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Workshops

The workshops will take place at the island of Vlieland, The Netherlands, on the 13th of September 2010 from 9.00-19.00, unless otherwise stated.

There are workshops on:

* Tuberculosis (organizers: Dolores Gavier-Widen and Pauline Nol)

* Wildlife forensics (organizer: Marie-Pierre Ryser)

* Rodent-borne viruses

* Novel epidemiological techniques for wildlife disease surveillance (organizer: Eva Warns-Petit and Marc Artois)

* Bat diseases and zoonoses (organizer: Wim van der Poel) (afternoon only)

* Student workshop (organizer: Christian Gortazar) (afternoon only)

Due to a limited space for the workshops, registration is based on first come-first serve.

Below you can find short descriptions of the different workshops. Read the full descriptions for contact information.

For registration and payment for the workshops navigate to the registration page.

Bovine tuberculosis in wildlife: what’s new?

The goal of the workshop is to provide an update and a forum for discussion on the various aspects of bovine tuberculosis in wildlife in Europe and worldwide. Read the full description of this workshop.

Wildlife forensics: tools and applications

Forensics is a relevant topic in numerous situations related to wildlife, such as conservation and monitoring projects, routine pathological examinations, or expertise requested in the frame of police investigations and by insurance companies, and most – if not all – people working with wildlife have been confronted with cases that could be classified as forensic cases. However, as the approach of such cases requires a rigorous procedure that might differ a lot from routine postmortem examinations, recording of evidence is often incomplete. Furthermore, many cases cannot be solved due to the lack of knowledge about available modern techniques and/or inappropriate sampling. The goal of the course is to provide practical tools to the participants, in order to assist them in getting answers when facing forensic cases: procedures, adequate sampling and diagnostic methods, specific examples as reference material, contact addresses of experts or laboratories to consult. Since time will be restricted to a minimum for each topic, the participants will receive a written document for later consultation, as a support in their future work. Read the full description of this workshop.

Rodent-borne viruses

Rodent-borne viruses threaten the health status of wild animals as well as that of domesticated animals and humans. The workshop aims to extend the conference theme, i.e., the interface between wildlife and public health, by focusing on rodent-borne viruses and by means of a selection of key speakers and a round table discussion between people from different disciplines, such as public health professionals, wildlife disease specialists, ecologists, biologists and epidemiologists. Read the full description of this workshop.

Novel epidemiological tools for the surveillance of wildlife diseases

The purpose of this one-day workshop is to provide interested people with the opportunity to discover modern applications used at various steps of disease surveillance, presented by scientists that have been involved in the design and use of these tools. It will end by a round table aimed at linking the presentations and thinking about how these tools could be applied to improve wildlife health surveillance systems. Read the full description of this workshop.

Bat diseases and zoonoses

After humans, bats are the most abundant and most widely distributed mammals in the world. Bat species, classified in the order Chiroptera, constitute around 20% of all mammalian species. In many countries, the bat species are protected and the study of their diseases is not an easy task. A number of infectious pathogens have been identified in bats and some of these pathogens have zoonotic potential. The actual role played by bats as reservoir disseminating zoonoses is not really defined for most zoonotic virus infections, but there is an increasing interest in this field of research. The goal of the workshop is to provide an update and a forum for discussion on the emerging diseases and emerging zoonoses of bats in Europe and worldwide. Read full description of this workshop.

Student workshop

Professor Christian Gortazar will guide master and PhD students through the fascinating and challenging world of science and wildlife diseases. The aim of the workshop is to improve the scientific knowledge and skills of students interested in wildlife health research. Read the full description of this workshop.