Congress Schedule

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Thu 19 Sep 2024
17:00 - 20:00
Poster mounting open PM-01
Ballroom East, Meeting Room 1.4
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Registration desk open REG-01
Registration desk - Ground Floor
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Fri 20 Sep 2024
07:30 - 18:00
Registration desk open REG-02
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08:00 - 09:30
Pre-Congress Partner Session organized by International Livestock Research Institute ILRI/CGIAR SPC-02
Auditorium 1
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8.00-9.00Responding to global health challenges: CGIAR Response 

Welcome remarks

  • Appolinaire Djikeng, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya

Overview of CGIAR OHI

  • Hung Nguyen-Viet, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya

The CGIAR One Health Initiative Response

Misuse of antimicrobials in Agri-Food Systems of LMIC's

  • Arshnee Moodley, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya

CGIAR Response on Integrated surveillance

  • Bernard Bett, International Livestock Research Institute - ILRI, Kenya

One Health Interventions

  • Vivian Hoffmann, International Food Policy Research Institute, Canada

Q&A

Closing remarks

  • Martyn Jeggo, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya

 

9.00-9.30Launch of ILRI Report: Eating wild animals – rewards, risks, and recommendations

Introduction and opening remarks

  • Siboniso Moyo, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya

Presentation of report findings

  • Delia Grace Randolph, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya
  • Shashi Ramrajh, Dept. of Agriculture South Africa

Q&A

Closing remarks covering both sessions

  • Appolinaire Djikeng, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya
  1. CGIAR One Health Initiative
    Ekta PATEL, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
Pre-Congress Partner Session organized by Africa CDC: Tackling Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Through One Health Approaches in Africa SPC-01
Ballroom West
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Chair

  • Prof. Jeremiah Julius Seni, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS) and Bugando Medical Centre (BMC)

Speakers

  • Canaan Tinashe, Zimbabwe AMR Coordination Committee 
  • Gebrie Alebachew Belete, Ethiopia AMR Coordination Committee
  • Liselotte Diaz Hogberg , ECDC 
  • Dr Watipaso Kasambara, ASLM
  • Dr Mohamed Elduma, IGAD
  • Mark Obonyo, FAO
10:00 - 11:00
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Plenary Opening PLE-01
Auditorium 1
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A word from the congress chairs and passing the baton from Singapore to Cape Town:

  • John Mackenzie, Curtin University
  • Ab Osterhaus, TiHo
  • Linfa Wang, Duke Nus Medical School
  • Marietjie Venter, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Misheck Mulumba, Africa One Health Network

Address by the Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth in the City of Cape Town

  • James Vos

An opening word from: 

  • Ailan Li, WHO
  • Thanawat Tiensen, FAO - video statement
  • Inger Andersen, UNEP - video statement
  • Emmanuelle Soubeyran, WOAH - video statement

An opening word from:

  • H. E. Jean Kaseya, Africa CDC - The importance of OH for the African continent 

Keynote lecture:

  • Gregory Wolff, IPPC: Healthy Plants, Healthy Life
11:00 - 11:30
Poster mounting open PM-02
Ballroom East, Meeting Room 1.4
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Refreshment Break RB-01
Auditorium 1, Foyer and Gallery
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11:30 - 12:10
SPI
Science Policy Interface - Implementation and leadership SPI-01
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
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  1. Introduction by the chair
    Lawrence MADOFF, University of Massachusetts, United States
  2. An Integrated Inventory of One Health Tools: Mapping and Analysis of Globally Available Tools to Advance One Health Implementation
    Casey BARTON BEHRAVESH, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States
  3. Towards Operationalizing the One Health Approach through Policy in Eastern and Southern Africa: Understanding the Current Situation to Address Future Concerns
    Shauna RICHARDS, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
  4. Financing, operationalizing, and implementing regional One Health coordination in Southeast Asia
    Steven LAM, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
11:30 - 13:00
SCS
Risk factors driving zoonotic and spillover infections SCS-01
Auditorium 1
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Andrew CLEMENTS, US Agency for International Development (USAID), United States
  2. Integrated behavioral approach to investigate risk factors of Filovirus and Henipavirus spillover in Thailand
    Hongying LI, EcoHealth Alliance, United States
  3. The marsupial virome: Insights into macro-evolution of mammalian viruses and the impact of changing land use in cross-species transmission events
    Erin HARVEY, The University of Sydney, Australia
  4. Fowl Play: Determining Environmental Drivers of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) Farm-Spillover in British Columbia, Canada
    Riley OREMUSH, University of Guelph, Canada
  5. Unveiling small mammal paramyxovirus diversity in South Africa to inform public health strategies at the rodent-human interface
    Marinda MORTLOCK, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  6. From bats to One Health: Seasonal insights into rubulavirus shedding and implications for human exposure
    Tauya Stansilous MUVENGI, University of Pretoria, South Africa
SCS
Intervention strategies for emerging and zoonotic diseases - part 1 SCS-05
Auditorium 2
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Lucille BLUMBERG, Nicd & Rtc, South Africa
  2. Identification of BOLA-DRB3.2 genes associated with Map infection in Ankole cattle from selected districts in Uganda
    Gloria KIRABO, Makerere University, Uganda
  3. Persistence and Long-term Efficacy of Neutralizing Antibody Treatment Against Puumala Orthohantavirus in the Bank Vole Infection Model
    Janne TYNELL, University of Helsinki, Finland
  4. Strengthening Laboratory Capacity for Lassa Fever Diagnostics: Insights from the Site Preparedness Programme (SPP) in Parakou, Benin
    Nathalie Jane VIELLE, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Germany
  5. Brucellosis: unmasking the zoonotic disease as cause of pyrexia of unknown origine
    Rucha KARAD, School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata, India
  6. Assessment of Antimicrobials and Aquamedicines Usage in Aquaculture Systems: Insights from a Major Fish Production Hub in Bangladesh
    Sabrina HOSSAIN, WorldFish, Bangladesh
SCS
AMR: the One Health drivers SCS-03
Ballroom West
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Yewande ALIMI, Africa CDC, Ethiopia
  2. Key environmental exposure pathways to antimicrobial resistant bacteria in sub-Saharan Africa: A SaniPath Approach
    Taonga MWAPASA, Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences, Malawi
  3. Antimicrobial Resistance and Whole Genome Profiles of Salmonella enterica in Poultry Meat from Accra, Ghana: Implications for Public Health and Food Safety
    Felicia OWUSU, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana
  4. Occurrence and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Pathogenic Bacteria Recovered from Wild Animal Carcasses (bushmeat) in Ghana
    Winnifred OFFIH-KYEI, Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, Ghana
  5. Drivers of the emergence of antibiotic resistance and the occurrence of antibiotic resistant Campylobacter in river water
    Mary CHIBWE, Rhodes University, Zambia
  6. Genomic Dissection of Multidrug-Resistant E. coli Reveals HostSpecific Resistance Patterns: A Regional One Health Study
    Chendi ZHU, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
  7. The role of Indian flying foxes (Pteropus medius) in Propagating Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment
    Muhammad Farooq TAHIR, Integral Global, Pakistan
12:10 - 13:00
SPI
Science Policy Interface - Towards 2030: One Health strategies to achieving Neglected Tropical Disease goals in sub-Saharan Africa SPI-09
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
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Panellists

  • Agazi Gebreselassie, University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda
  • Anselme Shyaka, University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda
  • Sarah Padidar, University of Eswatini, Eswatini

Host organizations

  • Center for One Health at the University of Global Health Equity
  • Kikundi African Community of Practice for NTD Program Managers
  • African Snakebite Alliance
  1. Towards 2030: One Health strategies to achieving Neglected Tropical Disease goals in sub-Saharan Africa
    Janna SCHURER, University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda
13:00 - 14:00
Poster mounting open PM-03
Ballroom East, Meeting Room 1.4
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Lunch LUN-01
Foyer and Gallery
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14:00 - 14:40
SPI
Science Policy Interface - Feed and food security and safety SPI-02
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
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  1. Introduction by the chair
    Grant STENTIFORD, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), UK
  2. Science-to-policy solutions to address food safety in Africa’s informal sector
    Silvia ALONSO, International Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia
  3. From AMR to global food security: Why honeybee health is a critical one health topic
    Nigel SWIFT, Dalan Animal Health, United States
14:00 - 15:30
SCS
Innovative technologies for pathogen surveillance and detection SCS-06
Auditorium 1
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Ron Fouchier, Erasmus MC, Netherlands
    Solomon ALILE, University of Benin, Nigeria
  2. From Earth Observation to Vector-Borne Disease surveillance in the North African region
    Laura AMATO, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise (IZS-Teramo), Italy
  3. On guard: Interactive visualization of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus genotypes from Germany as a building block for pandemic preparedness
    Anne POHLMANN, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Germany
  4. Screening of bacterial isolates for biological control of brown spot in rice plants
    Akintunde AJULO, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil
  5. Proteomic analyses of immune pathways and virus tolerance in the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) during pregnancy
    Brooke GENOVESE, University of California Davis, United States
  6. Deep learning language models learn to represent antigenic landscapes
    Francesco DURAZZI, University of Bologna, Italy
  7. Ultra-high throughput diagnostic testing of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 to improve pandemic preparedness
    Charles XU, Northwell Health, United States
SCS
One Health approaches and wildlife management SCS-02
Auditorium 2
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Paul VAN DER MERWE, South African Veterinary Association, South Africa
    Jolene GIACINTI, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Government of Canada, Canada
  2. Assessing avian influenza surveillance intensity in wild birds using a One Health lens
    Jolene GIACINTI, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Government of Canada, Canada
  3. A multidimensional approach to reduce health risks in wildlife trade
    Kim GRUETZMACHER, GIZ German development agency, Germany
  4. An operational definition of wildlife health in the One Health concept
    Alexandre CARON, CIRAD, Kenya
  5. Integrating a One Health Approach into ASEAN's Wildlife Trade Management: A Comprehensive Strategy for Zoonotic Disease Prevention
    Janine MITCHELL, DAI, United States
  6. Uncovering the contribution of environmental and ecological factors to predicted highly pathogenic avian influenza risks in wild birds
    Karan PATTNI, University of Liverpool, UK
  7. One Health investigation of SARS-CoV-2 transmission between Humans and predatory captive Felidae in South Africa
    Sarah DOWNS, University of Pretoria, South Africa
SCS
Economics of One Health SCS-04
Ballroom West
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Jonathan RUSHTON, University of Liverpool, UK
    Julianne MEISNER, University of Washington, United States
  2. Enhancing the evidence base on the added value of investing in One Health
    Barbara HAESLER, FAO, UK
  3. Cross-sectoral modelling to determine the societal impacts of farm-level interventions against antimicrobial resistance
    Eve EMES, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
  4. Sustainable Financing for Health Security Threats through a Cost-Benefit Analysis of One Health Interventions in Cameroon
    Elisabeth DIBONGUE, National One Health Platform, Cameroon
  5. Consumer Responses to Food Safety Risk Information
    Mike MURPHY, International Food Policy Research Institute, United States
  6. The case for investing in pathogen genomics
    Shurendar SELVA KUMAR, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
  7. The Economic Perspective: Introducing the World Bank’s One Health regional Initiative for the MENA
    Takeaki SATO, World Bank Group, United States
14:40 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:00
Refreshment Break RB-02
Auditorium 1, Foyer and Gallery
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16:00 - 16:40
SPI
Science Policy Interface - Balance between One Health sectors and disciplines SPI-03
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
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  1. Introduction by the chair
    Dominique CHARRON, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada
  2. Innovative One Health Knowledge Management Solutions: Connecting Research Scientists and One Health Professionals Across Africa
    Jon EPSTEIN, EcoHealth Alliance, United States
  3. Translating evidence into policy implementation for tackling antimicrobial resistance across the One Health spectrum in low- and middle-income countries
    Kristina OSBJER, International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS), Denmark
  4. A wellbeing Economy-based approach for implementing One Health
    Lisa BODEN, University of Edinburgh, UK
16:00 - 17:30
SCS
Surveillance for AMR in humans, animals, and the environment SCS-08
Auditorium 1
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  1. Introduction by the chair
    Natalie SCHELLACK, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  2. Genetic adaptation of non-typhoidal Salmonella in humans, animals and in the environment- anthroponotic transmission of invasive Salmonella enterica?
    Denise DEKKER, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Germany
  3. Antibiotic resistance in Enterobacterales in Southeast Asia from a One Health Perspective: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    Yewei XIE, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
  4. Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in food-producing animals using wastewater and environmental sampling – a pilot study in South African abattoirs
    Viivi HELJANKO, University of Helsinki, Finland
  5. National antimicrobial resistance surveillance guidelines in the environment of food animals: pakistan’s perspective
    Hamid IRSHAD, National Agricultural Research Centre, Pakistan
  6. Antibiotic use on commercial poultry farms in Uganda; lessons for policy
    Israel MUGEZI, National Planning Authority, Uganda
  7. Genomic Snapshot of Klebsiella pneumoniae Complex Isolates from Clinically Ill Animals Collected by Vet-LIRN AMR Monitoring Program-One Health Approach
    Olgica CERIC, US Food and Drug Administration, United States
SCS
Emerging infections: discovery platforms and diagnostics SCS-07
Auditorium 2
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Nischay MISHRA, Columbia University, United States
  2. One Health Surveillance at high-risk interfaces along animal supply chains in Vietnam leading to formulation of preventive approaches
    Nga Thi Thanh NGUYEN, Wildlife Conservation Society, Vietnam
  3. Integration of clinical and human sewage datasets to monitor the evolution of COVID-19 in the Bologna metropolitan area
    Francesco DURAZZI, University of Bologna, Italy
  4. Machine learning-based predictive modeling for lassa and viral hemorrhagic fever types.
    Solomon ALILE, University of Benin, Nigeria
  5. Zoorganoids Biobank, an animal organoid repository for the study and prevention of epizootic and zoonotic diseases
    Gerardo CEADA, IRTA, Spain
  6. Detecting frequency and mechanism of spillover of bat-borne henipaviruses to humans and animals in Bangladesh
    Ausrful ISLAM, icddr,b, Bangladesh
  7. Development of an analytical framework for the operationalization of the One Health approach in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Justin MASUMU MULUMBU, INRB, Congo - Kinshasa
SCS
Science-based One Health governance SCS-09
Ballroom West
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Misheck MULUMBA, Afohnet, Zambia
  2. One Health governance and implementation at country level: An overview of the situation worldwide including the Global South
    Julie MEUNIER, CIRAD, France
    Marisa PEYRE, CIRAD / PREZODE, France
  3. "Advancing AMR Governance: Lessons from the One Health Legislative Assessment Tool (OHLAT)"
    Carmen BULLON, FAO, Italy
  4. From Zoonoses Research to One Health – transition of a Zoonoses Platform into a One Health Platform
    Dana A. THAL, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Germany
  5. Advance Warning and Response Exemplars (AWARE): Initial Insights from Brazil, Kenya, South Africa, and Vietnam
    Wilmot JAMES, Brown University School of Public Health, United States
  6. The Danish governmental approach to international cooperation on AMU and AMR in a One Health perspective
    Ann-Sofie HINTZMANN, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Denmark
16:40 - 17:30
SPI
Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Innovating One Health Policy and Governance for Global and Local Action SPI-11
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
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Panelists

  • Chadia Wannous, One Health Global Coordinator, World Organization for Animal Health, France
  • Sabdul Yasobant, Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG), India
  • Yewande Alimi, One Health Unit Lead, Africa CDC, Ethiopia  
  • Christoph Strupat, Senior Researcher, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Germany
  1. Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Innovating One Health Policy and Governance for Global and Local Action
    Christoph STRUPAT, German Institute of Development and Sustainability, Germany
17:30 - 19:00
Poster networking session and light refreshments POS-01
Ballroom East, Meeting Room 1.4
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Sat 21 Sep 2024
08:00 - 08:50
Parallel sessions
Morning Session organized by CEFAS: One Food: a One Health approach for food systems transformation SMS-02
Auditorium 1
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Panelists

  • Babagana Ahmadu, FAO, South Africa
  • Maneshree Jugmohan-Naidu, DSI, South Africa
  • Doreen Robinson, UNEP, Kenya
  • Peter Sousa Hoejskov, WHO, Denmark
  • Artavazd Hakobyan, World Bank, United States
  • Chadia Wannous, WOAH, France
  1. One Food: A One Health approach for Food systems transformation
    Grant STENTIFORD, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), UK
Morning Session organized by Women for One Health: Integrating Diversity and Equity in One Health SMS-01
Auditorium 2
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Panelists 

  • Cat McGillycuddy, UK Health Security Agency, United Kingdom

  • Claudia Robbiati, Italian National Institute of Health, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

  • Lilian Waiboci, Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, Kenya
  • Phaedra Henley, Center for One Health, University of Global health Equity, Rwanda
  • Anselme Shyaka, Center for One Health, University of Global health Equity, Rwanda
  • Andrea S. Winkler, Center for Global Health, Technical University of Munich, Germany
SPI
Science Policy Interface - Unlocking One Health's Potential: A Session on Expanding Research and Practice SPI-13
Ballroom West
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Welcome and introduction of speakers

  • Barbara Haesler,  FAO, United Kingdom
  • Nadja Muenstermann, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Kenya

Panel Discussion

  • Delia Grace Randolph, International Livestock Research Institute, United Kingdom

  • Elisabeth Dibongue, National One Health Platform, Cameroon

  • Christina Pettan-Brewer, School of Medicine, University of Washington, USA

  • Abel Ramoelo, University of Pretoria, South Africa

  • Jakob Zinsstag, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland

Take home message and wrap-up 

 

  1. Unlocking One Health's Potential: A Session on Expanding Research and Practice
    Barbara HAESLER, FAO, UK
    Nadja MÜNSTERMANN, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Kenya
SPI
Co-creating solutions to implement biosecurity policy frameworks to achieve One Health outcomes SPI-18
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
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Introduction

  • Damian Tago-Pacheco, FAO, Italy

Co-creating solutions to implement biosecurity policy frameworks in Uganda

  • Gerald Nizeyimana, Livestock Specialist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Uganda

Panel discussion

  • Gerald Nizeyimana, Livestock Specialist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Uganda
  • Wanda Markotter, Co-Chair of the One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) and Director of the Centre for Viral Zoonoses, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Kristina Osbjer, Senior Science Advisor in Veterinary Sciences, International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS), Denmark
  • Kuboja Mjuberi, District Livestock Field Officer, Sumbawanga, Tanzania

Q&A

  1. Co-creating solutions to implement biosecurity policy frameworks to achieve One Health outcomes
    Damian TAGO PACHECO, FAO, Italy
09:00 - 09:45
PLE
Keynote lectures PLE-01-KEY
Auditorium 1
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  1. Leveraging One Health approaches and innovations for resilient food, land, and water systems
    Appolinaire DJIKENG, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya
  2. One Health Lessons from Studying Bats and Bat-borne Viruses
    Linfa WANG, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
  3. Vector borne disease expansion and climate change: the need to strengthen One Health in Africa
    Marietjie VENTER, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
09:45 - 10:30
PLE
Leveraging the scientific community for broader impacts of One Health implementation: Next steps of the OH Joint Plan of Action and its implementation guide PLE-02
Auditorium 1
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Welcome and Introduction of speakers

  • Wanda Markotter, OHHLEP co-chair 

Joint Presentation of the OH Joint Plan of Action and its implementation guide

  • Fairouz Larfaoui, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

  • Julian Blanc, United Nations Environment Program

  • Amina Benyahia, World Health Organization

  • Chadia Wannous, World Organization for Animal Health 

Panel Discussion on next steps-QPT

  • Fairouz Larfaoui, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Julian Blanc, United Nations Environment Program 
  • Amina Benyahia, World Health Organization 
  • Chadia Wannous, World Organization for Animal Health 

Q&A with audience 

Take home message and wrap-up 

 

  1. Next steps of the One Health Joint Plan of Action and its implementation guide
    Wanda MARKOTTER, University of Pretoria, South Africa
10:30 - 11:00
Refreshment Break RB-03
Auditorium 1, Foyer and Gallery
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11:00 - 11:40
SPI
Science Policy Interface - Zoonoses and wildlife: a One Health implementation SPI-04
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
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  1. Introduction by the chair
    Chadia WANNOUS, World Organisation for Animal Health, France
  2. Understanding wildlife farming and zoonotic disease management in Viet Nam
    Hongying LI, EcoHealth Alliance, United States
  3. Current governance of health risks in wildlife trade
    Chadia WANNOUS, World Organisation for Animal Health, France
  4. A Decade of Advancing One Health through the One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization Process: Common Themes, Best Practices, and Advancements, 2014-2024
    Grace GORYOKA, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States
11:00 - 12:25
SCS
Climate change and One Health SCS-10
Auditorium 1
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Abel RAMOELO, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  2. A Scoping Review of Environmental Exposures and Health Outcomes Research in Kenya: One Health Findings
    Jessica GERARD, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
  3. From drought to floods: how climate and mosquito diversity impact the entomological hazard for Rift Valley Fever
    Nichar GREGORY, EcoHealth Alliance, United States
  4. Association of precipitation events, drought periods and animal operations on Campylobacter incidence in the Southwest US, 2009-2021
    Erika AUSTHOF, University of Arizona, United States
  5. Integrating One Health in Global Malaria Control: Vector Dynamics and Resistance Challenges
    Chenyu WANG, University of Edinburgh, China
  6. Climate change and campylobacteriosis from chicken meat: changing risk factors and their importance
    Kevin QUEENAN, Royal Veterinary College (RVC), UK
SCS
Integrated surveillance of infectious diseases in humans and animals SCS-12
Auditorium 2
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Mark RWEYEMAMU, SACIDS Foundation for One Health, Tanzania
  2. Infodemiology and infoveillance in ONE public health - Eastern European Perspective
    Andrzej JARYNOWSKI, Polish Society of Hygiene, Poland
  3. Medilabsecure a one health network to improve preparedness and response capacities to emerging vector-borne diseases increased by environmental and climate change
    Vanessa LAGAL, Institut Pasteur, France
  4. Viral and host diversity in the bat wild meat market value chain in the Republic of Congo
    Eeva KUISMA, Wildlife Conservation Society, UK
  5. Use of the One Health approach to Characterize Rift Valley Fever outbreak in Humans and Animals among the Somali Community, Wajir County, Kenya 2024.
    Mungai NDUNG'U, FHI 360, Kenya
  6. Genomic characterisation of West Nile virus lineage 2 identified in various animal species presenting with febrile and neurological disease in South Africa from 2017-2022 suggests limited evolution relative to historical strains.
    Caitlin MACINTYRE, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
SCS
Education and development of the One Health workforce SCS-11
Ballroom West
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  1. Introduction by the chair
    Irene NAIGAGA, Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN), Uganda
  2. Strengthening One Health Partnerships: Bridging Higher Education and NGOs for Sustainable Community Engagement - Insights from the Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN)
    Irene NAIGAGA, Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN), Uganda
  3. Developing a trans-sectoral workforce – piloting the implementation of the competencies for One Health field epidemiology (COHFE) framework
    Marion MUEHLEN, World Health Organization, Switzerland
  4. Strengthening national One Health capacity using a stepwise approach
    Ong-orn PRASARNPHANICH, World Health Organization, Switzerland
  5. Workforce Development Operational Tool to strengthen One Health capacities to address zoonotic diseases in countries
    Ong-orn PRASARNPHANICH, World Health Organization, Switzerland
  6. Multisectoral Stakeholders’ Efforts towards the Institutionalization of One Health in Namibia
    Rachel Johanna FREEMAN, University of Namibia, Namibia
11:40 - 12:25
SPI
Science Policy Interface - One Health in action at regional and country levels SPI-14
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
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Panelists

  • Nicola Wardrop, UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
  • Carlos Das Neves, Europe Cross-Agency Task Force, Italy
  • Misheck Mulumba, Africa OH Network, Zambia
  • Alicia Cloete, South Africa - OH Platform Country Representative, South Africa

  1. One Health in action at regional and country levels
    Chadia WANNOUS, World Organisation for Animal Health, France
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch LUN-02
Auditorium 1, Foyer and Gallery
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12:35 - 13:55
PLE
Plenary Session: organized by Global Affairs Canada Signature Initiative to Mitigate Biological Threats in Africa Partnership between the Africa CDC and the G7-led Global Partnership Against the Spread of Materials and Weapons of Mass Destruction PLE-01-SPS
Auditorium 1
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12:30 Opening Remarks

  • Trevor Smith, GAC and David Harper, UK on the Signature Initiative to Mitigate Biological Threats in Africa.

12:50 Panel Discussion highlighting Signature Initiative projects

  • Sylvain Fanielle, UNODA on strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in Africa.
  • Idosie Kenfack, Africa CDC on the Africa CDC Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative (BBI).
  • Geoffrey Namara, WHO Hub on Health Security Partnership in Africa (HSPA).

Discussion and Q&A

13:50 Closing Speaker

  • Wilmot James, Brown University on the biosecurity and non-proliferation challenges ahead.
14:00 - 14:40
SPI
Science Policy Interface - Climate Adaptation, and the perspective of indigenous people SPI-05
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
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  1. Introduction by the chair
    Lise KORSTEN, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  2. Preserving Heritage, Securing Futures: One Health Solutions for Climate-Driven Food and Health Insecurity Among Indigenous Tribes
    To be confirmed
  3. Pre-Columbus One Health and EcoHealth : how ancient civilizations, indigenous populations, and integrated health can be the learning steps for sustainability, health and equity in the modern Americas.
    Christina PETTAN-BREWER, School of Medicine, University of Washington, United States
  4. A One Health approach to understanding the role of the New Zealand’s aquatic environments and wild foods as sentinels, vectors and drivers of antibiotic resistance.
    Sophie VAN HAMELSVELD, Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) Ltd., New Zealand
14:00 - 15:30
SCS
Emerging infections: ecology, epidemiology and pathogenesis SCS-13
Auditorium 1
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chairs
    John MACKENZIE, Curtin University, Co-founder global One Health Community, Australia
  2. Canonical and non-canonical features of the bat interferon response against coronaviruses
    Victoria GONZALEZ, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan, Canada
  3. A “defective” canine distemper virus strain responsible for central nervous system disease in a Eurasian Lynx shares key phenotypic traits with measles virus strains associated with SSPE in humans
    Melvin DANIEL ROJI, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany
  4. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI A H5N1) outbreak associated to mass mortality event in South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens)
    Mauricio ULLOA, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, Chile
  5. A one health approach to zoonotic spillover risks of coronaviruses, astroviruses, and paramyxoviruses circulating in sympatric bats and rodents in southern africa
    Vimbiso CHIDOTI, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
  6. Virulence and Transmissibility of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses in the Ferret Model
    Joanna PULIT-PENALOZA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
  7. Identification of novel paramyxoviruses in museum-preserved Asian bat specimens
    Connor RICHER, Western University, Canada
SCS
Gender, human behavior and social science in One Health SCS-14
Auditorium 2
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Salome BUKACHI, University of Nairobi, Kenya
  2. Sex and Gender in AMR; a global policy analysis
    Nichola JONES, University of Leeds, UK
  3. Assessing the contribution of the social sciences in One Health research in the African Science Partnership for Intervention Research Excellence (Afrique One-ASPIRE) program
    Gilbert FOKOU, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Côte d’Ivoire
  4. Implementing zoonotic risk mitigation practices in bat guano collection
    Siyeun KIM, EcoHealth Alliance, United States
  5. Perceptions on food and food safety in East Africa: Analysis of drivers, gaps, and potential solutions
    Maureen KUBOKA, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
  6. Incentives to One Health action: results from a global survey on people’s motivations for change
    Deborah NADAL, World Health Organization, Switzerland
SPI
Stewardship Across the Antimicrobial Life-Cycle: Implementing the UNGA Political Declaration in LMICs: A Panel Discussion SPI-15
Ballroom West
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Session info

Setting the Scene: Fragmented Approaches to Stewardship 

  • Sabiha Essack, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Panel Interventions

  • Heiman Wertheim, Radboud University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
  • Arshnee Moodley, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
  • Lise Korsten, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Carlos Bezuidenhout, North West University, South Africa 

Q&A 

Implementation Considerations 

  • Sabiha Essack, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  1. Stewardship Across the Antimicrobial Life-Cycle: Implementing the UNGA Political Declaration in LMICs: A Panel Discussion
    Sabiha ESSACK, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
14:40 - 15:30
SPI
The burden of zoonoses: exploring and measuring the impact of disease from a One Health perspective SPI-16
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
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Session info

Speakers

  • Carlotta di Bari, Sciensano, Belgium: Understanding DALY: Quantifying Disease Burden in Human Health
  • Jonathan Rushton, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom: Differences in burden estimations on human and animal health
  • Sara Babo Martins, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom: Translating burden estimations into policy

Audience perspectives and panel discussion

  • Andrew Clements, USAID, USA 
  • Delia Randolph Grace, ILRI, Kenya
  • Chinenye Emelife, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Ethiopia 
  1. The burden of zoonoses: exploring and measuring the impact of disease from a One Health perspective
    Sara BABO MARTINS, University of Liverpool, UK
15:30 - 16:00
Refreshment Break RB-04
Auditorium 1, Foyer and Gallery
Ended Now live Upcoming
16:00 - 16:40
SPI
Science Policy Interface - Civil society and community engagement SPI-06
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chair
    Tivani MASHAMBA-THOMPSON, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  2. Building the One Health workforce in underserved areas through training and networking of Community Animal Health Workers
    Alexia RONDEAU, Vétérinaires Sans Frontières International, Belgium
  3. Demonstrating Impact and Lessons Learnt through a large One Health Research for Development Project
    Lian THOMAS, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
  4. Developing Community Engagement Educational Materials for Zoonotic Risk Mitigation: Insights from Three One Health Books
    Siyeun KIM, EcoHealth Alliance, United States
16:00 - 17:30
SCS
Pandemic preparedness: detection and response SCS-17
Auditorium 1
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Albert Osterhaus, TiHo, Co-founder global One Health Community, Germany, DE
  2. Integrating the One Health approach into Outbreak Response Teams – an experience from the ‘German Epidemic Preparedness Team’.
    Norman NAUSCH, GIZ German Development Cooperation, Germany
  3. Building a One-Health Whole-of-Government Health Security Governance System: A Regional Approach
    Zibusiso MASUKU, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), South Africa
  4. Early detection and characterization: the role of fieldable sequencing in the detection of a novel mpox clade 1 virus causing an outbreak in Kamituga, DRC
    Bas OUDE MUNNINK, Erasmus MC, Netherlands
  5. Examining the global health security preparedness in the context of COVID-19: looking from the lens of the pre-pandemic Joint External Evaluation results
    Noore ALAM, Griffith University, Australia
  6. Henipavirus evidence gaps: a rapid research needs appraisal (RRNA) platform
    Marieke DE SWART, University of Oxford, UK
SCS
Food-borne diseases and animal health controls SCS-15
Auditorium 2
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Delia Grace RANDOLPH, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), UK
  2. Emerging Zoonoses: First detection of international high-risk blaKPC-2-harbouring E. coli ST648 and inducible clindamycin MR-CoNS in pet food
    Ikechukwu MOSES, Ebonyi State University, Nigeria
  3. Humans vs Cats: Unraveling the Enigmatic Association of Opisthorchis viverrini Infection
    Pornphutthachat SOTA, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
  4. Evidence of Salmonella Dublin transmissions via trade despite implemented movements restrictions between Danish cattle farmers
    Beate CONRADY, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  5. Disparities in salmonellosis incidence for USA counties with different demographic, environmental, and socioeconomic characteristics are mediated by extreme weather: a counterfactual analysis of Laboratory-based Enteric Disease Surveillance data, 1997–201
    Daniel WELLER, USA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
  6. Evaluating Antimicrobial Resistance in Food borne Pathogens and microbial Quality in Accra, Ghana
    Helena DELA, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana
  7. Cultural Practices that led to recurrent Anthrax Outbreak: A revelation of an Outbreak Investigation in Ikolomani Sub-county, Kakamega County, K June 2022.
    Boku BODHA, County Government of Marsabit, Kenya
SCS
One Health in non-communicable diseases SCS-16
Ballroom West
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Bassirou BONFOH, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Côte d’Ivoire
    Aliyu EVUTI HARUNA, University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
  2. Introduction to One Health in non-communicable diseases
    Bassirou BONFOH, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Côte d’Ivoire
  3. Maternal obesity and human colostrum in a changing climate: a one health perspective
    Tassiane Cristina MORAIS, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil
  4. Evaluation of pesticide residues occurrence and its bioremediation along animal-environmental interface in agro-pastoral cattle settlements of Niger state
    Aliyu EVUTI HARUNA, University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
  5. Greenness and mortality in an industrialized area in Southern Italy: a health impact assessment study
    Francesco ADDABBO, Local Health Authority of Taranto, Italy
  6. From siloes to synergies in management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs): case of integration in maternal health care with a focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
    Jenny JUNG, Burnet Institute, Australia
  7. Integrated One Health approach to NTDs: implementation of chronic wounds management model in Côte d’Ivoire.
    Yao Didier KOFFI, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Côte d’Ivoire
16:40 - 17:30
SPI
IDRC's Collaborative One Health Research Initiative on Epidemics (COHRIE): How countries in Africa and Latin America are responding to infectious diseases using coordinated One Health approaches SPI-17
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
Ended Now live Upcoming

Session info

Panellists

  • Gladys Nakanjako Kiggundu, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda
  • Mireya Bravo, Instituto del Bien Común, Peru
  • Rashid Ansumana, Njala University, Sierra Leone
  • Justin Masumu, Institut National de la Recherche Biomédicale, Democratic Republic of Congo
  1. IDRC's Collaborative One Health Research Initiative on Epidemics (COHRIE): How countries in Africa and Latin America are responding to infectious diseases using coordinated One Health approaches
    Oji Samuel OTI, International Development Research Centre, Kenya
17:30 - 19:00
Poster networking session and light refreshments POS-02
Ballroom East, Meeting Room 1.4
Ended Now live Upcoming
 
Sun 22 Sep 2024
08:00 - 08:50
Parallel sessions
SPI
Science Policy Interface - Which workforce for One Health operationalisation? SPI-24
Auditorium 1
Ended Now live Upcoming

Session info

Panelists

  • Barbara Alessandrini, WOAH
  • Lida Anestidou, WOAH
  • Barbara Haesler, FAO
  • Bart Janssen, WHO Academy
  • Gabrielle Laing, WOAH
  • Fairouz Larfaoui, FAO
  • Marion Muehlen, WHO
  • Ong-orn (Aim) Prasarnphanich, WHO
  • Chadia Wannous, WOAH, chair of the Quadripartite Secretariat
Morning Session organized by DAI and USAID: Evaluating the One Health Approach: How do we measure success across sectors? SMS-04
Auditorium 2
Ended Now live Upcoming

Session info

Panelists

  • Wim Delva, Wimmy, South Africa
  • Natalie Bailey, USAID, United States
  • Monica Dea, USAID/Mozambique
SPI
Science Policy Interface - From local communities to inter-governmental agreements: Strengthening regional health security through a cross-border exercise and policy engagement process in the Horn of Africa SPI-23
Ballroom West
Ended Now live Upcoming

Session info

Panelists

  • Lukeki Kaindama, UK Health Security Agency, United Kingdom
  • Abdinasir Yusuf Osman, Ministry of Health, Somalia 

  • Lillian Wayua Wambua, WOAH, Kenya 

  • Afifah Ismat Rahman-Shepherd, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore

  1. Exercise COHESION – From local communities to inter-governmental agreements: Strengthening regional health security through a cross-border exercise and policy engagement process in the Horn of Africa
    Olaa MOHAMED-AHMED, UK Health Security Agency, UK
    Osman DAR, UK Health Security Agency, UK
SPI
Science Policy Interface - One Health and the Law: Existing Frameworks, Intersections and Future Pathways SPI-12
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
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Session info

Speakers

  • Bridget Lewis, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
  • Kashish Aneja, O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University, United States
  • Carmen Bullon, Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy
  • Catherine Machalaba, EcoHealth Alliance, United States
  1. One Health and the Law: Existing Frameworks, Intersections and Future Pathways
    Katie WOOLASTON, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
09:00 - 10:30
PLE
Keynote lectures PLE-02-KEY
Auditorium 1
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. It is time to prioritize prevention of health risks by adopting the One Health approach
    Chadia WANNOUS, World Organisation for Animal Health, France
  2. Empowering One Health with Metagenomics
    Edward Holmes, University of Sydney, Australia
  3. A United Front: Global Collaboration to Combat AMR through One Health
    Jomana MUSMAR, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB), United States
  4. Improving cross-sectoral integration in antimicrobial resistance prevention and surveillance: Knowledge gaps and opportunities
    David GRAHAM, Newcastle University, UK
  5. Unity in Diversity: One Health Solutions for Africa
    Yewande ALIMI, Africa CDC, Ethiopia
10:30 - 11:00
Refreshment Break RB-05
Auditorium 1, Foyer and Gallery
Ended Now live Upcoming
11:00 - 12:25
Parallel sessions
SCS
Strengthening the environmental dimension of One Health SCS-18
Auditorium 1
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chair
    Doreen ROBINSON, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Kenya
  2. Institutionalizing Wastewater-Based Surveillance for Priority Pathogens in Sub-Saharan African
    Ahmad Ibrahim AL-MUSTAPHA, University of Helsinki, Finland
  3. Disease-X surveillance: Analysis of University campus wastewater samples by targeted oligo-capture enrichment metagenomics and group-agnostic RdRp phylotyping
    Desmond CHUA, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  4. Assessing the sentinel capacity of mollusks for monitoring antimicrobial resistance in the marine environment
    Gabriel ARRIAGADA, Universidad de O'Higgins, Chile
  5. Strengthening national and global wildlife health surveillance with the Wildlife Health Intelligence Network, a community of practice building on a theory of change
    Mathieu PRUVOT, Wildlife Conservation Society / University of Calgary, Canada
  6. Earth Observation – An Early Warning Strategy in Zoonotic Disease Surveillance and Detection
    Joseph MUTYABA, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda
SCS
Big data and digital solutions and genomics for One Health SCS-20
Auditorium 2
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Edward Holmes, University of Sydney, Australia
  2. NARMS, A One Health Surveillance Program
    Claudine KABERA, US Food and Drug Administration, United States
  3. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Approaches in One Health
    Alex TASKER, University of Bristol, UK
  4. VirScan Antibody Repertoire of Residents from Two Rural Communities surrounding the Marojejy National Park, Madagascar
    Charles Kevin TIU, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
  5. MEWAR: Digital One Health – mobile and IoT surveillance and early-warning for mosquito-borne tropical diseases in Brazil and Madeira
    Patty KOSTKOVA, University College London, UK
  6. Advancing Rabies Control in Côte d'Ivoire: Insights from implementing the BlockRabies App - A Blockchain-Secured One Health Solution
    Jade WONG, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Cote d'Ivoire, UK
  7. Pan-viral molecular and serological methods to detect and contain zoonotic viruses
    Nischay MISHRA, Columbia University, United States
SCS
Marginalized Communities and One Health SCS-19
Ballroom West
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Tivani MASHAMBA-THOMPSON, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  2. Gender considerations in One Health: A framework for researchers
    Zoe CAMPBELL, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
  3. Socio-ecological conflict in Quilombola territories: land titling and ecosystem health
    Julianne MEISNER, University of Washington, United States
  4. Eliminating Human Rabies – Impact of Enhanced Community Led Vaccination Coverage
    Felix LANKESTER, Global Animal Health Tanzania, Tanzania
  5. Assessing the risk of bat-borne pathogen emergence from hunting Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus medius) at high-risk interfaces in Bangladesh
    Ariful ISLAM, Charles Sturt University, Australia
  6. Breaking the underreporting cycle for zoonotic diseases by better integrating community health and animal health workers into health systems – Rabies control in West and Central Africa as a case example
    Katherine WORSLEY-TONKS, Institut Pasteur, France
  7. Developing, Piloting, and Validating the Community One Health Index in Turkana County, Kenya
    Evan GRIFFITH, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, United States
SPI
One Health education and the workforce - striving for seamless integration of early career scientists in practice SPI-21
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Clare TAYLOR, Co-founder global One Health Community, Belgium
  2. One Health education is booming, but will graduates of One Health training programs find jobs? A qualitative study
    Cécile AENISHAENSLIN, Université de Montréal, Canada
  3. Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices about food safety and zoonoses among rural female farmers in Punjab, Pakistan
    Abdul REHMAN, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
  4. A One Health University Network for North America
    Tracey GOLDSTEIN, Colorado State University, United States
  5. Towards an all-hazards workforce: the role of field epidemiology training in strengthening environmental public health systems and implementation of the One Health approach
    Joseph PETT, UK Health Security Agency, Thailand
  6. The Una Europa Alliance: Strengthening One Health through Universities
    Bruno GONZALEZ-ZORN, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
  7. One Health Lessons
    Deborah THOMSON, One Health Lessons, United States
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch LUN-03
Auditorium 1, Foyer and Gallery
Ended Now live Upcoming
12:35 - 13:55
PLE
Plenary Session: organized by Illumina: Unleashing the Power of Genomics for One Health PLE-02-SPS
Ballroom West
Ended Now live Upcoming

Session info

Moderator

Michael Abdo, Business Unit Manager – Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Agrigenomics, Illumina Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA)

Expert Panel

  • Dr. Yewande Alimi, One Health Unit Lead at Africa CDC
  • Ms. Kristy Kubota, Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch (EDLB), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA
  • Dr Sam Oyola, ILRI, Kenya

 

14:00 - 14:40
SPI
Science Policy Interface - One Health Financing SPI-07
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chair
    Jonathan RUSHTON, University of Liverpool, UK
  2. The World Bank and the One Health approach: Financing and enabling the adoption of collaborative multisectoral programs for Health Security
    Andre CARLETTO, World Bank, United States
  3. STAR-IDAZ IRC & GloPID-R: Global Coordination of One Health Research Funding
    Madeline NEWMAN, STAR-IDAZ IRC, UK
  4. Panel discussion
    Jonathan RUSHTON, University of Liverpool, UK
14:00 - 15:30
SCS
One Health aspects of biosecurity and biosafety SCS-21
Auditorium 1
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chair
    Peter Babigumira AHABWE, Ministry of Health Uganda, Uganda
  2. Strengthening Global Health Surveillance: The Impact of FAO's EMPRES-i+ in Advancing One Health Early Warning Systems.
    Ismaila SECK, FAO, Italy
  3. Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBA) List Development Initiatives in Indonesia: A One Health Approach
    Agus Heri SETIAWAN, Indonesia One Health University Network (INDOHUN), Indonesia
  4. Bat Guano Farming and Zoonotic Disease Risk Reduction in Kang Meas District, Cambodia
    Dou SOK, Tetra-Tech, Cambodia
  5. The Pandemic We’re Missing – Towards a One Health Approach to Mitigate Impacts of Invasive Species on Health Security
    Tracey DUTCHER, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States
  6. Key Influencers in Burkina Faso's Poultry Management: Insights from Systems Mapping and Network Analysis
    Guy ILBOUDO, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Burkina Faso
  7. Sustainable Strategy for Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity Training in Kenya
    Mungai NDUNG'U, FHI 360, Kenya
SCS
Linkages between One Health and Plant health SCS-22
Auditorium 2
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Lise KORSTEN, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  2. In Vitro Propagation of Vanilla planifolia Using Varied Concentrations of Naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and 6-Benzylaminopurine (BAP)- A Step Towards Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation
    Jessica ARTHUR, West African Center for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Ghana
  3. Optimisation of a molecular-based workflow for detection of Cryptosporidium in the water-soil-plant nexus
    Robyn Marijn SCHIPPER, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  4. The importance of plant health within One Health and some examples of key linkages and opportunities
    Gregory WOLFF, International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), Canada
  5. The role of plant health for food security in China and future opportunity in the framework of One Health
    Xueping ZHOU, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
  6. The effect of plant pests on Africa and how it impacts on human and animal health
    Jan Hendrik VENTER, Department of Agriculture, South Africa
  7. Panel discussion
    Lise KORSTEN, University of Pretoria, South Africa
SPI
From Explainers to Solutions Journalism: How can the media shape impactful public conversations on One Health? SPI-20
Ballroom West
Ended Now live Upcoming

Session info

Panelists

  • Jakob Zinsstag, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Switzerland
  • Salome Bukachi, University of Nairobi, Nairobi,
  • Hongying Li, EcoHealth Alliance, United States
  • Emmanuel Dabo, African Science Communication Agency (ACSA), Ivory Coast 
  • Kemisola Agbaoye, Nigeria Health Watch, Nigeria
  • Chacha Gardy, The Standard, Kenya
  1. From Explainers to Solutions Journalism: How can the media shape impactful public conversations on One Health?
    Ida JOOSTE, Internews, South Africa
14:40 - 15:30
SPI
Seeking optimal impact, harmonization, dialogue and collaboration between the different One Health Networks operating in Africa SPI-19
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
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Session info

Panelists

  • Bassirou Bonfoh, Afrique One, Ivory Coast
  • Irene Naigaga, Afrohun, Uganda
  • Delia Grace Randolph, COHESA, Kenya
  • Desalegne Degefaw, GOHI, United States
  • Hung Nguyen-Viet, OH Initiative, Kenya
  • Arshnee Moodley, OHRECA, Kenya
  • Nitish Debnath, PREZODE, Bangladesh
  1. Seeking optimal impact, harmonization, dialogue and collaboration between the different One Health Networks operating in Africa
    Brian PERRY, Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford, UK
15:30 - 16:00
Refreshment Break RB-06
Auditorium 1, Foyer and Gallery
Ended Now live Upcoming
How to Give Impactful Presentations - webinar by the Women for One Health Network, Katinka de Balogh PP-02
Online
Ended Now live Upcoming
16:00 - 16:40
SPI
Science Policy Interface - Biosecurity and Biosafety SPI-08
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chair
    Daniel BAUSCH, FIND, Switzerland
  2. Supporting an International Mechanism for the Investigation of Alleged Biological Weapons Use
    Maximilian BRACKMANN, Spiez Laboratory, Switzerland
  3. Biological invasions have cross-cutting impacts on environmental, plant, animal, and human health—evidence from Brazil and South Africa support calls for a One Biosecurity approach
    John WILSON, South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa
  4. The FAO-WHO-WOAH Global Early Warning System (GLEWS+): A One Health Intelligence Approach to Strengthening Global Health Security at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface.
    Fernanda DÓREA, FAO, Sweden
16:00 - 17:30
SCS
Determinants of inter-species and intra-species transmissibility of infectious agents SCS-24
Auditorium 1
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Linfa WANG, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
  2. Asymptomatic and subclinical infection of Middle East respiratory coronavirus in persons at the human / camel interface in Saudi Arabia.
    Khawater BAHKALI, London school of hygiene and tropical medicin, UK
  3. Multi-Host Transmission Dynamics of Rabies in Southeast Tanzania: Implications for One Health Control Strategies
    Kennedy LUSHASI, Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania
  4. A contemporary isolate of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 (HPAIV/H5N1) from a grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) displays higher pathogenicity in ferrets than HPAIV/H5N1 A/Indonesia/2005.
    Monica Mirolo, University of veterinary medicine hannover, foundation, Germany
  5. A One Health biosurveillance framework toward pandemic spillover prevention of potentially emerging coronaviruses among Egyptian rosette bats
    Marike GELDENHUYS, University of Pretoria, South Africa
SCS
One Health aspects of bacterial zoonoses and AMR SCS-25
Auditorium 2
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Marinda OOSTHUIZEN, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  2. Emergence of multidrug resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella Typhimurium monophasic variant I 4,[5],12:I:- ST34 from an animal source in Africa
    Samuel OGUNDARE, University of Pretoria, Canada
  3. Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance in children, household livestock, and foods in a low-income peri-urban setting
    Noah OKUMU, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
  4. Phenotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of ESKAPE-E pathogens in bovine milk: Analysis of 3-year data from Kenya
    Bridgit MUASA, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Kenya
  5. Working internationally to support local action on antimicrobial resistance
    Thomas CHISNALL, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK
  6. Repurposing C-19 RT-PCR laboratories for Enhanced Public Health disease diagnostic and surveillance
    Praveen KANDASAMY SUGENDRAN, PATH, India
  7. Prevalence of Colistin-Resistant Escherichia coli in Humans and Poultry in Indonesia Before and After the Colistin Ban in livestock
    Soe Yu NAING, Utrecht University, Netherlands
SCS
LMIC-appropriate vaccine platforms SCS-23
Ballroom West
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Dominique CHARRON, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada
  2. A Call to Global Action: Harnessing One Health for Dog-Mediated Rabies Elimination in Cambodia
    Heidi AUERSWALD, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Cambodia
  3. Advancing the mRNA vaccine platform in low- and middle-income countries
    Patrick ARBUTHNOT, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
  4. Capripoxviruses as vaccine vectors
    Anna-Lise WILLIAMSON, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  5. Preclinical protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters and in non-human primates with an RBD-based vaccine and a human monoclonal antibody produced with the thermophilic filamentous fungal expression system Thermothelomyces heterothallica C1.
    Albert Osterhaus, TiHo, Co-founder global One Health Community, Germany, DE
  6. Panel discussion
    Dominique CHARRON, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada
16:40 - 17:30
SCS
Integrated Approaches to Rabies Control: Global One Health Strategies and Regional Outbreak Insights SCS-30
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
Ended Now live Upcoming
  1. Introduction by the chair
    Lucille BLUMBERG, Nicd & Rtc, South Africa
  2. Characterization of rabies virus populations and the host response in dogs during a rabies outbreak in nelson mandela bay municipality, South Africa
    Corine Geurts van Kessel, Erasmus MC, Netherlands
  3. One Health capacity for dog-mediated human rabies elimination after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a global survey
    Deborah NADAL, World Health Organization, Switzerland
  4. All at sea: an outbreak of rabies in Cape fur seals in southern Africa
    Lesley VAN HELDEN, Western Cape Veterinary Services, South Africa
17:30 - 19:00
Farewell networking and light refreshments RB-09
Auditorium 1, Foyer and Gallery
Ended Now live Upcoming
 
Mon 23 Sep 2024
08:00 - 08:50
Morning Session organized by DAI: Pathways of Change: Using the OHHLEP Theory of Change to Guide One Health Detection and Surveillance Programs SMS-03
Auditorium 2
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Panelists

  • Nitish Debnath, OHHLEP
  • Lukeki Kaindama, UKHSA
  • Andrew Clements, USAID

  • Willington Bessong Ojong, FAO 
  1. Pathways of Change: Using the OHHLEP Theory of Change to Guide One Health Detection and Surveillance Programs
    Janine MITCHELL, DAI, United States
09:00 - 09:45
PLE
Keynote lectures PLE-03-KEY
Auditorium 1
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  1. Youth Biodiversity Network: Nature' vs Biodiversity : a prescription for progress
    Rumbidzai GONDO, Nature 4 Health / Zimbabwe Youth Biodiversity Network, Zimbabwe
  2. Closing the Gaps: Five Essential Challenges in One Health Success
    Dominique CHARRON, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada
  3. The need for One Health collaboration in preparing for the next pandemic
    Maria VAN KERKHOVE, World Health Organization, Switzerland
09:45 - 10:30
PLE
Plenary session: The importance of One Health collaborations in epidemic and pandemic preparedness PLE-04
Auditorium 1
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Panel discussion between Quadripartite advisory committees chairs

  • Wanda Markotter, University of Pretoria, One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP)

  • Marietjie Venter, University of the Witwatersrand, Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) 

  • Lucille Blumberg, National Institute for Communicable Diseases & Rtc, Strategic & Technical Advisory Group on Infectious Hazards with Pandemic and Epidemic Potential (STAG-IH)  

  • Casey Barton Behravesh, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WOAH Advisory Group

  • Cat McGillycuddy, UK Health Security Agency, FAO Advisory Group on Early Warning Framework

  • Doreen Robinson, United Nations Environment Programme
10:30 - 11:00
Refreshment Break RB-07
Auditorium 1, Foyer and Gallery
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How to Design and Effectively Present Scientific Posters - webinar by the Women for One Health Network, Heidi Auerswald PP-03
Online
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11:00 - 12:25
Parallel sessions
SCS
Neglected tropical diseases and vector-borne diseases SCS-28
Auditorium 1
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Marietjie VENTER, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
  2. Implementing a One Health approach to Rift Valley fever virus research in the lab and in the field
    Shelby CAGLE, Colorado State University, United States
  3. Genetic characteristics of Rift Valley Fever virus responsible for the 2018 and 2022 outbreaks in livestock in Rwanda
    John JUMA, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
  4. Ticks and tick-borne pathogens of selected species of captive and free-ranging felids in South Africa
    Mamohale CHAISI, SANBI, South Africa
  5. United Against Rabies Forum: a model for One Health implementation
    Rachel TIDMAN, World Organisation for Animal Health, France
  6. Unravelling Usutu Virus and West-Nile Virus Ecology and Evolution in the Netherlands: A Comprehensive One Health Approach
    Emmanuelle MÜNGER, Erasmus MC, Netherlands
SCS
Food and feed security, nutrition, and One Health SCS-27
Auditorium 2
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Hung NGUYEN-VIET, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya
    Peter Sousa HOEJSKOV, World Health Organization, Denmark
  2. CGIAR One Health initiative to address food system transformation in LMICs
    Hung NGUYEN-VIET, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya
  3. Megatrends in the Kenyan Sustainable Smart Dairy Value Chain: Drivers, implications and alternatives
    Dorah MOMANYI, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, Kenya
  4. Antimicrobial Residues in Foodstuffs of Animal Origin in West and Central Africa: Current Situation, Policy Implications and Regulatory Landscape for Food Safety and Technology
    Mohamed Moctar MOUICHE MOULIOM, School of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences, University of Ngaoundere, Cameroon
  5. Building One Health food safety capacity in South Africa
    Lise KORSTEN, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  6. Effects of Household Food Insecurity on Environmental Sanitation Practices in Households with Under-5 Children in Urban and Rural Slums in Ibadan, Nigeria
    Aanuoluwapo AFOLABI, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria, Nigeria
  7. Food and feed security through a Technical Assistance and Rural Outreach Program in a Territory Affected by the Biggest Environmental Disaster in Brazilian History
    Luan Ritchelle DOS ANJOS, Herkenhoff & Prates, Brazil
SCS
Intervention strategies for emerging and zoonotic diseases - part 2 SCS-26
Ballroom West
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Monica Mirolo, University of veterinary medicine hannover, foundation, Germany
  2. Development of a genotype-matched vaccine for the control of velogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus in Africa
    Charlie AMOIA, SACIDS Foundation for One Health, Tanzania
  3. Heterologous and homologous Fc-FcγR interactions and implications for rabies post-exposure prophylaxis
    Martina CASTELLAN, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy
  4. Developing a bivalent vaccine and DIVA test to reduce the risk of Nipah virus outbreaks in swine
    Simon GRAHAM, The Pirbright Institute, UK
  5. Safety concern of recombination between self-amplifying mRNA vaccines and viruses is mitigated in vivo
    Tessy HICK, Umeå University, Sweden
  6. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI): A Global coalition to develop vaccines for epidemics and pandemics
    Peter HART, CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations), UK
  7. RVFV-4s, a next-generation live-attenuated Rift Valley fever vaccine for animals and humans
    Albert Osterhaus, TiHo, Co-founder global One Health Community, Germany, DE
SCS
Preventive interventions for pandemic preparedness SCS-29
Meeting room 1.61 - 1.64
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  1. Introduction by the chairs
    Daniel BAUSCH, FIND, Switzerland
  2. Utilising One Health Interventions In Disease Prevention: Evidence From Community Led Total Sanitation Model Around Rubaya Health Centre IV In Kabale District, Uganda
    Nduhuura ELICANA, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda
  3. Vet Watch – Improving surveillance for avian influenza in humans exposed to infected wild birds, ostriches or poultry, South Africa, 2024
    Jocelyn MOYES, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa
  4. Barriers to developing interventions through mathematical modeling for pandemic preparedness in the context of One Health in Africa: The experience of the Afrique One consortium
    Enagnon Bruno LOKONON, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire, Côte d’Ivoire
  5. How Social Science Strengthens One Health: Promoting Participatory Approaches to Support the Iterative Development of a Guidebook on Countering Zoonotic Spillover in Southeast Asia, 2022-2024
    Eri TOGAMI, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States
  6. One Health country situation analysis to inform One Health interventions in Africa
    Serge NZIETCHUENG, FAO, Kenya
  7. Tracing the journey of One Health in the Proposed Pandemic Treaty
    Kashish ANEJA, O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, India
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch LUN-04
Auditorium 1, Foyer and Gallery
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12:35 - 13:55
PLE
Plenary Session: organized by FAO/IAEA: Advancing Transboundary Animal and Zoonotic Disease Detection, Surveillance and Prevention through Veterinary Laboratory Networks PLE-03-SPS
Auditorium 1
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Introduction and Opening Remarks

  • Farai Muchadeyi, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre, Austria 

Panel 1: One Health Syndromic and Environmental Surveillance for Enhanced Response to Zoonotic and Transboundary Diseases 

  • Marietjie Venter, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Panel 2: Innovative and Routine Tools for Detection and Surveillance of Transboundary Animal and Zoonotic Diseases 

  • Anna Fomsgaard, Institute Pasteur Cambodia, Cambodia 

Panel 3: FAO/IAEA – Joint Center VETLAB Network and ZODIAC Initiative

  • Charles Lamien, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre, Austria 

Panel 4: FAO Support to Empower Veterinary Laboratories for Zoonotic Disease Surveillance

  • Elias Walelign Dagnachew, FAO-Ethiopia, Ethiopia 

Panel 5:  Showcasing of R&D Outputs and Success Stories from the VETLAB Network and ZODIAC Initiative – Case Study from Botswana

  • Boitumelo Modise, National Veterinary Laboratory, Botswana   

Panel 6:  Showcasing of R&D Outputs and Success Stories from the VETLAB Network and ZODIAC Initiative – Case Study from Mongolia

  • Gerelmaa Ulziibat, State Central Veterinary Laboratory, Mongolia 

Panel discussion

Closing Remarks

  • Farai Muchadeyi, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre, Austria 
  1. ADVANCING TRANSBOUNDARY ANIMAL AND ZOONOTIC DISEASE DETECTION, SURVEILLANCE AND PREVENTION THROUGH VETERINARY LABORATORY NETWORKS
    Farai Catherine MUCHADEYI, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre for Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, IAEA, Austria
14:00 - 15:30
LB
Late Breakers: novel and outstanding new One Health scientific discoveries LB-01
Auditorium 1
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  1. Mpox, how to handle the current emergency?
    Maria VAN KERKHOVE, World Health Organization, Switzerland
  2. U.S. CDC’s One Health Response to an Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses Linked to U.S. Dairy Cattle and Other Animals
    Christine M SZABLEWSKI, CDC, United States
  3. Ongoing evolution of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula
    Jordi RODON, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Germany
  4. Building capacities in Sub-Saharan African nations for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in the food and agriculture sectors through application of the FAO ATLASS tool
    Mark OBONYO, FAO, Zimbabwe
  5. Building One Health approaches to community-based surveillance: implementation examples from STOP Spillover in Africa and Asia
    Jonathon GASS, Tufts University School of Medicine, United States
  6. Zoonoses Risk Analysis of Imported Wildlife: Science to Support National Policy Decision Making
    Jamie K. REASER, Smithsonian Institution, United States
15:30 - 16:00
Refreshment Break RB-08
Auditorium 1, Foyer and Gallery
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16:00 - 17:00
PLE
Plenary Closing PLE-05
Auditorium 1
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One Health Day - event winners and One Health Day announcement 

  • Cheryl Stroud, One Health Commission + video of the 2023 winners

A closing word on behalf of the Quadripartite: 

  • Chadia Wannous, WOAH 

Closing keynotes: 

  • Martyn Jeggo, ILRI: Have we learnt our lesson?
  • Trevor Smith, Global Affairs Canada

A closing statement from the conference chairs: 

  • Marietjie Venter, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Ab Osterhaus, TiHo
  • John Mackenzie, Curtin University
  • Misheck Mulumba, Africa One Health Network
 

Chairs overview

Ab Osterhaus
Co-founder global One Health Community, RIZ Hannover, Germany
Bio 
Abel Ramoelo
Centre for Environmental Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Bio 
Ahmad Ibrahim AL-MUSTAPHA
University of Helsinki, Finland
Bio 
Aliyu EVUTI HARUNA
University, Nigeria
Bio 
Amina BENYAHIA
World Health Organization (WHO), Switzerland
Bio 
Andrew Clements
US Agency for International Development, United States of America
Bio 
Andrzej JARYNOWSKI
Polish Society of Hygiene, Poland
Bio 
Anna-Lise WILLIAMSON
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Bio 
Barbara ALESSANDRINI
World Organisation for Animal Health, France
Bio 
Barbara HAESLER
FAO, United Kingdom
Bio 
Bassirou Bonfoh
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS), Cote d'Ivoire
Bio 
Brian Perry
Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford, United Kingdom
Bio 
Caitlin MACINTYRE
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Bio 
Chadia Wannous
World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), France
Bio 
Chendi ZHU
the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Bio 
Christoph Strupat
German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Germany
Bio 
Clare Taylor
Co-founder global One Health Community, Falconry Press, Belgium
Bio 
Damian Tago Pacheco
FAO, Italy
Bio 
Daniel Bausch
FIND, Switzerland
Bio 
Deborah Thomson
One Health Lessons, United States of America
Bio 
Delia Grace Randolph
International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
Bio 
Dominique Charron
Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada
Bio 
Doreen Robinson
UN Environment Programme, Kenya
Bio 
Edward Holmes
University of Sydney, Australia
Bio 
Ekta PATEL
International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
Bio 
Farai Catherine MUCHADEYI
Joint FAO/IAEA Centre for Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, IAEA, Austria
Bio 
Francesco DURAZZI
University of Bologna, Italy
Bio 
Gerardo CEADA
IRTA, Spain
Bio 
Grant STENTIFORD
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), United Kingdom
Bio 
Helena DELA
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana
Bio 
Hongying LI
EcoHealth Alliance, United States of America
Bio 
Hung Nguyen
International Livestock Research Institute , Kenya
Bio 
Ida Jooste
Internews, South Africa
Bio 
Irene Naigaga
African One Health University Network (AFROHUN), Uganda
Bio 
Janine MITCHELL
DAI, United States of America
Bio 
Janna SCHURER
University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda
Bio 
Jenny JUNG
Burnet Institute, Australia
Bio 
John Mackenzie
Co-founder global One Health Community, Curtin University, Australia
Bio 
Jolene GIACINTI
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Government of Canada, Canada
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Jonathan Rushton
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Bio 
Julianne MEISNER
University of Washington, United States of America
Bio 
Katie Woolaston
School of Law at QUT, Australia
Bio 
Lawrence Madoff
University of Massachusetts, United States of America
Bio 
Linfa Wang
Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Bio 
Lise Korsten
Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Bio 
Lucille Blumberg
Wits Health Consortium, Right to Care, NICD and University of Pretoria, South Africa
Bio 
Maria Van Kerkhove
World Health Organization, Switzerland
Bio 
Marietjie Venter
Congress Chair, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Bio 
Marinda Oosthuizen
Research Veterinary Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Bio 
Mark Rweyemamu
SACIDS, Tanzania
Bio 
Maureen KUBOKA
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Bio 
Melvin DANIEL ROJI
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany
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Michael ABDO
Illumina, Australia
Bio 
Misheck Mulumba
Congress Chair, Africa One Health Network (AfOHNet), Zambia
Bio 
Monica MIROLO
University of Veterinary Medicine, Germany
Bio 
Nadja MÜNSTERMANN
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Kenya
Bio 
Natalie Schellack
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Bio 
Nichola JONES
University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Bio 
Nicolette du Plessis
FIDSSA, and Paediatrician Infectious Disease Specialist, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Bio 
Nischay Mishra
University of Columbia, United States of America
Bio 
Olaa MOHAMED-AHMED
UK Health Security Agency, United Kingdom
Bio 
Omer NJAJOU
DAI, United States of America
Bio 
Osman DAR
UK Health Security Agency, United Kingdom
Bio 
Paul van der Merwe
South African Veterinary Association, South Africa
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Peninah Munyua
CDC Kenya, Kenya
Bio 
Peter Babigumira AHABWE
Ministry of Health, Uganda
Bio 
Peter Daszak
EcoHealth Alliance, United States of America
Bio 
Peter Sousa HOEJSKOV
World Health Organization, Denmark
Bio 
Robert Breiman
University of the Witwatersrand , South Africa
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Ron Fouchier
Erasmus MC, Netherlands
Bio 
Ruth SCHUMACHER
GIZ, Germany
Bio 
Sabiha Essack
University of KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa
Bio 
Salome Bukachi
Institute of Anthropology Gender and African Studies, Nairobi, Kenya
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Samuel Oti
IDRC, Canada
Bio 
Solomon ALILE
University of Benin, Benin
Bio 
Tessy HICK
Umeå University, Sweden
Bio 
Tivani Mashamba-Thompson
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Bio 
Victoria GONZALEZ
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Bio 
Wanda Markotter
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Bio 
Yewande Alimi
Africa CDC, One Health Unit lead, Ethiopia
Bio