17th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics

Using genomic signals to understand the epidemiology and transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza within and among wild birds, poultry and mammals

12:30 pm

Identifying host species of influenza H3 viruses using machine learning and potential framework for identification of variants of concern

Zvonimir Poljak - Associate Professor - University of Guelph

12:45 pm

A pilot case-control analysis assessing the risk of wetland baiting on environmental avian influenza virus (AIV) detection.

Cassandra Andrew - Phd Student - University of British Columbia

12:50 pm

Reporting avian influenza in Norway

Johan Åkerstedt - Researcher (DVM, PhD) - Norwegian Veterinary Institute

12:55 pm

Evaluation of a “destroy and let lie” carcass disposal approach to an emergency animal disease incursion under Australian field conditions

Tamsin Barnes - Industry Fellow - University of Queensland

11:00 am - 1:00 pm - 11 November 2024

Special Session: International Society for Economics and Social Sciences of Animal Health (ISESSAH)

Session - Special sessions - Room C3.2

Chairperson: Henk Hogeveen

11:00 am

Evaluating the economic impacts of African swine fever on the US pork supply chain

Dustin Pendell - Professor - Kansas State University

11:30 am

Modeling and cost analysis of foot-and-mouth disease control strategies: insights from a multi-species SEIR model

Nicolas Cespedes Cardenas - Researcher Associate - North Carolina State University

11:45 am

Foot-and-mouth disease management and risks in Rwanda: an integrated model of cattle production, disease dynamics, and economic implications

Ralph Jean-Pierre - Graduate Research Associate - Oklahoma State University

12:00 pm

Egg market reaction to avian influenza outbreaks: an autoregressive distributed lag model approach

Ning Chen - PhD Student - National Chung Hsing University

12:15 pm

Market impacts when consumers or retailers require restrictive farming practices: the case of us meat production

Elliott Dennis - Associate Professor - University of Nebraska - Lincoln, National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education

12:30 pm

Development of sr-disvaxfic: a mobile phone application for estimating the herd-level financial impact of small ruminant diseases and their vaccination in northern Nigeria

Megan Rawlins - Veterinary specialist - Animal and Plant Health Agency

12:35 pm

Estimating the disease burden on small ruminant production in the mixed crop-livestock system of Senegal

Anne Meyer - Consultant - Episystemic

12:40 pm

Farm level disease burden in ruminant production systems in Ethiopia

Wudu Jemberu - Post Doc - International Livestock Research Institute

Farm level disease burden in ruminant production systems in Ethiopia

12:45 pm

Economic effects of African swine fever on US and global agricultural markets

Amanda M Countryman - Professor - Colorado State University

11:00 am - 1:00 pm - 11 November 2024

Special session: Advocacy decision-support tools for controlling animal diseases,improving animal health and production

Session - Special sessions - Room C3.6

Chairperson: Madhur Dhingra

11:00 am

Overview of FAO’s decision-support tools for animal health and production

Madhur Dhingra - Senior Animal Health Officer - FAO

11:20 am

Global animal disease information systems, national systems and EMPRES-i

Fernanda Dórea - Epidemiologist - Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine - SVEPM

Global animal disease information systems, national systems and EMPRES-i

11:30 am

Application of a surveillance evaluation tool (SET) in Indonesia

Gael Lamielle - Surveillance Coordinator - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

11:40 am

Surveillance Evaluation Tool (SET): a case study from Indonesia

Ison Idris - Animal Health Surveillance & Laboratory Group Head - Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia

Surveillance Evaluation Tool (SET): a case study from Indonesia

11:50 am

Assessing the financial burden of animal disease outbreaks and their control measures using OutCosT (OUTbreak COSting Tool)

Giovanna Ciaravino - Post-doc - UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA

Assessing the financial burden of animal disease outbreaks and their control measures using OutCosT (OUTbreak COSting Tool)

12:00 pm

EuFMDiS: European Foot-and-Mouth Disease Spread model

Richard Bradhurst - Principal Research Fellow - The University of Melbourne

12:10 pm

Contributing to the panel discussion

Alejandro Dorado Garcia - Animal Health Officer (AMR Surveillance coordination) - FAO

12:30 pm

Contributing to the panel discussion

Bouda Vosough Ahmadi

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - 11 November 2024

Lunch Break

Break - Break

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Cockle Bay Room 1 : 14:00 15:30 Health Policy & Capacity Building

Session - Health policy and capacity building - Cockle Bay Room 1

Chairperson: Francette Geraghty-Dusan

2:00 pm

The role of international standards (CODEX) in limiting antimicrobial residue in livestock and poultry edible products

Elliott Dennis - Associate Professor - University of Nebraska - Lincoln, National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education

2:15 pm

The One Health poultry hub: an interdisciplinary research partnership delivering synergistic impacts

Daan Vink - Evaluative epidemiologist - CIRAD

2:30 pm

Insights on implementation of zoning by WOAH members in relation to avian influenza, African swine fever, and foot and mouth disease

Lina Awada - Senior Veterinary Epidemiologist - World Organisation for Animal Health

2:45 pm

There’s a tool for that – synergising international tools to build systematic animal/zoonotic disease surveillance capacities

Gael Lamielle - Surveillance Coordinator - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

3:00 pm

Using mixed methods and Bayesian network modelling to inform intervention design for New South Wales marine estate biosecurity activities

Jennifer Manyweathers - Senior Lecturer In Veterinary Epdemiology And Ruminant Health - Charles Sturt University

3:15 pm

Capacity building through sample processing of AMR surveillance and quality management system development at the veterinary diagnostic laboratory in Timor-Leste

Hanna Sidjabat - Veterinary Laboratory Scientist Mentor - Menzies School of Health Research

3:20 pm

Using implementation research to inform policies and practice for mitigating antimicrobial resistance in low and middle-income countries

Sunday Ochonu Ochai - Science Advisor - Climate Change And Amr - ICARS, Rodolphe Mader - ICARS

3:25 pm

Regional guidance for operationalizing of One Health approaches to control and mitigate AMR at subnational level

Muhammad Usman Zaheer - Regional AMR Surveillance Specialist - Animal Production and Health Module, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Cockle Bay Room 2 : 14:00 15:30 Specific Topic: AMR

Session - ISVEE - Cockle Bay Room 2

Chairperson: Mohamed Mahmoud Sirdar

2:00 pm

The establishment of the international FAO antimicrobial resistance monitoring system (infarm): catalyzing the generation of evidence for action against AMR

Alejandro Dorado Garcia - Animal Health Officer (AMR Surveillance coordination) - FAO

2:15 pm

Evaluating the impact of an open stewardship generated feedback intervention on antibiotic prescribing among primary care veterinarians in Canada and Israel

Kamal Acharya - Veterinary Epidemiologist - Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph

2:30 pm

Responsible antibiotic use labeled milk and consumers’ willingness to buy and pay for it

Renata Ivanek - Professor - Cornell University

2:45 pm

Understanding antibiotics use and awareness of resistance among fighting cock owners in Timor-Leste

Jenny-Ann Toribio - Associate Professor - University of Sydney

Understanding antibiotics use and awareness of resistance among fighting cock owners in Timor-Leste

3:00 pm

Can we do it? from a standing start to sequencing in 15 months: a UK-wide survey of antimicrobial resistance in cattle

Sue C Tongue - Reader In Veterinary Epidemiology & Public Health - SRUC

3:05 pm

Assessing biosecurity and risk factors for antibiotic use in semi-intensive broiler farms in Kenya

Naomi Kemunto Peter - Phd Graduate Fellow - ILRI

3:10 pm

Antibiotic resistance in commensal and pathogenic bacteria isolated from wild boar meat in Campania region, southern Italy

Claire Julie Akwongo - Research Fellow - Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, Via Federico Delpino 1, 80137, Naples Italy

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Room C3.3 : 14:00 15:30 Specific Species - Dairy/Cattle

Session - Epidemiologic studies in specific species/topics - Room C3.3

Chairperson: Gustavo Monti

2:00 pm

Antibiotic quality and use practices amongst dairy farmers and drug retailers in the Central Kenyan Highlands

Dishon Muloi - Scientist - International Livestock Research Institute

Antibiotic quality and use practices amongst dairy farmers and drug retailers in the Central Kenyan Highlands

2:15 pm

Investigation of association between dry cow therapy strategy and long-term trends of bulk milk somatic cell count

Chris Compton - Senior Lecturer - Massey University

2:30 pm

Characterising south west UK dairies into interpretable typologies reveals insights into their antimicrobial usage patterns

Elliot Stanton - Phd Student - University of Bristol

Characterising south west UK dairies into interpretable typologies reveals insights into their antimicrobial usage patterns

2:45 pm

Bayesian accuracy estimates of milk antibody-ELISA and blood qPCR tests to identify dairy cows infected with bovine leukosis virus (BLV)

Gilberto Solano-suarez - Phd Candidate - Université de Montréal

Bayesian accuracy estimates of milk antibody-ELISA and blood qPCR tests to identify dairy cows infected with bovine leukosis virus (BLV)

2:50 pm

Using gaussian finite mixture models to estimate the lymphocyte count reference interval in normal dairy cows and the most discriminant threshold to identify cows with bovine leukosis

Gilberto Solano-suarez - Phd Candidate - Université de Montréal

Using gaussian finite mixture models to estimate the lymphocyte count reference interval in normal dairy cows and the most discriminant threshold to identify cows with bovine leukosis

2:55 pm

Prevalence and evolution characterization of bovine leukemia virus in dairy cows in Henan province, China

Aizhen Guo - Prof - Huazhong Agricultural University

Prevalence and evolution characterization of bovine leukemia virus in dairy cows in Henan province, China

3:00 pm

Herd-level prevalence of selected endemic infectious diseases in Alberta, Canada, dairy herds using repeated bulk tank milk samples

Waseem Shaukat - Phd Candidate - University of Calgary

3:05 pm

Prevention and cure of intramammary infections - clinical field trial on selective dry cow therapy

Riitta Niemi - Clinical teacher - University of Helsinki

3:10 pm

Longitudinal study of abortion in dairy cattle in Nandi county Kenya

Annie Cook - Senior Scientist - International Livestock Research Institute

3:15 pm

Exploring salmonella enterica serotype and clonal distribution in harvest-ready beef cattle and feedlot environment

Yesica Botero - Research Assistant - Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine

3:20 pm

A system dynamics model to facilitate understanding of forage management, population, and financial dynamics in a beef cow-calf herd

W. Isaac Jumper - Assistant Professor - Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine

3:25 pm

Use of the E. coli bacterial extract vaccine with srp technology to reduce E. coli O157:H7 fecal shedding in cattle herds on rangeland near produce-growing regions

Ana Oliveira - Phd Student - University of California, Davis

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Room C3.4 : 14:00 15:30 Specific Topic - FMD

Session - Epidemiologic studies in specific species/topics - Room C3.4

Chairperson: Hachung Yoon

2:00 pm

Centrality-based monitoring system for optimized foot-and-mouth disease detection: a pilot study using non-invasive samples in Ugandan livestock markets

Lina González - Postdoctoral Researcher - University of Edinburgh

2:15 pm

Foot-and-mouth disease vaccination effectiveness during the 2001 epidemic in Uruguay

Victoria Iriarte - Phd Student - Wageningen University

2:30 pm

Epidemiological dynamics of foot and mouth disease in Vietnam

Umanga Gunasekera - Post Doc - University Of Minnesota

2:45 pm

Disease modelling as a means to provide an evidence-based approach to guide infectious disease outbreak management in Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia

Yuni Yupiana - Head Of Section Of Information System And Epidemiology Analysis - Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia

3:00 pm

Reasonable worst-case scenario for foot-and-mouth disease in South Australia, using the Australian Animal Disease Spread (AADIS) model

Jar Siengsanan-Lamont - Senior Veterinary Officer - Department of Primary Industries and Regions, Government of South Australia

3:15 pm

Use of machine learning to detect foot and mouth disease risk in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

Umanga Gunasekera - Post Doc - University Of Minnesota

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Room C3.5 : 14:00 15:30 Pandemic Response

Session - The role of veterinary epidemiology in pandemic response - Room C3.5

Chairperson: Charles Caraguel

2:00 pm

Do country reports of disease occurrence and control capacity reflect reality?

Roger Morris - Managing Director - MorVet Ltd and EpiSoft International Ltd

2:15 pm

The power of public-private partnerships in transboundary animal disease control

Isabel MacPhillamy - Veterinary Consultant - Ausvet Pty Ltd

2:30 pm

A strategic framework to support national early warning systems

Fernanda Dórea - Epidemiologist - Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine - SVEPM

A strategic framework to support national early warning systems

2:45 pm

How many porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome outbreaks are there in my region? an early warning tool for disease occurrence in the United States breeding herds

Mariana Kikuti - Researcher - University of Minnesota

How many porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome outbreaks are there in my region? an early warning tool for disease occurrence in the United States breeding herds

3:00 pm

Epidemiological modelling for policy development and evaluation: best practice guidance and recommendations for animal health related modelling

Charlotte Cook - Senior Science Relationship Manager - Animal and Plant Health Agency

3:15 pm

Carcass collection in outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds: does it make a difference?

Katherine Adam - Lecturer - University of Edinburgh

3:20 pm

Risk factors of highly pathogenic avian influenza infection in the epidemics in Japan from 2022 to 2023

Emi Yamaguchi - Researcher - NIAH, NARO

3:25 pm

Risk factors for introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza into farms with poultry and other captive birds in Denmark

Helene Jensen - PhD student - University of Copenhagen

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Room C3.6 : 14:00 15:30 Epidemiological Principles

Session - Epidemiologic principles and methods - Room C3.6

Chairperson: Mark Stevenson

2:00 pm

The impact of deviations from population structure assumptions on incidence density rate ratio estimation using the prevalence odds ratio from prevalence studies

Annette O'Connor - Professor - Michigan State University

2:15 pm

Development of a tool for the rapid assessment of risk of bias in epidemiological studies of animal populations (RAROB-VET)

Narges Ghoreishi - Epidemiologist - German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

2:30 pm

The effect of cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) on carcase weight in cattle – causal analysis guided by a directed acyclic graph

Victoria Brookes - Epidemiologist - The University of Sydney

2:45 pm

Using directed acyclic graphs (DAGS) for bias assessment in causation reviews: an example using epidemiological studies of residential exposure to animal feeding operations (AFOS) and human health

Annette O'Connor - Professor - Michigan State University

3:00 pm

The evolution of ISVEE: 1976 to 2024

Roger Morris - Managing Director - MorVet Ltd and EpiSoft International Ltd

3:15 pm

Network analysis of Atlantic salmon movements in British Columbia, Canada

Ahsan Raquib - Phd Candidate - University of Prince Edward Island

3:20 pm

Effect of human leisure activities and forestry work on the behaviour of wild boar

Beatriz Vidondo - Researcher, Lecturer - University of Bern

3:25 pm

Untangling the spread of African swine fever virus using whole-genome sequencing coupled with environmental and demographic factors

Gianluigi Rossi - Senior Research Fellow - University of Edinburgh

Untangling the spread of African swine fever virus using whole-genome sequencing coupled with environmental and demographic factors

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Special Session: International Society for Economics and Social Sciences of Animal Health (ISESSAH)

Session - International Society for Economics and Social Sciences of Animal Health (ISESSAH) - Room C3.2

Chairperson: Jonathan Rushton

2:00 pm

Are animal health investments optimal? An analysis of the determinants of public investment in agriculture and animal health

Maksud Rahman - Postdoctoral Research Associate - Washington State University

2:15 pm

Economic impact assessment of biosecurity measures in animal breeding: a novel MCDM model based on biocheck ugent

Giulio Paolo Agnusdei - Researcher - University of Bologna

2:30 pm

Consumer preferences and willingness-to-pay for cage-free eggs in Taiwan: exploring the influence of animal infectious diseases

Ning Chen - PhD Student - National Chung Hsing University

2:45 pm

Impact of animal nutrition on the economic welfare of firms and consumers

Thomas Marsh - Professor - Washington State University

3:00 pm

What's the price of welfare? Exploring the economic impact of ending pig tail docking

Francesca Menegon - Researcher - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie

3:15 pm

The burden of disease in Swiss pork production

Giulia Savioli - ECVPH Resident and Phd Student - Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office

3:20 pm

Estimating the Irish cattle herd biomass and associated herd stock value temporal trends

Emma-Jane Murray - PhD Scholar - University College Dublin

3:25 pm

Career preference among male and female veterinary students in Cambodia

Justin McKinley - Research Fellow - University of Melbourne

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm - 11 November 2024

Afternoon Tea Break

Break - Break

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Cockle Bay Room 1 : 16:00 17:30 Health Policy & Capacity Building

Session - Health policy and capacity building - Cockle Bay Room 1

Chairperson: Bouda Vosough Ahmadi

4:00 pm

Monitoring the foreseen and unforeseen effects of policies on cattle health

Gerdien van Schaik - Researcher - Utrecht University & Royal GD

4:15 pm

Barriers and motivation to improve the replacement program on Argentine dairy farms.

Claudina Vissio - Professor - Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto

Barriers and motivation to improve the replacement program on Argentine dairy farms.

4:30 pm

Capturing the current status of biosecurity legislation in the European farm animal sector

Ilias Chantziaras - Chair of Biosecurity in Animal Production - Universiteit Gent

4:45 pm

Developing knowledge, tools and strategies for evidence-based, progressive control of African animal trypanosomiasis

Michael Pearce - Development Programme Leader - Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines

4:50 pm

Race for "zero by 30": unmasking differences in rabies control in South Asia

Rabina Ghimire - Phd Student - University of Zurich

4:55 pm

Strategic approaches to addressing animal health emergencies: Thailand's pioneering efforts

Sith Premashthira - Veterinarian-Senior Professional Level - Department of Livestock Development

5:00 pm

Determinants of veterinary public health decision making: A qualitative analysis of interviews with Chief Veterinary Officers

Yrjo Grohn - James Law Professor of Epidemiology - Cornell University

5:05 pm

To what extent do veterinary authorities implement WOAH standards related to animal welfare during transport by land and sea?

Lina Awada - Senior Veterinary Epidemiologist - World Organisation for Animal Health

5:10 pm

Improving African swine fever preparedness in the West Indies

Luis Pablo Hervé - Associate Professor - Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine

5:15 pm

Improving biosecurity in Indonesian feedlots results of systematic risk assessment and recommendation reports

Emma Zalcman - Senior Consultant - Ausvet Pty Ltd

Improving biosecurity in Indonesian feedlots results of systematic risk assessment and recommendation reports

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Cockle Bay Room 2 : 16:00-17:30 Specific Topic: AMR

Session - ISVEE - Cockle Bay Room 2

Chairperson: Elizabeth Parker

4:00 pm

Temporal dynamics of oxytetracycline and florfenicol resistance genes in the environment associated to salmon farms

Cristobal Verdugo - Associate Professor - Universidad Austral de Chile

4:15 pm

How to effectively treat? an assessment of the antimicrobial use farmed salmon in Chile

Fernando Mardones - Faculty - Universidad Catolica de Chile

4:30 pm

Antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention in Asian swine, poultry and aquaculture sectors: a literature review and situational analysis

Ha Le - Research Assistant - CIRAD

4:45 pm

Antimicrobial stewardship among veterinary students in selected African countries: a KAP survey model

Mohamed Sirdar - Sub-regional Programme Officer - World Organisation for Animal Health

5:00 pm

The AMR vet collective – engaging veterinarians in antimicrobial resistance and stewardship

Jane Heller - Professor In Veterinary Epidemiology And Public Health - Charles Sturt University

5:15 pm

The prevalence of E. coli, E. faecalis, E. faecium, and Campylobacter spp. in commercial raw meat based products for pet cats and dogs in Belgium

Junjia He - PhD students - Gent University

The prevalence of E. coli, E. faecalis, E. faecium, and Campylobacter spp. in commercial raw meat based products for pet cats and dogs in Belgium

5:20 pm

Risk factors for the detection of antimicrobial-resistant entrobacterales in dogs: a systematic review

Esa Karalliu - Phd Student - City University of Hong Kong

5:25 pm

Towards automating data collection and connection to quantify antimicrobials sold for use in animal health and production in Quebec, Canada.

Pablo Valdes Donoso - Assistant Professor - Université de Montréal

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Room C3.3 : 16:00 17:30 Specific Species - Aquatic

Session - Epidemiologic studies in specific species/topics - Room C3.3

Chairperson: Ruth Zadoks

4:00 pm

The effect of synchronized fallowing in open sea cage farming of Atlantic salmon

Marit Stormoen - A/prof - Norwegian University of Life Sciences

4:15 pm

Photoperiod manipulation during freshwater phase affects the growth of farmed Atlantic salmon

David Persson - Associate professor - NMBU

4:30 pm

Predicting the dispersal of L. salmonis among atlantic salmon farms in New Brunswick, Canada

Raphael Vanderstichel - Associate Professor - Epidemiology - Long Island University

4:45 pm

Investigating the putative role of sea lice in causing corneal lesions in ranched southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii, castelnau 1872) in Australia

Thomas Dumond - Phd Candidate - The University of Adelaide

5:00 pm

Novel water disinfection technologies to reduce the introduction and spread of pathogens in fresh and salt water aquaculture

Sophie St-Hilaire - Professor - City University of Hong Kong

5:15 pm

Factors associated with disease in farmed and wild salmonids caused by Tenacibaculum maritimum: a scoping review

Rebecca Wassmuth - MSc Student, DVM Student - HEAT-AMR (Human-Environment-Animal Transdisciplinary Antimicrobial Resistance) Research Group, School of Public Health, University of Alberta

5:20 pm

Survival analysis to investigate risk factors for yellow mouth (Tenacibaculum maritimum) and antimicrobial use in finfish aquaculture in British Columbia

Etienne de Jongh - Student

5:25 pm

Antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in the British Columbia finfish aquaculture industry (2007-2018)

Etienne de Jongh - Student

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Room C3.4 : 16:00 17:30 Epidemiological principles

Session - Epidemiologic principles and methods - Room C3.4

Chairperson: Robert Sanson

4:00 pm

Use of Cooke’s classical expert elicitation to parameterize livestock population models with ‘ideal’ performance

Gemma Chaters - Lecturer - Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, United Kingdom

4:15 pm

Interfacing high-performance rust code into R using the extendr framework: an example application of ASF in wild boar

Matthew Denwood - Professor of Disease Modelling - University of Copenhagen

4:30 pm

Modeling hepatitis E virus transmission dynamics in compartmentalized pig farms through longitudinal and genetic data integration

Arjan Stegeman - Professor Farm Animal Health - Utrecht University

Modeling hepatitis E virus transmission dynamics in compartmentalized pig farms through longitudinal and genetic data integration

4:45 pm

The development of a dynamic simulation model for decision-support in animal disease outbreaks

Simin Lee - Ph.D. student - University of Melbourne

5:00 pm

Exploration of mitigation strategies for the Ontario swine industry in the event of a processing disruption using dynamic simulation modelling

Zvonimir Poljak - Associate Professor - University of Guelph

5:15 pm

Effects of herd-level sampling variation on uncertainty about confidence of absence when using scenario tree models to demonstrate population freedom from disease

John Morton - Veterinary Epidemiological Consultant - Jemora Pty Ltd

5:20 pm

Estimating waning immunity against classical swine fever in Japanese wild boar

Ryota Matsuyama - Lecturer - Rakuno Gakuen University

5:25 pm

Modelling environmental transmission of digital dermatitis in dairy cattle using sensor and computer-vision derived data

Gustavo Monti - Assoociate Professor - Wageningen Univeresity

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Room C3.5 : 16:00 17:30 Pandemic Response

Session - The role of veterinary epidemiology in pandemic response - Room C3.5

Chairperson: Michael Ward

4:00 pm

Predicting the emergence of the next pandemic- a geospatial horizon scanning tool

Robin Denley Bowers - Senior Risk Modeller - Animal and Plant Health Agency

Predicting the emergence of the next pandemic- a geospatial horizon scanning tool

4:15 pm

Estimation of the herd-level basic reproduction number for African swine fever in Vietnam, 2019

Thi Ngan Mai - Associate Professor - Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Thang Nguyen - Researcher - International Livestock Research Institute

Estimation of the herd-level basic reproduction number for African swine fever in Vietnam, 2019

4:30 pm

Predicting transmission dynamics of Singapore's first African swine fever outbreak in wild boar populations

Tze-Hoong Chua - Group Director - National Parks Board

4:45 pm

Epidemiology and genetic diversity of novel coronaviruses in bats in Bangladesh

Ariful Islam - Research Fellow in Veterinary Epidemiology, Biosecurity and Surveillance - Charles Sturt University

5:00 pm

A One Health approach to SARD COV-2 surveillance in American mink (Neovison vison) in British Columbia, Canada.

Ellen Boyd - British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture

5:15 pm

Poultry value chain dynamics: unraveling the impact of COVID-19 in Hong Kong

Tu Tu Win - Researcher - CIRAD

Poultry value chain dynamics: unraveling the impact of COVID-19 in Hong Kong

5:20 pm

IPAR: A framework for modelling disease spread when the populations at risk are unknown

Stephen Catterall - Mathematical Modeller - BioSS

5:25 pm

Impact of One Health approach on canine-mediated rabies and animal bite cases during the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic (2020-2022)

Melanie Pescadilla - City Veterinarian - Local Government Unit of Bais

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Room C3.6 : 16:00 17:30 Specific Topic - Rabies

Session - Epidemiologic studies in specific species/topics - Room C3.6

Chairperson: Hanna Sidjabat

4:00 pm

Ecological niche modelling based on ensemble algorithms to predict current potential distribution of wildlife rabies host in northern South Africa

Kgaogelo Mogano - Student - University of Pretoria / Agricultural Research Council

4:15 pm

Simulating rabies vaccination strategies in free-roaming domestic dogs contact networks

Filipe Miguel Maximiano Alves de Sousa - Phd Student - University of Bern

Simulating rabies vaccination strategies in free-roaming domestic dogs contact networks

4:30 pm

An assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning rabies among communities with a high disease incursion risk in Timo-Leste

Shawn Ting - Senior Research Fellow - Menzies School of Health Research

An assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning rabies among communities with a high disease incursion risk in Timo-Leste

4:45 pm

Prediction of the size and spatial distribution of free-roaming dog populations in urban areas of Nepal

Sarah Tavlian - Research Fellow - The University of Melbourne

5:00 pm

Investigation of optimized observation periods for estimating a representative home range of free-roaming domestic dogs

Filipe Miguel Maximiano Alves de Sousa - Phd Student - University of Bern

Investigation of optimized observation periods for estimating a representative home range of free-roaming domestic dogs

5:15 pm

Dog demography and rabies knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) in the northern communal areas of Namibia

Tenzin Tenzin - Project Coordinator - OIE Sub Regional Representation for Southern Africa

Dog demography and rabies knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) in the northern communal areas of Namibia

5:20 pm

Spatial clusters and temporal behavior of animal rabies in Chile between 2003 and 2022.

Raúl Alegría-Morán - Associate Professor - Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, sede Santiago, Facultad de Recursos Naturales y Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Santo Tomas

Spatial clusters and temporal behavior of animal rabies in Chile between 2003 and 2022.

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Special Session: International Society for Economics and Social Sciences of Animal Health (ISESSAH)

Session - International Society for Economics and Social Sciences of Animal Health (ISESSAH) - Room C3.2

Chairperson: Dustin Pendell

4:00 pm

Disease impact estimation and economic effects of paratuberculosis in Switzerland

Silja Griss - Phd-student - University of Bern

4:15 pm

Stochastic bio-economic modeling of mastitis impact on smallholder dairy farms in Indonesia

Achmad Fadillah - Phd Candidate - Wageningen University & Research

4:30 pm

Economic impact of clinical mastitis by pathogen and cow characteristics.

Zelmar Rodriguez - Assistant Professor - Michigan State University

4:45 pm

An analysis of the economic impacts of tick-borne disease outbreaks on the US meat sector

Maksud Rahman - Postdoctoral Research Associate - Washington State University

5:00 pm

Evaluation of private and public costs of sheep blue tongue disease: the case of Sardinia BTV-4 epidemics

massimo canali - Professor - University of Bologna

5:15 pm

Cost-effectiveness of antiparasitic interventions for the treatment of Ancylostoma caninum hookworms, fleas and ticks in dogs in remoteTorres Strait Island communities

Cam Raw - Lecturer - University of Melbourne

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm - 11 November 2024

Welcome Reception

Session - ISVEE - ICC Sydney, Level 3 Foyer

You’re invited to our Welcome Reception at the ICC Sydney, this is your opportunity to mingle and network with fellow colleagues in a relaxed and inviting atmosphere. Join us for an evening filled with delightful entertainment, delectable canapés, and a selection of beverages to enhance your networking experience. Let’s kick off the event with warmth, camaraderie, and the promise of fruitful connections ahead.

Date: 11 November 2024

Time: 1730 – 1830

Venue: ICC Sydney, Level 4 Foyer

Accompanying person tickets: $90 per ticket

5:30 pm

Program

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