2017 CAHLN Annual Meeting

University of Manitoba

June 10-13, 2018

2018/06/10 08:30:00

17th CAHLN Annual Meeting

Adapting to Emerging Animal Diseases

It is a pleasure to invite you to the 17^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians Network (CAHLN) to take place in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba.

The CAHLN Annual Meeting is a forum for knowledge exchange and networking among animal health laboratorians from across Canada, providing valuable continuing education to those working in both research and diagnostic laboratories. The meeting is an ideal setting for graduate students to present their research and discuss it with experts in their field of study.

In addition to the scientific program, the CAHLN annual meeting includes a welcome reception, networking sessions, industry exhibits, banquet and post-conference tour.

We invite you to register and submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation at the meeting.

Please share the invite with your colleagues and print a poster to display in your workplace.

We look forward to seeing you in June!

Sincerely,

Dr. Neil Pople
Chair, 17^th CAHLN Annual Meeting
neil.pople@gov.mb.ca

Photo Album

Stay tuned for Conference Pictures!

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Agenda Overview

Sunday June 10, 2018 @ Canad Inns Destination Centre Fort Garry

08:00 – 16:30	Canadian Association of Veterinary Pathologists Meeting @ Canad Inns (separate registration; contact mspinato@uoguelph.ca)
15:00 – 16:00	Registration
16:00 – 19:00	Welcome Reception (Room: Ambassador A)

Monday June 11, 2018 @ University Centre, University of Manitoba

7:45 – 10:00	Registration
8:00 – 8:15	Official Opening and Welcome
8:15 – 10:00	Plenary Session 1
10:00 – 10:30	Health Break, Poster Viewing, Trade show and Networking
10:30 – 12:00	Plenary Session 2
12:00 – 13:45	Lunch, CAHLN Business Meeting
13:45 – 15:00	Scientific Session 1
15:00 – 15:30	Health Break, Poster Viewing, Trade show and Networking
15:30 – 17:00	Scientific Session 2
17:30 – 20:00	CAHSN Executive Board Face-to-Face Meeting (by invitation only)

Tuesday June 12, 2018 @ University Centre, University of Manitoba

8:15 – 8:30	Greetings
8:30 – 10:00	Scientific Session 3
10:00 – 10:30	Health Break, Poster Viewing, Trade show and Networking
10:30 – 11:30	Scientific Session 4
11:30 – 13:30	Lunch, TSE Meeting (by invitation)
13:30 – 15:00	Scientific Session 5
15:00 – 15:30	Health Break, Poster Viewing, Trade show and Networking
15:30 – 16:45	Scientific Session 6
18:00 – 21:00	CAHLN Gala and Awards Presentation @ Canad Inns Destination Centre Fort Garry, Ambassador F

Wednesday June 13, 2018 @ University Centre, University of Manitoba

8:45 – 10:00	Scientific Session 7
10:00 – 10:30	Health Break and Networking
10:30 – 12:00	Maintaining Mental and Behavioural Wellness
12:00 – 12:10	CAHLN 2018 Closing Remarks
12:10 – 13:00	Boxed lunch

Invited Speakers

Monday, June 11, 2018

Time	Speaker	Topic
8:00-8:15	Neil Pople Veterinary Diagnostic Services, Manitoba Agriculture	Greetings and Opening Remarks
8:15-8:45	Miriam Sweetnam Dairy Farmer’s of Manitoba	Major Disease Events from a Livestock Producer’s Point of View
8:45-9:30	Hana Weingartl CFIA, NCFAD	Current Activities at the NCFAD’s Special Pathogens Unit
9:30-10:00	Megan Bergman Manitoba Agriculture	Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea: The Manitoba Experience
10:00-10:30	Health Break	N/A
10:30-11:15	John Prescott Ontario Veterinary College	Antimicrobial Stewardship and the Role of Veterinary Laboratories
11:15-12:00	Wayne Lees	Building a Collaborative Regional Animal Health Intelligence Network in Western Canada

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Time

Speaker

Topic

8:30-9:15

Oliver Lung

CFIA-NCFAD

High Throughput Sequencing Of Viral Genomes at the CFIA National Centre for

Foreign Animal Disease Containment Level 3 Laboratory

13:30-14:00

Heidi Wood

National Microbiology Laboratory

Naturally-Acquired Immunity to Rabies Virus – A Large-Scale Assessment of Nunavik’s Inuit Population Engaged in High-Risk Hunting and Trapping Activities

Scientific & Poster Sessions

Scientific Sessions

Session 1: June 11 (13:45 – 15:00)
Title	Presenter	Time
Surviving and thriving in a bacteriology lab: how busy is our busy today?	Anatoliy Trokhymchuk	13:45-14:00
Upcoming changes to antimicrobial prescription regulations in Canada: business challenge or a business opportunity for an animal health diagnostic laboratory?	Anatoliy Trokhymchuk	14:00-14:15
Evaluation of antimicrobial resistance profile of Mannheimia haemolytica using broth dilution method and nanopore whole genome sequencing	Musangu Ngeleka	14:15-14:30
Kitten colitis associated with Clostridium piliforme	Yanyun Huang	14:30-14:45
Equine congenital papilloma: A case report with literature review	Ahmad R. Movasseghi	14:45-15:00

Session 2: June 11 (15:30 – 17:00)
Title	Presenter	Time
Development of a multivalent capripoxvirus vaccine to protect against sheeppox, goatpox, peste des petits ruminants and Rift Valley fever	Shawn Babiuk	15:30-15:45
Whole genome sequencing gives crucial details that improves porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) classification compared to ORF5 gene sequencing	Chantale Provost	15:45-16:00
Incursion of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease in Canada	Aruna Ambagala	16:00-16:15
Maximizing submission information received at a veterinary diagnostic lab	Jim Fairles	16:15-16:30
Practical recommendations for diagnostic animal health laboratory submission forms to enhance/optimize data for disease surveillance	Theresa Burns	16:30-17:00

Session 3: June 12 (8:30 – 10:00)
Title	Presenter	Time
High Throughput Sequencing Of Viral Genomes at the CFIA National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease Containment Level 3 Laboratory	Oliver Lung	8:30-9:15
A novel Coronavirus associated with a mass die off of Canada Geese and Snow Geese	Amber Papineau*	9:15-9:30
Virus detection in bovine respiratory disease using high throughput sequencing	Maodong Zhang*	9:30-9:45
Emerging and Re-emerging Disease Diagnostic Test Development	Brad Pickering	9:45-10:00

*Graduate Student

Session 4: June 12 (10:30 – 11:30)
Title	Presenter	Time
Fully automated and integrated detection and subtyping of avian influenza viruses on a microfluidic platform	Cody Buchanan	10:30-10:45
Fully automated and integrated multiplex detection of high consequence livestock viral genomes on a microfluidic platform	Mathew Fisher	10:45-11:00
Early detection of slowly replicating virus by combining culture methods with time-monitored RT-qPCR – The Infectious Salmon Anaemia virus model.	Mark Laflamme	11:00-11:15
Development of two multiplex assays for bovine viruses using fluidic bead based technology	Dante Mateo	11:15-11:30

Session 5: June 12 (13:30 – 15:00)
Title	Presenter	Time
Naturally-Acquired Immunity to Rabies Virus – A Large-Scale Assessment of Nunavik’s Inuit Population Engaged in High-Risk Hunting and Trapping Activities	Heidi Wood	13:30-14:00
Validation of diagnostic assays for Senecavirus A (SVA) and pathogenesis studies in pigs using 2015 Canadian isolate of SVA	Kate Hole	14:00-14:15
Differentiating singleton reactors from true positives for antibodies to Swine Vesicular Disease Virus	Romaine Edirmanasinghe	14:15-14:30
Generation of monoclonal antibodies against foot-and-mouth disease virus SAT 2 and development of a lateral flow strip test for virus detection	Ming Yang	14:30-14:45
Validation of a virus neutralization test (VNT) for detection of antibodies to swine vesicular disease virus	Thanuja Ambagala	14:45-15:00

Session 6: June 12 (15:30 – 16:30)
Title	Presenter	Time
A single-tube triplex real-time PCR assay for differential detection of highly virulent Chinese strains of pseudorabies virus	Mathieu Pinette	15:30-15:45
Evaluation of meat juice as a diagnostic sample for the detection of African swine fever	Melissa Goolia	15:45-16:00
An invitation to the AHL Guelph Postmortem Laboratory FAD Emergency Exercise – Lessons learned	Julie-Hélène Fairbrother	16:00-16:30

Session 7: June 13 (8:45 – 10:00)
Title	Presenter	Time
Development of a recombinant nucleocapsid based indirect ELISA for the detection of antibodies to avian metapneumovirus subtypes, A, B, and C	Wanhong Xu	8:45-9:00
Development of Indirect ELISAs to Detect Antibodies against Emerging Zoonotic Viruses in Swine	Greg Smith	9:00-9:15
Development of a competitive cELISA for detection of Rift Valley fever virus specific antibodies	Thang Truong	9:15-9:30
Lessons learned from 4 years of communicating surveillance information to veterinarians and producers in Ontario	Melanie Barham	9:30-10:00

Poster Session

Poster Session: June 11 and 12
Title	Presenter
Monitoring virulence profiles and antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic Escherichia coli from pigs in Québec	John Morris Fairbrother
A single-tube triplex real-time PCR assay for differential detection of highly virulent Chinese strains of pseudorabies virus	Mathieu Pinette
Risk assessment for the incursion and establishment of orbiviruses in Ontario. Canada: serosurveillance in cervids and cattle and characterization of current vector composition and distribution	Samantha E. Allen*
Culture, antimicrobial susceptibility, and molecular typing of Paenibacillus larvae	Durda Slavic
Molecular typing of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae field strains using p146gene sequencing	Hugh Cai
Development of TaqMan qPCR for the detection of mycoplasma hyosynoviae from swine clinical samples	Hugh Cai
Aethina tumida (small hive beetle) PCR and COI sequencing identification	Hugh Cai
A decision support framework to predict the risk of avian influenza outbreaks	Samira Yousefi*
Development of isotype specific ELISAs for swine vesicular disease virus antibody detection using non-infectious virus like particle antigen for reduction of singleton reactors	Ming Yang
Causes of morbidity and mortality in captive psittacines submitted to the Ontario veterinary college teaching hospital	Daniel Gibson*
Validation of a blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibodies to foot-and-mouth disease virus non-structural proteins	Romaine Edirmanasinghe
A study of the indigenous fauna of Culicoides midges in Canada	Aruna Ambagala

* Graduate Student

Accomodation

Hotels

Method of Reservation

Shuttle

Price

On-Campus Residence: Mary Speechly Hall (MSH)

101 Arthur V. Mauro Residence
120 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 6B3

T: 204-474-6404 or 204-474-9922

E: conference.residence@umanitoba.ca

Click Here for Booking Link

No Shuttle Service available.

Parking is $12 per day, weekends and evenings (after 4:30pm) are free.

$45.00 + taxes

Limited number of rooms available, will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis

Canad Inns Destination Centre Fort Garry

1824 Pembina Hwy
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2G2

T: 204-261-7450 or 1-888-332-2623

E: guestservicesfg@canadinns.com

Group number: 275875

Cut-off date: May 10, 2018

Complimentary Airport or anywhere within a 10 mile radius is available. Reservation required.

$109.00 Single/Double Occupancy + taxes

$10.00 per person up to quad occupancy

$4.99 for weekday Breakfast at Aaltos

Holiday Inn Winnipeg South

1330 Pembina Hwy
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2B4

T: 204-452-4747 or 1-800-423-1337

E: abbyz.sales@hiws.ca

Click Here for Booking Link

Cut-off date: May 14, 2018

Complimentary Airport and local area shuttle service is available. Reservation required.

$124.95 Single/Double Occupancy + taxes

Includes breakfast

Abstract & Poster Guidelines

Abstract

Click Here to upload and submit your abstract.

Please use the following instructions in the formatting of the abstract:

Use MS Word, Font-Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1 inch margin.
Title of the abstract in bold letters.
Name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s), type the first name and last name of each author.
Follow each author with a numbered affiliation, e.g. 1, 2, etc. and indicate the affiliation in a footnote.
Maximum of 350 words.

The Organizing Committee reserves the right to accept or reject individual abstracts and to determine the day and time of presentation.

Poster

Each author will have a useable area measuring 3’10 » (116.84 cm) wide x 3’8″ (111.76 cm) high.

Awards

Graduate Student Travel Awards

Applications to be considered for Graduate Student Travel Awards for the 2018 Annual CAHLN Meeting at the Animal Health Laboratory, Winnipeg, MB from June 10-13, 2018 are now open.

The travel awards are intended to help defray the cost of travel and lodging for students traveling to the Annual CAHLN meeting from sites distant to the host site, encouraging student excellence in their laboratory discipline, developing presentation skills (verbal, written, organizational), and promoting networking of students with veterinary laboratorians. This year, funds are available for 2 travel awards of $500 each.

Trainees in a Master’s, PhD or residency program enrolled in any discipline in veterinary laboratory medicine including epidemiology, immunology, microbiology (bacteriology, food safety, mycology and virology), molecular diagnostics, parasitology, pathology (anatomic and clinical), public health, and toxicology are encouraged to apply.

To apply for a CAHLN Graduate Student Travel Award:

Register for the meeting and submit an abstract. (Payment can be deferred until the abstract is accepted).
Following submission of your abstract, please send an e-mail to the Awards Committee of CAHLN, c/o Dr. Neil Pople at neil.pople@gov.mb.ca indicating that you are applying for a graduate student travel award. Attach the following 3 additional documents:

A brief letter of intent (500 words maximum) that includes a description of your views on the role of animal health laboratories in responding to emerging diseases.
A brief curriculum vitae.
A letter of support from your mentor.

The deadline for receipt of all application materials is May 1, 2018 (the deadline for submission of Annual Meeting abstracts).

CAHLN Graduate Student Presentation Award

A plaque is awarded annually to a graduate student based on the quality of their presentation at the CAHLN annual meeting. For this year there will be one oral presentation award and one poster presentation award. Presentations are judged on the originality of the subject, contribution of the presentation to our knowledge base, the student’s understanding and delivery of the topic, and ability to answer questions.

Laboratorian of the Year

Who can be nominated: Anyone who has made a significant contribution to animal health laboratory medicine in Canada. A nominee can be an outstanding diagnostician, educator, researcher, mentor of future laboratorians, or other contributor to the field.

How to nominate: Send a brief letter of support outlining the nominee’s accomplishments, along with the nominee’s CV, to the Awards Committee of CAHLN, by sending an e-mail to Dr. Neil Pople to neil.pople@gov.mb.ca before May 1, 2018. Please write “Laboratorian of the Year” as the subject title.

Extra Activities

About Winnipeg

Winnipeg is a culturally diverse city with more than 100 languages and nationalities represented throughout the region. Winnipeg is known for its unique winter experiences, flourishing arts scene, colourful festivals, and character neighbourhoods, as well as its green spaces and access to outdoor activities. The city features more than 1,100 restaurants as well as numerous world-class attractions, museums, theatres, sports venues and night clubs.

Known as the “cultural cradle of Canada”, Winnipeg is home to Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and so much more. Newer attractions include the world-class Canadian Museum for Human Rights, which is Canada’s first national museum built outside the capital region, and Journey to Churchill at Assiniboine Park Zoo, which is the world’s most comprehensive Arctic species exhibit.

Dining

Winnipeg’s top-notch food scene tantalizes every taste bud. Sample exotic dishes at authentic mom-and-pop restaurants, bite into innovative tapas at trendy bistros and dine with gourmands at hot spots manned by the city’s top chefs. For restaurant guides, search for eateries by category in the dining section here.

Some suggestions around the conference area include: