World Rabies Day Webinar, Sept. 20-21, 2012

The Global Alliance for Rabies Control, in cooperation with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual World Rabies Day Webinar to be held September 20-21, 2012. The Webinar brings together noted leaders in rabies research, One-Health advocates, professionals, students and World Rabies Day event planners in real-time to discuss the important public health issue of rabies while providing a forum for dialogue within and across disciplines.

The two day event will focus on canine rabies elimination; human rabies surveillance, prevention and intervention; wildlife rabies control; information and education campaigns and building sustainable programs. Day 1 (Sept 20) of the Webinar will concentrate on presentations from Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. Day 2 (Sept 21) will spotlight talks from North America, Latin America and the Caribbean Regions.

There is no cost to attend the Webinars but you must register in advance.

  • Click here to register for Day 1 (Sept. 20) - Closed
  • Click here to register for Day 2 (Sept. 21) - Closed

Call for Abstracts (CLOSED!)
You can now submit abstracts for the 2012 Webinar. The planning committee invites abstracts for presentations focusing on the areas of: canine rabies elimination; human rabies surveillance, prevention and intervention; wildlife rabies control; information and education campaigns; building sustainable programs; and other topic areas that relate to the multi-disciplinary nature of this Webinar. A wide diversity of submissions is encouraged. Abstracts not exceeding 250 words will be accepted for review. Presentation length is 25 minutes (20 min lecture, 5 min Q&A). All abstracts will be peer-reviewed and notification to authors is expected to occur by mid-August 2012. Submit abstracts by July 31 by using the online submission form.

 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 (ASIA, MIDDLE EAST, EUROPE, AFRICA)

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Time

(New York)

 Topic Speaker
SESSION I    
12:00-12:25am Rabies in Asia Situation Report

Mary Elizabeth Miranda, DVM, Asian Coordinator, Global Alliance for Rabies Control, Philippines

 

 
12:30-12:55am

Controlling Rabies by Mass Vaccination Without Inhumane Culling of Dogs

Joanna Tuckwell, World Society for the Protection of Animals, Regional Manager, Asia Pacific Region, New Zealand

 
1:00-1:25am Serological Response Following Anti-rabies Immunization in a Representative Canine Population in Sri Lanka

Prof. Mangala Gunatilake, BVSc, Ph.D., Head/Dept of Physiology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

 
1:30-1:55am Facilitating and Learning: The Global Alliance for Rabies Control in Africa

Jane Coutts, African Coordinator, Global Alliance for Rabies Control, Spain
 

 
2:00-2:25am Contribution a L’Epidemiologie De La Rage Humaine Dans Les Localites Urbaines Du Mali

Dr Abdel Kader Traore, Faculté de Médecine et d’Odontostomatologie du Mali, Membre d’AfroReb, Bamako, Mali

 

Intermission

 30 minute break  
SESSION II    
3:00-3:25am

The Need for Improved Data on Rabies in Livestock and Working Animals

James Zingeser, DVM, MPH, Epidemiologist, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy

 
3:30-3:55am

Epidemiology of Human Rabies in Vietnam, 2009-2011

 

 Nguyen Huong, MPH, Secretary of Vietnam Rabies Control, Nat'l Inst. of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
4:00-4:25am OIE's Fight Against Rabies


Glaieul Mamaghani, Acting Head of Communication, World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Paris, France

 

4:30-4:55am

Rabies Elimination in Europe

 

Conrad Freuling, Ph.D., Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Germany

 
5:00-5:25am Global Rabies Prevention and Elimination Steps (GRAPES)

Katinka DeBalogh, DVM, Ph.D., Senior Officer, Veterinary Public Health, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy

 

Intermission

 30 minute break  
SESSION III    
6:00-6:25am Human Rabies Notifiability

Louise Taylor, Ph.D., Newsletter Editor and PRP Coordinator, Global Alliance for Rabies Control, Pittsburgh, USA


 
6:30-6:55am Surveillance Guidelines for Rabies Elimination Programmes

Sunny Townsend, Ph.D., Post-doctoral Research Associate, Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, University of Glasgow, UK

 
7:00-7:25am Translocation of Dog Rabies in Israel by Tourism

Dan David, DVM, Ph.D., Head of Rabies Laboratory, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dagan, Israel

 
7:30-7:55am

Two Fatal Human Exposures to Rabies by Apparently Healthy Dogs in Plateau State, Nigeria

A.B. Ogunkoya, DVM, MSc, PhD, Professor, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 (NORTH AMERICA, LATIN AMERICA, CARIBBEAN REGIONS)

 

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Time

(New York)

 Topic Speaker
SESSION I    
9:30-9:55am Protective Activity of Rabies Vaccines Against Genetic Clusters of Rabies Virus Circulating at the Territory of Ukraine

Nikolay Ivanov, DVM, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine

 

 
10:00-10:25am CL184, A Fully Human Monoclonal Antibody Combination Against Rabies Virus for Use in Post-Exposure Prophylaxis

Wilfred Marissen, Ph.D., Program Director, Crucell Holland, Netherlands

 
10:30-10:55am Assessment of Countywide Rabies Vaccination Laws in Kansas

Ingrid Trevino-Garrison, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, State Public Health Veterinarian, Kansas Dept of Health and Environment, Topeka, USA

 
11:00-11:25am Reducing Incidence of Canine Packs in Chronic Poverty Through High Volume Spay-neuter and Education

 

Ruth Steinberger, Director, SpayFIRST!, Oklahoma City, USA

 

Intermission

 30 minute break  
SESSION II    
12:00-12:25pm Tracking Rabies Virus Host Shifts Throughout the Americas

Andres Velasco-Villa, QBP, MSc, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA

 
12:30-12:55pm Rabia humana: retos para la vigilancia, prevención y diagnostico

Sergio Recuenco, MD, MPH, DrPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA

 
1:00-1:25pm THE USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program and Research for Rabies Control

Timothy Algeo, MS, Wildlife Biologist/Program Analyst, USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program, USA

 
1:30-1:55pm Wildlife Rabies Control in Ontario

Peter Bachmann, Senior Wildlife Research Technician, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canada

 
2:00-2:25pm World Rabies Day: What's New!  U.S. Outreach and Education

Mylissia Stukey, US Outreach Officer, Global Alliance for Rabies Control, United States

 

Intermission

 30 minute break  
SESSION III    
3:00-3:25pm

Critical Partnerships for Preventing Human Rabies and Exposures to Bats in the United States

Emily Lankau, DVM, Ph.D., Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA

 

 
3:30-3:55pm Human Rabies Prevention: An Overview of ACIP Recommendations and Exposure Assessment

Neil Vora, M.D., Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA

 

 
4:00-4:25pm

Rabies in the United States, 2011

Ryan Wallace, DVM, MPH, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA

 

 
4:30-4:55pm Elimination Steps of Human Rabies Transmitted by Dogs in Latin America

Marco Vigilato, DVM, SVPH, MSc, Veterinary Public Health Specialist, PANAFTOSA/ PAHO/ WHO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

Technical Requirements to Attend Live Webinar: Recommended: microphone or USB headset and internet connection with >128kbs upload speed for audio transmission to ask questions of presenters.  (Questions can be submitted by chat otherwise)

PC-Based Participants

Mac-Based Participants
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  • Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL or better recommended
  • Recommended: Minimum of Pentium® class 1GHz CPU with 512 MB of RAM (2 GB of RAM for Windows Vista)

 
  • Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer
  • Required: Safari™ 3.0 or newer, or Firefox 3.0 or newer; (JavaScript and Java enabled; Chrome™ is not supported)
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  • Required: PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processor, 512 MB of RAM or better recommended

 

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