The Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease (AB-CRC) held a biosecurity forum at Parliament House, Canberra, on Tuesday 16 September 2008. The aims were:
In these posts you will find a range of resources relating to the forum.
You can catch up on the AB-CRC Biosecurity forum held in the Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra, on 16 September 2008 through the following links: download a pdf file containing a report of the forum or read it here download the article published in ECOS magazine ‘Climate change raises the disease threat’ view speaker profiles…
Contents Chikungunya_virus: a re-emerging threat_ Bluetongue virus, climate change and Australia Hendra virus, ecological change and a new threat The Biosecurity Risk Intelligence Scanning Committee_
Report prepared by Science in Public Introduction The increasing threat from infectious disease Emergence Spread Economic and social impacts of disease Solutions A good model: equine influenza ‘One health’ approach Assess risk Use good science Regional capacity building The next big one
Short profiles of the forum speakers
This media alert was released the day before the forum. § Media briefing 11 am, Monday, 15 September, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney – join online here (organised by the Australian Science Media Centre) § Parliamentary forum, Tuesday, 16 September, Australian Parliament House, Canberra – an overview will be available online a few days after the event.
We’ve prepared a media release and feature for the Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre. Here’s the feature. The shorter media release is here. Photos are also available.