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Jonas Waldenström

Jonas Waldenström

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Microbiology

D-Index
61
Citations
16207
World Ranking
2968
National Ranking
58

Overview

Jonas Waldenström is affiliated with Linnaeus University in Sweden and focuses their research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine. Their work addresses multiple subfields including Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's research explores several main topics such as Viral Infections and Vectors, Influenza Virus Research Studies, Avian Ecology and Behavior, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, Species Distribution and Climate Change, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Recent notable publications by Jonas Waldenström include:

  • Transatlantic spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 by wild birds from Europe to North America in 2021 (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • Migratory birds as disseminators of ticks and the tick-borne pathogens Borrelia bacteria and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus: a seasonal study at Ottenby Bird Observatory in South-eastern Sweden (2020, Parasites & Vectors)
  • Evidence for continental-scale dispersal of antimicrobial resistant bacteria by landfill-foraging gulls (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Hotspots in the grid: Avian sensitivity and vulnerability to collision risk from energy infrastructure interactions in Europe and North Africa (2022, Journal of Applied Ecology)
  • Host ecology regulates interspecies recombination in bacteria of the genus Campylobacter (2022, eLife)

Jonas Waldenström collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Mariëlle L. van Toor
  • Björn Olsén
  • Conny Tolf
  • Patrik Ellström
  • Per-Eric Lindgren

Their work is published regularly in the following scientific venues:

  • Ornis Svecica
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Parasites & Vectors

Best Publications

  • Global patterns of influenza A virus in wild birds

    Björn Olsen;Vincent J. Munster;Anders Wallensten;Jonas Waldenström

  • A NEW PCR ASSAY FOR SIMULTANEOUS STUDIES OF LEUCOCYTOZOON, PLASMODIUM, AND HAEMOPROTEUS FROM AVIAN BLOOD

    Olof Hellgren;Jonas Waldenström;Staffan Bensch

  • Spatial, Temporal, and Species Variation in Prevalence of Influenza A Viruses in Wild Migratory Birds

    Vincent J Munster;Chantal Baas;Pascal Lexmond;Jonas Waldenström

  • Rapid advance of spring arrival dates in long-distance migratory birds.

    Niclas Jonzén;Andreas Lindén;Torbjørn Ergon;Endre Knudsen

  • A New Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction Method Very Efficient in Detecting Plasmodium and Haemoproteus Infections From Avian Blood

    Jonas Waldenström;Staffan Bensch;Dennis Hasselquist;Ö Östman

  • Cross-species infection of blood parasites between resident and migratory songbirds in Africa

    Jonas Waldenström;Staffan Bensch;Samuel Kiboi;Dennis Hasselquist

  • Linkage between nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences in avian malaria parasites: Multiple cases of cryptic speciation?

    Staffan Bensch;Javier Pérez-Tris;Jonas Waldenström;Olof Hellgren

  • Prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter lari, and Campylobacter coli in different ecological guilds and taxa of migrating birds.

    Jonas Waldenström;Tina Broman;Inger Carlsson;Dennis Hasselquist

  • With Reference to Reference Genes: A Systematic Review of Endogenous Controls in Gene Expression Studies.

    Joanne R. Chapman;Jonas Waldenström

  • Surveillance of influenza A virus in migratory waterfowl in northern Europe

    Anders Wallensten;Vincent J. Munster;Neus Latorre-Margalef;Mia Brytting

  • Temporal dynamics and diversity of avian malaria parasites in a single host species.

    Staffan Bensch;Jonas Waldenström;Niclas Jonzén;Helena Westerdahl

  • DISSEMINATION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI WITH CTX-M TYPE ESBL BETWEEN HUMANS AND YELLOW-LEGGED GULLS IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE

    Jonas Bonnedahl;Mirva Drobni;Michel Gauthier-Clerc;Jorge Hernandez

  • Associations between malaria and MHC genes in a migratory songbird

    Helena Westerdahl;Jonas Waldenström;Bengt Hansson;Dennis Hasselquist

  • Detecting shifts of transmission areas in avian blood parasites: a phylogenetic approach.

    Olof Hellgren;Jonas Waldenström;Javier Peréz-Tris;Eszter Szöll

  • Effects of influenza A virus infection on migrating mallard ducks

    Neus Latorre-Margalef;Gunnar Gunnarsson;Vincent J. Munster;Ron A.M. Fouchier

  • Migrating birds and tickborne encephalitis virus

    Jonas Waldenström;Åke Lundkvist;Kerstin I. Falk;Ulf Garpmo

  • Influenza Virus in a Natural Host, the Mallard: Experimental Infection Data

    Elsa Jourdain;Elsa Jourdain;Gunnar Gunnarsson;Gunnar Gunnarsson;John Wahlgren;John Wahlgren;Neus Latorre-Margalef

  • Protozoan Acanthamoeba polyphaga as a Potential Reservoir for Campylobacter jejuni

    Diana Axelsson-Olsson;Jonas Waldenström;Tina Broman;Björn Olsen

  • Flying with the wind: scale dependency of speed and direction measurements in modelling wind support in avian flight

    Kamran Safi;Kamran Safi;Bart Kranstauber;Bart Kranstauber;Rolf Weinzierl;Larry Griffin

  • Campylobacter jejuni in Black-Headed Gulls (Larus ridibundus): Prevalence, Genotypes, and Influence on C. jejuni Epidemiology

    Tina Broman;Helena Palmgren;Sven Bergström;Mats Sellin

  • What are malaria parasites

    Javier Pérez-Tris;Dennis Hasselquist;Olof Hellgren;Asta Krizanauskiene

Frequent Co-Authors

Björn Olsen
Björn Olsen Harvard University
Dennis Hasselquist
Dennis Hasselquist Lund University
Ron A. M. Fouchier
Ron A. M. Fouchier Erasmus University Rotterdam
Staffan Bensch
Staffan Bensch Lund University
Johan Elmberg
Johan Elmberg Kristianstad University
Vincent J. Munster
Vincent J. Munster National Institutes of Health
Martin Wikelski
Martin Wikelski Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Ake Lundkvist
Ake Lundkvist Uppsala University
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
Kamran Safi
Kamran Safi Max Planck Institute for Ornithology

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