OVC Bulletin

Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses presents One Health seminar series

Posted: March 14, 2016

The Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses has an exciting seminar series coming up.

The University of Guelph, and in particular, CPHAZ members do an immense amount of research in the area of One Health and they are bringing it to you!

Refreshments will be available. All are welcome to attend!

All sessions will be in Room 1713, from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. on the following dates.

Thursday, March 24
Dr. Dan Gillis & Oliver Cook - The 1s and 0s of One Health

Alex Sawatzky & Kaitlin Patterson - Indigenous health and climate change

Thursday, March 31
Dr. Nicole Nemeth - Blastomyces dermatitidis: Can you dig it? A One Health perspective on an environmental pathogen

Dr. Claire Jardine - The role of wildlife in the epidemiology and ecology of enteric pathogens

Tuesday, April 5
Dr. Victoria Ng - A functional tool for the prioritization of zoonotic disease

Thursday, April 7
Dr. Scott Weese - Fluffy and Fido, friend or foe? Pets and zoonotic disease

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