Louise Sigfrid
ERGO Clinical Research Fellow
Louise Sigfrid is a Clinical Research Fellow and Public Health Specialist, with a main focus to strengthen preparedness to (re-) emerging infectious diseases through clinical research and capacity building.
Louise main focus is the PREPARE (Platform for European Preparedness Against (Re-) emerging Epidemics) project, studying incidence risk factors and clinical impact of infections with epidemic potential in Europe with a focus on acute respiratory infections, central nervous system infections, arbovirus and haemorrhagic fever syndromes in hospitalized and primary care patients.
Additionally, Louise supports the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC) developing harmonised clinical research tools for characterization of emerging infections globally, including COVID-19.
Louise is lead for the Masters module in Health Protection at Brighton & Sussex Medical School and Honorary Academic Public Health Consultant at PHE.
Key publications
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Research prioritisation in preparedness for and response to outbreaks of high-consequence pathogens: a scoping review.
Journal article
Antonio E. et al, (2025), BMC Med, 23
Recent publications
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Research prioritisation in preparedness for and response to outbreaks of high-consequence pathogens: a scoping review.
Journal article
Antonio E. et al, (2025), BMC Med, 23
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Prevalence, clinical management, and outcomes of adults hospitalised with endemic arbovirus illness in southeast Europe (MERMAIDS-ARBO): a prospective observational study.
Journal article
Sigfrid L. et al, (2025), Lancet Infect Dis
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Monkeypox virus isolation from longitudinal samples in 11 hospitalised patients.
Journal article
Callaby H. et al, (2025), Lancet Infect Dis, 25, e4 - e5
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Factors impacting on the implementation of clinical management guidelines (CMGs) for high consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs) during outbreaks globally: a systematic review
Preprint
Dahmash DT. et al, (2024)
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Long Covid: a global health issue - a prospective, cohort study set in four continents.
Journal article
Pazukhina E. et al, (2024), BMJ Glob Health, 9