Johanna Lindahl

Adjunct Professor at Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology; Infection and Immunity; Åke Lundkvist

E-mail:
johanna.lindahl@imbim.uu.se
Visiting address:
BMC
Husargatan 3
752 37 UPPSALA
Postal address:
Box 582
751 23 UPPSALA

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Affiliated Researcher at Department of Women's and Children's Health; Centre for Health and Sustainability

E-mail:
johanna.lindahl@imbim.uu.se
Visiting address:
MTC-huset, Dag Hammarskjöldsväg 14B, 1 tr
75237 Uppsala
Postal address:
Akademiska sjukhuset
751 85 UPPSALA

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ORCID:
0000-0002-1175-0398

Short presentation

Johanna Lindahl is an epidemiologist working on infectious diseases on the interface between humans, wildlife and domestic animals, as well as on aspects of food safety and food security, with a focus on vector-borne, zoonotic, and emerging infectious diseases, particularly in developing countries. Before, she was based at International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya. She is now professor in global infection biology at UU, as well as state veterinarian at the Swedish Veterinary Agency.

Keywords

  • global health
  • epidemiology
  • public health
  • zoonotic diseases
  • food safety
  • one health

Biography

Posts Held

2024- Adjunct professor in Global Infection Biology at Uppsala University, 20%

2023- Head of Section for horse, dogs and cats, National Veterinary Institute, Sweden

2019-2023 Scientist at Uppsala University (UU). Jointly appointed with International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

2018-2019 Senior scientist at ILRI. Jointly appointed with SLU and UU.

2015-2018 Scientist at International Livestock Research Institute.

2013-2015 Post-doctoral research position. Joint appointment SLU and ILRI.

2008-2013 PhD position at SLU, department of Clinical Sciences, division of Reproduction, on the topic of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in pigs in urban agriculture in Vietnam.

2008 Mission for the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency on evaluating the situation of Brucellosis in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Education and Qualifications

2017 Docent (Associate professor) in Infection Biology, Uppsala University

2008- 2012 PhD education, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). Defense of thesis: “Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Pigs and Vectors in the Mekong Delta-With Special Reference to Urban Farming” October 2012. Main supervisor Ulf Magnusson
    1. Veterinary program, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

Research

Research projects on:

Risks of disease emergence in food markets in Asia

Vector-borne diseases in Europe, Africa and Asia

Rabies in Asia

Aflatoxins in Africa and Asia

Food safety in Africa and Asia

Zoonotic diseases in Africa and Asia

All publications on:

https://scholar.google.se/citations?user=Mxwp4IQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Johanna Lindahl

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