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Seminar on Pet-related and Emerging Zoonotic Infections


Topic Seminar on Pet-related and Emerging Zoonotic Infections
Course Type Hybrid mode (Physical & Webinar)
Content

To update knowledge on pet-related and emerging zoonotic infections, from epidemiology to clinical management to preventive measures

Poster

Date 23 October 2025 - 24 October 2025
Venue Lecture Theatre, G/F, Centre for Health Protection, 147C Argyle Street, Kowloon
*Prof GAO will deliver the lectures by Zoom, while other speakers will deliver the lectures on-site.
Organizer Co-organised by Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority / Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health and Chief Infection Control Officer Office, Hospital Authority
Target Group Healthcare professionals in Hospital Authority, Department of Health and private settings
Speakers

Day 1

Session 1  Animals as a Source of Human Infections

Time

Topic

Speaker

09:00 - 09:05

Welcome Address

Dr Hong CHEN

Consultant-in-charge, Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority/ Head, Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health

09:05 - 09:50

Microbiology of Pets and Companion Animals:

  • Cats and Dogs
  • Rabbits and Rodents
  • Fish, Reptiles and Amphibians
  • Farm Animals
  • Exotic Animals

Prof Onder ERGONUL

Director of Koç University İş Bank Research Center for Infectious Diseases (KUISCID), Turkey; Member to Turkish Academy of Sciences and Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; Board Member to European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)

09:50 - 10:35

Overview of Zoonotic Infections

Prof Tom SOLOMON CBE

Director of The Pandemic Institute, Liverpool; Academic Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians; Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections; Chair of Neurological Science at the University of Liverpool and the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust; and Vice President (International) of The Academy of Medical Sciences

10:35 - 10:50

Discussion Session

 

10:50 - 11:00

Break

 

Session 2  Emerging Zoonotic Infections: Transmission and Epidemiology

Time

Topic

Speaker

11:00 - 11:45

Cross Species Transmission of Emerging Infections from Animal to Human: How Does It Happen?

Prof George Fu GAO

Professor, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; International Member of the US National Academy of Sciences; Foreign Member of the UK Royal Society; Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina; Senior Fellow of Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong

11:45 - 12:30

Situation Update of Emerging Infections in China

Prof George Fu GAO

Professor, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; International Member of the US National Academy of Sciences; Foreign Member of the UK Royal Society; Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina; Senior Fellow of Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong

12:30 - 12:45

Discussion Session

 

12:45 - 14:00

Lunch Break

 

Session 3  Rabies and Mosquito-Borne Infections

Time

Topic

Speaker

14:00 - 14:45

Prevention and Management of Rabies

Prof Terapong TANTAWICHIEN

Instructor of Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University; Director of AIDS and infectious Disease Research Center, Thai Red Cross Society, Thailand

14:45 - 15:30

Malaria and Chikungunya: Mosquito-Borne Diseases in International Travel

Prof Wasin MATSEE

Assistant Professor, Travel Medicine Research Unit, Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Head of Thai Travel Clinic, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand

15:30 - 15:45

Discussion Session

 

15:45 - 16:00

Break

 

Session 4  Infection Control and Health Advice

Time

Time

Time

16:00 - 16:45

Occupational Infections of Zoonotic Origin among Healthcare Workers

Prof Onder ERGONUL

Director of Koç University İş Bank Research Center for Infectious Diseases (KUISCID), Turkey; Member to Turkish Academy of Sciences and Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; Board Member to European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)

16:45 - 17:00

Infection Control for Animal-Assisted Activities in Healthcare Settings – Local Perspective

Dr Sally WONG

Consultant (Clinical Microbiology and Infection), Department of Pathology, and Infection Control officer, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hospital Authority

17:00 - 17:45

 

Travel Medicine: How to Travel Smart and Stay Safe

Prof Wasin MATSEE

Assistant Professor, Travel Medicine Research Unit, Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Head of Thai Travel Clinic, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand

17:45 - 18:00

Discussion Session

 

 

 

 

 

Day 2

Session 1  Highlights of Zoonotic Diseases

Time

Topic

Speaker

09:00 - 09:45

Reducing the Global Burden of Neurological Zoonotic Infections in Adults and Children

Prof Tom SOLOMON CBE

Director of The Pandemic Institute, Liverpool; Academic Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians; Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections; Chair of Neurological Science at the University of Liverpool and the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust; and Vice President (International) of The Academy of Medical Sciences

09:45 - 10:30

Case Sharing on Clinical Management of Neurological Zoonotic Diseases

Prof Tom SOLOMON CBE

Director of The Pandemic Institute, Liverpool; Academic Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians; Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections; Chair of Neurological Science at the University of Liverpool and the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust; and Vice President (International) of The Academy of Medical Sciences

10:30 - 10:45

Discussion Session

 

10:45 - 11:00

Break

 

Session 2  Case Studies and Public Health Responses in Zoonotic Infections

Time

Topic

Speaker

11:00 - 11:45

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and Other Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

Prof Onder ERGONUL

Director of Koç University İş Bank Research Center for Infectious Diseases (KUISCID), Turkey; Member to Turkish Academy of Sciences and Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; Board Member to European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)

11:45 - 12:30

Responding to Public Health Emergencies from Zoonotic Infections: the UK Experience

Prof Tom SOLOMON CBE

Director of The Pandemic Institute, Liverpool; Academic Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians; Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections; Chair of Neurological Science at the University of Liverpool and the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust; and Vice President (International) of The Academy of Medical Sciences

12:30 - 12:45

Discussion Session

 

12:45 - 14:00

Lunch Break

 

Session 3  Bad Bugs, No Drugs – Animal as Drivers of Antibiotic Resistance

Time

Topic

Speaker

14:00 - 14:45

The Impact of Climate Change on Zoonotic Diseases and Human Health

Prof Wasin MATSEE

Assistant Professor, Travel Medicine Research Unit, Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Head of Thai Travel Clinic, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand

14:45 - 15:30

Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance and its Relation with Animal Sources

Prof Onder ERGONUL

Director of Koç University İş Bank Research Center for Infectious Diseases (KUISCID), Turkey; Member to Turkish Academy of Sciences and Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; Board Member to European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)

15:30 - 15:45

Discussion Session

 

15:45 - 16:00

Break

 

Session 4  Challenges and Opportunities in AMR and Infection Control

Time

Time

Time

16:00 - 16:45

Applying the OneHealth Framework in Combating AMR and Emerging Infections

Prof George Fu GAO

Professor, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; International Member of the US National Academy of Sciences; Foreign Member of the UK Royal Society; Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina; Senior Fellow of Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong

16:45 - 17:30

Local Experience Sharing of Combating AMR

Dr Michelle YEUNG

Principal Veterinary Officer, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

17:30 - 17:45

Discussion Session

 

 

 

 

 

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