Leonardo Heyerdahl

Biographic Data

ID4181942
NAMELeonardo Heyerdahl
GIVEN NAMESLeonardo
FAMILY NAMEHeyerdahl
SIGNATUREHEYERDAHL L
AFFILIATIONSInstitut Pasteur
ORCID0000-0001-5540-5388
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Motivation to continue and the value of care work among French Red Cross volunteers and workers during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessLeonardo W Heyerdahl, Leonardo Heyerdahl et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Although anxious state and risk perceptions influenced FRC actor motivation to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic, this motivation to continue must be understood in a context of changing values of voluntary and salaried care work that sustain the health and wellbeing of a population. Studies of future health emergencies could extend this reasearch to yield greater insight into sociocultural and political economic logics that sustain care work

  • The Revival of Cholera Vaccines

    Open AccessLeonardo HeyerdahlARTICLEAnthropologica2024References: 35

    Cholera vaccines have existed since the nineteenth century but were largely considered an ineffective control strategy for much of their history. However, in 2012, cholera vaccination campaigns were piloted in Haiti and Guinea using a preexisting vaccine formula. These initial efforts quickly expanded to dozens of countries. A global stockpile of millions of doses was established, positioning cholera vaccines as a cornerstone to the Global Task F…

  • More than one crisis

    Open AccessTarun Kattumana, Leonardo Heyerdahl et al.ARTICLECritical Public Health2023

    The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted societies globally. Public health institutions were tasked with responding to the pandemic in a dynamic and uncertain context. This paper sheds light on the experiences of COVID-19 response actors as they navigated multi-dimensional crises associated with the pandemic in general and vaccine hesitancy in particular. This research was conducted during the initial phase of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Flanders,…

  • Parallel vaccine discourses in Guinea

    Open AccessLeonardo Heyerdahl, F Le Marcis et al.ARTICLECritical Public Health2023

    Misinformation has been identified as a major threat to public confidence in vaccines, particularly during epidemics. As a response, social listening has become a popular and heuristic public health tool for detecting misinformation and adapting vaccine communication. In this article, we take a critical stance on the normalised approach to social listening which solely relies on the analysis of online discourses. We highlight that the current soc…

  • Entre le silence épidémique et le bruit des bulldozers. Le choléra au temps de l'Émergence économique en Côte d'Ivoire

    Leonardo W Heyerdahl, Leonardo HeyerdahlARTICLEPolitique africaine2023Cited by: 1

    Lorsqu'en 2014 les premiers cas de choléra apparaissent dans un quartier de pêche d'Abidjan habité principalement par des étrangers, le système de surveillance et de notification épidémiologique se grippe. Cet article retrace l'histoire du silence épidémique, décrit sa pratique institutionnelle et son rôle dans la Côte d'Ivoire post-conflit. Loin d'être total, le silence épidémique est orienté. Il alterne avec des discours locaux qui visent à con…