Veterinary Public Health Institute

Veterinary sector in the COVID19 pandemic responses

Laura da Silva

Resident ECVPH and PhD student

DCR-VPH

Phone
031 684 5732
E-Mail
laura.dasilva@unibe.ch
Office
Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3097 Liebefeld, Gebäude Agroscope U 163
Postal Address
Schwarzenburgstrasse 161
3097 Liebefeld

Current Projects:

  • Towards “Zero by 30”: Investigation into free-roaming dogs’ behaviour and
    its application for improved rabies control strategies
  • Geolocated contact sensors global positioning accuracy and reliability
  • Text mining and Natural language processing application to animal welfare
  • Antimicrobial usage in pigs in Switzerland

 

Research interests:

  • Epidemiology and Public Health
  • One Health
  • Zoonotic diseases
  • Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Data Science

 

 

Employment:

2021-present   

Resident at the Veterinary Public Health Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland

 

Education:

2020                  

Internship at the VPHI – University of Bern. Project development focused on zoonotic disease investigation (Dog-mediated rabies) aiming to deepen the understanding of free-roaming domestic dog populations in developing countries and create opportunities for more adapted rabies control and elimination actions.

2014-2021        

Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – University of Lisbon