The Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses will hold its Annual Symposium on May 21nd from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This free, virtual event will feature selected abstracts discussing current topics related to One Health, Public Health and Veterinary Medicine.
May 21 | 9 AM – 4 PM | Online
| SCHEDULE | ||
| SESSION 1 | ||
| 9-9:05 | Scott Weese | Welcome |
| 9:05-9:35 | Murray Gillies | From Surveillance to Action to Success: Canada’s HPAI in Dairy story |
| 9:35-9:50 | Angela McLaughlin | Genetic features of H5Nx influenza A viruses associated with host specificity |
| 9:50-10:05 | Famke Alberts | A quantitative risk assessment of the zoonotic H5N1 transmission from dairy cows to farm workers |
| 10:05-10:20 | Rasaq Ojasanya | Assessment of seasonality in antimicrobial susceptibility testing and resistance of urinary Escherichia coli from dogs and cats in the United States (2019 – 2022) |
| 10:20-10:40 | BREAK | |
| SESSION 2 | ||
| 10:40-11:10 | Maureen Anderson | Foxes and Skunks and Bats, Oh My! Update on Ontario rabies |
| 11:15-11:30 | Cyril Akwo | Exploring the value of passive Ixodes scapularis submission rate, Borrelia burgdorferi infection prevalence, and canine seroprevalence in predicting human Lyme disease incidence in Ontario, Canada |
| 11:30-11:45 | Philip P. Mshelbwala | Factors influencing the use of traditional medicine for dog bite in Sierra Leone |
| 11:45-12:00 | Daniela Espinosa Seoane | Antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance among isolates from sick Ontarian neonatal foals |
| 12:00-12:15 | Christopher B. Riley | Antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus spp. isolates from skin conditions affecting Sri Lankan dogs |
| 12:15-1:05 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| SESSION 3 | ||
| 1:05-1:50 | Zvonimir Poljak | Improving Surveillance and Response to Zoonotic and other Threats: The Value of Real-Time Animal Pathogen Dashboards from the IAPD Platform |
| 1:50-2:05 | Katherine Paphitis | Scales, tails and Salmonella; a comparative analysis of human and reptile isolates |
| 2:05-2:20 | Shamim Sarkar | A retrospective investigation of spatial clusters and determinants of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) risk in Bangladesh: scan statistics and geographically weighted regression modeling approaches |
| 2:20-2:35 | Breanne S. Murray | Understanding Ontario backyard poultry keepers’ practices, perceptions, and challenges with biosecurity |
| 2:35-2:50 | Carrie McMullen | Characterizing climate change competencies for public health practice in grey literature |
| 2:50-3:10 | BREAK | |
| SESSION 4 | ||
| 3:10-3:25 | Reed Ciarloni | A scoping review on shade equity for urban heat and climate adaptation |
| 3:25-3:40 | Sally Lindsay | The impact of climate change related extreme weather events on people with pre-existing disabilities and chronic conditions: A scoping review |
| 3:40-3:55 | Juliet A. Germann | Assessing biosecurity practices on Ontario sheep and goat farms |
| 3:55-4:10 | Andnet Yirga Assefa | Global distribution of antimicrobial resistance genes in Escherichia coli isolated from wild animals using genomes available in public databases |
| 4:10-4:25 | Valeriia Yustyniuk | Current biosecurity practices in the handling and sampling of Cervids |
| 4:25-4:30 | Thank You |