Symposium
Decision making on Foot and Mouth Disease: epidemiological and economic challenges
On October 4, Thanicha Chanchaidechachai will defend her PhD thesis on the Epidemiological and Economic Evaluation of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Thailand. Therefore you are invited to a special event, dedicated to share and discuss new insights about the control of Foot and Mouth Disease.
| 14.00 | Welcome, coffee and tea |
| 14.20 | Opening |
| Keynote presentations | |
| 14.30 | Jonathan Rushton (University of Liverpool): The global burden of FMD |
| 15.00 | Thanicha Chanchaidechachai (WUR): Integrating economics and epidemiology – The importance of compliance |
| 15.30 | Break |
| Worldwide presentations | |
| 16.00 | Henk Hogeveen (WUR): The role of economics and social sciences in the control of notifiable diseases |
| 16.15 | Chaidate Inchaisri (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand): Future challenges in FMD control under endemic circumstances – The situation in Thailand |
| 16.30 | Bart van den Borne (WUR): The re-emergence of FMD in Indonesia – A case study from West Java |
| 16.45 | Victoria Iriarte (WUR): Uruguay: Towards an FMDV free country without vaccination |
| 17.00 | Plenary discussion and questions |
| 17.15 | Closing and drinks |