Drawing together human and veterinary health specialists, 5thInternational Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED, Oct. 31, 2014 - Nov. 3, 2014)serves as a true one Health forum where those working in diverse specialties and diverse regions can meet, discuss, present and challenge one another with findings and new ideas.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, 2014
Plenary:
MERS-CoV UpdateZ. Memish (Saudi Arabia)
Symposium:
MERS-CoV and Ebola
- The Human Perspective of MERS-CoV and Ebola: (speaker TBD)
- Why Did the Camel Kiss the Bat?
K. Olival (USA)
- MERS-CoV: the Animal Human Interface:M. Koopmans (Netherlands)
Plenary:
Challenges and Controversies in the 2014 West African Ebola Virus Outbreak ResponseA. Duse (South Africa)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014
Plenary:
The Global Emergence of ResistanceR. Laxminarayan (India)
Symposia:
Rapid Diagnostics for Emerging Infectious Threats
- Rapid Diagnosis of MDR Gram-negativesG. Cornaglia (Italy)
- Rapid Diagnosis of Invasive MycosisC. Lass-Floerl (Austria)
- Mobilization of Samples and or Biocontaimnent Laboratories for Diagnostic of Risk Group 4 agents in Outbreaks Response
G. Ippolito (Italy)
Ethics and Disease Surveillance
- Disease Surveillance in the Era of Big DataE. Vayena (Switzerland)
- Ethical Disease Surveillance, the WHO PerspectiveA. Reis (Switzerland)
- Uses of Big Data for Public HealthS. Wallace (United Kingdom)
West NileFever in the European Union: Challenges for Integrated Surveillance and Control
- Status of West Nile Fever Surveillance in Humans in the European UnionL. Marrama (Sweden)
- Status of West Nile Fever Surveillance in Animals in the European UnionA. Gervelmeyer (Italy)
- Integrated West Nile fever surveillance: experience ofItaly
P. Calistri (Italy)
Pathogen and Host Diversity - Are There Clues that Can Help Us Prevent Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Does Host Breadth and Phylogeny Portend Viral EmergenceK. Olival (USA)
- Viruses in a World of Bats(Speaker TBD)
- Virodiversity - How many Viruses are Out ThereS. Anthony (USA)
- Ebola, SARS, MERS Oh My, Can We Limit Outbreaks? W. Karesh (USA)
- Wrap up - the Big PictureP. Daszak (USA)
ProMED 20th Anniversary Symposium: Innovations in Outbreak Detection
- 20 Years of Outbreak ReportingS. Morse (USA), J. Woodall (UK)
- Innovations in Participatory Surveillance(Speaker TBD)
- Innovations in Disease DetectionJ. Brownstein (USA)
- Round Table Discussion
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2014
Plenary:
Launching of the New OIE Global Wildlife Disease Reporting
System: WAHIS-WildP. Caceres-Soto (France)
Symposia:
FAO Tools for Animal Health
- Progressive Control Pathway (PCP) for Disease Control and Global StrategiesE. Raizman (Italy)
- Global Animal Disease Surveillance and Health Information ToolsJ. Pinto (Italy)
- Tackling Emergency Diseases Head on through Good Emergency Management Practice (GEMP)I. Douglas (Italy)
- Tools Supporting Laboratory Capacities and Information SharingG. Dauphin (Italy)
- Research Tools Supporting Livestock Development and Food Security; Peste des Petits Ruminants as a Working Example
W. Dundon (Italy)
Things are Heating Up: Emerging Infectious Diseases and Climate Change
- Indirect Effects of Climate on Disease Emergence: Population Stress and Migration and Emerging Infectious Diseases
D. Fisman (Canada) - Water, Climate and Disease EmergenceA. Greer (Canada)
- Assessment of the Role of Climate Change on Vector Borne DiseasesX. Rodó (Spain)
Pastoralism, Rural Communities and the Human Animal Health Interface inEast Africa
- StayingMobile, Staying Healthy? Pastoralism, Mobility, and Human Health in the Drylands of East AfricaB. Butt (USA)
- Reaching the Fifth Child: Operational Challenges for Polio Eradication Among Pastoralist CommunitiesV. Gammino (USA)
- Control of Zoonotic Diseases: a Route to Poverty Alleviation Among Livestock-keeping CommunitiesE. Fevre (UK/Kenya)
- Integrated Human and Animal Health Surveillance and Services for Remote Rural CommunitiesE. Schelling (Switzerland)
Healthcare Associated Emerging Infections
- Contact Networks and Emerging Infections at Local, National and Global LevelsP. Polgreen (USA)
- The Role of Biologic Therapies in Emerging InfectionsJ. Baddley (USA)
- Role of Organ Transplants in Emerging Infectious Diseases: M. Kuehnert (USA)
- Medical Device Related Infections Around the WorldD. Warren (USA)
Emerging Viral Threats
- Ebola and its Spread in West AfricaO. Tomori (Nigeria)
- Chikungunya's Entry into theAmericas A. Flahault (France)
- Avian Influenza: Pandemic Potential A. Flahault (France)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014
Plenary:
Changing Disease LandscapesJ. Lubroth (Italy)
Symposium:
One Health: From Research to Public Health
- State-space Models, Risk Maps and Public Health: one-health Approach to Hantavirus InfectionsK. Tersago (Belgium)
- From Risk Maps to Risk Alleviation in Public Health: Examples for Hantavirus and CCHF Virus InfectionsK. Dressel (Germany)
- One Health as an Everyday Work: Example of Rift Valley Fever in the Animal and Human Health Network in the South-western Indian OceanE. Cardinale (France)
- How to Improve the Practical Implementation of one-health?
E. Schelling (Switzerland)
