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Paradigm shifts for Global One Health
Call for abstracts is now open Deadline submissions: 15 February 2024 With great pleasure we hereby inform you that it is now possible to submit your abstract for the 2024 Global One Health symposium in Wageningen via the portal. We invite you to select the session in which your oral or poster presentation fits best.…
Read More1,665 and climbing: WellKiwis team processes large number of swabs as winter illness season ramps-up
The arrival of the cooler weather means a spike in flu and other winter illnesses, which spells a particularly busy time for our WellKiwis team based at ESR’s Wallaceville Science Centre. This year marks five years since the WellKiwis programme launched, the fourth iteration of SHIVERS (Southern Hemisphere Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Research) led by Honorary…
Read MoreOne Health Aotearoa 2023 Winter Newsletter
Our Winter 2023 newsletter congratulates Nigel French on his appointment as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit and welcomes our new Centre Coordinator, Suzanne Malakoff. We are also pleased to announce that our 9th OHA Symposium will be held 5-6 December in Wellington. Read the OHA Autumn 2023 Newsletter.
Read MoreOne Health Aotearoa Autumn 2023 Newsletter
Our Autumn 2023 newsletter welcomes Dr Rose Collis from AgResearch to the OHA Management Group as the Early Career Research Representative. We also review the 8th OHA Symposium held late last year and focus on climate change from the One Health perspective. Read the OHA Autumn 2023 Newsletter
Read MoreCloak of protection against infectious diseases needed for schools
A group of health and education experts have published seven key goals in a mission to protect schools from COVID‑19 and other infectious disease outbreaks. They say the initiative is designed to prevent a repeat of 2022, when New Zealand’s policy of “business-as-usual” school-based infection control resulted in serious and inequitable impacts on health and…
Read MoreResearch team to investigate how AI can be used for infectious disease modelling
A Massey One Health team, composed of researchers from Tāwharau Ora School of Veterinary Science and the Research Centre for Hauora and Health, has received funding from the Wellcome Trust to investigate the use of artificial intelligence in modelling the impact of climate change on zoonotic diseases, for the project CliZod (Climate-sensitive Zoonotic Diseases). The team, led…
Read MoreUniversity of Otago welcomes new voice for public health
A new centre hosted by the University of Otago will boost the reach and impact of public health research, says its inaugural Director Professor Michael Baker. The Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC), launched in February, will provide high-quality analysis and commentary from public health researchers for the public, the media and decision-makers. Professor Baker says Aotearoa New…
Read MoreApplications open to ESR COVID-19 Biobank
The ESR COVID-19 Biobank (Kohikohinga Taonga Kowheori) is now open for researchers to apply for COVID-19 samples. Biobanks plays a significant role in hospitals and research centres around the world. They are an essential part of research and development of better diagnostic tools and new therapies as well as furthering our understanding of diseases. Samples…
Read MoreSymposium to highlight renewed importance of preparedness for influenza pandemic
Renowned international influenza researcher, Dr Richard Webby, warns we can’t be complacent about the development of new influenza viruses that may spread from the animal world to humans. A New Zealander, Dr Richard Webby is director of the St Jude Centre of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (CEIRR) in Memphis, USA. Dr Webby is…
Read MoreHow technology the size of a battery could help pinpoint the bacteria that make us sick
Food- and water-borne illness such as the 2016 campylobacteriosis outbreak in Havelock North cause a significant burden of illness in New Zealand. Organ-on-a-chip technology could help us understand why some bacteria causes disease and which are the strains to worry about. Dr Jan Powell is a science leader in ESR’s Risk Assessment and Social Systems…
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