Zoonosis Exhibition
at Naturum, Ottenby

During july-september 2001, we organised the first exhipition to the public regarding zoonoses and zoonotic research. During the period, Naturum received more than 100,000 visitors! This year's exhibition had three themes:
 

What is zoonoses?

The Swedish Zoonosis Center, National Veterinary Institute, presented general information about zoonoses in the format of a poster and a comprehensive pamphlet in Swedish, describing the most common zoonoses in Scandinavia. The pamphlet can be downloaded in PDF-format or a printed version ordered from the Swedish Zoonosis Centre.
 

Tick-Borne Infections

Three posters explaining the life cycle of ticks, tick-borne infections common in Sweden, and the prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of those infections.

Exhibition content:

• Poster 1. The Life Cycle of Hard Ticks. The Life Cycle of Hard icks. (Artwork: Ingvar Eliasson, Jeremy Gray and Bernhard Kaye.)

• Poster 2. Tick-Borne Infectious Agents. (Artwork: Ingvar Eliasson. Electron micrographs by Johan Rydberg and Jarl Ekstrand (Borrelia), and Anneli Bjöersdorff (Ehrlichia). Illustration of TBE virus courtsey of Baxter Medical AB.

• Poster 3. Tick-Borne Infections. (Artwork: Ingvar Eliasson. Electron micrographs by Johan Rydberg and Jarl Ekstrand (Borrelia), and Anneli Bjöersdorff (Ehrlichia). Patient photo by Johan Berglund. Illustration of TBE virus courtsey of Baxter Medical AB.)

• Ixodes ticks of various stages (real ticks, no picture available)

Members of the Society for Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiology are welcome to borrow this exhibition for local display. Non-members are welcome to rent the exhibition, or to buy mounted and laminated print-outs (format 80 x 120 cm). For further information, please contact the secretary of the society.
 

Campylobacter in Wild Birds

A poster presenting an ongoing research project in collaboration with the Ottenby Bird Observatory regarding the rôle of wild birds in the distribution of Campylobacter jejuni.

Project members: Jonas Waldenström, Inger Carlsson, Tina Broman, Björn Olsen.

Exhibition content:

• Poster 1. Wild Birds are Carriers of Campylobacter. (Artwork: Ingvar Eliasson. Background photo: Frank Widlind)

• Poster 2 (phylogenetic tree of isolated strains, not available for web publication)