News
The article ‘Open standing castration in Thoroughbred racehorses in Hong Kong: Prevalence and severity of complications 30 days post-castration’ by Dr Rosanowski (Assistant Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health) et al.
A $500-million donation from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (the Trust) to City University of Hong Kong (CityU) will be used to build a top-notch facility for One Health in Hong Kong. It is the largest single donation received by the University in its 33-year history.
Prof. Dirk Pfeiffer (Chair Professor of One Health) recently attended the ‘International Seminar of Veterinary Epidemiology Development & the 3rd Regional Meeting to Support and Sustain Veterinary Epidemiology Capacity’ on 26-28 September 2017, Qingdao, P.R. China.
The Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice welcomed two new staff members recently.
An article about the inaugural intake of students of Hong Kong’s first veterinary programme has been published on the QS WowNews website.
The 9th One Health Bangladesh Conference was held in Dhaka on 17–18 September 2017.
The Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health welcomes Prof. David Hampson as its new Head of Department.
Prof. Hampson is a world-renowned veterinary microbiologist and recently joined City University as Chair Professor in Pathobiology.
The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has established a College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences (the College), which offers the first Bachelor degree in veterinary medicine in Hong Kong. A key focus area for the College is Aquatic animal health. Today the College is seeking your assistance in identifying the educational needs of various stakeholders in Aquaculture and related sectors locally, in Mainland China, Asia, and beyond.
A team of researchers led by Prof. Dirk Pfeiffer (Chair Professor of One Health, CityU) has assessed the risk of release of foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus through export of bull semen in order to estimate the risk for FMD-free countries considering purchasing Israeli bull semen.