Program
| Sunday, 3rd November, 2019 | |||
| Conference Registration 14.00-17.00 | |||
| Historical 17.00 - 18.00 Doi Tung |
Abstract 16 | Allen Richards | Historical perspective and current status of the worldwide presence of orientiae and scrub typhus |
| Welcome Reception 18.00-21.00 Bell tower/Hor Rakang (outside) | |||
| Monday, 4th November, 2019 | |||
| Session 1 08.30 - 10.20 Doi Tung |
Session 1. Epidemiology/Diagnosis Session Chair: Nicholas Day |
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| Welcome | Nicholas Day, Director of MORU | ||
| Plenary Speaker | 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 86 | Philippe Parola | MALDI-TOF MS for rapid identification of arthropod vectors of rickettsial agents | |
| Morning break (Poster preview) 10.20 - 10.45 Foyer |
Poster preview | ||
| Session 2 10.45 - 12.30 |
Session 2. Pathogenesis, pathophysiology, cell biology/Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics Session Chair: Matthew Robinson |
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| 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 Foyer and Blossom Restaurant |
Poster preview | ||
| Session 3 14.00 - 15.00 Doi Tung |
Session 3. Infection and Diagnosis Session Chair: Tri Wangrangsimakul |
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| 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 15.05 - 16.20 (parallel) Doi Tung |
Session 4 - Parallel Session. Epidemiology - Session Chair: Allen Richards |
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| 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 15.05 - 16.20 (parallel) Doi Tong - M floor |
Session 4 - Parallel Session. Pathogenesis, pathophysiology, cell biology/Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics/Diagnosis Session Chair: Jeanne Salje |
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| 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 | Genomic features of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis revealed by intraspecies comparison and detailed comparison with Rickettsia japonica | |
| 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 16.20 - 17.30 Foyer |
Poster Session 1 | ||
| Business Meeting 17.30 - 18.30 Doi Come |
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| Dinner 18.30 - 22.00 |
Hungry Wolf's Restaurant | ||
| Tuesday, 5th November, 2019 | |||
| Session 5 08.30 - 10.15 Doi Tung |
Session 5. Ecology/Epidemiology/Host-Pathogen-Vector Interactions - Session Chair: Benjamin Makepeace |
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| Plenary Speaker | Serge Morand | Integrating environmental changes in disease ecology of scrub typhus | |
| 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 Foyer |
Poster preview | ||
| Session 6 10.45 - 12.00 (parallel) Doi Tung |
Session 6 - Parallel Session. Host-Pathogen-Vector Interactions/Epidemiology - Session Chair: Chi-Chien Kuo |
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| 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 | |
| Abstract 66 | Matthew Robinson | Sero-survey of market vendors associated with the bushmeat trade in Lao PDR | |
| Session 6 10.45 - 12.00 (parallel) Doi Tong - M floor |
Session 6 - Parallel Session. Epidemiology/Diagnosis - Session Chair: Cecilia Kato |
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| 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 Kuijpers | 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 Foyer and Blossom Restaurant |
Lunch and Poster Session 2 | ||
| Free afternoon Optional trips 13.30 - 18.00 |
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| Conference Dinner 18.30 - 22.00 |
Chivit Thammada Restaurant | ||
| Wednesday, 6th November, 2019 | |||
| Session 7 08.30 - 10.20 Doi Tung |
Session 7. Epidemiology/Infection/Diagnosis/Treatment - Session Chair: Stephen Graves |
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| Plenary Speaker | Yupin Suputtamongkol | Scrub typhus and acute undifferentiated fever in Asia | |
| Abstract 88 | Manisha Biswal | Rickettsia conorii and Rickettsia typhi: not uncommon causes of acute febrile illness in India | |
| 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 10.20 - 11.20 Foyer |
Poster Session 3 | ||
| Session 8 11.20 - 12.25 (parallel) Doi Tung |
Session 8. Immunity and Prevention/Epidemiology/Diagnosis - Session Chair: Paul Newton |
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| 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 87 | George Varghese | New insights into the diagnosis of scrub typhus | |
| Session 8 11.20 - 12.25 (parallel) Doi Tong - M floor |
Session 8 - Parallel Session. Epidemiology/Diagnosis - Session Chair: Stuart Blacksell |
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| Abstract 84 | Ram Raghavan | Potential Geographic Distribution of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) in New Zealand | |
| 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 | |
| Abstract 85 | Wolf Schmidt | Antibody response following scrub typhus infection: Clinical cohort study | |
| Abstract 89 | Jasleen Kaur | Prevalence and genetic diversity of Orientia tsutsugamushi in scrub typhus patients in North India | |
| Awards, Invitations and Close 12.25 - 12.40 Doi Tung |
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 12.40 - 14.00 Blossom Restaurant |
Lunch | ||
| Business Meetings 14.30 - 17.00 Doi Tong - M floor |
Invitation only | ||
