Thank you for your interest and support for the BC One Health and Zoonoses Symposium!
About the Symposium
The BC One Health and Zoonoses Symposium is a collaborative, interdisciplinary forum that provides an opportunity for professionals from across BC to gather, network, and learn about issues at the intersection of human, animal and environmental health. The symposium program offers a broad range of topics that are relevant to professionals from a variety of disciplines. The agenda for this event will be made available closer to the date and will be posted on this webpage and handed out at the registration desk.
2024 BC One Health and Zoonoses Symposium
This year's session will be held on November 20, 2024 at the
Coast Langley City Hotel & Convention Centre and will also be available by online webinar for participants who wish to view remotely. Registration will open Fall 2024.
Reserve your seat
To attend in-person at the Langley City Hotel & Convention Centre or via online webinar register Fall 2024.
Program of events - coming Fall 2024
The symposium is made possible with the financial support of the BC Centre for Disease Control, the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.
2022 Zoonoses Symposium Program (PDF)
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Genomic Epidemiology of the 2022 H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Outbreak In BC And Yukon: Shannon Russell, BC Centre for Disease Control and
Michelle Coombe, BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food
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The One Health Toolkit: What Does This Look Like in The Face of COVID-19?: Talia Strang and
Doris Leung, Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System and
Andrea Osborn, Community for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases
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BC Trappers - A Valuable Resource Tool When Studying Animal Health Issues: Tim Killey, BC Trappers Association
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Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Disease Updates from Washington State: Hanna Oltean, Washington State Department of Health
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Characteristics of the urban sewer system and rat presence in Seattle: Xiaocong Guo, UBC
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Hands off the mink! Using Environmental Sampling for SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in American Mink: Ellen Boyd, UBC
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Small Flocks and One Health: Gigi Lin, Canadian Poultry Consultants Ltd
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Passive Surveillance Reveals Human-Associated Causes of Bat Mortality in BC: Kaylee Byers, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
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Human Rabies case in BC: Paul Hasselback, Island Health
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Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak associated with exposure to feeder rodents in BC: Amalia Plotogea, Public Health Agency of Canada
- Comparison of antimicrobial resistance trends between companion animals and humans in BC (presentation not available): Laurel White, Simon Fraser University
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Washington State zoonoses update: Hanna Oltean, Department of Health, Washington State
- Trends in passive tick surveillance in BC: Eva Weingartl, BCCDC and Jason Nguyen, Simon Fraser University
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Anthrax: animal health investigation and public health response: Brian Radke, Ministry of Agriculture and Jong Kim, Northern Health Authority
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Detection of Asian Giant Hornets on Vancouver Island, BC: Jane Pritchard, BC Ministry of Agriculture
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Chronic wasting disease surveillance in BC: Cait Nelson, BC Ministry of Forest, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNORD)
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Bovine tuberculosis investigation in BC: Nancy de With, BC Ministry of Agriculture; Bob Cooper, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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Human trichinosis case in BC from bear meat: Pam Rydings, BC Interior Health Authority; Amanda Anderson, BC Interior Health Authority
Videos from the 2018 Zoonoses Symposium
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Disturbance and disease: A spatiotemporal approach to assess forest disturbance events and Cryptococcus gattii occurrences on Vancouver Island: Emily Acheson, UBC
- Brucella canis and imported dogs: Carrie Flint, IDEXX Laboratories
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Zoonotic pathogens in fish: Michael Pawlik, BC Ministry of Agriculture
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Zoonoses update from Washington State: Hanna Oltean, Washington State Department of Health
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Canine influenza in Ontario: Maureen Anderson, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Salmonella Enteritidis: whole genome sequencing from farm to fork: Marsha Taylor, BCCDC
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Bats: Source of the next pandemic or clues to treating deadly viral diseases?: Vikram Misra, University of Saskatchewan
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Setting the stage: Climate change and health: Craig Stephen, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
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Case study 1: Cyanobacteria in recreational water: Eleni Galanis, BCCDC
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Case study 2: Wildfires – impacts on livestock health and production: Chris Zabek, Ministry of Agriculture
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Case study 3: Winter is Coming – Winter Tick Surveillance in BC: Helen Schwantje, Ministry of Forest, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
Sylvain Lother, PGY5 Infectious Diseases Fellow, UBC
Ann Britton, Ministry of Agriculture
Doris Leung and Kelsi Jessamine, Community Vet Outreach
Hanna Oltean, Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology,
Washington State Department of Health
Kaylee Byers, University of British Columbia / Canadian Wildlife Health Centre
Natalie Prystajecky, BC Centre for Disease Control
David McIver, Metabiota
Case study: Norovirus in oysters
Eleni Galanis, BC Centre for Disease Control
Theresa Burns, Centre for Coastal Health
Charmaine Enns, Island Health
Natalie Prystajecky, BC Centre for Disease Control
Jackie Plamondon, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Lorraine McIntyre, BC Centre for Disease Control
Marine mammal zoonosis: should you be concerned?
Martin Haulena, Vancouver Aquarium and
Joseph Gaydos, Sea Doc Society
Dionne Sanderson, First Nations Health Authority
Sylvain Lother, PGY5 Infectious Diseases Fellow, UBC
Ann Britton, Ministry of Agriculture
Doris Leung and Kelsi Jessamine, Community Vet Outreach
Hanna Oltean, Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology,
Washington State Department of Health
The Vancouver Rat Project: The impacts of a common rat control method on the carriage of Leptospira interrogans by urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Kaylee Byers, University of British Columbia / Canadian Wildlife Health Centre
Natalie Prystajecky, BC Centre for Disease Control
David McIver, Metabiota
Case study: Norovirus in oysters
Eleni Galanis, BC Centre for Disease Control
Theresa Burns, Centre for Coastal Health
Charmaine Enns, Island Health
Natalie Prystajecky, BC Centre for Disease Control
Jackie Plamondon, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Lorraine McIntyre, BC Centre for Disease Control
Marine mammal zoonosis: should you be concerned?
Martin Haulena, Vancouver Aquarium and Joseph Gaydos, Sea Doc Society
Dionne Sanderson, First Nations Health Authority