Zoonoses 2019 – changing risk potential in a changing world

The occurrence of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) and the Hyalomma tick in our country, as well as the consistent case numbers of tuberculosis and the overwintering of West Nile virus in Germany indicate that the risk potential of zoonotic infectious diseases in Germany is changing. On the global level, Dengue virus serves as an example for the increasing incidence of a zoonotic disease, favoured by population growth, international travel and global warming. The developments show that the importance of so-called „neglected tropical diseases“, including many zoonotic agents, for non-tropical countries is increasing. The localisation of zoonosis research at the interface of human and veterinary medicine as well as numerous other scientific fields makes interdisciplinary cooperation in this area indispensable. For this reason, the German Research Platform for Zoonoses every year organises the International Symposium on Zoonoses Research, which this year again will give experts the opportunity to present their research results and discuss them with an expert audience. At the same time, the symposium is the reporting meeting for the latest research results of networks and junior research groups within the BMBF-funded Research Network for Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. We cordially invite you as representatives of the press to participate in the Zoonoses symposium.

At a glance: Zoonoses 2019 – International Symposium on Zoonoses Research
Date: 16 – 18 Oktober 2019
Official languages of the conference: English and German
Programme
Conference location: Hotel Steglitz International, Albrechtstraße 2, 12165 Berlin, http://www.si-hotel.com
Contact: German Research Platform for Zoonoses | info@zoonosen.net | http://www.zoonosen.net

Highlights and Keynotes

Wednesday, 16 October 2019
15:00 h Opening Remarks: German Research Platform for Zoonoses and the Research Network of Infectious Zoonotic Diseases – Prof. Dr. Martin H. Groschup, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute; Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Welcome Note of the Federal Government – Dr. Dietrich Rassow, Federal Ministry Bundesministerium of Food an Agriculture
15:30 h Keynote I: A massive West Nile virus epizootic in Germany, 2018/19
Martin H. Groschup, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Greifswald – Isle of Riems, Germany
16:15 h Keynote II: Arboviruses as Neglected Tropical Diseases – Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya
Thomas Jänisch, Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany

Thursday, 17 October 2019
14:30 h Keynote III: Animal tuberculosis: the challenge of controlling a global multi-host infection
Christian Gortázar Schmidt, Institute for Game and Wildlife Research, Universidad de Castilla, Spain
15:15 h Keynote IV: Situation of leishmaniosis in Europe from humans to wildlife
Laia Solana-Gallego, Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Friday, 18 October 2019
11:30 h Keynote V: Human filarial infections – a group of NTDs with a zoonotic relative of increasing importance
Achim Hörauf, Bonn University Medical Center, Germany
13:15 h Keynote VI: Nipah Virus: An Emerging Zoonosis and Global Health Threat
Jonathan H. Epstein, EcoHealth Alliance, New York, USA

German Research Platform for Zoonoses
The German Research Platform for Zoonoses is an information and service network, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), for all working groups operating in Germany in the field of zoonoses research. With over ten years of experience and more than 800 members it is an established pillar of the zoonoses research community in Germany. In addition to the BMBF, the Platform is also supported by the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG), the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and the Federal Ministry of Defence (BMVg). The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut on the island of Riems close to Greifswald houses one of the three Platform offices.

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