Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society

Stiftung

Tierärztliche Hochschule

Hannover

Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society

EAEVE Veterinary Faculties

Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society

Veterinarians Mission is:

Abundant, safe, high quality affordable food of animal origin from sustainable production

Disease – free lifestock

Minimal drug – minimal resistance

No parasites

Promote immunity

Residues – respect MRL´s

No Zoonoses

No food borne diseases

Documentation and tracebility

Veterinary Education and University Research has to support the Mission

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=> Animal Health

=> Animal Welfare

=> Food security

=> Human Health

Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society

Veterinary Medicine

Health

Animals Humans

Food

Infectious Diseases

Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society

• OIE• FAO• WHO• National organisations• Universities

ONE Health, ONE Medicine

Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society

Infectious Diseases – High Priority in Veterinary Medicine

• 1400 human pathogens• 60 % of zoonotic• 75 % of emerging diseases zoonotic• >80 % of emerging human diseases have animal reservoirs

Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society

Economic Impact of Infectious Animal Diseases (bn $)

Classical Swine Fever (CSF)NL 1995-96 2,3 bn

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)Taiwan 1994-96 6-8 bnMK 1998-02 25-30 bnBrazil 2005 1 bn

BSEMK 1991-94 10-13 bnJapan 1999-00 1,5 bnCanada 2002-03 1,5 bnUS 2002-04 3-5 bn

Avian InfluenzaItaly 1998 0,4 bnNL 2001 0,5 bnASIA ongoing 10-15 bn

SARSChina, Hongkong 30-50 bnSingapore, Canada source: bio era

2005

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Drift of infectious diseases

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Trade and Travel

• Animals and humans travel faster than incubation time of infectious diseases

• Food of animal origin traded world wide at airplane speedPathogensVector born diseases (50 % of all inf.)Resistance factors spreadResidues

• Cost of control vs. Cost of correction

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Infectious Animal Diseases and Zoonoses

• Pathogenesis• Epidemiology

• Genetics• Nutrition• Husbandry• Transportation• Hygiene• Vectors

• Surveillance• Policy• Standards• Regulations

• Diagnostics• Prevention And Control Programm• Veterinary Services• Tool Box

• Individual• Herd• Population

• VPH• Zoonoses• Economics

Pathogen Animal host

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Todays challenges

- World Population Growing- Climate Change

- Food + Nutrition- Health + Wellbeing

- Trade + Travel- Financial and economic crisis

- Energy crisis

How to deal with limited ressources?

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Tomorrow´s solutions

• Education• Research• Knowledge/Strategies/Tools• Transfer/Translation

World Sustainable Development• ecologic• economic• social

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Role of Universities

• Education (BSc, MSc, PhD)starting competence vet. professionLLL – life long learningevolving professional expertise

• ResearchAdress the issuesPriority settingExpertise and RessourcesCooperation

• ServicesClinicalAnimal Production and WelfareFood Quality and SafetyVPH

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