2023 Zoonoses Symposium Program (PDF)

• Keynote address: Health Communications in an Era of Pandemics (PDF): Heidi Tworek, Canadian Research Chair, UBC

2022 Zoonoses Symposium Program (PDF)

• Genomic Epidemiology of the 2022 H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Outbreak In BC And Yukon: Shannon Russell, BC Centre for Disease Control and Michelle Coombe, BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food
• The One Health Toolkit: What Does This Look Like in The Face of COVID-19?: Talia Strang and Doris Leung, Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System and Andrea Osborn, Community for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases
• BC Trappers - A Valuable Resource Tool When Studying Animal Health Issues: Tim Killey, BC Trappers Association
• Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Disease Updates from Washington State: Hanna Oltean, Washington State Department of Health
• Characteristics of the urban sewer system and rat presence in Seattle: Xiaocong Guo, UBC
• Hands off the mink! Using Environmental Sampling for SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in American Mink: Ellen Boyd, UBC
• Small Flocks and One Health: Gigi Lin, Canadian Poultry Consultants Ltd
• Passive Surveillance Reveals Human-Associated Causes of Bat Mortality in BC: Kaylee Byers, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative

2021 Zoonoses Symposium Program (PDF)

2020 Zoonoses Symposium Program (PDF)

Videos from the 2019 Zoonoses Symposium

• Human Rabies case in BC: Paul Hasselback, Island Health
• Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak associated with exposure to feeder rodents in BC: Amalia Plotogea, Public Health Agency of Canada
• Comparison of antimicrobial resistance trends between companion animals and humans in BC (presentation not available): Laurel White, Simon Fraser University
• Washington State zoonoses update: Hanna Oltean, Department of Health, Washington State
• Trends in passive tick surveillance in BC: Eva Weingartl, BCCDC and Jason Nguyen, Simon Fraser University
• Part one
• Part two
• Anthrax: animal health investigation and public health response: Brian Radke, Ministry of Agriculture and Jong Kim, Northern Health Authority
• Detection of Asian Giant Hornets on Vancouver Island, BC: Jane Pritchard, BC Ministry of Agriculture
• Chronic wasting disease surveillance in BC: Cait Nelson, BC Ministry of Forest, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNORD)
• Bovine tuberculosis investigation in BC: Nancy de With, BC Ministry of Agriculture; Bob Cooper, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Human trichinosis case in BC from bear meat: Pam Rydings, BC Interior Health Authority; Amanda Anderson, BC Interior Health Authority

Videos from the 2018 Zoonoses Symposium

• Disturbance and disease: A spatiotemporal approach to assess forest disturbance events and Cryptococcus gattii occurrences on Vancouver Island: Emily Acheson, UBC
• Brucella canis and imported dogs: Carrie Flint, IDEXX Laboratories
• Zoonotic pathogens in fish: Michael Pawlik, BC Ministry of Agriculture
• Zoonoses update from Washington State: Hanna Oltean, Washington State Department of Health
• Canine influenza in Ontario: Maureen Anderson, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Salmonella Enteritidis: whole genome sequencing from farm to fork: Marsha Taylor, BCCDC
• Bats: Source of the next pandemic or clues to treating deadly viral diseases?: Vikram Misra, University of Saskatchewan
• Setting the stage: Climate change and health: Craig Stephen, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
• Case study 1: Cyanobacteria in recreational water: Eleni Galanis, BCCDC
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• Case study 2: Wildfires – impacts on livestock health and production: Chris Zabek, Ministry of Agriculture
• Case study 3: Winter is Coming – Winter Tick Surveillance in BC: Helen Schwantje, Ministry of Forest, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development