International Zoonoses Conference, Thistle Hotel, Glasgow. 5th - 7th November 2007.

Programme

Monday 5th November Rooms
07.30 – 19.30 Registration Open Foyer
08.00 – 09.30 Tea and Coffee Imperial Suite and
Lord Provost Suite
09.30 – 09.45 Chair: Bill Reilly, United Kingdom
Conference Opening
Charles Milne, Scottish Government, United Kingdom
Cambridge Suite
09.45 – 10.45


Prioritisation of Zoonoses
09.45 - The Burden of Zoonotic Disease
S O’Brien, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

10.15 - Oral Abstract Presentation:
P-2 Methodology for Prioritization of Food-borne Zoonosis in Belgium

S Cardoen, Federal Agency for the Security of the Food Chain (FASFC), Belgium

10.30 - Oral Abstract Presentation:
P-1 Designing Optimal Zoonoses Surveillance Systems Using Scenario Tree Modelling: Example Of Bovine TB Surveillance In Switzerland

K Stärk, Royal Veterinary College, United Kingdom
Cambridge Suite
10.45 – 11.30 Tea/Coffee and Poster Viewing Imperial Suite and
Lord Provost Suite
11.30 - 12.45


Prioritisation of Zoonoses (cont)
Chair: Paul Gayford, United Kingdom

11.30 - Oral Abstract Presentation:

P-3 Recording Of British Tick Species And Determination Of Exotic Tick Species Imported Into The British Isles
L Jameson, Health Protection Agency, CEPR, United Kingdom

11.45 - New Institutional Economics and Zoonotic Disease Control

J Rushton, Food and Agricultural Organisation, Italy

12.15 - Diminishing Returns From Investment in Zoonoses – Arbitrary Targets and Researchers’ Vested Interests

R Salmon, National Public Health Service for Wales, United Kingdom
Cambridge Suite
12.45 – 14.00 Lunch and Poster Viewing Imperial Suite and Lord Provost Suite
14.00 – 15.35






Resistant Agents and Hosts
Chair: Noel Gill, Health Protection Agency, United Kingdom

14.00 - Evolutionary Perspectives on Agent and Host Resistance

D Haydon, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

14.20 - TSEs: Resistant Animals and People:

     - Science & Policy – F Houston, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
     - Policy & Practice – A Simmons, Food Standards Agency, United Kingdom

15.00 - Oral Abstract Presentation:

P-9 Antimicrobial Resistance In The Enteric Bacteria Of Raccoons In Ontario, Canada – Preliminary Findings
R Reid-Smith, Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Unit, Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canada

15.15 - Oral Abstract Presentation:

P-8 Prevalence And Distribution Of MRSA Within The Environment And Staff Of A University Small Animal Veterinary Clinic
J Heller, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Cambridge Suite
15.30 – 16.00 Tea/Coffee and Poster Viewing Imperial Suite and
Lord Provost Suite
16.00 – 17.55





Resistant Agents and Hosts (cont)
Chair: John Coia, Scottish Salmonella Reference Laboratory, United Kingdom

16.00 - Emerging Zoonotic Issues in Antimicrobial Resistance:

    - ESBLs: Veterinary Perspectives C Teale, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, United Kingdom
    - ESBLs: Medical Perspectives J Threlfall, Health Protection Agency, United Kingdom
    - MRSA: Veterinary Perspectives – A Loeffler, Royal Veterinary College, United Kingdom
    - MRSA: Medical Perspectives –  G Edwards, Stobhill Hospital, United Kingdom
    - Policy – K De Smet, SANCO European Commission, Belgium

17.20 - PANEL DISCUSSION

D Haydon, F Houston, A Simmons, C Teale, J Threlfall,  A Loeffler, G Edwards, K De Smet
Cambridge Suite
18.00 – 19.30 Welcome Reception and Poster Viewing Imperial Suite and
Lord Provost Suite
Tuesday 6th November Rooms
07.30 – 17.30 Registration Open Foyer
09.00 – 09.15



Chair: Stuart Reid, University of Glasgow, United Kindgom
The Synthesis of Human and Veterinary Medicine
M McWhirter, Scottish Government, United Kingdom

09.15 – 10.45 - Our Changing World: Ecosystems Services and Health


09.15 - What are Ecosystems Services and Why is Health an Issue?

Malcolm Bennet, University of Liverpool

09.45 - Potential Effects of Climate and Socio-economic Change on Vector Borne Disease in Europe

S Randolph, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

10.15 - Lyme Disease, Climate and Human Behaviour

D Ho-Yen, Raigmore Hospital, United Kingdom
Cambridge Suite
10.45 – 11.30 Tea/Coffee and Poster Viewing Imperial Suite and
Lord Provost Suite
11.30 – 13.00



Our Changing World: Ecosystems Services and Health (cont)
Chair: Sarah Cleaveland, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

11.30 - Oral Abstract Presentation:

P-13 Assessing The UK Public Health Risks From Vector-Borne Zoonoses                 
J Medlock, Health Protection Agency, United Kingdom

11.45 - Oral Abstract Presentation:

P-12 Menangle Virus And Fruit Bats (Pteropus Spp.) In Australia
A Philbey, University of Glasgow Veterinary School, United Kingdom

12.00 - One Medicine: Animal and Public Health

J Zinsstag, Swiss Tropical Institute, Switzerland

12.30 - PANEL DISCUSSION

M Bennet, S Randolph, D Ho-Yen, J Zinsstag
Cambridge Suite
13.00 – 14.15 Lunch and Poster Viewing Imperial Suite and
Lord Provost Suite
14.15 – 15.50


Occupational/Recreational Zoonoses
Chair: Mark Woolhouse, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

14.15 - Wildlife, Exotic Pets and Emerging Diseases

A Meredith, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

14.45 - Oral Abstract Presentation

P-25 Risk Of Introducing Rabies By Travelling With Pets From Rabies-Infected Areas
P Have, European Food Safety Authority, Italy             

15.00 - European Bat Lyssaviruses: Science and Policy in the EU

T Fooks, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, United Kingdom

15.30 - HAIRS: Human Animal Infection Risk Surveillance

D Morgan, Health Protection Agency, United Kingdom
Cambridge Suite
15.50 – 16.20 Tea/Coffee and Poster Viewing Imperial Suite and
Lord Provost Suite
16.20 – 17.30

Occupational/Recreational Zoonoses (cont)
Chair: Martin Donaghy, Health Protection Scotland, United Kingdom

16.20 - The Scottish Q Fever Outbreak

F Docherty, HM Inspector of Health & Safety, United Kingdom

16.40 - The Scottish Anthrax Incident

C Ramsay, Health Protection Scotland, United Kingdom

17.00 - Avian Influenza: Animal Health and Welfare versus Public Health Policy?

J McMenamin, Health Protection Scotland, United Kingdom
Cambridge Suite
19.15 – Late Conference Dinner
Award of Prizes to the Best Posters
Kelvingrove
Art Gallery
and Museum
Wednesday 7th November Rooms
07.30 – 14.00 Registration Open Foyer
09.00 – 10.40

Food Borne Diseases
Chair: Bill Reilly, United Kingdom

09.00 - Food Attribution

B Adak, HPA Centre for Infections, United Kingdom

09.30 - Prioritisation of Food-Borne Zoonoses

E Skjerve, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Norway

09.50 - Campylobacter: The Number 1 Priority?

T Humphrey, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

10.20 - Toxoplasmosis as a Food Borne Zoonosis

A Havelaar, RIVM, The Netherlands
Cambridge Suite
10.40 – 11.15 Tea/Coffee and Poster Viewing Imperial Suite and
Lord Provost Suite
11.15 – 13.20




Food Borne Diseases (cont)
Chair: Pia Mäkelä, European Food Safety Authority, Italy

11.15 - Oral Abstract Presentation

P-35 Implementation Of An Early Detection System For Salmonella In Livestock Production In Great Britain
C Papadopoulou, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, United Kingdom

11.30 - Whither VTEC?:

     - Veterinary Epidemiology -G Gunn, Scottish Agricultural College, United Kingdom
     - Medical Epidemiology – J Cowden, Health Protection Scotland, United Kingdom
     - European PerspectivesF Scheutz, The International Escherichia & Klebsiella Centre, Denmark

12.30 - EU-wide quantitative risk assessments and baseline studies for Salmonella

T Robinson, European Food Safety Authority, Italy
Cambridge Suite
13.00 – 13.20 Conference Summary, The Zoonoses Report and Closing Remarks
S Palmer, University of Wales, United Kingdom
Cambridge Suite
13.20 – 14.00 Lunch and Poster Viewing Imperial Suite and
Lord Provost Suite

 

 

 

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