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The 11th Leman China Swine Conference
Dr Lip Tet Ng, Swine Veterinarian of OHRP, attended the 11th Leman China Swine Conference & 2023 World Swine Industry Expo at Changsha, China from March 23-25, 2023. The conference drew approximately 6,000 participants and had more than 1,200 exhibitors.
One Health Seminar
Li Ka Shing School of Professional and Continuing Education, Hong Kong Metropolitan University has invited our OHRP faculty member Dr. YUAN Hsiang-Yu to be one of the speakers at the "One Health" for a Sustainable Future seminar that will be held on March 25, 2023 (Sat) from 2-4pm at Lam Kin Chung Lecture Theatre (K1104), 11/F., Tower 2, Kowloon Commerce Centre, 51-53 Kwai Cheong, Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories. All are welcome to join!
Ms. Mila XIN joined the One Health Poultry Hub in December
Xin Chen Mila, a Research Assistant from OHRP, joined the One Health Poultry Hub in December 2022. She is the fifth researcher from OHRP to join the hub after Prof. Dirk U. Pfeiffer (co-PI), Dr. Anne Conan, Dr. Lorraine Chapot and Dr. Sara Sequeira. In the hub, Mila is involved in epidemiological research, supporting data collection, data cleaning, data analytics, and creating R markdown reports by combing ODK and R.
Seminar and Workshop by Dr Ray Chan
Dr Ray Chan from the University of Exeter delivered a seminar and a workshop on two consecutive days to OHRP researchers and veterinary practitioners during his short stay in Hong Kong.
Happy Chinese New Year from The Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice (OHRP)
Warmest Season's greetings from OHRP. May the Year of the rabbit bring you health, peace and happiness! Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations on the Chinese calendar, on this special occasion all the staff from OHRP gathered together to have lunch celebration at City U Chinese Restaurant and also welcomed new members Dr Lip Tet Ng (Swine Veterinarian) and Mr Gordon AU Yeung (Veterinary Assistant).
Internship of High School Student
Steven Mao, Grade 11 student from Hong Kong International School (HKIS) who has an interest in public health and biology, joined OHRP for two internships in 2022 summer and winter. His visits were part of the “Science Internship Program” implemented by HKIS.
One Health Day
Join us on celebrating the One Health Day at City University of Hong Kong! 3rd November 2022 (Thu) from 11am to 4pm at Wong's International Terrace B
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Epidemix Webinar: Modelling the spread of AI with Epidemix
The Avian Influenza (AI) model implemented in the freely available app Epidemix is a stochastic compartmental model that simulates the spread of avian influenza viruses within a batch of birds. In this webinar we will illustrate how Epidemix can be used to investigate the impact of mortality thresholds for disease detection on disease dynamics. In addition, we will showcase new functionality that was recently added to the app; including the ability to upload custom networks and locations.
Epidemix V2: Modeling African Swine Fever (ASF) and COVID-19
Two webinars entitled “Epidemix V2: Modeling African Swine Fever (ASF) and COVID-19” were held via Zoom on 10th November and 12th November 2020. They were co-organized by City University of Hong Kong, Royal Veterinary College, UK, and EPI-interactive, NZ.