Drawing together human and veterinary health specialists, 5^thInternational 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) 

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