Wednesday, 20th September

Session: Expanding boundaries of Remote Sensing

Chair: Cyril Caminade

8:30am – 9:10am
Keynote Talk: Infectious water-associated diseases: the role of the environment
Speaker: Shubha Sathyendranath, Merit Remote Sensing Scientist, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3391

9:10am – 9:35am
Senior Oral Talk: “Mapping Global Bushmeat Activities to Improve Zoonotic Spillover Surveillance”
Speaker: Cheng Zhao / Thomas Van Boeckel, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3197

9:35am – 9:50am
“How to integrate satellite-derived indicators into models of animal mobility?”
Speaker: Annelise Tran, CIRAD – Center for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development, France
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3281

9:50am – 10:05am
“Use of Satellite Earth Observation to monitor aquaculture sites in coastal Abruzzo region, Adriatic Sea”
Speaker: Carla Ippoliti, IZS-Teramo, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3358

10:05am – 10:20am
“How the scale of temperature measures affects the estimate of transmission of mosquito-borne diseases”
Speaker: Sebastian Napp, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA)-Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Barcelona, Spain
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3282

10:20am – 10:35am
“Tick’s suitability habitat maps and tick-host relationships in wildlife. A One Health approach based on multitemporal remote sensed data, entropy and Meta® population dataset in Aosta Valley, NW Italy.”
Speaker: Annalisa Viani / Tommaso Orusa, IZS PLV S.C. Valle d’Aosta—CeRMAS (National Reference Center for Wildlife Diseases), Quart, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3256

10:35am – 11:00am
Senior Oral Talk: “Landscape phylogeography — using viral gene sequences to compare and explain the heterogeneous spatial dynamics of virus epidemics”
Speaker: Simon Dellicour, Spatial Epidemiology Lab (SpELL), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3171

10:50am – 11:30am coffee break

Session: Modelling for ASF emergency

Chair: Paolo Calistri

11:30am – 11:55am
Senior Oral Talk: “Choice of Landscape Discretisation Affects the Rate of Spread in Wildlife Disease Models”
Speaker: Mossa Merhi Reimert, University Of Copenhagen, Denmark
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3288

11:55am – 12:10am
” Examining the Impact of Fencing on the Front Wave of African Swine Fever in the Korean Wild Boar Population”
Speaker: Jun-Sik Lim, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, France
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3302

12:10am – 12:25am
“Elucidating African swine fever transmission cycle dynamics at the domestic-wildlife interface: Multihost epidemic modeling in Romania”
Speaker: Brandon Hayes, IHAP, University of Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, Toulouse, France
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3244

12:25am – 12:40am
“Spatially explicit agent-based modeling as a tool in aiding African swine fever mitigation and eradication in Thailand”
Speaker: Peerawat Chintrakulchai / Beatriz Martínez-López, CADMS, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, USA
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3292

12:40am – 12:55am
“Spatial analysis to inform African Swine Fever spread modelling in Laos”
Speaker: Michael Ward, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Australia
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3264

1:00am – 2:00pm lunch

Session: Artificial intelligence for One Health

Chair: Rowland Kao

2:00pm – 2:40pm
Keynote Talk: “Issues and challenges in fair and robust AI models”
Speaker: Elisa Ficarra, Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari” University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3398

2:40pm – 3:05pm
Senior Oral Talk: “Shade from Space: Utilizing Satellite Imagery to Assess Shade Provision on New Zealand Dairy Farms”
Speaker: Matthew Edwards, EpiVet, New Zealand
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3293

3:05pm – 3:20pm
“Earth Observation-based Self Organizing Map for Northern Africa regions“
Speaker: Annamaria Conte, IZS-Teramo, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3359

3:20pm – 3:35pm
“Predicting spatially explicit swine premises using deep learning and aerial imagery to improve disease monitoring and surveillance“
Speaker: Felipe Sanchez, Center for Geospatial Analytics, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, USA
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3289

3:35pm – 3:50pm
“Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing: innovative methods for West Nile Disease in Italy”
Speaker: Lorenzo Bonicelli, Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari” University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3360

3:50pm – 4:15pm coffee break

4:15pm – 5:30pm
Roundtable: “GeoVet science into practice for One Health”
Moderator: Barbara Alessandrini

Session: Spatio-temporal surveillance and modelling

Chair: tbc

“Using a spatially-explicit agent-based disease spread model to identify high risk areas and most cost-effective control strategies in the scenario of potential introduction of Chronic Wasting Disease in California”
Poster presenter: Carlos Gonzalez Crespo / Beatriz Martìnez Lòpez, CADMS, UC Davis, USA
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3295

“Spatial dynamics of mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) and their potential role in the spread of Avian Influenza in Italy”
Poster presenter: Paolo Mulatti , Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3304

“A Spatial Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) approach to map the risk of Avian Influenza in Lazio and Toscana (central Italy)”
Poster presenter: Pasquale Rombola’ , Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana “M. Aleandri”, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3310

“Spatio-temporal patterns of Pelvic Organ Prolapse in the swine industry in the Midwest region of the United States”
Poster presenter: Jose Pablo Gomez-Vazquez / Beatriz Martìnez Lòpez, Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance, University of California, Davis, USA
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3322

“Cluster analysis of Bovine TB using multiple methods, and considerations when constructing a Composite Index”
Poster presenter: Daniel Brown, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3325

“Incidence rates of tumors in dogs (Campania Region – 2018/2022)”
Poster presenter: Maria Ottaiano, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3331

“Exploring the effects of outdoor access and farm size on highly pathogenic avian influenza virus diffusion among poultry farms in southwest France”
Poster presenter: Brandon H. Hayes, IHAP, University of Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, Toulouse, France
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3362

Session: Modeling for ASF emergency

Chair: tbc

“Production of risk maps for ASF at a local level through the analysis of relevant epidemiological data”
Poster presenter: Giorgio Galletti, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna “Bruno Ubertini”, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3267

“Modeling the spread of ASF into the US swine industry: the example of Iowa”
Poster presenter: Jose Pablo Gomez-Vazquez / Beatriz Martìnez Lòpez,Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance, University of California, Davis, USA
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3294

“Introduction and exposure of wild boar to African swine fever virus by contaminated pork products in Spain via seaports”
Poster presenter: Cecilia Aguilar-Vega / Jaime Bosch , VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre and Animal Health Department, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3312

“Eco-Epi cartographic tool for managing ASF in Africa: mapping African wild suids distribution based on the quality of available habitat”
Poster presenter: Jaime Bosch , UCM VISAVET, Spain
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3316

“Improving the efficacy of surveillance in wild boars of South Korea”
Poster presenter: Satoshi Ito / Jaime Bosch , Hokkaido University, Japan
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3319

“Spatial risk maps for African Swine Fever transmission in the Latvian wild boar population”
Poster presenter: Jaime Bosch, UCM VISAVET, Spain
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3326

Session: Spatial methods in ecology and epidemiology

Chair: tbc

“Best options to apply MCDA in an environmental context”
Poster presenter: Alessia Milano, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Sapienza University of Rome, Avia-GIS, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3249

“Spatial and temporal analysis on the impact of ultra-low volume indoor insecticide spraying on Aedes aegypti household density”
Poster presenter: Anna Kawiecki, UC Davis, USA
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3261

“The model-driven approach to zone geospatial standardisation – the GeoZone project”
Poster presenter: Nicola Ferrè , Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3278

“Combining Geographical Information System (GIS) and innovative devices (GPS and drones) for a new strategy to monitor and control the micro-epidemiology of cystic echinococcosis in grazing areas of southern Italy”
Poster presenter: Martina Nocerino, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, CREMOPAR, Naples, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3280

“Geographic Information System for surveillance and disease response in aquatic animal health management – The Aquae Strength project”
Poster presenter: Nicola Ferrè , Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3283

“Combining biosecurity and spatial information to support decision-making in fresh-water fish farms”
Poster presenter: Matteo Mazzucato , Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3296

“Spatial epidemiology and risk factor analysis of bovine brucellosis in Punjab, Pakistan: a population-based study”
Poster presenter: Abdul Rehman, University of California, Davis, USA
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3298

“Data and Other Considerations When Using GIS to Support Animal Emergency Preparedness and Response in Appalachia”
Poster presenter: Karen Gruszynski , Lincoln Memorial University, USA
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3324

“Avian Influenza at the Wild Waterfowl – Domestic Poultry Interface”
Poster presenter: Andrew Fox , U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health (CEAH), USA
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3329

“Investigation on the presence of Hepatitis E virus in different animal species populations in Abruzzo and Molise Regions during the 2015-2021 period, Italy”
Poster presenter: Sara Serrani, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3379

Session: Genetics and Bioinformatics

Chair: tbc

“What can we learn from phylogeographic analyses of SARS-CoV-2?”
Poster presenter: Simon Dellicour, Spatial Epidemiology Lab (SpELL), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3172

“GrapeTree integration with spatio-temporal data visualization: a holistic understanding of diseases and the transmission pathways”
Poster presenter: De Luca Alessandro, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”, Italy
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3224

“The Phylodynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron Variants between 2021 and 2022 in Kuwait”
Poster presenter: Moh Alkhamis , College of Public Health, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3232

“Genomic surveillance and phylogeographic analysis of vampire bat rabies across Central America using FTA cards and Nanopore sequencing”
Poster presenter: Hollie French , University of Glasgow, UK
Abstract: View in Veterinaria Italiana
Abstract ID: 3352

6:30pm – 6:45pm Closure of the day and group photo

8:00pm Social Dinner