Profile

Researcher in the spread of disease (epidemiology) between animals and humans (zoonoses). Current working area: risk factors for Campylobacter in ecological and free-range broilers and potential methods of intervention.

Responsibilities
Chief editor on the Annual Report on Zoonoses in Denmark
National reporting officer to EFSA on zoonoses
Member of the central outbreak group

Research experience
Epidemiological research has included viruses (Bovine Herpesvirus-1, Hepatitis E), bacteria (Campylobacter, 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 52 peer-reviewed published articles in international refereed journals (1/2-2023). 

Capacity building / Teaching
WHO expert for estimating the burden of food-borne zoonoses.
Teach parasitology in the course General Medical Microbiology (23258), DTU
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.

Other Academic Interests
Active in intimate partner violence research.