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The debate about bats continues: do they pose a threat to human health, and can colonies be moved on? In the state of Queensland, the focus is on the colony that roosts near the Cairns library.

JCU discusses: Do bats pose a threat to human health?

James Cook University hosted a public forum on this contentious issue on Sept. 7, with a panel of experts in the fields of infectious diseases and rainforest ecology.

Led by JCU’s Professor John McBride, the expert panel included infections diseases physician Dr Trent Yarwood and rainforest ecologist Dr David Westcott, and they presented a discussion regarding the viruses bats carry, and where and how exposure to bats occurs.

This event was part of the annual conference for the Queensland Tropical Health Alliance (QTHA) and Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (ACTM), held Sept. 7–8, 2013 in Cairns.

The theme of the conference this year was Tropical Health – Local Labs: Global Impact and explored the global impact of current research in health and tropical medicine.

Scientists, clinicians and health and medical professionals from Queensland and across Australia, in addition to international presenters, were featured, and the the broad topics included Indigenous health, public health, health and translation, global burden of disease and demography, and environmental determinants of infectious disease.

The conference also focused on diseases including HIV, dengue, Hendra virus, leptospirosis, lymphatic filariasis, and tuberculosis, all of which affect people who live in tropical areas

James Cook University Public Health School

The Master of Public Health at James Cook University enables health professionals to gain postgraduate qualifications in the public health sector and is designed to serve the needs of health professionals in rural and remote areas, particularly in the tropics.

Program: Master of Public Health Location: Townsville, Queensland Semester intake: February and July Duration: 1.5 years Application deadline: While there is no set application deadline for this public health program, applicants are strongly encouraged by James Cook University to submit their applications a minimum of three months prior to the program’s start date.

Entry Requirements: In order to be considered for JCU’s Master of Public Health, applicants must

have completed an undergraduate degree in a related field; or

provide evidence of professional and academic attainments, including employment for a minimum of five years in health-related activities, as meets the approval of the faculty on the recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences.

Apply to James Cook University Public Health School!

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For more information about public health degrees, international public health degrees and epidemiology degrees, including Master of Public Health entry requirements, application deadlines, tuition fees, scholarships, please visit OzTREKK’s Australian Public Health Schools page.

The debate about bats continues: do they pose a threat to human health, and can colonies be moved on? In the state of Queensland, the focus is on the colony that roosts near the Cairns library.

JCU discusses: Do bats pose a threat to human health?

James Cook University hosted a public forum on this contentious issue on Sept. 7, with a panel of experts in the fields of infectious diseases and rainforest ecology.

Led by JCU’s Professor John McBride, the expert panel included infections diseases physician Dr Trent Yarwood and rainforest ecologist Dr David Westcott, and they presented a discussion regarding the viruses bats carry, and where and how exposure to bats occurs.

This event was part of the annual conference for the Queensland Tropical Health Alliance (QTHA) and Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (ACTM), held Sept. 7–8, 2013 in Cairns.

The theme of the conference this year was Tropical Health – Local Labs: Global Impact and explored the global impact of current research in health and tropical medicine.

Scientists, clinicians and health and medical professionals from Queensland and across Australia, in addition to international presenters, were featured, and the the broad topics included Indigenous health, public health, health and translation, global burden of disease and demography, and environmental determinants of infectious disease.

The conference also focused on diseases including HIV, dengue, Hendra virus, leptospirosis, lymphatic filariasis, and tuberculosis, all of which affect people who live in tropical areas

James Cook University Public Health School

The Master of Public Health at James Cook University enables health professionals to gain postgraduate qualifications in the public health sector and is designed to serve the needs of health professionals in rural and remote areas, particularly in the tropics.

Program: Master of Public Health Location: Townsville, Queensland Semester intake: February and July Duration: 1.5 years Application deadline: While there is no set application deadline for this public health program, applicants are strongly encouraged by James Cook University to submit their applications a minimum of three months prior to the program’s start date.

Entry Requirements: In order to be considered for JCU’s Master of Public Health, applicants must

have completed an undergraduate degree in a related field; or

provide evidence of professional and academic attainments, including employment for a minimum of five years in health-related activities, as meets the approval of the faculty on the recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences.

Apply to James Cook University Public Health School!

*

For more information about public health degrees, international public health degrees and epidemiology degrees, including Master of Public Health entry requirements, application deadlines, tuition fees, scholarships, please visit OzTREKK’s Australian Public Health Schools page.