Dr Irene Bueno Padilla
BSc, MPH, PhD
Expertise
I am a veterinary epidemiologist focusing on wildlife and ecosystem health science.
Current positions
Lecturer in Wildlife Health and Conservation
Bristol Veterinary School
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Biography
Research interests
My research aims to identify and mitigate health threats and potential risks to wildlife (especially birds), humans, and the wider environment through the use of eco-epidemiological methods and risk analysis.
My main research strands include:
a) analyzing the risks of veterinary pharmaceuticals to avian scavengers;
b) studying antimicrobial resistance dynamics in wildlife and the natural environment;
c) surveillance of infectious diseases in wild birds.
I teach and supervise research projects in the MSc Global Wildlife Health and Conservation | Study at Bristol | University of Bristol.
Projects and supervisions
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
30/07/2025A qualitative content analysis exploring the portrayal of antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in UK smallholding print media
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
A qualitative exploration of the enablers of and barriers to conformance with antibiotic withdrawal periods on smallholding, peri-urban pig farms in Kiambu County, Kenya
PLOS ONE
Data note on the Avian Contact Study
Wellcome Open Research
Efficacy of Prebiotics and Probiotics on Growth Performance in Turkeys
Journal of Avian Diseases
Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as a hidden threat to scavenging raptors beyond Gyps: a call for wider research and surveillance
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
