One Health Aotearoa Symposium 2023
One Health in a Changing World
Our 9th symposium was held on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 December 2023 at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre and online.
The annual One Health Aotearoa Symposium aims to bring together experts from the fields of animal, human and environmental health in order to address important One Health issues in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Programme for the 9th OHA Symposium
DAY 1: Tuesday, 5 December
Session 1:
- Plenary: Richard Webby, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (US)
Hold my beer and watch this; rapid transformation of A(H5N1) influenza virus ecology. - Angela Cornelius, ESR
Antimicrobial resistance in selected bacteria from food animals in New Zealand 2018-2022 - Rose Collis, AgResearch
A longitudinal study of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales from freshwater sites with contrasting land-uses. - Ali Karkaba, Cognosco, Anexa Veterinary Services
Confirmation of presence of mecA and the potential source for MRSA isolates from bovine bulk tank milk in New Zealand - Scott Ferguson, University of Otago
Countering antimicrobial resistance in humans and production animals - William Taylor, ESR
Antimicrobial resistance case study of qPCR versus WGS metagenomics in wastewater: a time and place
Session 2:
- Plenary: Alison Collins, Ministry for the Environment
The quiet one – the role of the environment in One Health - Steve Chambers, University of Otago
The COMBINE study: Defining the impact of combined community-wide screening and mass chemoprophylaxis for leprosy in Kiribati: a prospective community implementation study - Emilie Vallee & Masako Wada , Massey University
The use of artificial intelligence in epidemiological research and disease surveillance – case studies linking climate and health data - Emilie Sadler, Massey University
The effects of climate change on Leptospirosis incidence in livestock in New Zealand
Session 3:
- Philip Hulme, Lincoln University
Why we need a One Biosecurity approach in New Zealand - Rachelle Binny, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Modelling transmission and control of Toxoplasma gondii in New Zealand farmland - Marianne Price-Carter, AgResearch
Impact from Whole Genome Sequencing for Bovine Tuberculosis Control and Freedom in New Zealand
Session 4:
- Plenary: Rhys Jones, University of Auckland
Tackling the climate-health crisis: from decarbonisation to decolonisation - Penelope Drysdale, Te Miro Farm, Arapera Paewai, Taiao Ora Contracting Ltd, Amy Gault, Wilderlab NZ Ltd.
Environmental DNA as a holistic measure of pastoral landscape effects on taonga species - Liping Pang, ESR
Protecting our freshwaters from waterborne diseases using novel pathogen surrogate technology - Poster Presentations
DAY 2: Wednesday, 6 December
Session 5:
- Plenary: Andy Gibson, Mission Rabies/Worldwide Vet Service
Mission Rabies: A real-world example of One Health collaboration in action - Kate McInnes, Department of Conservation
DOC preparedness for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Delphane Rapp, AgResearch
Longitudinal monitoring of Campylobacter jejuni in dairy calves: insights into population dynamics and epidemiological determinants - Mary van Andel, Ministry for Primary Industries
One Health – developing a sustainable tool kit in a changing world
Session 6:
- Plenary: Reem Abbas, Auckland University of Technology
Thoughts into New Zealand’s Response to Covid-19: What went well, what went wrong, and how can we be better prepared for future pandemics - Joseph Blondeau, University of Saskatchewan
An overview of human infections with bacterial pathogens from animals: A Series of Cases from Saskatoon, Canada - Roger Morris, Massey University
Building a Pathway to One Health Surveillance and Response in South Asia
Session 7:
- Karen Wright, University of Auckland
Te Tiriti o Waitangi in infectious disease research: A rights-based approach - Francesca Hills, University of Otago
Cryo-EM reveals variation in structural motifs within animal SARS-related coronavirus spike proteins - Tamara Riley, The Australian University
Zoonoses and Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations: Implications for One Health - David Winter, ESR
More than COVID-19: Pathogen genomics surveillance
Session 8:
- Plenary: David Hayman, Massey University
Implementing One Health Approaches - Andrew Sporle, University of Auckland
Describing outcomes, monitoring equity, or informing action? Why our infectious disease surveillance system needs to change - Nigel French, Massey University
Pandemic planning and preparedness: a One Health perspective - Emma Sumner, Ministry for Primary Industries
An Exploratory Study into the relationships between National Cultural Dimensions and One Health Receptiveness
Session 9
Kristen Dyet, Mike Maze, Joanna Mckenzie – One Health Aotearoa Co-directors
One Health Aotearoa update
Plenary speakers
- Reem Abbas (Auckland University of Technology)
- Alison Collins (Ministry of the Environment, New Zealand)
- Andy Gibson (Misson Rabies/Worldwide Vet Service)
- David Hayman (Massey University)
- Rhys Jones (University of Auckland)
- Richard Webby (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA)
Invited speakers
- Mary van Andel (MPI)
- Angela Cornelius (ESR)
- Scott Ferguson (University of Otago)
- Nigel French (Massey University, Te Niwha)
- Philip Hulme (Lincoln University)
- Kate McInnes (Department of Conservation)
- Liping Pang (ESR)
- Andrew Sporle (University of Auckland)
- Emma Sumner (MPI)
- Emilie Vallee (Massey University)
- Masako Wada (Massey University)
- David Winter (ESR)
- Karen Wright (University of Auckland)