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Researcher in the spread of disease (epidemiology) between animals and humans (zoonoses). Current inves working area: risk factors for Campylobacter in ecological and freerange broilers and potential methods of intervention.
Research experience
Epidemiological research has included viruses (Bovine Herpesvirus-1, Hepatitis E), bacteria (Coxiella burnetii, Leptospira, Persistent Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus) and parasites (Ascaris, Cryptosporidium, Echinococcus, Eimeria, Dirofilaria repens, Neospora caninum, Toxocara, Toxoplasma gondii, Trichinella).
The work has also included studies of the host's immune response to the infection (cytokines and acute phase proteins), EU work on the prioritization of food-borne parasites and intervention studies.
Author of 49 peer-reviewed published articles in international refereed journals (1/12-2020); 18 as first author and 11 as last author.
Capacity building / Teaching
Have been responsible for veterinary parasitology in Estonia.
Taught parasitic zoonoses in Erasmus program.
Supervised 2 international Ph.d.'s and several research projects of veterinary students.
President and board member of the Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology 2009-2015.
Expertise related to UN SDGs
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Veterinary Medicine and Food Science, Parasitology
Award Date: 17 Dec 2009
Master of Science (Cand. Scient.), Biochemistry
Award Date: 17 May 2004
Keywords
- User defined:
- Zoonosis epidemiology
- Foodborne zoonoses
- Campylobacter in chickens
- Parasitology
- Veterinary Epidemiology
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The zoonotic parasite dirofilaria repens emerged in the Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in 2008–2012 and became established and endemic in a decade
Deksne, G., Jokelainen, P., Oborina, V., Lassen, B., Akot, I., Kutanovaite, O., Zaleckas, L., Cirule, D., Tupīts, A., Pimanovs, V., Talijunas, A. & Krūmiņa, A., 2021, International research conference on medical and health care sciences - knowledge for use in practice: abstract. Riga: Rīga Stradiņš University, p. 283-283Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Trichinella spp. in lynxes (Lynx lynx) in Estonia
Karssin, A., Häkkinen, L., Vilem, A., Moks, E., Jokelainen, P. & Lassen, B., 2021, 9th Conference of the Scandinavian - Baltic Society for Parasitology : Abstract book. Nature Research Centre, p. 95-95Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Trichinella spp. in Wild Boars (Sus scrofa), Brown Bears (Ursus arctos), Eurasian Lynxes (Lynx lynx) and Badgers (Meles meles) in Estonia, 2007–2014
Karssin, A., Häkkinen, L., Vilem, A., Jokelainen, P. & Lassen, B., 2021, In: Animals. 11, 14 p., 183.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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When did Dirofilaria repense merge in domestic dogs and humans in the Baltic countries?
Deksne, G., Jokelainen, P., Oborina, V., Lassen, B., Akota, I., Kutanovaite, O., Zaleckas, L., Cirule, D., Tupīts, A., Pimanovs, V., Talijunas, A. & Krūmiņa, A., 2021, 9th Conference of the Scandinavian - Baltic Society for Parasitology : Abstract book. Nature Research Centre, p. 79-79Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in extensively farmed wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Denmark
Laforet, C. K., Deksne, G., Petersen, H. H., Jokelainen, P., Johansen, M. V. & Lassen, B., 15 Jan 2019, In: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica (Online). 61, 1, 4 p., 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Projects
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OutCampy: OutCampy: Possible methods for reduction in the primary production of ecological broiler flocks with outdoor access
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research