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Hosted by the Houston Zoo, Inc. and the International Elephant Foundation
Sunday-Tuesday January 27-29, 2013
Monday is an open workshop for all participants.
Tuesday has two tracks – see schedule below.
Hotel:
Crowne Plaza River Oaks
2712 Southwest Freeway Houston TX 77098
Reservations: 1-877-270-1393
Special conference room rate, just $85 plus tax/night
Special rate only for 1/27 through 1/30
parking $4/night
Workshop Registration Cost: FREE
Includes: Conference attendance, snacks, breakfast and lunch
Wifi available in meeting room
Please make hotel reservations early – the cut off for the workshop group rate discount is January 13, 2012. After this date the cost of the rooms nearly doubles! To get the workshop group rate, You can book by phone or by clicking on the hotel name above to register online. If you call the hotel (713-523-8448), ask the reservations department to book rooms under the HOUSTON ZOO block.
NOTE: This meeting will build upon previous meetings and will not go over basic details of EEHV. For basic information on EEHV, please visit the main EEHV website: www.eehvinfo.com
Report from 7th Annual EEHV Workshop, Houston, January 2011
Summary from 8th Annual EEHV Workshop, Rotterdam, October 2011
Great seeing you in Rotterdam!
Registration for the EEHV Workshop is now closed. For late registration requests, please contact Lauren Howard at lhoward@houstonzoo.org
EEHV 2013 Workshop Agenda and Topic List
Ninth Annual EEHV International Workshop 2013
Houston, Texas
Hosted by Houston Zoo, Inc., and International Elephant Foundation
AGENDA
Schedule Overview
Sunday 1/27/13
Register and pick up your name tag, Hotel Lobby, 5:00 to 6:30 PM
Icebreaker, Hotel Hospitality Suite,* 6:30 to 8:30 PM
*Name tags available in Hospitality Suite after 6:30 PM
Monday 1/28/13
Breakfast 7:00 to 8:00 AM
Scientific Sessions 8:30 to 12:00 PM
Lunch Break 12:00 to 1:00 PM
Scientific Sessions 1:00 to 4:40 PM
Closing Remarks 4:40 to 5:00 PM
Tuesday 1/29/13
Breakfast 7:00 to 8:00 AM
DIVIDED GROUP DISCUSSIONS 8:00 to 12:00 PM
Veterinarians and Managers: Clinical EEHV Management and EEHV Preparedness
Researchers: Focused Research Discussions
Lunch Break 12:00 to 1:00 PM
Final Discussions as Indicated (both groups back together)
Closing Remarks 3:30 to 4:00 PM
Adjourn 4:00 PM
Full Schedule
Monday 1/28/13: General Updates
Breakfast: 7:00 to 8:15
Opening Remarks: 8:15 to 8:30 Rick Barongi (Director, Houston Zoo)
SESSION 1: Clinical Updates on EEHV and Epidemiology (8:30 to 10:00 AM)
Ramiro Isaza, DVM, Dipl. ACZM, University of Florida College of Veterinary medicine
Preliminary Results of Multiyear EEHV Epidemiology Study in Asian elephants (20 min)
Lauren Howard, DVM, Dipl. ACZM, Associate Veterinarian, Houston Zoo
EEHV By the Numbers: EEHV Case Definitions and the Impact of EEHV on the Captive Asian Elephant Population in North America (20 min)
Sharon Redrobe, BVetMed, CertLAS DZooMed,MRCVS, Zoological Director, Twycross Zoo
EEHV-5 Associated Calf Fatality in a Herd of Captive Asian elephants (20 min)
Jo Mejia-Fava, Founder, Animal Necessity, Resident, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
Possible Anti-herpetic and Immune Supplementation using Shana Vet and Imuno-2865 in Captive Asian elephants (15 min)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (15 MINUTES)
Mid-Morning Break (10:00 to 10:30 am)
SESSION 2: Updates on EEHV Sub-Types and Prevalence in the US & Range Countries (10:30 AM to 12:00 PM)
Paul Ling, PhD, Department of Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine
Detection of EEHV Infection Among Healthy Asian Elephants in South India (20 min)
Simon Y. Long, MLAS, VMD, Pathology Post-Doctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
High Level Genetic Variability Amongst Nine Cases of Fatal EEHV Hemorrhagic Disease in Wild and Orphan Asian Elephants in Southern India (20 min)
Virginia Pearson, Guest Researcher, Princeton University
Elephant Herpesviruses EEHV2, EEHV3A, EEHV3B (a new subspecies), EEHV6, EEHV7A, EEHV7B (a new subspecies) and EGHV1A, EGHV1B (a new species), EGHV2, EGHV4 Found in Tissue Biopsies and Saliva from African Elephants In Kenya and America (20 min)
Joseph Hicks, BS, DVM Candidate 2014, Texas A&M University (summer student at BCM)
Detection of EEHV in Trunk Wash Secretions from Captive African Elephants (20 min)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (10 MIN)
Lunch Break (12:00 to 1:00 PM)
SESSION 2: Updates on EEHV Sub-Types and Prevalence in the US & Range Countries, continued
(1:00 to 1:50 PM)
Gary S. Hayward, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Multiple New Variants and Sub-types of Elephant Gammaherpesviruses (EGHVs) and Deltaherpesviruses (EEHVs) (20 min)
Gary S. Hayward, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Both Benign Lung and Skin Nodules from African Elephants Contain Multiple Strains and Sub-types of EEHV2, EEHV3, EEHV6, and EEHV7 that are Genetically Very Distinct from EEHVs Found in Asian Elephants (20 min)
QUESTION AND ANSWERS (10 min)
SESSION 3: EEHV Advances in the Laboratory (1:50 to 3:00 PM)
Carolyn Cray, PhD, Professor of Clinical Pathology and Microbiology & Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Acute Phase Protein Expression During EEHV-1 Viremia in Asian Elephants (20 min)
Sally Nofs, DVM, Department of Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine
Prenatal Passive Transfer of Maternal Immunity in Asian Elephants (20 min)
Dr. Byron E.E Martina, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Netherlands
Development of an ELISA for Detection of Antibodies Against EEHV (20 min)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (10 min)
Mid-Afternoon Break (3:00 to 3:30 PM)
SESSION 4: Public Messaging on EEHV and Funding Needs (3:30 to 4:40 PM)
Jon Cracknell, BVMS CertVA CertZooMed MRCVS, Director of Animal Operations, Longleat Safari and Adventure Park
www.eehvinfo.com: Update on the Successes and Failings of the EEHV Website (20 min)
Jill Alread, APR, President, Public Communications, Inc.
The EEHV Story….. That You Should Help Tell (20 min)
Paul Ling, PhD, Department of Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine
Financial Needs for EEHV Research (15 min)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (15 min)
Closing Remarks 4:40 to 5:00 PM
Dinner on Own
Tuesday 1/29/13: Focused Discussions/Activities
Breakfast 7:00 to 8:00 AM
Veterinarians and Managers
Clinical and Management Oriented Discussion
Mid-morning Break 10:00 to 10:30 AM
EEHV-preparedness discussion and EEHV-drill
Researchers: Focused Discussions (in smaller group, invitation only):
Discussion Goal: To have focused, facilitated discussion about the state of these areas, the current findings, why things aren’t happening or working, and what specifically can be done to get answers (with to-do lists and follow-up).
8:00 to 10:30 AM : Four topics to discuss:
Antiviral efficacy
Vaccine development
Serologic Evaluation and Immune Response
Virus cultivation
Mid-morning Break 10:00 to 10:30 AM
Discussion Continued.
Lunch at Hotel (12:00 to 1:00 PM)
Afternoon (1:00 to 3:30 PM) Both Groups Back Together at Hotel
Summary of EEHV Drill Experience and Discussion
Summary of Research Discussion
Revisit Goals from Last Workshop
Further Discussions as Indicated
Closing Remarks (3:30 to 4:00 PM)
Adjourn (4:00 PM)