10th Annual Zoonotic Diseases Symposium
The 10th Annual Zoonotics Symposium was held in Langley, November 23, 2010 and hosted by the BC Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Health Centre. In alternate years, it is hosted by the BC Centre for Disease Control. Click on the presentations below to view the PDF versions of the slides or their abstracts. Please remember that the speaking points are not available, and caution should be used in understanding the material. Also, please obtain permission from the authors before using their material, and credit them if you do use it.
1. BC Zoonoses Annual Meeting 10 years old - Now what?
Dr. Craig Stephen, Director, Centre for Coastal Health and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
2. C-EnterNet
Dr. Angela Cook, Veterinary Epidemiologist, C-EnterNet Surveillance, Public Health Agency of Canada
3. Tracking antibiotics and antibiotic genes from poultry compost. Lessons learned.
Dr. Patricia Keen, Institute for Resources Environment and Sustainability, UBC
4. What's New in the Effort to Curb Antibiotic Resistance?
Dr. David Patrick, Director, Epidemiology Services, BCCDC and Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC
5. AMR profiles from the lab for E. coli and Staph aureus
Sean Byrne, Microbiologist, Animal Health Branch, Ministry of Agriculture
6. Zoonoses, tick-borne
Nicola Marsden-Haug, Zoonotic Disease Epidemiologist, Washington State Dept. of Health
7. Rabies - a changing landscape
Ken Cooper, Senior Environmental Health Specialist, BCCDC
8. E. coli vaccines
Dr. Meena Dawar, Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and Clinical Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC
9. Controlled Alien Species - Delivery of the New Regulation
Jennifer Smith, Human Dimensions Specialist
Dr. Helen Schwantje, Wildlife Veterinarian, Ecosystems Branch, Ministry of Natural Resource Operations
10. Lyme disease update: highlights from 12th International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and other Tick-Borne Diseases
Dr. Muhammad Morshed, Program Head, Zoonotic Diseases and Emerging Pathogens, BCCDC; Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory, Provincal Health Services Authority and Clinical Professor, Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC
11. Mechanisms underlying zoonotic success of Campylobacter jejuni: regulation of biofilm formation
Sarah Svensson, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, UBC
12. Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus: An emerging pathogen of shelter dogs and cats
Dr. Ann Britton, Veterinary Pathologist, Animal Health Branch, Ministry of Agriculture
13. Reportable zoonoses and guidelines
Ken Cooper, Senior Environmental Health Specialist, BCCDC
14. Investigating dog-associated zoonoses in N. Saskatchewan aboriginal communities
Dr. Chelsea Himsworth, Veterinary Pathologist