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Chair

Charles E. Rupprecht, VMD, MS, PhD

Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.

CEO, Lyssa LLC


Speaker(s)

Michael P. Ward

Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, Australia.


Topic:The Potential Role Wild Dogs Might Play Should a Rabies Incursion Occur in Australia

Melville Brock Fenton

Emeritus Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.


Topic: Bats Bite Around


Alexander Vargas

Substitute General Coordinator of Zoonoses Surveillance, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Brazil.


Topic: Situation and Challenges of Sylvatic Rabies in Brazil

Richard B. Chipman

National Rabies Management Program, USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services, Concord, NH, USA.


Topic: Right Here, Right Now; Wildlife Rabies Management in the 21st Century

Roni King

(Previous Institution) Science and Conservation Division, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, 3 Am Ve’Olamo St., Jerusalem, Israel.


Topic: Rabies Control under a Constant Crossborders Challenge

Boris Yakobson

Kimron Veterinary Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Rishon Lezion, Israel.


Topic: Rabies Control under a Constant Crossborders Challenge

Janine F. R. Seetahal

Clinical Assistant Professor, Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.


Topic: From Myths to Marvels: Tales of Vampire Bats

Luis Lecuona

USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) International Services (IS), Mexico City Office.


Topic: Wildlife Rabies Challenges in Mexico

Shrikrishna Isloor

Professor and Lab Director, WOAH Reference Lab for rabies, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bengaluru, India.


Topic: Rabies in Wildlife in India: A Lesser Known Emerging Challenge

Claude Sabeta

Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.


Topic: A Review of Wildlife Rabies in Southern Africa

Karsten Hueffer

Dean, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Natural Science and Mathematics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.


Topic: Rabies in the Arctic

Conrad Freuling

Institute for Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Greifswald, Germany.


Topic: Wildlife Rabies in Eurasia

Thomas Müller

Institute for Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Greifswald, Germany.


Topic: Wildlife Rabies in Eurasia

Tore Buchanan

Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada.


Topic: Fox Rabies in Canada

Introduction

Rabies is caused by a productive infection with rabies virus or other lyssaviruses. The warm blooded vertebrate host range is broad. All mammals are believed susceptible. Bats and mesocarnivores predominate but other lyssavirus reservoirs are unknown. Antigenic breadth varies within the viral genus. The lack of political will and limited global surveillance, combined with polyhostality and diverse phylogenetic groups are some of the reasons why rabies is NOT a candidate for eradication (in contrast to smallpox and rinderpest). However, rabies can be prevented and controlled. For example, all developed countries have eliminated canine rabies. Increasingly, lower and middle income countries are repeating this accomplishment. The plan for the global elimination of human rabies caused via dogs by 2030 is a laudable goal. Hence, enhanced laboratory-based surveillance for wildlife rabies is critical to better understanding the  role of different species in disease perpetuation and risk factors for its reintroduction into canine populations. Moreover, oral rabies vaccination has demonstrated utility in management among free-ranging wildlife. Examples from around the world demonstrate the challenge and opportunity in understanding, detecting, and responding, to wildlife rabies in novel approaches.
Programme
Programme
Time (New York, UTC-4)SpeakersTopic
9:00-9:05Chair (Charles E. Rupprecht)Welcoming Remarks
Session 1
9:05-9:20Michael P. WardThe Potential Role Wild Dogs Might Play Should a Rabies Incursion Occur in Australia
9:20-9:35Conrad Freuling &Thomas MüllerWildlife Rabies in Eurasia
9:35-9:50Melville Brock FentonBats Bite Around
9:50-10:05Claude SabetaA Review of Wildlife Rabies in Southern Africa
10:05-10:15Free Discussion (Q&A)
10:15-10:25Break
Session 2
10:25-10:40Charles E. RupprechtRight Here, Right Now; Wildlife Rabies Management in the 21st Century
10:40-10:55Shrikrishna IsloorRabies in Wildlife in India: A Lesser Known Emerging Challenge
10:55-11:10Janine F. R. SeetahalFrom Myths to Marvels: Tales of Vampire Bats
11:10-11:25Tore BuchananFox Rabies in Canada
11:25-11:35Free Discussion (Q&A)
11:35-11:45Break
Session 3
11:45-12:00Boris Yakobson & Roni KingRabies Control under a Constant Crossborders Challenge
12:00-12:15Karsten HuefferRabies in the Arctic
12:15-12:30Luis LecuonaWildlife Rabies Challenges in Mexico
12:30-12:45Alexander VargasSituation and Challenges of Sylvatic Rabies in Brazil
12:45-12:55Free Discussion (Q&A)
12:55-13:00Chair (Charles E. Rupprecht)Concluding remarks

Relevant special issues

Topic: Adopt One Health, Stop Rabies: Current Progress for Dog-mediated Rabies Elimination by 2030

https://ohirjournal.com/journal/special_detail/1078

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One Health & Implementation Research
ISSN 2769-6413 (Online)

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