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Symposium Echinococcus 2014, Vilnius
October 8-9
The symposium « Echinococcus 2014 », organised by the European Scientific Councel for Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP), was held at the Lithuanian Academy of Science in Vilnius. The programme was divided into three main sessions which considered Echinococcus multilocularis and E. granulosus s.l. from the perspective of biology, epidemiology and veterinary public health.
Five researchers from the IRN EHEDE members and associates were invited as key-note speakers:
Phil Craig | University of Salford, UK | Echinococcus granulosus: epidemiology and state-of-the-art of diagnostics in animals |
Jenny Knapp | University of Franche-Comté, France | Taxonomy and molecular epidemiology of Echinococcus multilocularis: from fundamental knowledge to health and ecology |
Francis Raoul | University of Franche-Comté, France | Trophic ecology, behaviour and host population dynamics in Echinococcus multilocularis transmission |
Thomas Romig | University of Hohenheim, Germany | Taxonomy and molecular epidemiology of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato |
Dominique Vuitton | University of Franche-Comté, France | Clinical epidemiology of human alveolar echinococcosis in Europe |