Sunday, 3rd November, 2019
Conference Registration 14.00-17.00
Historical 17.00 - 18.00	Abstract 16	Allen Richards	Historical perspective and current status of the worldwide presence of orientiae and scrub typhus
Welcome Reception 18.00-21.00
Monday, 4th November, 2019
Session 1 08.30 - 10.15	Session 1. Epidemiology Session Chair: Nicholas Day
	Welcome	Nicholas Day, Director of MORU
	Plenary Speaker Abstract 1	Thomas Weitzel	Emerging rickettsial infections in South America - An update from Chile
	Abstract 45	Stephen Graves and John Stenos	An update on rickettsiae and rickettsial infections in Australia
	Abstract 21	Sazaly Abubakar	Serological evidence of Q fever, scrub typhus, spotted fever and typhus fever among Orang Asli populations of the Peninsular Malaysia
	Abstract 38	Siraj Khan	Spatiotemporal distribution of scrub typhus in Northeast India, 2014-2019
	Abstract 66	Matthew Robinson	Sero-survey of market vendors associated with the bushmeat trade in Lao PDR
Morning break (Poster preview) 10.15 - 10.45	Poster preview
Session 2 10.45 - 12.30	Session 2. Pathogenesis, pathophysiology, cell biology/Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics Session Chair:
	Abstract 69	Jason Carlyon	Orientia tsutsugamushi utilizes multiple mechanisms to antagonize NF-κB
	Abstract 77	Christian Keller	Differential recognition of live versus dead Orientia tsutsugamushi by endosomal RNA receptors
	Abstract 5	Jeanne Salje	Distinct developmental stages during the intracellular life cycle of Orientia tsutsugamushi
	Abstract 28	Benjamin Makepeace	An integrated Rickettsia africae chromosome in the nuclear genome of Amblyomma variegatum, vector of African tick-bite fever
	Abstract 32	Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito	Molecular description of Candidatus Orientia chiloensis, a novel Orientia species causing scrub typhus in Chile
	Abstract 76	Elizabeth Batty	Target enrichment sequencing: a new tool to investigate Orientia tsutsugamushi genomics
Lunch break (Poster preview) 12.30 - 14.00	Poster preview
Session 3 14.00 - 15.00	Session 3. Infection and Diagnosis Session Chair:
	Abstract 26	Katia Abarca	Demographic, clinical, and laboratory features of South American scrub typhus in southern Chile, 2015-2019
	Abstract 59	Khin Myint	Rickettsial felis with Central Nervous System Involvement in Indonesia
	Abstract 64	Abraham Goorhuis	Searching for, and finding the hidden treasure: Rickettsial disease among Dutch international travelers
	Abstract 65	Cecilia Kato	Enhanced Laboratory Diagnosis of Rickettsial Diseases and Scrub Typhus at the Acute Stage of Illness
Session 4 15.00 - 16.15 (parallel)	Session 4 - Parallel Session. Epidemiology - Session Chair:
	Abstract 12	Pierra Mazzega	Power Laws of Scrub Typhus Incidence in Thailand (2003-2018)
	Abstract 15	Remil Galay	Molecular detection of Rickettsia spp. in dogs and Coxiella burnetii in ruminants in the Philippines
	Abstract 37	Tamalee Roberts	Differential spatiotemporal dynamics of scrub typhus and murine typhus in the Lao PDR
	Abstract 71	Kartika Saraswati	Mapping scrub typhus in Indonesia: Preliminary results
	Abstract 24	Rachel Greer	Importance and challenges of public engagement work on scrub typhus in Chiang Rai
Session 4 15.00 - 16.15 (parallel)	Session 4 - Parallel Session. Pathogenesis, pathophysiology, cell biology/Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics/Diagnosis Session Chair:
	Abstract 62	Sharanjeet Atwal	Peptidoglycan in Rickettsiales species
	Abstract 68	Piyanate Sunyakumthorn	Dissemination of Orientia tsutsugamushi in the Rhesus Macaque Scrub Typhus Model
	Abstract 9	Kentaro Kasama	Low genomic diversity of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis revealed by genomic comparison of Japanese and Chinese isolates
	Abstract 55	Weerawat Phuklia	Investigations of mutations in 16S rRNA gene sequences, a possible doxycycline target of Orientia tsutsugamushi
	Abstract 58	Ratree Takhampunya	Metagenomic approach to characterizing disease epidemiology in a disease-endemic environment
Afternoon break and Poster Session 1 16.15 - 17.30	Poster Session 1
Business Meeting 17.30 - 18.30
Dinner 18.30 - 21.30	Hungry Wolf's Restaurant
Tuesday, 5th November, 2019
Session 5 08.30 - 10.15 (parallel)	Session 5. Ecology/Epidemiology/Host-Pathogen-Vector Interactions - Session Chair:
	Plenary Speaker Abstract 62	Serge Morand	TBC
	Abstract 10	Ivo Elliott	The clinical epidemiology of scrub typhus in humans, chiggers and rodents
	Abstract 43	Kevin Macaluso	The biology of emerging Rickettsia felis rickettsiosis
	Abstract 35	Chi-Chien Kuo	Invasive plants facilitated by socioeconomic change shelter vectors of scrub typhus
	Abstract 17	Tshokey Tshokey	Rickettsia and ticks in Bhutan
Morning break (Poster preview) 10.15 - 10.45	Poster preview
Session 6 10.45 - 12.00 (parallel)	Session 6 - Parallel Session. Host-Pathogen-Vector Interactions - Session Chair:
	Abstract 34	Agatha Kolo	The bacterial microbiome of Amblyomma hebraeum ticks collected from cattle in the Mnisi community, Mpumalanga, South Africa
	Abstract 40	Daniel Pavanelo	Rickettsia rickettsii modulates the quantity but not the composition of Amblyomma aureolatum midgut microbiota
	Abstract 46	Gerardo Acosta-Jamett	First identification of trombiculid mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) on rodents captured on Chiloé Island, an endemic region of scrub typhus in southern Chile
	Abstract 56	Chanakan Suwanbongkot	Infection and Transmission Dynamic of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in Amblyomma Maculatum
	Abstract 67	Khamsing Vongphayloth	The hard tick of Laos: an update checklist of species record
Session 6 10.45 - 12.00 (parallel)	Session 6 - Parallel Session. Epidemiology/Diagnosis - Session Chair:
	Abstract 44	Ju Jiang	Detection of Rickettsia species in Haemaphysalis flava from the Republic of Korea
	Abstract 82	Nor-Azlina A.A.	Molecular Prevalence of Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma platys in Stray Dogs and Their Ticks in Peninsular Malaysia
	Abstract 18	Sandhya Dhawan	Review of diagnostic cut-offs for murine typhus IgM and IgG IFAs
	Abstract 29	Sander Kuijpfers	InBios Scrub Typhus Detect IgG and IgM ELISA kits for the diagnosis of scrub typhus acquired in Chile: proposed cut-off values
	Abstract 72	Vanheuang Phommadeechack	Review of factors affecting rickettsial isolations at Mahosot Hospital, Lao PDR
Lunch break and Poster Session 2 12.00 - 13.30	Lunch and Poster Session 2
Free afternoon Optional trips 13.30 - 18.30
Conference Dinner 18.30 - 21.30	Chivit Thammada Restaurant
Wednesday, 6th November, 2019
Session 7 08.30 - 10.15	Session 7. Epidemiology/Infection/Diagnosis/Treatment - Session Chair:
	Plenary Speaker Abstract 44	Yupin Suputtamongkol	Scrub typhus and acute undifferentiated fever in Asia
	Abstract 57	Stuart Blacksell	Biosafety and biosecurity requirements for Orientia spp. diagnosis and research: Recommendations for risk-based biocontainment, work practices and the case for reclassification to Risk Group 2
	Abstract 13	J. Stephen Dumler	High-throughput screening of modulators of cellular calcium metabolism as potential drugs against rickettsia-induced microvascular dysfunction
	Abstract 31	Paul Newton	Prospective, open-label, randomized trials of doxycycline versus azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated murine typhus and scrub typhus
	Abstract 23	Tri Wangrangsimakul	Scrub typhus and the misconception of doxycycline resistance
Morning break and Poster Session 3 10.15 - 11.00	Poster Session 3
Session 8 11.00 - 12.15	Session 7. Epidemiology/Infection/Diagnosis/Treatment - Session Chair:
	Abstract 7	Nam-Hyuk Cho	Immunization with a recombinant antigen composed of conserved blocks from TSA56 provides broad genotype protection against scrub typhus
	Abstract 61	Roman Ganta	Rickettsia rickettsii whole cell antigen vaccine confers protection against Rocky Mountain spotted fever
	Abstract 70	John Stenos	Evidence of Q fever and rickettsial disease in Chile
	Abstract 83	Carol Devamani	Risk factors for scrub typhus, murine typhus and spotted fever sero-positivity in urban areas, rural plains, and peri-forest hill villages in South India: cross-sectional study
Session 8 12.15 - 12.30	Awards, Invitations and Close		Young Investigators' Awards - Oral and Poster; Provisional plans for APRC3; Invitation to International Rickettsia Meeting 24-27 August 2020, Lausanne, Switzerland; Invitation to TTP10 24-28 August 2020, Danube Delta, Romania; Close
Lunch break 12.30 - 14.00	Lunch
Rickettsia TRN 14.30 - 17.00	Session 1