One Health Wonders webinar: Nipah virus as a One Health issue

Join us for the first One Health Wonders webinar of 2026 on Nipah virus Tuesday, 10 March 2026 (2-3pm AEDT).

Nipah virus isn't present in Australia and the risk remains very low - but it highlights why animal, environmental and human health are closely connected. The Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and CSIRO will be exploring Nipah virus as part of a One Health approach to disease threats.

This webinar will feature presentations followed by a facilitated Q&A session.

We will discuss:

• the One Health dimensions of Nipah
• Australia's preparedness and experience with Henipaviruses
• the impact of risk communication and human behaviour in shaping the narrative about this virus.

The webinar will feature the following speakers:

• Dr Md Saiful Islam: Infectious disease social epidemiologist and lecturer at the School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
• Professor Glenn Marsh: Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
• Dr Elizabeth Shanahan: Professor and Fulbright Scholar, Montana State University.

Please note: this webinar will be recorded.

Pricing

• Free

Dates and Times

Contact

Sophia Wang

More information

Please feel free to share with your networks as appropriate and bring along your questions for discussion.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Warm regards,
The CDC One Health Unit and CSIRO team