Dr. M. (Marina) Meester

Assistant Professor
Farm Animal Health
m.meester@uu.nl

Publications

2025

Scholarly publications

Tubay, J. M., Fischer, E. A. J., Meester, M., Tobias, T., & Stegeman, A. (2025). HogDSim - A within-farm modeling framework for infectious diseases of swine. Smart Agricultural Technology, 12, Article 101652. [DOI] [Portal]
Meester, M., Valenzuela Agüí, C., Tobias, T. J., Hakze-van der Honing, R. W., Guinat, C., Bouwknegt, M., du Plessis, L., Fischer, E. A. J., Spaninks, M., Stadler, T., van der Poel, W. H. M., & Stegeman, A. (2025). Zoonotic hepatitis E virus spreads through environmental routes in pig herds-A phylodynamic analysis. PLoS Pathogens, 21(11 November), Article e1013710. [DOI] [Portal]

2024

Scholarly publications

Huber, N., Meester, M., Sassu, E. L., Waller, E. S. L., Krumova-Valcheva, G., Aprea, G., D’Angelantonio, D., Zoche-Golob, V., Scattolini, S., Marriott, E., Smith, R. P., Burow, E., & Carreira, G. C. (2024). Biosecurity measures reducing Salmonella spp. and hepatitis E virus prevalence in pig farms—a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11, Article 1494870. [DOI] [Portal]
Dubbert, T., Meester, M., Smith, R. P., Tobias, T. J., Di Bartolo, I., Johne, R., Pavoni, E., Krumova-Valcheva, G., Sassu, E. L., Prigge, C., Aprea, G., May, H., Althof, N., Ianiro, G., Żmudzki, J., Dimitrova, A., Alborali, G. L., D'Angelantonio, D., Scattolini, S., ... Burow, E. (2024). Corrigendum: Biosecurity measures to control hepatitis E virus on European pig farms. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11, 1-2. Article 1441544. [DOI] [Portal]
Dubbert, T., Meester, M., Smith, R. P., Tobias, T. J., Di Bartolo, I., Johne, R., Pavoni, E., Krumova-Valcheva, G., Sassu, E. L., Aprea, G., May, H., Althof, N., Ianiro, G., Zmudzki, J., Dimitrova, A., Alborali, G. L., D'Angelantonio, D., Scattolini, S., Battistelli, N., & Burow, E. (2024). Biosecurity measures to control hepatitis E virus on European pig farms. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11, Article 1328284. [DOI] [Portal]
Meester, M. (2024). Dynamics and strategies for control of hepatitis E virus transmission in pig herds. [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Utrecht University. [DOI]

2023

Scholarly publications

Smith, R., May, HE., Burow, E., Meester, M., Tobias, TJ., Sassu, EL., Pavoni, E., Bartolo, I. D., Prigge, C., Wasyl, D., Zmudzki, J., Viltrop, A., Nurmoja, I., Zoche-Golob, V., Alborali, GL., Romantini, R., Dors, A., Krumova-Valcheva, G., Koláčková, I., ... Daskalov, H. (2023). Assessing pig farm biosecurity measures for the control of Salmonella on European farms. Epidemiology and Infection, 151, 1-10. Article e130. [DOI] [Portal]
Meester, M., Tobias, T. J., van den Broek, J., Meulenbroek, C. B., Bouwknegt, M., van der Poel, W. H. M., & Stegeman, A. (2023). Farm biosecurity measures to prevent hepatitis E virus infection in finishing pigs on endemically infected pig farms. One Health, 16, 1-8. Article 100570. [DOI] [Repository]
Meester, M., Rademaker, A., Bouwknegt, M., Hakze-van der Honing, R. W., Stegeman, A., van der Poel, W. H. M., & Tobias, T. (2023). Evaluation of Non-Invasive Sampling Methods for Detection of Hepatitis E Virus Infected Pigs in Pens. Microorganisms, 11(2), Article 500. [DOI] [Repository]

2022

Scholarly publications

Meester, M., Bouwknegt, M., Hakze-van der Honing, R., Vernooij, H., Houben, M., van Oort, S., van der Poel, W. H. M., Stegeman, A., & Tobias, T. (2022). Repeated cross‑sectional sampling of pigs at slaughter indicates varying age of hepatitis E virus infection within and between pig farms. BMC Veterinary Research, 53(1), 1-12. Article 50. [DOI] [Repository]
Sikkema, R. S., Tobias, T., Oreshkova, N., de Bruin, E., Okba, N., Chandler, F., Hulst, M. M., Rodon, J., Houben, M., van Maanen, K., Bultman, H., Meester, M., Gerhards, N. M., Bouwknegt, M., Urlings, B., Haagmans, B., Kluytmans, J., Geurtsvan Kessel, C. H., van der Poel, W. H. M., ... Stegeman, A. (2022). Experimental and field investigations of exposure, replication and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in pigs in the Netherlands. Emerging Microbes and Infections, 11(1), 91-94. [DOI] [Repository]

2021

Scholarly publications

Meester, M., Tobias, T. J., Bouwknegt, M., Kusters, N. E., Stegeman, J. A., & van der Poel, W. H. M. (2021). Infection dynamics and persistence of hepatitis E virus on pig farms - a review. Porcine Health Management, 7(1), 1-16. Article 16. [DOI] [Repository]

Other publications

Meester, M., Swart, A., Deng, H. et al. A quantitative risk assessment for human Taenia solium exposure from home slaughtered pigs in European countries. Parasites & Vectors 12, 82 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3320-3