International Society for Animal Hygiene (ISAH) invites for two free webinars on
Asia & Europe facing the same challenges in:
1. African Swine Fever – Present state, spread & prevention, May 18th, 2021
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CEDT | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ICT
2. COVID-19 – Hygiene & strategies to prevent future epidemics, May 19th, 2021
10:00 AM – 12:05 AM CEDT | 3:00 PM – 5:05 PM ICT (NB! Time changed)
Registration required at www.isah-soc.org.
No conference fee.
Limited number of participants.
Certificate of participation on request.
PLEASE SEE Final Programme for details.
Keynote speakers
- PROF. DR.
FRANZ J. CONRATHS 
- Epidemiology of African Swine Fever in Europe
- Vice-President of Friedrich Löffler Institute.
Professor for epidemiology and animal diseases at the Free University of Berlin, Germany. He is a veterinarian with expertise in infectious animal diseases, zoonoses and epidemiology. He has been working in the field of epidemiology for more than 20 years. His research interests focus on the epidemiology of infectious animal diseases (African Swine Fever etc.) and zoonoses (e.g. avian influenza, Westnile Fever, CCHF and parasitic diseases).
CV and abstract
- Mr.
Yukol Limlamthong 
- Greeting address & invitation to the ISAH congress 2022 in Pattaya, Thailand
- Former minister of Agriculture and Cooperative, Thailand.
- DR.
Suphachai Nuanualsuwan 
- ASF Risk-based surveillance for the pork production chain
- Faculty of Veterinary Science Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. Doctor of Vet. Med. from Chulalongkorn University. Master of Preventive Vet. Med. University of California, Davis, USA. Ph.D. in Food Science from University of California, Davis, USA. Research areas : Microbial Food Safety. Microbial Risk assessment.
CV and abstract
- DR.
GILLES SALVAT 
- Role of animals & hygiene in the COVID-19 pandemic
- Managing Director General for Research, Anses. Scientific Director of animal health and welfare in Anses. DVM & PhD, more than 30-year experience in the management of scientific teams. Leading scientist and expert on food microbiology and animal health and welfare.
A specialist on crisis management and risk assessment in veterinary public health and zoonosis.
More than 100 peer-reviewed papers, and 250 conference and posters, HI : 31.
CV and abstract
- PROF. DR.
Roongroje THANAWONGNUWECH 
- The future of the pig industry after the introduction of ASF into Asia
- DVM from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, PhD (Vet Pathology) from Iowa State University (ISU) in 1998. He is currently working as a veterinary pathologist at Chulalongkorn University, focusing on emerging diseases in animals and concurrently, is an Affiliate Professor at the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, ISU. He authors and coauthors over 100 scientific papers.
CV and abstract
- DR.
Sorravis Thaneto 
- Disease control policy in Thailand
- Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development, Spokesperson of the Ministry and OIE Permanent Delegate to Thailand. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University. Elected President of the Thai Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA). Strengthen Thailand’s food safety and livestock production standards to match international standards. Outstanding Award under Thai Royal Princess Project on World Rabies Day.
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- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.
Lothar H. Wieler 
- Leading the fight against COVID-19
- As an infectious disease expert, his research focuses on zoonotic diseases in a One Health context with a particular interest in molecular mechanisms that enable zoonotic pathogens to adapt to different hosts and develop resistance to antibiotics. He has been a full professor of Microbiology and Epizootics at the Freie University Berlin before becoming president. Prof. Wieler works towards building a global, concerted multidisciplinary effort based on One Health to slow the increase in AMR and improve standards of care focusing on preventive measures. Prof. Wieler has published more than 250 scientific articles and is a co-founder of the German national research platform on zoonoses. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and various scientific advisory boards, including the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Infectious Hazards of the WHO. Since September 2020 he is chair of the International Health Regulations Review Committee (IHR-RC) convened by the Director-General of the WHO. Prof. Wieler is a veterinarian and microbiologist and received his doctorate from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. In 2021 he has been awarded as an honorary Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Dr. med. Vet. h.c.) by the Vetsuisse-Faculty of the University of Zurich.
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- PhD.
Supaporn Wacharapluesadee - The bat – human interface of Covid-19
- Deputy-head of Health Science Centre, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
ORCID
- Dr.
Chaiwat Yothakol 
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- Deputy Director General
Department of Livestock Development
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), Kasetsart University
Bachelor of Science (Information Technology), Prince of Songkla University
Master of Science (Information Technology), Prince of Songkla University
2016 Director (Veterinarian) of Prachuap Khiri Khan Provincial Livestock Office
2016 Director of Information and Communication Technology Center
2018 Director of Bureau of Disease Control and Veterinary Services
2020 - Present Deputy Director General of the Department of Livestock Development
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- PROF. DR. DR. H. C.
JÖRG HARTUNG 
- The Roots and Spirit of Animal Hygiene
- Chair. President of ISAH.
Veterinarian and professor for Animal Hygiene and Husbandry and Professor for Animal Welfare Science. Honorary Doctor of SLU, Sweden and of WUELS, Wroclaw, Poland. 40 years teaching and research at the cutting edge of veterinary medicine/biology and agricultural engineering. President of the International Society for Animal Hygiene (ISAH). Nine years EFSA Panel for Animal Health and Welfare, six years vice-president. Advisory Board “One Health”, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. More than 225 refereed journal publications, 60 co-authored EFSA reports and opinions.
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Programme
Webinar 18th May: African Swine Fever – Present state, spread & prevention |
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| (10 min discussion after each key lecture) | CEDT / ICT |
| Welcome & Opening ISAH – and the spirit of Animal Hygiene Chair: Jörg Hartung, President of ISAH |
09:00 AM / 02:00 PM |
| Greeting address & invitation to the ISAH congress 2022 in Pattaya, Thailand Yukol Limlamthong, Former Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative, Thailand The video of the upcoming ISAH Congress in Thailand, Pattaya in 2022 can be found at https://youtu.be/O1l0jKHVOeg |
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| Disease control policy in Thailand Sorravis Thaneto, Director-general of Department of Livestock Development, Thailand Recorded video presentation on pig production policy in Thailand (cancelled for technical reasons) is available at https://youtu.be/EwU7EAMyGKE |
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| Epidemiology of African Swine Fever in Europe Franz Conraths, Sandra Blome, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Greifswald, Riems, Germany |
09:25 / 02:25 |
| The future of the pig industry after the introduction of African Swine Fever into Asia Roongroje Thanawongnuwech, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand |
09:55 / 02:55 |
| ASF Risk-based surveillance for the pork production chain Suphachai Nuanualsuwan, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand |
10:25 / 03:25 |
| Resume and Closing Day 1 Jörg Hartung, President of ISAH |
10:55 / 03:55 |
| End of Webinar | 11:00 / 04:00 |
Webinar 19th May: Covid-19 – Hygiene & strategies to prevent future epidemics |
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| (10 min discussion after each key lecture) | CEDT / ICT Time changed |
| Welcome & Opening Chair: Uwe Rösler, Incoming President of ISAH ISAH & the Spirit of (Animal) Hygiene Jörg Hartung, President of ISAH |
10:00 AM / 03:00 PM |
| Role of animals & hygiene in the COVID-19 pandemic Gilles Salvat, Anses, Managing Director General for Research, France |
10:10 / 03:10 |
| The bat – human interface of Covid-19 Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases Health Science Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand |
10:45 / 03:45 |
| Leading the fight against COVID-19 Lothar H. Wieler, President of Robert Koch Institute, Germany |
11:20 / 04:20 |
| Resume, closing day 2 & ISAH Webinars Uwe Rösler / Jörg Hartung, ISAH Invitation again to the ISAH congress 2022 in Pattaya, Thailand |
11:55 / 04:55 |
| End of Webinar | 12:05 / 05:05 |
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