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Sydney Institute for Emerging Sydney Institute for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Infectious Diseases and BiosecurityBiosecurity
Tania SorrellTania Sorrell
SEIBSEIB
Epidemic and emerging infectious diseases
HighMorbidityMortality
MajorSocial
Disruption
Major Economic Hardship
Avian flu>US30 billion
~60%
Animal Human
Antibiotic-Resistant
Infections (US) ~$60 billion pa
~70% of these wildlife“One health”
Asia-PacificIncubator andBellweather
Outbreaksand
Antimicrobialresistance
3
Outbreaks, animals and severe consequences
GPC (Staph) & GNRTB
FungiMalaria
?C. difficile
Influenza, arboviruses, HIV
Avian fluH1N1 09
EncephalitisVirusesDengue
Salmonella, food-borne disease
Antimicrobial resistanceVaccines; new drugs and diagnostics
Modelling and Bioinformatics
Behavioural, legal, ethics research
Expertise in SEIB
through
Partnering in research, education and capacity building
Communication and advocacy
Sydney Institute for EID and Biosecurity
A multidisciplinary institute
combining biological and social sciences
Devoted to reducing risks from,
and global impacts of,emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
Especially in the Asia-Pacific Region
5
SEIB
Medicine&
affiliated institutions
Veterinary Science
Nursing & Midwifery
ScienceEngineering, IT
Pharmacy
Law
Economics & Business(Biosecurity)
Arts
Management BoardChair Bruce Robinson
SEPIAC(Advisory)
External alliances(Australia)
Government agencies
NGOsCollaborating
institutions
International alliances
WHO, CDCAsia-Pacific
Partners(Vietnam, China
Indonesia)Swiss Tropical Inst
Westmead
Camperdown
SEIB 2010SEIB 2010
SMH Magazine,
15/16 May 2010
