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Animal Science and Veterinary
Switzerland
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
52
Citations
9372
World Ranking
542
National Ranking
11

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Jan Hattendorf is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their research focuses on parasitology, infectious diseases, and aspects of child health, particularly in the context of global health challenges.

The scientist's main areas of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these fields, Jan Hattendorf has contributed substantially to several subfields such as parasitology, small animals, infectious diseases, ecology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

  • Parasitology
  • Small Animals
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Ecology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

The main research topics covered in their work are:

  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health

Jan Hattendorf has published regularly in a variety of journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Acta Tropica
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Their recent scholarly articles include:

  • "Advancing One human-animal-environment Health for global health security: what does the evidence say?" (2023) in The Lancet
  • "Sero-prevalence of brucellosis, Q-fever and Rift Valley fever in humans and livestock in Somali Region, Ethiopia" (2021) in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Efficacy and safety of co-administered ivermectin and albendazole in school-aged children and adults infected with Trichuris trichiura in Côte d'Ivoire, Laos, and Pemba Island, Tanzania: a double-blind, parallel-group, phase 3, randomised controlled trial" (2021) in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths using the Kato-Katz technique: What is the influence of stirring, storage time and storage temperature on stool sample egg counts?" (2021) in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Opisthorchis felineus infection, risks, and morbidity in rural Western Siberia, Russian Federation" (2020) in PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Collaborations form a significant part of Jan Hattendorf's research output, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Jakob Zinsstag
  • Jennifer Keiser
  • Bassirou Bonfoh
  • Said M. Ali
  • Rea Tschopp

Best Publications

  • Clinical manifestations of human brucellosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Anna S. Dean;Lisa Crump;Lisa Crump;Helena Greter;Helena Greter;Jan Hattendorf;Jan Hattendorf

  • Zoonotic Mycobacterium bovis - induced tuberculosis in humans.

    Borna Müller;Salome Esther Dürr;Silvia Alonso;Jan Hattendorf

  • Environmental and Behavioural Determinants of Leptospirosis Transmission: A Systematic Review.

    Mwanajaa Abdalla Mwachui;Lisa Crump;Rudy Hartskeerl;Jakob Zinsstag

  • Transmission dynamics and economics of rabies control in dogs and humans in an African city

    J. Zinsstag;S. Dürr;M. A. Penny;R. Mindekem

  • Climate change and One Health.

    Jakob Zinsstag;Jakob Zinsstag;Lisa Crump;Lisa Crump;Esther Schelling;Esther Schelling;Jan Hattendorf;Jan Hattendorf

  • Efficacy of Single-Dose and Triple-Dose Albendazole and Mebendazole against Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Taenia spp.: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Peter Steinmann;Peter Steinmann;Peter Steinmann;Jürg Utzinger;Jürg Utzinger;Zun-Wei Du;Jin-Yong Jiang

  • Albendazole and Mebendazole Administered Alone or in Combination with Ivermectin against Trichuris trichiura: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Stefanie Knopp;Khalfan A. Mohammed;Benjamin Speich;Benjamin Speich;Jan Hattendorf;Jan Hattendorf

  • Efficacy and safety of albendazole plus ivermectin, albendazole plus mebendazole, albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, and mebendazole alone against Trichuris trichiura and concomitant soil-transmitted helminth infections: a four-arm, randomised controlled trial

    Benjamin Speich;Said M Ali;Shaali M Ame;Isaac I Bogoch

  • Risk factors for Entamoeba histolytica infection in an agricultural community in Hanam province, Vietnam

    Phuc Pham Duc;Hung Nguyen-Viet;Jan Hattendorf;Jan Hattendorf;Jakob Zinsstag;Jakob Zinsstag

  • Vaccination of dogs in an African city interrupts rabies transmission and reduces human exposure

    Jakob Zinsstag;Jakob Zinsstag;Monique Lechenne;Monique Lechenne;Mirjam Laager;Mirjam Laager;Rolande Mindekem

  • Risk factors of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in rural livestock production systems of Ethiopia

    Rea Tschopp;Esther Schelling;Jan Hattendorf;Abraham Aseffa

  • Diagnostic accuracy of Kato-Katz and FLOTAC for assessing anthelmintic drug efficacy

    Stefanie Knopp;Stefanie Knopp;Benjamin Speich;Benjamin Speich;Jan Hattendorf;Jan Hattendorf;Laura Rinaldi

  • Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura infections associated with wastewater and human excreta use in agriculture in Vietnam

    Phuc Pham-Duc;Hung Nguyen-Viet;Hung Nguyen-Viet;Hung Nguyen-Viet;Jan Hattendorf;Jan Hattendorf;Jakob Zinsstag;Jakob Zinsstag

  • Epidemiology of brucellosis and q Fever in linked human and animal populations in northern togo.

    Anna S. Dean;Bassirou Bonfoh;Abalo E. Kulo;G. Aboudou Boukaya

  • The potential effect of improved provision of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in Gavi-eligible countries: a modelling study

    Katie Hampson;Francesco Ventura;Rachel Steenson;Rebecca Mancy

  • Rapid re-infection with soil-transmitted helminths after triple-dose albendazole treatment of school-aged children in Yunnan, People's Republic of China.

    Peiling Yap;Zun-Wei Du;Fang-Wei Wu;Jin-Yong Jiang

  • Oxantel Pamoate–Albendazole for Trichuris trichiura Infection

    Benjamin Speich;Shaali M. Ame;Said M. Ali;Rainer Alles

  • Operational performance and analysis of two rabies vaccination campaigns in N'Djamena, Chad.

    Monique Léchenne;Assandi Oussiguere;Kemdongarti Naissengar;Rolande Mindekem

  • High prevalence and spatial distribution of Strongyloides stercoralis in rural Cambodia.

    Virak Khieu;Fabian Schär;Armelle Forrer;Jan Hattendorf

  • Efficacy and Safety of Nitazoxanide, Albendazole, and Nitazoxanide-Albendazole against Trichuris trichiura Infection: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Benjamin Speich;Shaali M. Ame;Said M. Ali;Rainer Alles

  • Evaluation of integrated interventions layered on mass drug administration for urogenital schistosomiasis elimination: a cluster-randomised trial.

    Stefanie Knopp;Stefanie Knopp;Stefanie Knopp;Bobbie Person;Shaali M Ame;Said M Ali

Frequent Co-Authors

Jakob Zinsstag
Jakob Zinsstag Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Jennifer Keiser
Jennifer Keiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Jürg Utzinger
Jürg Utzinger University of Basel
Esther Schelling
Esther Schelling University of Basel
David Rollinson
David Rollinson Natural History Museum
Bernd Kreikemeyer
Bernd Kreikemeyer University of Rostock
Charles H. King
Charles H. King Case Western Reserve University
Penelope Vounatsou
Penelope Vounatsou University of Basel
Sebastien Gagneux
Sebastien Gagneux University of Basel
Bonnie L. Webster
Bonnie L. Webster Natural History Museum

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