Valerie Hungerbühler, Dr. med. vet.

ECVPH resident, Scientific collaborator

VPHI

Phone
031 684 57 32
E-Mail
valerie.hungerbuehler@unibe.ch
Office
Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3097 Liebefeld, Gebäude Agroscope U 163
Postal Address
Schwarzenburgstr. 161
3097 Liebefeld

Research

Finished Projects:

  • Women’s experiences and perspectives on livestock management and empowerment in PPR vaccination in the Somali region, Ethiopia
  • Diagnostic serology test comparison for Q fever and Rift Valley fever in humans and livestock from pastoral communities

Research interests:

  • To understand public health problems at the human-animal interface in resource-limited countries and explore strategies for disease prevention and control integrating epidemiological and qualitative socio-economic data.

 

 

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Employment:

  • 09/2021 – today      Resident ECVPH, Veterinary Public Health Institute, University of Bern
  • 08/2020 – 08/2021  Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, Liebefeld, Bern

Education:

  • 09/2021 – today     Residency ECVPH, Veterinary Public Health Institute, University of Bern
  • 01/2020 – 08/2021  Dissertation, Equine Sports Medicine Unit, Veterinary Hospital of Zurich
  • 09/2016 – 07/2019  MA Veterinary Medicine, University of Zurich
  • 9/2013 – 07/2016   BA Veterinary Medicine, University of Zurich

  

Publications

Hungerbühler, V., Barkadle, B., Hussein, A. M., Zambrano, S. C., Digale, M., Belay, K. S., Derungs, F., & Dürr, S. (2025). Women’s experiences and perspectives on livestock management and empowerment in PPR vaccination in the Somali region, Ethiopia. CABI One Health. Link

Hungerbühler V, Özcelik R, Abakar MF, Zakaria FA, Eiden M, Hartnack S, et al. (2024) Diagnostic serology test comparison for Q fever and Rift Valley fever in humans and livestock from pastoral communities. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 18(10): e0012300. Link

Schäfer, J., Gerber, V., Hungerbühler, V., Schaefler, S., Unger, L., & Querschnittsstudie, E. (2024). Originalarbeiten | Original contributions 633 Management, health, and veterinary care of donkeys in Switzerland: A cross-sectional study. © GST | SVS SAT | ASMV, 166, 633–646. Link

Delalay, G., Hungerbühler, V., & Paternoster, G. (2024). Development of an R-Based Tool for Planning and Evaluating Surveillance Programmes for Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis in Switzerland (Version v1.0.0) [Computer software]. Link

Dittmann, M. T., Arpagaus, S., Hungerbühler, V., Weishaupt, M. A., Latif, S. N. (2021): “Feel the Force”—Prevalence of Subjectively Assessed Saddle Fit Problems in Swiss Riding Horses and Their Association With Saddle Pressure Measurements and Back Pain. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 99, 103388 Link

Dittmann, M. T., Latif, S. N., Hefti, R., Hartnack, S., Hungerbühler, V., Weishaupt, M. A. (2020): Husbandry, use, and orthopedic health of horses owned by competitive and leisure riders in Switzerland. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 91, 103107 Link