Attend the seminar on diseases transmitted to humans from food and animals
Researchers and experts from the DTU National Food Institute, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, and the Statens Serum Institute will present highlights from the annual report on zoonoses - diseases that can be transmitted from animals and food to humans - on Wednesday, 27 August, 2025

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 Institute
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/ Gitte Sørensen, Special Consultant, Statens Serum Institute
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!Contact
Brian Lassen Senior Researcher Mobile: +45 93511976 brlas@food.dtu.dk
Nicoline Munk Mikkelsen Research Assistant nimumi@food.dtu.dk