandji Wibawa, Hu, Wenbiao, Zhang, Wenyi, Yin, Wen-Wu, Ding, Fan, Mamun, Abdullah Al and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2019). Climate variability, satellite-derived physical environmental data and human leptospirosis: A retrospective ecological study in China. Environmental Research, 176 108523, 108523. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.06.004
2019
Journal Article
Current progress and future directions in the double burden of malnutrition among women in south and southeast Asian countries
Biswas, Tuhin, Townsend, Nick, Magalhaes, R. J. Soares, Islam, Md Saimul, Hasan, Md Mehedi and Mamun, Abdullah (2019). Current progress and future directions in the double burden of malnutrition among women in south and southeast Asian countries. Current Developments in Nutrition, 3 (7) nzz026, nzz026. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzz026
2019
Journal Article
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with avian influenza along the live chicken market chains in Eastern China: a cross-sectional survey in Shanghai, Anhui, and Jiangsu
Zhou, Xiaoyan, Zhang, Yi, Shen, Chaojian, Liu, Ailing, Wang, Youming, Yu, Qi, Guo, Fusheng, Clements, Archie C. A., Smith, Carl, Edwards, John, Huang, Baoxu and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2019). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with avian influenza along the live chicken market chains in Eastern China: a cross-sectional survey in Shanghai, Anhui, and Jiangsu. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 66 (4) tbed.13178, 1529-1538. doi: 10.1111/tbed.13178
2019
Journal Article
Identification of microchip implantation events for dogs and cats in the vetcompass Australia database
McGreevy, Paul, Masters, Sophie, Richards, Leonie, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Peaston, Anne, Combs, Martin, Irwin, Peter J., Lloyd, Janice, Croton, Catriona, Wylie, Claire and Wilson, Bethany (2019). Identification of microchip implantation events for dogs and cats in the vetcompass Australia database. Animals, 9 (7) 423, 423. doi: 10.3390/ani9070423
2019
Journal Article
Functional illiteracy burden in soil-transmitted helminth (STH) endemic regions of the Philippines: an ecological study and geographical prediction for 2017
Owada, Kei, Nielsen, Mark, Lau, Colleen L., Yakob, Laith, Clements, Archie C. A., Leonardo, Lydia and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2019). Functional illiteracy burden in soil-transmitted helminth (STH) endemic regions of the Philippines: an ecological study and geographical prediction for 2017. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13 (6) e0007494, e0007494. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007494
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Supervision
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Available projects
Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Forecasting ecosystem responses to environmental change
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark
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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
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
Towards explainable multi-response models for predicting pathogen infection risks
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Epidemiology of feline upper respiratory tract infections in shelter cats in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark
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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