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Sunday 6 September

Biodiversity, Wildlife & Pathogen Interfaces - session 2

SCS13
Auditorium I

Chairs

  • Peter DASZAK Nature Health Global , United States
  • Catherine MBUTHIA Karatina University , Kenya

Introduction

  • Peter DASZAK Nature Health Global , United States
  • Catherine MBUTHIA Karatina University , Kenya
1.

From rats to residents: Orthohantavirus at the human–rodent–environment interface in informal urban settlements in Brazil

  • Ana Maria BORGES DA PAIXÃO BARRETO Federal University of Bahia , Brazil
2.

Land-use change restructures mammal communities and reshapes zoonotic pathogen dynamics in Amazonian landscapes

  • Maricruz JARAMILLO WCS Colombia , Colombia
3.

Air sampling coupled with metagenomics accurately captures zoonotic virus diversity emerging from pig slaughterhouses in Cambodia

  • Peter CRONIN Duke-nUS , Singapore
4.

Health hazards in Peru's wildlife trade: Toward Operationalizing One Health

  • Paulo COLCHAO CLAUX Wildlife Conservation Society , Peru

Concluding remarks

  • Peter DASZAK Nature Health Global , United States
  • Catherine MBUTHIA Karatina University , Kenya

Partner Session organized by IDC: Exploring bidirectional links between respiratory viruses and non-communicable diseases

SPS04 SCS
Auditorium II

Chairs

  • Marco GOEIJENBIER Spaarne gasthuis & Erasmus Mc , Netherlands
  • Kirsty SHORT University of Queensland , Australia
  • Tor BIERING-SØRENSEN University of Copenhagen , Denmark
1.

Exploring bidirectional links between respiratory viruses and non-communicable diseases

  • Marco GOEIJENBIER Spaarne gasthuis & Erasmus Mc , Netherlands

The IDC Story: Building an Interdisciplinary Model for Respiratory and Non-Communicable Disease Research

  • Marco GOEIJENBIER Spaarne gasthuis & Erasmus Mc , Netherlands

Understanding Influenza at Its Roots: Pathogenesis, Animal Models, and New Laboratory Insights

  • Kirsty SHORT University of Queensland , Australia

Inside pragmatic vaccine trials: New Endpoints and Insights from the Largest Randomised Controlled Vaccine Trials

  • Tor BIERING-SØRENSEN University of Copenhagen , Denmark

Bridging Biosecurity Gaps in Africa: Strengthening Links to Global Mechanisms through SIMBA, the UNSGM, and the BWC

SPI19 SES
Room 1.07 - 45 pax

Chair

  • Karoline Laila OBERLÄNDER Robert Koch Institute , Germany
1.

Bridging Biosecurity Gaps in Africa: Strengthening Links to Global Mechanisms through SIMBA, the UNSGM, and the BWC

  • Karoline Laila OBERLÄNDER Robert Koch Institute , Germany

Tunisia and Biosecurity: A Strategic Bridge to Public Health Resilience

  • Rym BENKHALIFA Institut Pasteur of Tunis , Tunisia

The UNSGM as a Bridge to Close Biosecurity Gaps: Strengthening Awareness and Preparedness

  • Stefan KLOTH Robert Koch Institute , Germany

Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC): A Comprehensive Approach to Bridging Biosecurity Gaps in Africa

  • James PETTIT United Nations , Switzerland

One Health Surveillance in a Changing Climate: Data-Driven Solutions for Resilient Systems

SCS14 SES
Room 1.08 - 50 pax

Chair

  • Anne WESSLING Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH , Germany
1.

One Health Surveillance in a Changing Climate: Data-Driven Solutions for Resilient Systems

  • Anne WESSLING Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH , Germany

Opening

  • Anne WESSLING Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH , Germany

Showcase: One Health Surveillance in Cameroon

  • Elisabeth BETSI DIBONGUE One Health Platform; Secretary General PREZODE , Cameroon

Community based approaches to One Health Surveillance

  • Sarah JEBET KOSGEI Amref Health Africa , Kenya

Panel discussion

  • Elisabeth BETSI DIBONGUE One Health Platform; Secretary General PREZODE , Cameroon
  • Sarah JEBET KOSGEI Amref Health Africa , Kenya
  • Irene NAIGAGA Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN) , Uganda

Plenary session and keynotes

PLE03
Auditorium I

Chair

  • Linfa WANG Duke-NUS Medical School , Singapore

Call to Action

  • Cheryl STROUD One Health Commission , United States

Mass Gathering, Maximum Readiness: Lessons from a Summer at the Helm of World Cup Health Security

  • Rebecca KATZ Georgetown University , United States

Well-being and well-spent: The socio-economic path to One Health

  • Jonathan RUSHTON University of Edinburgh , United Kingdom

One Health Sentinels: Marine Mammals, Spillover and Global Health Security

  • Tracey GOLDSTEIN Colorado State University , United States

Seizing the momentum: Why Europe needs a One Health network of networks, on behalf of OHP and EOHA

  • Sascha KNAUF Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut , Germany

One Health Security: the case for expanded partnerships to mitigate biological threats

  • Trevor SMITH Global Affairs Canada , Canada

Preparedness, Resilience & Economic Evaluation

SCS15
Auditorium I

Chairs

  • Daniel BAUSCH National University of Singapore , Switzerland
  • Margarida ALHO European Commission DG HERA , Belgium

Introduction

  • Daniel BAUSCH National University of Singapore , Switzerland
  • Margarida ALHO European Commission DG HERA , Belgium

DG HERA's activities on One Health

  • Margarida ALHO European Commission DG HERA , Belgium
1.

What surveillance misses: indigenous disease knowledge and ontologies could enable early detection of emerging diseases in remote rural areas

  • Peregrine ROTHMAN-OSTROW University of Cambridge , United Kingdom
2.

Source control or downstream prevention? A One Health cost-effectiveness analysis of rabies interventions

  • Martha LUKA University of Glasgow , United Kingdom
3.

Strengthening Collaborative Systems to Address Local to Global One Health Challenges: Systems Mapping to Support One Health and Sustainable Development Goals Implementation

  • Katey PELICAN University of Hawaii , United States
4.

A BEACON for Novel Disease Threats: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Informal Event-Based Outbreak Surveillance

  • Lawrence MADOFF University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School , United States
5.

Community‑Based Farmer Platforms Improve Livestock Vaccination Uptake, Reduce Losses, and Enhance Wellbeing: a Cluster‑Randomized Trial in Ghana

  • Francis Sena NUVEY Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut , Germany

Concluding remarks

  • Daniel BAUSCH National University of Singapore , Switzerland
  • Margarida ALHO European Commission DG HERA , Belgium

From Indicators to Preparedness -Strengthening Operational One Health Systems through Food, Agriculture, and Security Integration

SPI20 SES
Auditorium II

Chair

  • Keith HAMILTON World Organisation for Animal Health , France
1.

From Indicators to Preparedness -Strengthening Operational One Health Systems through Food, Agriculture, and Security Integration

  • Ekta PATEL International Livestock Research Institute , Kenya

Introduction

  • Keith HAMILTON World Organisation for Animal Health , France

Case Study: African Swine fever

  • Manuel DURÁN-FERRER Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food , Spain

Panel discussion and Q&A

  • Keith HAMILTON World Organisation for Animal Health , France
  • Michael BRYAN University of Oxford , United Kingdom
  • Ian Peter BUSUULWA World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , Kenya
  • Júlio CARVALHO Portuguese Army , Portugal
  • Ekta PATEL International Livestock Research Institute , Kenya

Closing remarks

  • Keith HAMILTON World Organisation for Animal Health , France

Workshop: Bridging Disciplines – Integrating Ecological Principles into One Health Disease Research and Practice

WS15 SCS
Room 1.06 - 45 pax

Chairs

  • Jeanne FAIR Global Conservation Institute , United States
  • Andrew BARTLOW Los Alamos National Laboratory , United States
1.

Bridging Disciplines – Integrating Ecological Principles into One Health Disease Research and Practice

  • Jeanne FAIR Global Conservation Institute , United States
  • Andrew BARTLOW Los Alamos National Laboratory , United States

Operationalizing One Health Prevention: Building Science–Society–Policy Interfaces from Local Action to Global Governance

SPI21 SES
Room 1.08 - 50 pax

Chairs

  • Marisa PEYRE PREZODE , France
  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France
1.

Operationalizing One Health Prevention: Building Science–Society–Policy Interfaces from Local Action to Global Governance

  • Marisa PEYRE PREZODE , France
  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France

Welcoming remarks

  • Marisa PEYRE PREZODE , France
  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France

From global commitments to action: why science–society–policy dialogue is critical for pandemic prevention

  • Nina JAMAL VIER PFOTEN International , Austria

Community empowerment and science–policy dialogue for prevention: lessons from Senegal

  • Sadio Ba GNING UNIVERSITÉ GASTON BERGER DE SAINT LOUIS , Senegal

Institutionalizing One Health dialogue platforms: the national experience of Vietnam

  • Phuong VU THI Ministry of Agriculture and Environment - Vietnam , Vietnam

Strengthening global science–policy–society interfaces in One Health governance

  • Nitish DEBNATH One Health Bangladesh , Bangladesh

Financing prevention: the role of development banks in strengthening One Health governance

  • Laure WEBER-VINTZEL The World Bank , United States

From local action to global governance: building bridges for prevention – role of civil society, communities and multi-stakeholder dialogue platforms (including insights from the PREZODE international study)

  • Jeffry ACABA APCASO , Thailand

Wrapping-up and closing remarks

  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France
  • Marisa PEYRE PREZODE , France

Partner Session organized by ESWI: The Ongoing H5N1 Panzootic: A Continuing Threat to Animals and Humans

SPS05 SCS PLE
Auditorium I

Chair

  • Ron FOUCHIER Erasmus MC , Netherlands

Introduction and current status

  • Ron FOUCHIER Erasmus MC , Netherlands
1.

Characterising small-scale and backyard poultry at the wildlife–poultry–human interface for avian influenza surveillance in the Netherlands

  • Jolyn OOSTERS University Medical Center Utrecht / Utrecht University , Netherlands

Technical Industry Updates

  • Taoufik RAWI Boehringer Ingelheim animal health , France
  • Srinivas Acharya NANDURI Sanofi Pasteur , France

Panel discussion

  • Thomas METTENLEITER Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut , Germany
  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France
  • Margarida ALHO European Commission DG HERA , Belgium
  • Tiggy GRILLO Wildlife Health Australia , Australia

Closing remarks

  • Ron FOUCHIER Erasmus MC , Netherlands

Climate change, Environment, Ecosystems Health - session 2

SCS16
Auditorium I

Chairs

  • Adriano A. BORDALO ICBAS - University of Porto , Portugal
  • Maria OLIVEIRA Faculty of Medicine - University of Lisbon , Portugal

Introduction

  • Adriano A. BORDALO ICBAS - University of Porto , Portugal
  • Maria OLIVEIRA Faculty of Medicine - University of Lisbon , Portugal
1.

NOAA One Health: Integrating Marine Ecosystem Drivers and Environmental Intelligence To Enhance the Health Sector

  • Alice LAU National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , United States
2.

Rain, Rats, and Residents: Understanding Zoonotic transmission in Urban Brazilian Slums

  • Hussein KHALIL Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , Sweden
3.

Seasonally Structured Bidirectional Microbiota Exchange between Humans and a Climate-Vulnerable Lake Ecosystem

  • Yaovi Mahuton Gildas HOUNMANOU University of Copenhagen , Denmark
4.

Nature for Health: Reframing Upstream Prevention through Systems Thinking

  • Rumbidzai GONDO Zimbabwe Youth Biodiversity , Zimbabwe
5.

Nature-Based Solutions for Health: Applying a One Health Lens to Regenerative Agriculture

  • Catherine MACHALABA The Nature Conservancy , United States
6.

A multi-endosymbiont approach to monitoring sentinel species as bioindicators of tropical ecosystem health

  • Klara PETRZELKOVA Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences , Czechia
7.

African pastoral commons, OECMs and agroecology principles for healthy savanna social-ecological systems

  • Salome BUKACHI University of Nairobi , Kenya

Concluding remarks

  • Adriano A. BORDALO ICBAS - University of Porto , Portugal
  • Maria OLIVEIRA Faculty of Medicine - University of Lisbon , Portugal

Advancing gender transformative One Health approaches: how can we ensure equity, diversity and inclusion in policy and practices?

SPI22 SES
Auditorium II

Chairs

  • Phaedra HENLEY University of Global Health Equity , Rwanda
  • Nina MILITZER Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH , Germany
1.

Advancing gender transformative One Health approaches: how can we ensure equity, diversity and inclusion in policy and practices?

  • Nina MILITZER Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH , Germany

Setting the scene: Enhancing health security by embedding DEI in OH

  • Claudia ROBBIATI Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità), Italy , Italy

Youth engagement in OH: key learnings for addressing gendered health risks

  • Kuduishe KISOWILE One Health Society , Tanzania

Making gender part of the structure: Sierra Leone's One Health system

Government leadership in advancing DEI in OH systems: perspectives from Cameroon

  • Elisabeth BETSI DIBONGUE One Health Platform; Secretary General PREZODE , Cameroon

Integrating gender in wildmeat value chains: advancing equitable OH research and policy

  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France

One Health Approaches to Pathogen Surveillance, Intervention, and Prevention Strategies

SCS08 SES
Room 1.08 - 50 pax

Chair

  • Cate DEWEY University of Guelph , Canada
1.

One Health Approaches to Pathogen Surveillance, Intervention, and Prevention Strategies

  • Elizabeth FINNIS University of Guelph , Canada

Training community One Health teams in Rwanda to prevent zoonotic diseases

  • Cate DEWEY University of Guelph , Canada

A proteomics-driven strategy to tackle antifungal resistance through a One Health lens

  • Jennifer GEDDES-MCALISTER University of Guelph , Canada

Global bacterial antibiotic resistance sequencing (GLOBAR-SEQ): Supporting genomic surveillance of pathogens in low- and middle-income countries

  • Lawrence GOODRIDGE University of Guelph , Canada

Preventing disease by enhancing vaccine willingness: Making vaccinations comfortable across the human lifespan

  • C Meghan MCMURTRY University of Guelph , Canada

Pets, people, and pathogens: Navigating preventive medicine in a shared environment 

  • Kelsey SPENCE University of Guelph , Canada

Workshop: Transformative One Health Training: Learning Together

WS18 SPI
Room 1.10 - 50 pax

Chairs

  • Cécile AENISHAENSLIN Université de Montréal , Canada
  • Nicolas ANTOINE-MOUSSIAUX University of Liège , Belgium
1.

Transformative One Health Training: Learning Together

Updated OH competencies

  • Barbara HAESLER Royal Veterinary College , United Kingdom

Breaking Silos: Lessons in Competency-Based Pedagogy from Afrique One

  • Bassirou BONFOH Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire , Côte d’Ivoire

Canopy (The Canadian One Health Training Program on Emerging Zoonoses): Filling gaps and building community

  • Jane PARMLEY University of Guelph , Canada

Designing for reflective disruption in One Health education: The case of Tipping Point

  • Thomas-Julian IRABOR University of Liège , Belgium

Relationality Before Competency: Rethinking One Health Pedagogy Through Indigenous Knowledges

  • Sean HILLIER York University , Canada

Moderated discussion

  • Cécile AENISHAENSLIN Université de Montréal , Canada
  • Nicolas ANTOINE-MOUSSIAUX University of Liège , Belgium

Breakout discussions

  • Cécile AENISHAENSLIN Université de Montréal , Canada

Inclusive One Health in Practice: Integrating Environment, Data, and Community Knowledge to Improve Health Outcomes in the Global South

SPI24 SES
Auditorium II

Chair

  • Ylann SCHEMM Elsevier Foundation , Netherlands
1.

Inclusive One Health in Practice: Integrating Environment, Data, and Community Knowledge to Improve Health Outcomes in the Global South

  • Ylann SCHEMM Elsevier Foundation , Netherlands

Nutrition, Malnutrition, and Chronic Diseases in Conflict-Affected Populations: A One Health Perspective from Palestine

  • Manal BADRASAWI An-Najah national university , Palestinian Territories

Green Chemistry for Safer and More Sustainable Health Solutions

  • Reem OBAYDO Ebla Private University, Faculty of Pharmacy , Syria

Water and wastewater, Pathogens, and Community Health: Environmental Pathways in One Health

  • Sarmila TANDUKAR Organization for Public Health Environment Management , Nepal

Using Data to Advance Equity in Maternal and Child Health Systems

  • Halima TWABI University of Malawi , Malawi

Antimicrobial resistance - session 2

SCS17
Auditorium I

Chairs

  • Alice MATOS Veterinários Sem Fronteiras Portugal (VSF Portugal) , Portugal
  • Jomana MUSMAR AMR Strategic Coalition , United States

Introduction

  • Alice MATOS Veterinários Sem Fronteiras Portugal (VSF Portugal) , Portugal
  • Jomana MUSMAR AMR Strategic Coalition , United States
1.

Defining 'appropriate’ antimicrobial use in One Health: a global consensus survey

  • Ri SCARBOROUGH The University of Melbourne , Australia
2.

Genomic Surveillance Reveals One Health Transmission Pathways of MDR Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Northern Spain

  • Azucena MORA University of Santiago de Compostela , Spain
3.

Integrating Metagenomics and Microbiology to Characterise AMR Dissemination Across Wildlife, Livestock and Environmental Interfaces

  • Hayley THOMPSON Natural Resources Institute. University of Greenwich , United Kingdom
4.

Environmental Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquaculture: A Comparative Governance Analysis of Canada and Norway

  • Shauna THOMAS University of Ottawa , Canada
5.

Migratory Sentinels: The Role of Little Stints (Calidris minuta) in the Intercontinental Dissemination of blaCTX‐M-15 within the Palearctic-Afrotropical Flyway

  • Catherine MBUTHIA Karatina University , Kenya
6.

Strengthening UK Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Through a Public–Private Partnership with Veterinary Laboratories

  • Sophie SPALDING Veterinary Medicines Directorate , United Kingdom
7.

Impact of reducing colistin use in livestock on colistin resistance in human and poultry in Indonesia (COINCIDE)

  • Soe Yu NAING Utrecht University , Netherlands

Q&A and Concluding remarks

  • Alice MATOS Veterinários Sem Fronteiras Portugal (VSF Portugal) , Portugal
  • Jomana MUSMAR AMR Strategic Coalition , United States

Biodiversity and Health: The science, policy, and implementation of biodiversity action as a One Health measure

SPI25 SES
Auditorium II

Chair

  • Julian BLANC UNEP , Kenya
1.

Biodiversity and Health: The science, policy, and implementation of biodiversity action as a One Health measure

  • Nadja MÜNSTERMANN United Nations Environment Programme , Kenya

Panel discussion

  • Julian BLANC UNEP , Kenya
  • Doreen ROBINSON UNEP , Kenya
  • Nitish DEBNATH One Health Bangladesh , Bangladesh
  • Paula RIBEIRO PRIST IUCN , United States
  • Theophilus ODOOM Accra Veterinary Laboratory, Veterinary Services Directorate, Ghana , Ghana

[CANCELED] Workshop: Quantifying, interpreting, visualizing and validating the climate-driven transmission suitability of mosquito-borne viruses

WS21 SCS
Room 1.06 - 45 pax

Chairs

  • José LOURENÇO Universidade Católica Portuguesa , Portugal
  • Monika MOIR Stellenbosch University , South Africa
  • Carla MAVIAN University of Stellenbosch , South Africa
1.

Quantifying, interpreting, visualizing and validating the climate-driven transmission suitability of mosquito-borne viruses

Multi-Dimensional One Health Approach to Mitigating Mental Health Challenges in Africa

SPI26 SES
Room 1.08 - 50 pax

Chair

  • Bassirou BONFOH Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire , Côte d’Ivoire
1.

A Multi-Dimensional One Health Approach to Mitigating Mental Health Challenges in Africa

  • Bassirou BONFOH Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire , Côte d’Ivoire

OH Approach to Mitigating Mental Health Challenges in Africa

  • Bassirou BONFOH Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire , Côte d’Ivoire

Zoonotic-economic shock and grief-related trauma following death of family member

  • Akissi Rose Delima N'GUESSAN Centre Susse de Recherches Scientifiques en Cote d'Ivoire , Côte d’Ivoire

Livestock losses-induced mental threats and mitigation options

  • Francis Sena NUVEY Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut , Germany

Environmental and occupational exposure to chronic skin diseases and loss of hope

  • Ismael Dognimin COULIBALY Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly/Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire , Côte d’Ivoire

Fear of seasonal food food shortage in the agricultural volatility context

  • Bognan Valentin KONE Institut Nationnale de Santé Publique en Côte d'Ivoire / Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire , Côte d’Ivoire

Mental health literacy and trauma-informed communication as the enabling competencies in OH workforce development

  • Fatou NDOYE Cheikh Anta Diop University , Senegal

Workshop: Meaningful and Inclusive Engagement of People and Communities in One Health Implementation Session

WS25 SPI
Room 1.10 - 50 pax

Chair

  • Chris DEGELING University of Wollongong , Australia
1.

Meaningful and Inclusive Engagement of People and Communities in One Health Implementation Session.

  • Maxine WHITTAKER CSO Platform for Health Equity and Inclusiveness , Australia

Setting the scene : task and methods

  • Dominique CHARRON University of Guelph , Canada

Meaningful community engagement including Indigenous Knowledge and Ways of doing?

  • Salome BUKACHI University of Nairobi , Kenya

Gender equality and social inclusiveness including lessons from Villa de Leyva

  • Natalia CEDIEL Universidad de la Salle , Colombia

Q and A: clarification only

  • Chris DEGELING University of Wollongong , Australia

Workshop: Facilitators: Natalia Cediel, Chris Degeling, Salome Bukachi, Domique Charron, Ekhlas Hailat , Serge Morand and Maxine Whittaker

  • Chris DEGELING University of Wollongong , Australia

Wrap-up

  • Serge MORAND CNRS , Thailand

Advanced tools and instruments for the detection and characterization of viral zoonoses in wildlife

SCS19 SES
Auditorium II

Chairs

  • Karen MOSSMAN McMaster University , Canada
  • Samira MUBAREKA University of Toronto , Canada
1.

Advanced tools and instruments for the detection and characterization of viral zoonoses in wildlife

  • Samira MUBAREKA University of Toronto , Canada

Integrated One Health surveillance approach combining field sampling, molecular diagnostics, serology, genomics and ecological monitoring

  • Wanda MARKOTTER University of Pretoria , South Africa

Advancing diagnostics, from innovations to field readiness

  • Brad PICKERING Canadian Food Inspection. Agency , Canada

Role of virus-host interaction studies in human and reservoir host models

  • Arinjay BANERJEE University of Saskatchewan , Canada

From the field to the lab – assessing high consequence viral transmission in natural rodent reservoirs

  • David SAFRONETZ Public Health Agency of Canada , Canada