Provisional program for the 9th conference of the European Wildlife Disease Association, Vlieland, The Netherlands, 13 - 16 September 2010
The main theme of the 2010 conference will be on wildlife diseases and how they affect public health. The program will form a bridge between public health and wildlife health by inviting representatives from both areas of research. Besides this theme, the conference also will be open to abstracts on all other topics related to wildlife health.
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Program:
Pre-conference workshops, Monday 13 September
In the morning and afternoon several workshops will be organized, see workshops.
Evening: Ice breaker
Day 1, Tuesday 14 September
8:30 Opening of conference by the Mayor of Vlieland,
The Honorable Yorick Haan
8:45 – 10:00 Session 1: Are wildlife diseases relevant for public health?
Wildlife and emerging zoonoses: a reality from a conservation point of view -
10:00 - 10:30 break
10:30 - 12:00 Session 2: Selected abstracts on emerging diseases and public health
12:00 - 13:30 lunch
13:30 - 15:00 Session 3: Signaling (new) risks for public health: (how) does it work?
Emerging infectious diseases in an international context, a medical perspective -
4 abstracts on emerging diseases and public health
15:00 – 16:00 Session 4: Debate/panel discussion with invited speakers
16:00 – 16:30 Two minute teasers: Why you need to come see my poster?
16:30 - 18:30 posters and drinks
Day 2, Wednesday 15 September
Session 5: Environmental aspects and ecology
8:30 – 9:00 Keynote lecture
9:00 - 10:00 Selected abstracts on environmental aspects and ecology
10:00 - 10:30 break
10:30 - 12:30 Selected abstracts on environmental aspects and ecology
12:30 Social activities
Day 3, Thursday 16 September
Session 6: Wildlife disease reporting and surveillance
8:30 - 9:00 Keynote lecture
Public health aspects of Echinococcus multilocularis: wildlife crossing domestic life in
9:00 - 10:00 Selected abstracts on wildlife disease reporting and surveillance and
specific syndromes 1
10:00 - 10:30 break
10:30 - 12:00 Selected abstracts on wildlife disease reporting and surveillance and
specific syndromes 2
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:30 Selected abstracts on wildlife disease reporting and surveillance and
specific syndromes 3
15:30 - 16:00 break
16:00 - 17:30 Selected abstracts on wildlife disease reporting and surveillance and
specific syndromes 4
17:30 - 18:00 Closing of the conference by Prof. Dr. Thijs Kuiken
Evening: Farewell banquet