One of the functions of ILLARIY is the development of technical and scientific activities aimed at disseminating the knowledge acquired in each of our projects. On this occasion, we share with you the presentations of the International Workshop on Ecology and Control of Infectious Diseases in Bats, held at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.
Organizing Institutions: Association for the Development and Conservation of Natural Resources (ILLARIY), University of Glasgow (UG), Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)
Organizing Committee:: William Valderrama (ILLARIY), Julio Benavides (GU), John Claxton (GU), Daniel Streicker (GU), Néstor Falcón (UPCH) & Carlos Shiva (UPCH)
Workshop objetives:
- Update on the situation of emerging diseases and their control in the context of Latin America and with specific reference to rabies.
- To present the ongoing collaborative work on rabies in bats and livestock.
- Define future research priorities.
Presentations:
- Rabies in bats – Marco Vigilato – OPS/OMS
- Rabies in Latin America – Andrés Velasco – CDC
- Hematophagous bats in Brazilian Amazon – Wilson Uieda – PCM Brazil
- Ecology and health – Gerardo Susán – UNAM Mexico
- Molecular evolution of vampire bats and rabies virus – Daniel Streiker – Glasgow University
- Control of bat populations – Júlio Pompey – PANAFTOSA/OPS
- Genomic of viruses in bats – Laura Bergner – Glasgow University
- Spatial propagation and social impact of rabies – Julio Benavides – Glasgow University
- Control of infectious disease in vampire bats – Marilene Fernandes de Almeida – ZCC Brazil
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