Dr Sree Radhakrishnan

  • Affiliate Researcher (School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine)

Biography

After training as a veterinarian in India and specializing in wildlife medicine from the Royal Veterinary College, London, I dabbled in lots of things including molecular biology research, working in government service as a veterinary clinician, a two-year stint as a wildlife vet in a tiger reserve and teaching at my alma mater in Kerala, India.

During my work in the field in India, I developed an interest in infectious disease epidemiology, especially of zoonoses (diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans). I have a particular interest in rabies (and other lyssasvirus infections), an entirely preventable disease that still accounts for over 60,000 human deaths annually, with the majority of these reported from India. In 2021, I completed my PhD on a four-year Wellcome Trust PhD Programme in Epidemiology, Evolution and Control of Infectious Diseases at Imperial College London.

In addition to my research, I enjoy learning new languages and also write bits of fiction and more generally on my blog.

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Research interests

  • Infectious disease epidemiology
  • Disease ecology
  • Emerging infections
  • Participatory epidemiology
  • Medical history
  • Mathematical modelling

Research groups

Publications

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Number of items: 10.

2024

Cuomo-Dannenburg, G. et al. (2024) Marburg virus disease outbreaks, mathematical models, and disease parameters: a systematic review. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 24(5), e307-e317. (doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00515-7) (PMID:38040006) (PMCID:PMC7615873)

2023

Waterlow, N. R., Procter, S. R., van Leeuwen, E., Radhakrishnan, S. , Jit, M. and Eggo, R. M. (2023) The potential cost-effectiveness of next generation influenza vaccines in England and Wales: a modelling analysis. Vaccine, 41(41), pp. 6017-6024. (doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.08.031) (PMID:37633749)

Nadal, D. and Radhakrishnan, S. (2023) Global dog and human rabies control efforts from ancient times to 2030 and beyond. In: One Health for Dog-mediated Rabies Elimination in Asia: A Collection of Local Experiences. CABI, pp. 1-10. ISBN 9781800622951 (doi: 10.1079/9781800622975.0001)

Waterlow, N. R., Radhakrishnan, S. , Dawa, J., van Leeuwen, E., Procter, S. R., Lambach, P., Bresee, J., Mazur, M., Eggo, R. M. and Jit, M. (2023) Potential health and economic impact of paediatric vaccination using next-generation influenza vaccines in Kenya: a modelling study. BMC Medicine, 21, 106. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-02830-w) (PMID:36949456) (PMCID:PMC10032252)

2021

Vollmer, M.A.C. et al. (2021) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patterns of attendance at emergency departments in two large London hospitals: an observational study. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 1008. (doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-07008-9) (PMID:34556119) (PMCID:PMC8460185)

2020

Radhakrishnan, S. , Tamim Vanak, A., Nouvellet, P. and Donnelly, C. A. (2020) Rabies as a public health concern in India—a historical perspective. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 5(4), 162. (doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5040162) (PMID:33096767) (PMCID:PMC7709690)

2018

Radhakrishnan, S. (2018) A note on wildlife poisoning cases from Kerala, South India. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 64(5), 58. (doi: 10.1007/s10344-018-1218-6) (PMID:30820194) (PMCID:PMC6390940)

2012

Radhakrishnan, S. , Kumar Karapparambu Gopalan, A., Ravindran, R., Rajagopal, K., Sooryadas, S. and Promod, K. (2012) First record of Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819 (Diptera: Calliphoridae) maggots from a sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) in Kerala, South India. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 36(2), pp. 280-282. (doi: 10.1007/s12639-012-0110-7) (PMID:24082544) (PMCID:PMC3427687)

Radhakrishnan, S. , Ajithkumar, K.G., Ravindran, R. and Rajagopal, K. (2012) First record in South Asia of deer throat bot fly larvae Pharyngomyia picta (Meigen, 1824) (Diptera: Oesteridae) from Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), a new host record. Tropical Biomedicine, 29(2), pp. 265-269. (PMID:22735848)

2009

Radhakrishnan, S. , Kurup, S. P. and Banerjee, P. S. (2009) Endoparasitism in captive wild-caught snakes indigenous to Kerala, India. Zoo Biology, 28(3), pp. 253-258. (doi: 10.1002/zoo.20231) (PMID:19504599)

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Articles

Cuomo-Dannenburg, G. et al. (2024) Marburg virus disease outbreaks, mathematical models, and disease parameters: a systematic review. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 24(5), e307-e317. (doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00515-7) (PMID:38040006) (PMCID:PMC7615873)

Waterlow, N. R., Procter, S. R., van Leeuwen, E., Radhakrishnan, S. , Jit, M. and Eggo, R. M. (2023) The potential cost-effectiveness of next generation influenza vaccines in England and Wales: a modelling analysis. Vaccine, 41(41), pp. 6017-6024. (doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.08.031) (PMID:37633749)

Waterlow, N. R., Radhakrishnan, S. , Dawa, J., van Leeuwen, E., Procter, S. R., Lambach, P., Bresee, J., Mazur, M., Eggo, R. M. and Jit, M. (2023) Potential health and economic impact of paediatric vaccination using next-generation influenza vaccines in Kenya: a modelling study. BMC Medicine, 21, 106. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-02830-w) (PMID:36949456) (PMCID:PMC10032252)

Vollmer, M.A.C. et al. (2021) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patterns of attendance at emergency departments in two large London hospitals: an observational study. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 1008. (doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-07008-9) (PMID:34556119) (PMCID:PMC8460185)

Radhakrishnan, S. , Tamim Vanak, A., Nouvellet, P. and Donnelly, C. A. (2020) Rabies as a public health concern in India—a historical perspective. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 5(4), 162. (doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5040162) (PMID:33096767) (PMCID:PMC7709690)

Radhakrishnan, S. (2018) A note on wildlife poisoning cases from Kerala, South India. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 64(5), 58. (doi: 10.1007/s10344-018-1218-6) (PMID:30820194) (PMCID:PMC6390940)

Radhakrishnan, S. , Kumar Karapparambu Gopalan, A., Ravindran, R., Rajagopal, K., Sooryadas, S. and Promod, K. (2012) First record of Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819 (Diptera: Calliphoridae) maggots from a sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) in Kerala, South India. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 36(2), pp. 280-282. (doi: 10.1007/s12639-012-0110-7) (PMID:24082544) (PMCID:PMC3427687)

Radhakrishnan, S. , Ajithkumar, K.G., Ravindran, R. and Rajagopal, K. (2012) First record in South Asia of deer throat bot fly larvae Pharyngomyia picta (Meigen, 1824) (Diptera: Oesteridae) from Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), a new host record. Tropical Biomedicine, 29(2), pp. 265-269. (PMID:22735848)

Radhakrishnan, S. , Kurup, S. P. and Banerjee, P. S. (2009) Endoparasitism in captive wild-caught snakes indigenous to Kerala, India. Zoo Biology, 28(3), pp. 253-258. (doi: 10.1002/zoo.20231) (PMID:19504599)

Book Sections

Nadal, D. and Radhakrishnan, S. (2023) Global dog and human rabies control efforts from ancient times to 2030 and beyond. In: One Health for Dog-mediated Rabies Elimination in Asia: A Collection of Local Experiences. CABI, pp. 1-10. ISBN 9781800622951 (doi: 10.1079/9781800622975.0001)

This list was generated on Thu May 8 14:11:58 2025 BST.

Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

  • 2016: Four-year PhD studentship (Wellcome Trust)
  • 2008: Commonwealth shared scholarship (Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK)
  • 2006: Junior Research Fellowship (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)

Selected international presentations

  • 2017: Wildlife Disease Association annual conference (Mexico)

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