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The Livestock Revolution, Sustainable Development, Zoonotic Disease
Conference Audio and Video - Bruno Chomel
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Bruno Chomel, DVM, PhD University of California, Davis
Audio of Dr. Chomel's lecture (MP3 format; 26 minutes) Video of Dr. Chomel's lecture (RealVideo format; 26 minutes) |
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Biography After graduating from the Lyon Veterinary School in 1977, Dr. Chomel received his DVM in 1978 from Claude Bernard University in Lyon, France. In 1979, he became a faculty member of the Lyon Veterinary School, where he stayed until 1990, becoming Professor and Chair of the Infectious Diseases Department in 1989, the same year he received his Doctorate of Sciences (Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches). While on the faculty at the Lyon's Veterinary School, he received a MS in Microbiology from the Pasteur Institute in Paris (1981), a MS in Immunology from the Claude Bernard University of Lyon (1982) and his PhD in Microbiology from Claude Bernard University in Lyon (1984). He also served for 2 years as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for the Centers for Disease control and Prevention in Atlanta. Dr. Chomel served as a consultant in several international organizations during his tenure at the School of Veterinary Medicine in Lyon, including the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United Nations Development Program, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and NGOs such as Bioforce and Vétérinaires sans Frontières. Dr. Chomel joined the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California , Davis in 1990. Dr. Chomel is Professor of Zoonoses at that Institution, where his research centers on cat scratch disease and Bartonella infections in domestic animals and wildlife, the epidemiology of rabies and plague and zoonoses of wildlife. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. He is the Director of the World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) Collaborating Center on New and Emerging Zoonoses since 1997 and was the Director of the Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine at UC-Davis from 1998 until 2001. |
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Abstract Wildlife Diseases - Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonoses from Wildlife Reservoirs Most emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, with wildlife constituting a large and often unknown reservoir. Wildlife can also be a source for re-emergence of previously controlled zoonoses. Although the discovery of such zoonoses is often related to better diagnostic tools, man-made modifications to natural habitats and human behaviors are the leading causes of emergence. It includes expansion of human populations and encroachment on wildlife habitat, changes in agricultural practices and trade globalization. However, wildlife trade and translocation, live animal and bushmeat markets, consumption of exotic foods, development of ecotourism, and access to petting zoos, as well as ownership of exotic pets are now important factors to consider for such an emergence. Education of the general public about the risks associated with wildlife, bushmeat and exotic pet trades as well as the implementation of proper surveillance systems are greatly needed to reduce the risk of emerging zoonoses. |
