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Dr. Felix Lankester is an Affiliate Researcher at the School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine. His research focuses on disease control in livestock and zoonotic pathogens, particularly rabies and Rift Valley fever. He collaborates on vaccination strategies, community engagement, and surveillance systems to combat infectious diseases in resource-limited settings. His work emphasizes the intersection of veterinary and public health, with a focus on improving livestock health and reducing zoonotic disease transmission.
- Key areas: Rabies control, One Health, livestock epidemiology, and vaccination program optimization.
- Recent projects include evaluating spatial heterogeneity in vaccination coverage and developing novel technologies for animal health monitoring.
Research Interests: Dr. Lankester’s work spans veterinary medicine, epidemiology, and public health interventions. He investigates the efficacy of community-based vaccination campaigns and the use of innovative tools like facial recognition to enhance disease surveillance.
Articles highlight advancements in rabies antibody detection, Rift Valley fever epidemiology, and the prevention of coenurosis in livestock. His collaborative approach bridges academic institutions and local communities in Tanzania.
He supervises students like Danni Anderson and contributes to grants focused on livestock disease and drought impacts. Collaborations include the University of Glasgow and Tanzanian institutions, advancing integrated health systems.
