Rita Tinoco Torres, CESAM researcher and professor at the Department of Biology of the University of Aveiro, and Ana M. Figueiredo, CESAM researcher, participated in the 9th World One Health Congress, held from 4 to 7 September at the Lisbon Congress Centre, where experts from around the world gathered to turn the One Health vision into a reality.
Over four days, the congress featured a dynamic and forward-looking programme, with a wide range of parallel sessions covering topics ranging from the importance of preparedness for a new pandemic to innovation in One Health and the transmission of zoonoses at the science-policy interface, a particularly relevant area within this field.
The event fostered discussions on the main challenges facing the One Health approach, facilitated the sharing of cutting-edge research, and highlighted policy developments shaping the future of human, animal, and environmental health. Internationally renowned scientists, policymakers, and opinion leaders played a central role in identifying and defining emerging challenges.
Rita T. Torres presented the poster “LAND-AMR: Predicting wildlife-mediated antimicrobial resistance through landscape connectivity”, while Ana M. Figueiredo presented the poster “Inside the Pig Gut: Molecular Detection of Intestinal Microeukaryotes in Farmed Sows from Cyprus”, resulting from her participation in a Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM) of the COST Action “Blastocystis under One Health”.
The 10th World One Health Congress will take place in Brisbane, Australia, from 10 to 13 October 2028.
“Together, WE ARE One Health!”
News article by Rita Tinoco Torres, CESAM researcher and professor at the Department of Biology of the University of Aveiro, and vice-coordinator of Research Cluster 4 – Environmental Monitoring, Health and Risk Assessment.