Date: 10th -13th September 2013
Location: Tivoli Congress Center, Copenhagen

Theme: Millennium Development Goals 2015 – Connecting research and implementation

Incredible improvements in human health have been achieved across the globe in recent decades, and, not surprisingly, our better understanding of interactions between society, economy, environment and health has raised a battery of new questions to answer.
Many of these questions will be addressed in the upcoming congress.

Tracks
Track 1: Infectious diseases
Track 2: Reproductive and child health
Track 3: Non-communicable diseases
Track 4 Health systems and resources
Track 5: Global interaction and health
Track 6: Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology meeting

For more information and to register see: www.ectmih2013.dk/ 

Abstract submission deadline: 1 May 2013
Deadline for early registration: 1 June 2013 

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Authors: Gloria Mwanjali, Charles Kihamia, Deodatus Vitalis Conatus Kakoko, Faustin Lekule, Helena Ngowi, Maria Vang Johansen, Stig Milan Thamsborg, Arve Lee Willingham, … Read more

What is G-FINDER?
The G-FINDER project, sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is an annually updated database of global investment into neglected disease R&D.  Datasets for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 global funding are now available.

How can I access the database?
Follow this link.

How does it work?
The G-FINDER public search tool uses simple drop-down menus for easy searching.   Results are returned in a user-friendly format or can be exported to Microsoft Excel for further analysis.

Funding for this work was received from several funders including  FAO’s Pro-poor Livestock Policy Initiative, under a grant from the UK’s Department for International Development (GCP/INT/804/UK) and ICONZ (an EC FP7 project). 

Abstract

Decision-making and financial planning for tsetse control is complex, with a particularly wide range of choices to be made on location, timing, strategy and methods. This paper presents full cost estimates for eliminating or continuously controlling tsetse in a hypothetical area of 10,000 km² located in south-eastern Uganda. Four tsetse control techniques were analysed: (i) artificial baits (insecticide-treated traps/targets), (ii) insecticide-treated cattle (ITC), (iii) aerial spraying using the sequential aerosol technique (SAT) and (iv) the addition of the sterile insect technique (SIT) to the insecticide-based methods (i–iii).

For the creation of fly-free zones and using a 10% discount rate, the field costs per km² came to US$283 for traps (4 traps per km²), US$30 for ITC (5 treated cattle per km² using restricted application), US$380 for SAT and US$758 for adding SIT. The inclusion of entomological and other preliminary studies plus administrative overheads adds substantially to the overall cost, so that the total costs become US$482 for traps, US$220 for ITC, US$552 for SAT and US$993 – 1365 if SIT is added following suppression using another method. These basic costs would apply to trouble-free operations dealing with isolated tsetse populations. Estimates were also made for non-isolated populations, allowing for a barrier covering 10% of the intervention area, maintained for 3 years. Where traps were used as a barrier, the total cost of elimination increased by between 29% and 57% and for ITC barriers the increase was between 12% and 30%.

In the case of continuous tsetse control operations, costs were estimated over a 20-year period and discounted at 10%. Total costs per km² came to US$368 for ITC, US$2114 for traps, all deployed continuously, and US$2442 for SAT applied at 3-year intervals. The lower costs compared favourably with the regular treatment of cattle with prophylactic trypanocides (US$3862 per km² assuming four doses per annum at 45 cattle per km²).

Throughout the study, sensitivity analyses were conducted to explore the impact on cost estimates of different densities of ITC and traps, costs of baseline studies and discount rates.

The present analysis highlights the cost differentials between the different intervention techniques, whilst attesting to the significant progress made over the years in reducing field costs. Results indicate that continuous control activities can be cost-effective in reducing tsetse populations, especially where the creation of fly-free zones is challenging and reinvasion pressure high.

This paper can be found online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.12.014

• MSc in Biodiversity Wildlife and Ecosystem Health
• MSc in International Animal Health
• MSc in Global Health and Infectious Diseases (formerly MSc in Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases)
• MSc in Global Health and Non-Communicable Diseases

For more information on eligibility and application please see:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-funding/postgraduate/e-learning/commonwealth

One Health is an emerging approach that studies the complex relationships and
interactions between animal health, human health and ecosystem health.

The University of Edinburgh was the first UK University to address the need for
One Health professional training. This MSc draws together Edinburgh’s multidisciplinary
expertise with a proven track record to deliver first-class teaching in One Health.

Targeted at students with a degree in veterinary and human medicine, agricultural
science, biology, health, eco-health or related science or social science subjects
and building on a solid foundation of biological, veterinary, medical, pathological
and epidemiological principles, this programme will equip students with the skills
needed to identify, control and manage human and animal diseases in complex
ecosystems and to mitigate risk. The programme will enable students to advance
“One Health” beyond the theoretical to the practical, and bring much-needed
attention to the policy and operational issues that ultimately will be key
determinants for success. Due to the online delivery method, courses can be
studied over 1, 2 or 3 years to Certificate, Diploma or Masters level.

For more details download the flyer or see www.ed.ac.uk/vet/one-health

WikiPigs Knowledge Database

WikiPigs is based on a database which collects research results relevant to the pig production industry from national and European pig research projects that, in contrast to scientific publishing, links the projects results directly to farmer’s needs (in terms of aims applications, etc.). Access the platform in http://wikipigs.euceps.eu and find out how you can benefit.

RTD2farm national trainings for farmers

Based on the identified needs collected from farmers and multipliers, the RTD2Farm project designed different trainings for a national audience in Austria, Belgium and Italy.

The next trainings will take place between November 2012 and March 2013 covering topics such as: PDO, intake and feed conversion ratio, pig health enforcement of EC animal welfare rules, manure management, vaccinations, etc. You will find more information on the trainings and how to register in the RTD2farm website.

ICONZ Magazine No. 2 being read in Nigeria
(NB: our double fronted English/French Style reads in one language from the front and the other from the back)

Thank you Marie Ducrotoy for the photo.
Please let us know if you have any similar images.

ICONZ Magazine#05 (PDF) [French]