One Health -Advanced Themes in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology

Course Syllabus

Lecturer

Topic

 

Day 1 Sunday 20.7.2025

Prof. Eric Sampane-Donkor,

Prof. Khitam Muhsen

  • One Health approach in infectious diseases epidemiology

  • The relationship between human, animal, and environmental health.

  • Zoonotic infections, reservoir and direct and indirect routes of transmission.

8:30-10:00

 

Break

10:00-10:30

Prof. Eric Sampane-Donkor

Prof. Khitam Muhsen

Surveillance of zoonotic diseases (laboratory-based, syndromic, environmental, sero-surveillance)

10:30-12:00

 

Break

12:00-12:30

Prof. Eric Sampane-Donkor

Prof. Khitam Muhsen

Surveillance of zoonotic diseases (cont.)

12:30-14:00

Day 2 Monday 21.7.2025

Prof. Michal Mandelboim

Viral respiratory zoonotic diseases

8:30-10:00

 

Break

10:00-10:30

Dr. Yaniv Lustig

Environmental factors influencing disease transmission: Vector-borne diseases

10:30-12:00

 

Break

12:00-12:30

Prof. Uri Obolski

Mathematical models to predict vector-borne disease transmission

12:30-14:00

Day 3 Tuesday 22.7.2025

Prof. Eric Sampane-Donkor

Prof. Dani Cohen

Zoonotic foodborne disease

 

8:30-10:00

 

Break

10:00-10:30

Prof. Eric Sampane-Donkor

Prof. Dani Cohen

The role of the animal reservoir in food security and zoonotic disease prevention.

10:30-12:00

 

Break

12:00-12:30

Dr. Mark Smolinski

Ms. Nomita Divi

Participatory surveillance toward rapid risk assessment and response

12:30-14:00

Day 4 Wednesday 23.7.2025

Prof. Eric Sampane-Donkor

Prof. Amos Adler

Environmental factors influencing disease transmission: Hospital-acquired infections

8:30-10:00

 

Break

10:00-10:30

Prof. Eric Sampane-Donkor

Prof. Amos Adler

The relationship between antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animals, the environment and humans

10:30-12:00

 

Break

12:00-12:30

Prof. Eric Sampane-Donkor

Prof. Khitam Muhsen

Prof. Amos Adler

Exercise: Epidemiological investigation of epidemics - the “One Health” approach (case studies)

12:30-14:00

Day 5 Thursday 24.7.2025

Prof. Eric Sampane-Donkor

Prof. Dani Cohen

The role of vaccines in prevention and control of zoonotic diseases

8:30-10:00

 

Break

10:00-10:30

Prof. Eric Sampane-Donkor

Prof. Khitam Muhsen

Prof. Dani Cohen

Students' presentations

10:30-12:00

 

Break

12:00-12:30

Prof. Eric Sampane-Donkor

Prof. Khitam Muhsen

Prof. Dani Cohen

Review and conclusions

Certificate ceremony and class photo

12:30-13:15

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