ModAH Conference 2026 - Sciencesconf.org

9:00 - 12:20 (3h20)

ModAH Hub satellite event

Discover the ModAH Hub initiative and webinar series, exchange ideas on ongoing working groups, and help shape future collaborative activities.

12:20 - 13:45 (1h25)

Lunch (for participants to the ModAH Hub satellite event)

13:45 - 14:00 (15min)

Opening

Auditorium

14:00 - 14:45 (45min)

Keynote#1 - Multiscale data integration for predictive modeling of zoonotic disease

Auditorium

Barbara Han

14:45 - 15:45 (1h)

Spatial invasion and disease spread in connected landscapes

Auditorium

Rowland Kao

› Assessing the impact of epidemiological indicators on aquatic animal disease dispersal using a coupled hydrodynamic-particle tracking model - Samuel Shute, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science [Weymouth] 14:45-15:05 (20min)

› Cryptic invasion and evolutionary dynamics of peste des petits ruminants virus across Europe - Claire Guinat, UMR IHAP 15:05-15:25 (20min)

› Mitigating the Impact of OsHV-1 on Pacific Oyster Production Using a Spatial Compartmental Modelling Approach - Jules Trillaud, Unité Adaptation Santé des Invertébrés Marins 15:25-15:45 (20min)

15:45 - 16:05 (20min)

Flash Posters

Auditorium

› PARAMETRA: a parameter database for livestock disease modelling - Natalia Ciria, Animal Health and Anatomy Department, Autonomous University of Barcelona 15:45-15:47 (02min)

› Long-term spatial social network analysis of large herbivore species in an African savanna landscape - Victor Mose, African Conservation Centre 15:47-15:49 (02min)

› Genetic parameter estimation for susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) under simulated dairy herd transmission - Yuqi Gao, Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] 15:49-15:51 (02min)

› Comparing Between-Farm HPAI Transmission Kernels Across Epidemics in France - Pletts Sarah, Interactions hôtes-agents pathogènes [Toulouse] 15:51-15:53 (02min)

› Modeling direct cross-transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria at the animal–human interface: case studies on pig and chicken production in high and low/middle income countries. - Subhasish Basak, INRAE, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, SAVE 15:53-15:55 (02min)

› FAO's Risk Monitor: Early Warning System to Reduce Food Security Impacts - Amy Delgado, FAO Animal Production and Health Division 15:55-15:57 (02min)

› Predicting Species-Specific Avian Influenza Pathogenesis using Within-Host Modelling - Harry Walton, University of Warwick 15:57-15:59 (02min)

› Do epidemiological data combined with whole genome sequencing data allow for the reconstruction of the transmission history of the SB0999 genotype of Mycobacterium bovis in south-western France? - Camille Boyer, EPIMIM Unit, Laboratory for Animal Health, Paris-Est University 15:59-16:01 (02min)

› Potential of accelerometer collars as a source of data for syndromic surveillance of emerging infectious diseases in dairy cattle - Julie Teresa SHAPIRO, Unité Epidémiologie et Appui à la Surveillance 16:01-16:03 (02min)

› Obtaining clues on distance-dependent transmission routes by fitting transmission kernels - Thomas Hagenaars, Wageningen BioVeterinary Research 16:03-16:05 (02min)

16:05 - 17:00 (55min)

Coffee break & Posters

17:00 - 18:20 (1h20)

Cattle health: transmission, control and decision support

Auditorium

Egil Fischer

› Heterogeneity in transmission and diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis in Irish cattle herds - Miriam Casey, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland 17:00-17:20 (20min)

› Connect'BRD: A sensor-informed mechanistic modelling framework for decision support in bovine respiratory disease management - Sébastien Picault, Biologie, Epidémiologie et analyse de risque en Santé Animale 17:20-17:40 (20min)

› Epidemiological impact of Neospora caninum in Victorian Dairy Farms: Modelling Effective Control Strategies - Pedro De Oliveira Nogueira, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Werribee 17:40-18:00 (20min)

› Selective culling and the potential persistence of lumpy skin disease in cattle herds: insights from a mechanistic transmission model - Clara Delecroix, Interactions hôtes-agents pathogènes [Toulouse] 18:00-18:20 (20min)

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