View the programme and register for the seminar on zoonotic diseases
Researchers and experts from, among others, the DTU National Food Institute, the Danish Veterinary, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Agency, and Statens Serum Institut will present highlights from the annual report on zoonoses – diseases that can be transmitted to humans by animals and food – on 18 June 2026. You can now view the full programme.
The Annual Report on Zoonoses in Denmark provides an overview of the monitoring of zoonoses in Denmark across humans, animals and food. Photo: DTU National Food Institute
Tuesday 09 June 2026
Lene Hundborg Koss
People are regularly affected by diseases transmitted from the food we eat or from animals in our surroundings.
The zoonoses report, “Annual Report on Zoonoses in Denmark”, provides an overview of the monitoring of zoonoses in Denmark across humans, animals and food.
The report is based on close One Health collaboration between authorities and research institutions. One Health is an approach that views the health of humans, animals and the environment as closely interconnected. The report supports prevention, risk assessment and decision-making across sectors.
The seminar will be held in Danish and will present highlights from 2025, based on the cross-sectoral surveillance on which the report is based. At the seminar, researchers and experts will present the latest knowledge on pathogenic microorganisms in food, animals and humans in Denmark.
The seminar will take place at DTU on Thursday 18 June 2026 from 13:30 to 16:30. You can attend in person at DTU in Lyngby or join online. The seminar will be conducted Danish.
13:30 – 13:35 Welcome
by Camilla Thougaard Vester, Academic Officer, DTU National Food Institute
13:35 – 13:50 Highlights from the zoonosis situation in Denmark
by Camilla Thougaard Vester, Academic Officer, DTU National Food Institute
13:50 – 14:15 Foodborne outbreaks in 2025
by Luise Müller, Head of Unit, Statens Serum Institut
14:15 – 14:35 Non-foodborne zoonoses – other zoonotic outbreaks in animals
by Heidi Huus Petersen, Academic Employee, Danish Veterinary, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Agency
14:35 – 14:55 Salmonella surveillance in pigs in Denmark
by Gudrun Sandø, Chief Veterinary Officer, Danish Veterinary, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Agency, and Håkan Vigre, DTU National Food Institute
14:55 – 15:25 Break
15:25 – 15:45 STEC in beef and game meat: Methods, findings and interpretation
by Morten Jepsen, Microbiologist, Danish Veterinary, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Agency
15:45–16:05 Vector-borne zoonoses
by Sarah Falck Jensen, Research Assistant, University of Copenhagen
16:05 – 16:25 SOFI – A national shared platform for whole-genome sequencing and surveillance of foodborne infections in Denmark
by Susanne Schjørring, Head of Unit, Statens Serum Institut
16:25–16:30 Thank you for today
by Camilla Thougaard Vester, Academic Officer, DTU National Food Institute
Deadline for registration for in-person participation is 11 June, as there is a limited number of places, and 16 June for online participation. A link for online participation will be sent by email afterwards.
