Description:
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.
Program:
The workshop will include plenary lectures on bovine tuberculosis in wildlife in Europe (speaker: Christian Gortázar) and bovine tuberculosis in wildlife in North America (speaker: Pauline Nol).
There will be a poster session and 3 sessions for contributed oral presentations on the following topics:
1) Ecology, epidemiology and strains of bovine tuberculosis in wildlife
2) Immunopathology and diagnostics of bovine tuberculosis in wildlife
3) Vaccines, control and management of bovine tuberculosis in wildlife
Please submit your abstracts for the workshop using the same instructions as for the EWDA conference.
Target audience:
Wildlife disease specialists of all disciplines, including pathology, ecology, epidemiology, vaccinology, bacteriology, diagnostics, immunology, and others.
Duration:
one day
Contact for requests:
Organizers:
Pauline Nol, USDA-APHIS-VS-Western Region, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. Email: pauline.nol@aphis.usda.gov
Dolores Gavier-Widen, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Sweden, Email: dolores@sva.se