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Prof. Michael Reichel (Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences) was recently interviewed for ‘The Juice’ programme on Radio 3 (Hong Kong).

(Prof. Dirk Pfeiffer) (Chair Professor of One Health/Associate Dean (Research) of Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences/Director of the Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice) has received the ‘Roger Morris Award for Outstanding Contribution to Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics’ at the 15th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE 15) which took place in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on 12 - 16 November 2018.

Dr Barbara Padalino recently joined the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health as Assistant Professor in Animal Behaviour and Welfare.

This review by Prof. Hampson (Head of Department and Chair Professor of Pathobiology) describes the spirochete Brachyspira pilosicoli and associated diseases.

Fleas are not only a major cause of itching in cats and dogs but can also transmit potentially disease-carrying bacteria in the genera Rickettsia and Bartonella to humans.

Prof. Pfeiffer (Chair Professor of One Health) has recently delivered an invited presentation at Hokkaido University’s Program for Leading Graduate Schools in Sapporo, Japan, as part of the 22nd Leading Seminar series under their programme entitled “Fostering Global Leaders in Veterinary Science toward Contributing to One Health”.

The department would like to welcome Dr David Williams who is joining us as a Visiting Associate Professor to teach part of the ‘Animal Welfare’ course in the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine programme.

Prof. Michael Reichel (Chair Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences), together with colleagues from the University of Adelaide, Australia, has investigated three serological tests for the detection of Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in sheep: the agarose gel immunodiffusion (AGID) and 2 commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for the detection of BVDV antibodies.

The workshop focused on developing tools to aid the collaboration between the animal and human health sectors when dealing with risk assessment for avian influenza and other zoonotic disease threats occurring at the animal-human interface。

Prof. Reichel (Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, Chair Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Deputy Director of the Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice) was invited to give a presentation in ‘The President’s Lecture Series: Excellence in Academia’ in November 2017。