Please re-post the following announcement- some of the info
was left out!
Thanks, Stephanie
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Dear marmamers,
Please excuse any double postings.
The following workshop will be held
prior to the upcoming SMM conference in
Workshop title: Conservation Medicine of Marine Mammals
Date: 28 November 2007
Workshop outline:
Conservation medicine is an
increasingly interdisciplinary field that studies the relationship between human
and animal health, and environmental conditions. In particular the
environmental causes of health problems are complex,global, and poorly
understood. Outbreaks in the last few years such as SARS (Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome) and the recent bird-flu pandemic illustrate the need to
document and understand these diseases for the benefit of both humans and
animals. Researchers are learning more about these pandemics in the terrestrial
environment, but due to the migratory nature of many marine species, such
events are difficult to understand in
the marine environment. As a result
there is still little documentation on diseases of wild marine mammals and
potential overlap with those from other
marine animals. However, such
disease events in marine systems appear on the increase in recent years,
possibly as a result of rising sea temperatures.
This workshop aims at information
exchange between researchers, gathering existing knowledge on diseases in
marine mammals, and identifying the areas
where future research efforts need
to concentrate.
We will have a morning of invited
paper presentations, but will allow for an open discussion forum in the
afternoon.
Workshop Fee: $30 USD
The deadline for abstract
submissions is: 20 June
For any further queries and to
submit abstracts please contact:
Stephanie Plön
Humewood
6013
Tel: +27-41-5840650
Fax: +27-41-5840661
E-mail: stephanie@bayworld.co.za