WILD Wildlife Investigation, Livestock and Public Health - Introductory Training

course in One Health

ECTAD, FAO of the United Nations

PROSHIKA Human resource Development Centre Trust

Koitta, Shaturia, Manikganj

19 – 29 September 2012: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Draft schedule of activities The following is a planned schedule of events. These details will be finalized closer to the training

dates.

Time Activity Presenter/facilitator

DAY 1, WEDNESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2012. The One Health approach & the relevance of human-livestock-wildlife-environment interface issues to health

08:00 – 08:30 Registration

08:30 – 09:00 Introductions 3 DGs Rosanne Marchesich, Mat Yamage

09:00 – 09:30 “Unpacking the bags”: Course Orientation & Pre-course Assessment

Scott Newman

09:30 – 10:15 Lecture 1: One Health: A Global Perspective Scott Newman

10:15 – 10:30 MORNING TEA

10:30 – 11:15 Lecture 2: Ecosystems of Bangladesh and the Importance of Ecological Services in Protecting Human and Animal Health

AKM Faziul Hoque

11:15 – 12:00 Lecture 3: Anthropogenic & Environmental drivers of disease emergence in wildlife, livestock and humans

Lindsey McCrickard

12:00 – 12:45 Lecture 4: Farming Intensification and Expansion in Bangladesh with Implications for Wetland and Forest Ecosystems

Khaled Misbabhuzzaman

Time Activity Presenter/facilitator

12:45 – 13:45 LUNCH

13:45 – 14:30 Lecture 5: Zoonoses and Public Health Issues of Greatest Importance in Bangladesh

icddr,b

14:30 – 16:30 One Health Panel Discussion. Panellist (1/category) representing:

- Natural Resource Protection and Management

- - Food Safety - - Public Health - - Agricultural Development - - Socioeconomics, livelihoods and gender

equality

Facilitated by FAO Fazlul Hoque & Misbahuzzaman

S M Munir Icddr’b Amin Malik

16:30 – 16:45 AFTERNOON TEA

16:45 – 17:00 Wrap-up of days lectures Scott/Nitish

DAY 2, THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2012. Field Site Visit

08:30 – 16:00 Field Trip Visit local duck farm in or adjacent to a wetland 1. evaluate biosafety and human-wildlife-livestock

interface issues 2. speak with local farmers regarding animal

husbandry practices, health issues, their understanding of HPAI

3. evaluate socio-economic and livelihood issues of farmers and communication between farmers and authorities responsible for disease control

4. Visit local slaughterhouse and market

Mahbub/DLO Manikganj/Giashuddin BLRI

16:00 – 17:00 Group Discussion based on experience from field trip

Boripat Siriaroonrat

DAY 3, FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2012. The One Health approach, H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Globally & in Bangladesh.

08:00 – 08:45 Lecture 6: Drivers Associated With Disease Emergence – case studies (rabies and Ebola)

Boripat Siriaroonrat

Time Activity Presenter/facilitator

08:45 – 09:30 Lecture 7: Behaviour change, anthropology, & communication as an essential part of One Health projects in Bangladesh

Icddr,b

09:30 – 10:15 Lecture 8: The Role of Wild Birds in H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – a global perspective

Scott Newman

10:15 – 10:30 MORNING TEA

10:30 – 11:15 Lecture 9: Understanding H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Bangladesh

S Sayeemuddin

11:15 – 12:00 Review Session and Open Discussion Boripat Siriaroonrat

12:00 – 17:00 LUNCH and FREE TIME

DAY 4, SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2012. Changing Demographics, Farming Practices, Ecological Systems and the Implications for Health and Disease

09:00 – 09:30 Introduction to Problem Based Learning (PBL) Boripat Siriaroonrat

09:30 – 11:00 PBL 1: Environment & Ecology, changing dynamics and health systems

Md. Ahasanul Hoque/Sayeem

11:00 – 11:15 MORNING TEA

11:15 – 12:45 PBL 2: Anthrax: The Bangladesh Perspective Paritosh Biswas /Boripat Siriaroonrat

12:45 – 13:45 LUNCH

13:45 – 15:45 Group presentations and Discussion of PBLs 1 & 2 Boripat/Nitish

15:45 – 16:00 AFTERNOON TEA

16:00 – 16:45 Lecture 10: Designing an integrated disease outbreak investigation at the interface Criptosporiadiosis case study

Boripat Siriaroonrat/Zonaeed Siddiqi

16:45 – 17:30 Lecture 11: Designing a zoonotic disease prevention, control, and response plan at the interface

Lindsey McCrickard

DAY 5, SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2012. Field training day – visit to Gazipur National Park

07:00 – 17:00 Field visit Visit Gazipur National Park and identify key wild and domestic species at the interface in natural systems. Ongoing note taking on wildlife species characteristics and visit nearby village and explore peridomestic wild, or feral & livestock communities & contact interface with humans of

Tapan Kumar Dey

Time Activity Presenter/facilitator

different age and sex. Visit local health care facility

DAY 6, MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2012. Investigating the Role of bats in Emerging Zoonoses; Balancing ecology, conservation and public health interest

09:00 – 10:00 Group Discussion and preparation of key issues arising from field visit and observations

Lindsey McCrickard

10:00 – 10:45 Lecture 12: Bat Taxonomy, Biology, & Natural History Md Mahifizul Kabir/Arif

10:45 – 11:00 MORNING TEA

11:00 – 11:45 Lecture 13 :Ecosystem Services of Bats and their importance in pollination and food security, pest control, seed dispersal and forest regeneration

Boripat Siriaroonrat / Arif and Md Mahifizul Kabir

11:45 – 12:30 Lecture 14: A Review of Important Diseases Harbored by Bats

Lindsey McCrickard

12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH

13:30 – 15:00 PBL 3: Rabies Outbreak in Bangladesh Lindsey McCrickard/Be-nazir Ahmed

15:00 – 15:15 AFTERNOON TEA

15:15 – 17:00 PBL 3: Group presentations Lindsey McCrickard/Be-nazir Ahmed

DAY 7, TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2012. Surveillance, outbreak investigation and disease management at the One Health disease interface

09:00 – 10:30 PBL 4: Leptospirosis, food borne infections, and pesticide exposure along the market chain

Ahmad Riahan Sharif/Boripat/ Ataur (DAE)

10:30 – 12:00 Group presentations Nitish Debnath

12:00 – 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 – 14:00 Orientation and preparation for Nipah virus village field visit

Nitish/Mahbub

14:00 – 17:00 Travel to Nipah field trip site.

Time Activity Presenter/facilitator

DAY 8, WEDNESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2012. Practical training day: Nipah virus, bats and people

08:00 – 17:00 Field visit: Morning: Bat capture, handling and sampling Afternoon: Discussion with local community, health care workers, date palm sap collectors, etc. to evaluate socio-cultural aspects of Nipah virus exposure and understanding of risk. Also discuss approaches for increased awareness and education to minimize or prevent exposure in light of the local situation, including cost-benefits

Shahneaz Ali Khan/DLO Faridpur

DAY 9, THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2012..

09:00

13:00

13:00 14:00 14:00

Field Visit Group Discussion LUNCH Travel back training venue

Boripatt/Lindsey/Mahbub

DAY 10, FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2012. MORNING HALF DAY OFF

14:30 – 15:15 Lecture 15: Managing risk at the interface: Implications to One Health using examples

Musshtuq Husain/Anu Puri

15:15 - 15:30 TEA BREAK

15:45 – 16:30 Lecture 16: Risk Communication and Management of Politics in the Face of a One Health Crisis

Mushtuq Husain/Anu Puri

16:30 – 17:15 Lecture 17: Human – Wildlife Conflict in Bangladesh Anwarul Islam

DAY 11, SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2012. Importance of evidence based decision making in One Health: prevention and outbreak response - cooperation among agencies rationale and practical, fiscal and logistical planning, risk communication.

09:00 – 09:45 PBL 5: A) Design communication strategy for Natural

Resource Management, Public Health, and Livestock Service Authorities in the face of a Nipah outbreak.

Ahmad Riahan Sharif/Mahbub Alam/ICDDRB

09.:45 – 10:00 TEA BREAK

Time Activity Presenter/facilitator

10:00 – 10:45 B) Human- wildlife conflict and disease

Ahmad Riahan Sharif/Mahbub Alam/ICDDRB

10:45 – 12:15 PBL 5 : Group Presentations

12:15 – 13:00 Post course assessment

13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH

14:00 – 15:15 Two Working Groups: 1) Develop regional multisectoral project to address a

zoonoses 2) Develop a regional multisectoral project to address livestock/wildlife disease

Nitish/ Lindsey Boripat/ Garba

15:15 – 15:30 AFTERNOON TEA

15:30 – 16:30 Working Group Presentation 1 Working Group Presentation 2

16:30 – 17:00 WILD closing Session : Summary Key course learning achievements & highlights. Moderated open discussion on key topics Closing session and awards

Dominique Burgeon/Mat Yamage