Susanna Sternberg Lewerin

Professor in One Health & AMR, HBIO, Bacteriology, Virology, Food Safety and Veterinary Public Health

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Can the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance be reduced by tailored infection control and other interventions? What are the differences and similarities that affect how we prevent and control animal diseases in different parts of the world and what can we learn from each other?

Presentation

I am a veterinarian with a PhD in bacteriology and a European Diplomate in Veterinary Public Health.

II work with antimicrobial resistance (AMR), one of the largest global threats to the health of animals and people, from a One Health perspective. This means that the links between animals, people, plants and the environment are encompassed in my research. I also work with the epidemiology of infectious animal diseases, as this is an important aspect of reducing the use of antimicrobial treatments in animals.

Research

My research area is broad and covers several aspects of AMR and infectious animal diseases: epidemiology, microbiology, biosecurity and how different drivers affect behaviour that promotes or prevents antimicrobial resistance. The problems are global and my research covers both national and international projects.

I am also the Programme Director of the transdisciplinary research platform SLU Future One Health. We aim to strengthen transdisciplinary research within the field of One Health and contribute to science-based policymaking.