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Disease Risk Analysis for Birds at Ramsar Wetlands in Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula
Disease Risk Analysis for Birds at Ramsar Wetlands in Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula 11 - 12 March 2020 Disclaimer This Disease Risk Analysis (DRA) Worksheet has been developed by Auckland Zoo on behalf of the IUCN-SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG) to provide a structured template for the capture of outputs from wildlife disease risk analyses. CPSG encourages the sharing of completed DRAs using this template to assist other and progress the science of wildlife DRA, no responsibility is accepted for the validity of data, opinions or recommendations contained therein. Anyone who wishes to make their completed DRAs available to others can contact the CPSG office at [email protected] Wiethoelter A, Whiteley P, Gang R and Jakob-Hoff R (2020) Disease Risk Analysis for Birds at Ramsar Wetlands in Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula. IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group: Apple Valley, MN. Cover photo ©: Anke Wiethoelter This report can be downloaded from the CPSG website: www.cpsg.org. 2 PPBBP Ramsar Wetland DRA, 2020 Table of Contents 37TList of Figures37T ............................................................................................................................................... 4 37TList of Tables37T ................................................................................................................................................ 5 37TACKNOWLEDMENTS37T ................................................................................................................................... -
Strengthening the Role of ICT in Development
SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPUTING AND ICT RESEARCH Strengthening the Role of ICT in Development Editors Janet Aisbett Greg Gibbon Anthony J. Rodrigues Joseph Kizza Migga Ravi Nath Gerald R Renardel Volume IV FOUNTAIN PUBLISHERS Kampala Fountain Publishers P.O. Box 488 Kampala E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Website: www.fountainpublishers.co.ug Distributed in Europe and Commonwealth countries outside Africa by: African Books Collective, P.O. Box 721, Oxford OX1 9EN, UK. Tel: 44(0) 1869 349110, Fax:+44(0)1869 349110 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.africanbookscollective.com Distributed in North America by: Michigan State University Press 1405 South Harrison Road 25 Manly Miles Building East Lansing, MI 48823-5245 Tel: +1 517 3559543, 800 6782120 Fax: +1 517 4322611 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.msupress.msu.edu © Makerere University 2008 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or other means now known or hereafter invented, including copying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. ISBN 978-9970-02-871-2 Contents Preface .......................................................................................................................vii Keynote speaker biographies .................................................................................... viii Author Biographies ....................................................................................................xii -
Serosurveillance and Molecular Investigation of Wild Deer in Australia Reveals Seroprevalence of Pestivirus Infection
viruses Article Serosurveillance and Molecular Investigation of Wild Deer in Australia Reveals Seroprevalence of Pestivirus Infection Jose L. Huaman 1,2, Carlo Pacioni 3,4, David M. Forsyth 5, Anthony Pople 6, Jordan O. Hampton 4,7, Teresa G. Carvalho 2 and Karla J. Helbig 1,* 1 Department of Physiology, Molecular Virology Laboratory, Anatomy and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia; [email protected] 2 Department of Physiology, Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Anatomy and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia; [email protected] 3 Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Heidelberg 3084, Australia; [email protected] 4 School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; [email protected] 5 NSW Department of Primary Industries, Vertebrate Pest Research Unit, Orange 2800, Australia; [email protected] 6 Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Invasive Plants & Animals Research, Biosecurity Queensland, Ecosciences Precinct, Brisbane 4102, Australia; [email protected] 7 Ecotone Wildlife, P.O. Box 76, Inverloch, VIC 3996, Australia * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +61-3-9479-6650 Received: 28 May 2020; Accepted: 8 July 2020; Published: 13 July 2020 Abstract: Since deer were introduced into Australia in the mid-1800s, their wild populations have increased in size and distribution, posing a potential risk to the livestock industry, through their role in pathogen transmission cycles. In comparison to livestock, there are limited data on viral infections in all wildlife, including deer. -
WORLD HEALTH DAY FORUM 2014 DEADLY BITE: the GLOBAL THREAT of VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES PROGRAM #Deadlybitewhd PROGRAM
WORLD HEALTH DAY FORUM 2014 DEADLY BITE: THE GLOBAL THREAT OF VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES PROGRAM #deadlybiteWHD PROGRAM 9:00am Registration 9:40am Welcome Address – Global burden of vector-borne diseases Professor Brendan Crabb, Burnet Institute 10:00am Session One Chair: Professor James Beeson, Burnet Institute Global malaria control and WHO Roll Back Malaria program Professor Graham Brown AM, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne 10:30am Community management of malaria in rural PNG Mr Geoffrey Chan, Burnet Institute 10:45am Morning Tea 11:15am Session Two Chair: Professor Mike Toole AM, Burnet Institute 11:15am Australian Aid program and malaria Ms Emeline Cammack, Malaria Taskforce in the Health Policy Section, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government 11:40am Malaria drug resistance Dr Freya Fowkes, Burnet Institute 11:55am Malaria vaccines Professor James Beeson, Burnet Institute 12:10pm Climate variation Dr Jennifer Catto, Monash University 12:25pm Ignite Global Health Public Speaking Competition Finalists: Angela Hehir, Francis Ha, Dini Dessauer Chair: Laura Eades, Ignite Global Health Global Health Gateway Dr Jenny Jamieson Edelmira Peregrino Go Student of the Year Award Presented by: Professor Mike Toole AM, Burnet Institute 12:45pm Lunch 1:45pm Session Three Chair: Dr Jack Richards, Burnet Institute 1:45pm Vector-borne diseases in the media Burnet Institute and Monash University students 1:50pm Scabies and skin infection Associate Professor Andrew Steer, Royal Children’s Hospital