Johanna Lindahl

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.

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

1. 1. Veterinary program, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

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