The Universidad de la República (Uruguay) and the National Animal Health and Quality Service (Paraguay) organize yearly international and regional webinar sessions on tayassuidae conservation and health.
Tayassuidae—often called “javelinas”—are pig-like, hoofed mammals belonging to the peccary family, native to the Americas (from the southwestern US through Central and South America). Their populations are of high interest for zoonosis surveillance, as they act as wildlife reservoirs for various pathogens.
Since 2023, the Universidad de la República (Uruguay) and the National Animal Health and Quality Service (Paraguay) have organized yearly international and regional webinar sessions on Tayassuidae conservation and health, using a One Health approach that is both inter-institutional and interdisciplinary. To date, 27 speakers from 11 countries have taken part, representing Official Veterinary Services, universities, research institutes, NGOs, and other public and private bodies.
The next session will take place on October 6 and 7, 2026, on the topic “Diseases of Wild Boar and Feral Pigs in the One Health Context” in a hybrid format. For more information: projab@fcien.edu.uy
The regional sessions build on the proJAB initiative. An acronym for Proyecto Jabalí, proJAB is a multidisciplinary project of the University of the Republic (UDELAR) in Uruguay. Since 2011, the project has studied the population dynamics, genetics, diseases, and ecology of jabali and has carried out teaching, research, and outreach activities in the health surveillance of wild boars and feral pigs, in close collaboration with institutions across South, Central, and North America.
The proceedings of former seminars and webinars (in Spanish) can be accessed here.