DACH epidemiology conference

Current events such as the outbreak of African swine fever or the rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic clearly show that animal diseases and zoonoses not only have very large biological impacts, but also enormous economic and social impacts. Human behavior and the motivation of those involved play a crucial role in preventing and combating diseases. For a holistic understanding of the connections, collaboration between epidemiology, medicine/veterinary medicine and social sciences is required. The conference offers an overview of the use of social-scientific methods in veterinary epidemiology. In doing so, it contributes to better networking between specialist areas and to more efficient promotion of human and animal health. For this conference we would like to invite five well-known scientists with whom scientific collaborations are also planned.