Personal profile
Biography
I am a European specialist in veterinary public health and population medicine, with an MSc in Public Health Research and a PhD in Veterinary Epidemiology and Parasitology. I am currently a Chancellor’s fellow at The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and the Roslin Institute of the University of Edinburgh. I am the Deputy Director of the University of Edinburgh's Fleming Fund Fellowships Host Institution programme.
Research Interests
My research focuses on understanding drivers and improving control of zoonotic diseases. My research experience includes design, execution and analysis of complex epidemiological studies in tropical settings especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and India as well as the UK.
Current Research Interests
My Chancellor's fellowship focuses on using a mixed-methods approach to address key challenges towards elimination of canine-mediated human rabies deaths. I am also interested in tackling AMR using a One Health approach both in the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Teaching
- Undergraduating teaching in Epidemiology, Statistics and Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine
- Postgraduate teaching in Epidemiology, Statistics and R
Media
- Can an app help eliminate rabies in dogs? (BBC Digital Planet Radio Interview)
- Smart vaccine scheme quick to curb rabies threat in African cities (UoE Press Release)
- How smartphones are fighting rabies in Africa (Edinburgh Impact)
- Mobile app halves vaccinating time to curb rabies (SciDevNet-Sub Saharan Africa edition interview)
Research students
Current PG students supervised
PhD:
- Katharine Ross (Puppy trade UK)
- Ana Martinez-Lopez (AMR in Labrador Cohort UK)
- Frank Chilanga (AMR in Uganda - One Health)
- Vesa Qarkaxhija (AMR in Malawi - One Health)
- Keiichiro Tazawa (Rabies control in Cambodia)
- Mumbua Mutunga (Rabies control in Kenya)
MSc:
- Lisa Schlanger
Past PG students supervised
PhD:
- Andy Gibson - Rabies control in India
- Catherine Swedberg - IBCM implementation
MSc Students:
- Alice Zyambo - (MSc One Health)
- Hope Kameta - (MSc One Health)
- Anaid Candido Lopez - (MSc IDOH)
- Charlotte Rendina (MSc One Health - UoE)
- Roma Virhia (MSc Tropical Medicine & International Health - LSHTM)
- Maria de la Puente Arevalo (MSc One Health)
- Eithne Leahy (MSc One Health)
- Julie Corfmat (MSc International Animal Welfare, Ethics & Law student)
- Carlos Sanchez-Soriano (MSc Animal Bioscience)
- Jordana Burdon Bailey (MSc International Animal Welfare, Ethics & Law student)
Education/Academic qualification
Veterinary Epidemiology and Parasitology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Improved use of abattoir information to aid the management of fasciolosis in cattle and sheep, The University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 8 Jul 2017
Public Health Research, Master of Science, The University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Nov 2011
Veterinary Medicine, Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Award Date: 3 Jul 2010
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Healthcare accessibility to rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in rural Kenya: implications for vaccine placement and travel time
Mutunga, M., Nyamai, M., Mazeri, S., Ksee, D., Maritim, M., Chuchu, V. M., Hampson, K. & Mwangi, S., 4 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 17, p. 1-10 10 p., 1703736.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Challenges and potential opportunities for improving One Health surveillance in low-resource settings: Insights from rabies surveillance in Malawi
Mastala, P. I., Kalonde, P. K., Chikhola, E., Bailey, J. B., Nkhoma, J., Lohr, F., Hiwa, T., Phiri, B., Wood, C., Kapalamula, T. F., Bickton, F., Chiepa, B., Jørgensen, H. J., Mazeri, S. & Musaya, J., 7 Jan 2026, In: BMC One Health Outlook. 8, 1, p. 1-16 16 p., 5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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The epidemiology of ceftriaxone and cotrimoxazole-resistant Escherichia coli from humans, poultry, and their environment in central Malawi: A cross-sectional study
Chitatanga, R., Luwe, M., Yiwombe, C., Mwantoma, W., Milala, H., Kamwana, C., Mazeri, S., Lembo, T. & Muwonge, A., Jan 2026, In: PLOS global public health. 6, p. 1-21 21 p., e0005869.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Managing free-roaming domestic dog populations using surgical sterilisation: a randomised controlled trial
Fielding, H., Fernandes, K. A., Amulya, V. R., Belgayer, D., Misquitac, A., Kenny, R., Gibson, A. D., Gamble, L., Bronsvoort, M., Mellanby, R., Handel, I., Rivett, D., Newman, K. B., King, R., Sayyed, I., Sayed, A., Ladha, K., Yaraguda, M., Parate, A. D. & Balagali, M. K. & 1 others, , Dec 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., 14221.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feline infectious peritonitis epizootic caused by a recombinant coronavirus
Attipa, C., Warr, A., Epaminondas, D., O'Shea, M., Hanton, A., Fletcher, S., Malbon, A., Lyraki, M., Hammond, R., Hardas, A., Zanti, A., Loukaidou, S., Gentil, M., Gunn-Moore, D., Lycett, S., Mazeri, S. & Tait-Burkard, C., Sept 2025, In: Nature. 645, 8079, p. 228-234 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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From the Field –Mental Health and Food Security amongst Displaced Syrians
Calia, C. (Invited speaker), Boden, L. (Assessor), Abdullateef, S. (Assessor), Abi Habib, J. (Assessor), Azar, M. (Assessor), Grant, L. (Assessor), Kim, S.-J. (Assessor), Klema (Assessor), Mazeri, S. (Assessor), Robertson, K. (Assessor), Zuntz, A.-C. (Assessor) & Burke, J. (Invited speaker)
3 Oct 2020Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Roslin Foundation - Funding for Pump Priming 2025-26 RF2610
Stevens, M. (Principal Investigator), Bronsvoort, M. (Co-investigator), Fitzgerald, R. (Co-investigator), Forlenza, M. (Co-investigator), Headon, D. (Co-investigator), Hope, J. (Co-investigator), Mabbott, N. (Co-investigator), Mazeri, S. (Co-investigator), McDougall, C. (Co-investigator), Steketee, P. (Co-investigator) & Sutton, K. (Co-investigator)
1/04/25 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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Investigating the Multi-scale Dynamics and Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance in One Health Systems of China and the UK
Fitzgerald, R. (Principal Investigator), Boden, L. (Co-investigator), Dockrell, D. (Co-investigator), Lu, L. (Co-investigator), Mazeri, S. (Co-investigator) & Muwonge, A. (Co-investigator)
14/02/25 → 13/02/28
Project: Research
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Worldwide Veterinary Services and University of Edinburgh collaboration: Growing the International Strategy and Evidence Team
Mazeri, S. (Principal Investigator), MacKay, J. (Co-investigator) & Mellanby, R. (Co-investigator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Evaluating the presence and protective nature of neutralising antibodies against FCov-23 in the feline population of Cyprus
Attipa, C. (Principal Investigator) & Mazeri, S. (Co-investigator)
1/11/24 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Investigation of the best approaches to dog population management and tools to monitor dog ecology in rabies endemic settings
Mazeri, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
Datasets
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A putative genomic map for resistance of Bos indicus cattle in Cameroon to bovine tuberculosis
Callaby, R. (Creator), Kelly, R. (Creator), Mazeri, S. (Creator), Egbe, F. (Creator), Benedictus, L. (Creator), Clark, E. (Creator), Wilson, A. (Creator), Bronsvoort, M. (Creator), Salavati, M. (Creator) & Muwonge, A. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 9 Dec 2019
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2722
Dataset
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A comparison of livestock movement network-methods and implications for disease control in developing countries
Muwonge, A. (Creator), Bessell, P. (Creator), Porphyre, T. (Creator), Motta, P. (Creator), Rydevik, G. (Creator), Devailly, G. (Creator), Egbe, F. (Creator), Kelly, R. (Creator), Handel, I. (Creator), Mazeri, S. (Creator) & Bronsvoort, M. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 18 Mar 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2780
Dataset