Conference Programme


In the lab. Post mortem. In the field.

Conference topics will include:

M.bovis - basic science
Diagnostics - new and innovative techniques
Vaccination - domestic and wild animal species
Wildlife - its role in epidemiology
Wildlife - preventing infection from wildlife sources
Tb surveillance - herd testing, meat inspection and wildlife surveys
Tb control strategies - New Zealand as a case study
Progress in Tb control - international trends
Issues for Tb control - international trade and regulations, importance as a zoonosis, attitudes of society and farmers

Conference programme

The Fifth International M.bovis Conference will be held at Te Papa, New Zealand's national museum. The conference will take place over four days and will open on Tuesday 25 August 2009 at 9 am and close on Friday 28 August at 1 pm. Download a copy of the conference programme for details on sessions.

The conference's call for abstracts is now open. Abstracts must be submitted by 30 April 2009.