Commemorating the World Tuberculosis Day, held on 24th of March, the European Association of
Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (EAVLD) is pleased to host a webinar with the title:

World TB day. Diagnostics and science: a “One Health" perspective

The webinar is scheduled on the 24th of March, 9.20-13.00 h CET. Several experts in their respective fields will speak about new advances in taxonomy, epidemiology, diagnostics, and prevention from a One Health approach.

No fees are required for registration and the expedition a certificate of attendance is available and free of charge.

Program webinar

Chairs: Marialaura Corrente and Jason Sawyer
Chat moderator: Heather Graham

TIME (CET)	SPEAKER	COUNTRY	TITLE
9.20 – 9.30	Introduction and Welcome
9.30 – 9.50	Beatriz Romero Martínez	Spain	The increasing use of molecular diagnostics in the fight against bovine TB
9.50 – 10.10	Eamonn Gormley	Ireland	Badgers and bovine TB: the solutions are not black & white
10.10 – 10.30	Akinbowale Jenkins	United Kingdom	A multi-antigenic assessment of cross reactive immune responses in Mycobacterial exposed/infected cattle.
10.30 – 10.50	Elena Biasibetti	Italy	"TB Standard Operarting Procedures (SOP) for TB histologic diagnosis"
10.50 – 11.10	Coffee Break (20 min)
11.10 – 11.30	Richard Anthony	The Netherlands	“Mycobacterial genotyping, contact tracing and infection control in the human population.”
11.30– 11.50	Antonio Martínez-Murcia	Spain	“Genetic diagnostics of Tuberculosis: behind the scenes, a case of the paradigmatic species concept in bacteria”
11.50 – 12.10	Maria Laura Boschiroli	France	"It's not always Mycobacterium bovis! Other Mycobacteria and their relevance in the veterinary field...”
12.10 – 12.30	Phil Hogarth	United Kingdom	“Use of a DIVA test alongside BCG: making vaccination of cattle against TB feasible”
12.30 – 13.00	Discussion and additional questions for speakers (30 min)

World TB day. Diagnostics and science: a “One Health" perspective

Program webinar

EAVLD webinar 24 March 2023