Caroline Klint Johannesen is an epidemiologist at the Department of Clinical Research, Nordsjællands Hospital. Her research focuses on the burden, surveillance, and epidemiology of viral infections, with particular expertise in enteroviruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and the use of nationwide health registries for infectious disease research. She has a background in Public Health Science and extensive experience in epidemiological methods, disease surveillance, and register-based research.
Caroline is a member of the management group of the European Non-Polio Enterovirus Network (ENPEN) and serves as Danish representative in the COST Action Pan-European One Health Network for Infectious Diseases Detection, Monitoring and Prevention (1HEALTH-NET).
Her research interests include the epidemiology and surveillance of enteroviruses and RSV, disease burden estimation, vaccine impact evaluation, digital health, and the application of advanced statistical and data science methods to infectious disease research. She has played a leading role in establishing and coordinating European surveillance activities for severe enterovirus infections and has contributed to the development of evidence supporting public health decision-making on viral disease prevention and control. In the DETECTIVE network, she is the coordinating data manager.
Caroline has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific publications, including 11 as first author, in journals such as The Lancet Regional Health Europe, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Eurosurveillance, and Emerging Infectious Diseases. Her current research focuses on hospital admissions associated with enterovirus infections in Denmark and Europe and on strengthening surveillance systems for emerging viral threats. She has an H-index of 13.