Dr Louise Sigfrid
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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.
Recent publications
Evidence on mpox clade Ia and clade Ib: A rapid research needs appraisal
Journal article
Spasenoska D. et al, (2026), International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 164, 108348 - 108348
Chikungunya clinical management guidance: insights from a health system stakeholder study in Indonesia
Journal article
Sukmaningrum E. et al, (2026), BMJ Global Health, 11, e019419 - e019419
Living Rapid Research Needs Appraisal (RRNA) for Priority Diseases Protocol
Journal article
de Swart M. et al, (2025), Wellcome Open Research, 10, 668 - 668
Gaps in the global health research landscape for mpox: an analysis of research activities and existing evidence
Journal article
Furst R. et al, (2025), BMC Medicine, 23
PEARLES challenges and solutions to the implementation of clinical research responses to epidemics and pandemics: a scoping review
Journal article
Crealock-Ashurst B. et al, (2025), eClinicalMedicine, 85, 103294 - 103294