
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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2016
Journal Article
Community-based interventions to enhance knowledge, protective attitudes and behaviors towards canine rabies: results from a health communication intervention study in Guangxi, China
Wu, Hairong, Chen, Jiao, Zou, Lianbin, Zheng, Liefeng, Zhang, Weichao, Meng, Zhenmu, Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares, Wang, Youming, Kang, Jingli and Sun, Xiangdong (2016). Community-based interventions to enhance knowledge, protective attitudes and behaviors towards canine rabies: results from a health communication intervention study in Guangxi, China. BMC Infectious Diseases, 16 (1) 701, 701. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-2037-6
2016
Conference Publication
Echinococcus granulosus and other zoonotic pathogens of peri-urban wild dogs
Harriot, Lana, Gentle, Matthew, Traub, Rebecca, Soares-Magalhaes, Ricardo and Cobbold, Rowland (2016). Echinococcus granulosus and other zoonotic pathogens of peri-urban wild dogs. Queensland Pest Animal Symposium, Townsville, QLD Australia, 7 – 10 November 2016. Clifford Gardens, QLD Australia: Weed Society of Queensland.
2016
Journal Article
Long-term changes in childhood malnutrition are associated with long-term changes in maternal BMI: evidence from Bangladesh, 1996-2011
Hasan, Md Tanvir, Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares, Williams, Gail M. and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2016). Long-term changes in childhood malnutrition are associated with long-term changes in maternal BMI: evidence from Bangladesh, 1996-2011. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 104 (4), 1121-1127. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.111773
2016
Journal Article
The impact of an 8-year mass drug administration programme on prevalence, intensity and co-infections of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Burundi
Ortu, Giuseppina, Assoum, Mohamad, Wittmann, Udo, Knowles, Sarah, Clements, Michelle, Ndayishimiye, Onesime, Basanez, Maria-Gloria, Lau, Colleen, Clements, Archie, Fenwick, Alan and Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares (2016). The impact of an 8-year mass drug administration programme on prevalence, intensity and co-infections of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Burundi. Parasites & Vectors, 9 (1) 513, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1794-9
2016
Journal Article
Determination of Ancylostoma caninum ova viability using metabolic profiling
Gyawali, P., Beale, D. J., Ahmed, W., Karpe, A. V., Magalhaes, R. J. S., Morrison, P. D. and Palombo, E. A. (2016). Determination of Ancylostoma caninum ova viability using metabolic profiling. Parasitology Research, 115 (9), 3485-3492. doi: 10.1007/s00436-016-5112-4
2016
Journal Article
Association between serum vitamin D, retinol and zinc status, and acute respiratory infections in underweight and normal-weight children aged 6–24 months living in an urban slum in Bangladesh
Ahmed, A. M. S., Ahmed, T., Soares Magalhaes, R. J., Long, K. Z., Alam, M. A., Hossain, M. I., Islam, M. M., Mahfuz, M., Mondal, D., Haque, R. and Mamun, A. Al (2016). Association between serum vitamin D, retinol and zinc status, and acute respiratory infections in underweight and normal-weight children aged 6–24 months living in an urban slum in Bangladesh. Epidemiology and Infection, 144 (16), 1-13. doi: 10.1017/S0950268816001771
2016
Journal Article
Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Scrub Typhus Transmission in Mainland China, 2006-2014
Wu, Yi-Cheng, Qian, Quan, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Han, Zhi-Hai, Hu, Wen-Biao, Haque, Ubydul, Weppelmann, Thomas A., Wang, Yong, Liu, Yun-Xi, Li, Xin-Lou, Sun, Hai-Long, Sun, Yan-Song, Clements, Archie C. A ., Li, Shen-Long and Zhang, Wen-Yi (2016). Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Scrub Typhus Transmission in Mainland China, 2006-2014. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10 (8) e0004875, e0004875. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004875
2016
Journal Article
Association of vitamin D status with incidence of enterotoxigenic, enteropathogenic and enteroaggregative Escherichia coli diarrhoea in children of urban Bangladesh
Ahmed, A. M. S., Soares Magalhaes, R. J., Long, K. Z., Ahmed, T., Alam, M. A., Hossain, M. I., Islam, M. M., Mahfuz, M., Mondal, D., Haque, R. and Mamun, A. A. (2016). Association of vitamin D status with incidence of enterotoxigenic, enteropathogenic and enteroaggregative Escherichia coli diarrhoea in children of urban Bangladesh. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 21 (8), 973-984. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12731
2016
Journal Article
Determinants of patient survival during the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Bong County, Liberia
Weppelmann, Thomas A., Donewell, Bangure, Haque, Ubydul, Hu, Wenbiao, Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares, Lubogo, Mutaawe, Godbless, Lucas, Shabani, Sasita, Maeda, Justin, Temba, Herilinda, Malibiche, Theophil C., Berhanu, Naod, Zhang, Wenyi and Bawo, Luke (2016). Determinants of patient survival during the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Bong County, Liberia. Global Health Research and Policy, 1 (1) 5, 5. doi: 10.1186/s41256-016-0005-8
2016
Journal Article
Heterogeneous and dynamic prevalence of asymptomatic influenza virus infections
Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Cox, Mitchell, Milinovich, Gabriel J., Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Mackay, Ian M. and Yakob, Laith (2016). Heterogeneous and dynamic prevalence of asymptomatic influenza virus infections. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22 (6), 1052-1056. doi: 10.3201/eid2206.151080
2016
Journal Article
Complexities and perplexities: a critical appraisal of the evidence for soil-transmitted helminth infection-related morbidity
Campbell, Suzy J., Nery, Susana V., Doi, Suhail A., Gray, Darren J., Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., McCarthy, James S., Traub, Rebecca J., Andrews, Ross M. and Clements, Archie C. A. (2016). Complexities and perplexities: a critical appraisal of the evidence for soil-transmitted helminth infection-related morbidity. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10 (5) e0004566, e0004566. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004566
2016
Journal Article
Vitamin-D status is not a confounder of the relationship between zinc and diarrhoea: a study in 6-24-month-old underweight and normal-weight children of urban Bangladesh
Ahmed, A. M. S., Magalhaes, R. J. S., Ahmed, T., Long, K. Z., Hossain, MdI, Islam, M. M., Mahfuz, M., Gaffar, S. M. A., Sharmeen, A., Haque, R., Guerrant, R. L., Petri Jr, W. A. and Mamun, A. A. (2016). Vitamin-D status is not a confounder of the relationship between zinc and diarrhoea: a study in 6-24-month-old underweight and normal-weight children of urban Bangladesh. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 70 (5), 620-628. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.7
2016
Journal Article
Use of big data in the surveillance of veterinary diseases: early detection of tick paralysis in companion animals
Guernier, Vanina, Milinovich, Gabriel J., Bezerra Santos, Marcos Antonio, Haworth, Mark, Coleman, Glen and Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares (2016). Use of big data in the surveillance of veterinary diseases: early detection of tick paralysis in companion animals. Parasites & Vectors, 9 (1) 303, 303.1-303.10. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1590-6
2016
Journal Article
Co-distribution and co-infection of chikungunya and dengue viruses
Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Liang, Shaohong, Milinovich, Gabriel, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Clements, Archie C. A., Hu, Wenbiao, Brasil, Patricia, Frentiu, Francesca D., Dunning, Rebecca and Yakob, Laith (2016). Co-distribution and co-infection of chikungunya and dengue viruses. BMC Infectious Diseases, 16 (1) 84, 188. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1417-2
2016
Journal Article
Rapid increase in scrub typhus incidence in Mainland China, 2006-2014
Wu, Yi-Cheng, Qian, Quan, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Han, Zhi-Hai, Haque, Ubydul, Weppelmann, Thomas A., Hu, Wen-Biao, Liu, Yun-Xi, Sun, Yan-Song, Zhang, Wen-Yi and Li, Shen-Long (2016). Rapid increase in scrub typhus incidence in Mainland China, 2006-2014. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 94 (3), 532-536. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0663
2016
Journal Article
The landscape epidemiology of echinococcoses
Restrepo, Angela M. Cadavid, Yang, Yu Rong, McManus, Donald P., Gray, Darren J., Giraudoux, Patrick, Barnes, Tamsin S., Williams, Gail M., Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares, Hamm, Nicholas A. S. and Clements, Archie C. A. (2016). The landscape epidemiology of echinococcoses. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 5 (13) 13, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s40249-016-0109-x
2016
Journal Article
A critical appraisal of control strategies for soil-transmitted helminths
Campbell, Suzy J., Nery, Susana V., McCarthy, James S., Gray, Darren J., Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J. and Clements, Archie C. A. (2016). A critical appraisal of control strategies for soil-transmitted helminths. Trends in Parasitology, 32 (2), 97-107. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.10.006
2016
Conference Publication
Perceptions of small-scale livestock farmers on the risk of acquiring zoonotic diseases from their livestock: a cross - sectional study in Myanmar
Win, Tu Tu Zaw, Campbell, Angus, Magalhaes, Ricardo Soares, Oo, Kyaw Naing and Henning, Joerg (2016). Perceptions of small-scale livestock farmers on the risk of acquiring zoonotic diseases from their livestock: a cross - sectional study in Myanmar. One Health Ecohealth 2016: 4th International One Health Congress and 6th Biennial Congress of the International Association for Ecology and Health, Melbourne, Australia, 3-7 December 2016.
2015
Journal Article
Earth Observation, Spatial Data Quality, and Neglected Tropical Diseases
Hamm, Nicholas A.S., Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J. and Clements, Archie C.A. (2015). Earth Observation, Spatial Data Quality, and Neglected Tropical Diseases. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9 (12) e0004164, 945. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004164
2015
Journal Article
Prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency among 6–24-month-old underweight and normal-weight children living in an urban slum of Bangladesh
Ahmed, AM Shamsir, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Long, Kurt Z., Magalhaes, Ricardo J Soares, Hossain, Md Iqbal, Islam, Md Munirul, Mahfuz, Mustafa, Gaffar, SM Abdul, Sharmeen, Atiya, Haque, Rashidul, Guerrant, Richard L., Petri, William A. and Mamun, Abdullah AI (2015). Prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency among 6–24-month-old underweight and normal-weight children living in an urban slum of Bangladesh. Public Health Nutrition, 20 (10), 1718-1728. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015003353
Funding
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Past funding
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
Media
Enquiries
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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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