Attend the seminar on diseases transmitted to humans from food and animals

Every year, humans are affected by diseases transmitted from the food we eat or from animals in our surroundings. Gravlax and minced beef were the two major contributors to last year's human outbreaks. At the seminar on 27 August 2025, researchers and experts will present the latest knowledge about pathogenic microorganisms in food, animals, and humans in Denmark.

The seminar will be in Danish and take place at DTU on Wednesday, 27 August, from 1 PM to 4 PM. You can participate physically in Lyngby or join online. Participation is free.

Program 

1:00 – 1:05 Welcome
by Brian Lassen, Senior Researcher, DTU National Food Institute

1:05 -1:20 Highlights from the Zoonosis Situation in Denmark 2024 
by Brian Lassen, Senior Researcher, DTU National Food Institute

1:20 - 1:45 Foodborne Outbreaks 2024 
by Luise Müller, Epidemiologist, Statens Serum Institut

1:45 – 2:05 Listeria Monitoring and Interventions 
by Lisbeth Truelstrup Hansen / Paw Dalgaard, Professor, DTU National Food Institute

2:05 – 2:20 Trichinella and Echinococcus 
by Heidi Huus Petersen, Academic Staff, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration

2:20 – 2:50 Break

2:50 – 3:05 Campylobacter Interventions and Monitoring: Interventions from Farm-to-Fork 
by Brian Lassen, Senior Researcher, DTU National Food Institute

3:05 – 3:15 Campylobacter epidemiology in poultry production investigated by sequence-based typing
v/ Katrine Grimstrup Joensen, microbiologist, Statens Serum Institut

3:20 – 3:35 Vector-borne Zoonoses in Denmark 
by Rene Bødker, Senior Researcher, University of Copenhagen

3:35 – 3:55 Non-foodborne Zoonoses and New Diseases and Threats by TBD

3:55 - 4:00 Thank you for today 
by Brian Lassen, Senior Researcher, DTU National Food Institute

Registration 

Participation is free, but registration is required. Register for the seminar: Sign up HERE!