"Alien and Native Vectors - Risks for Human and Animal Health"
Climate change will affect the distribution and population dynamics of animal disease carriers like mosquitoes or ticks, and the pathogens that are spread by these.
For Germany, this means the risk of introductions and establishment of "exotic" arthropods with high vector competence as well as new diseases transmitted by native species which had not before played any role as disease vectors. However, the distribution of pathogens and their vectors in Germany and their public health significance have remained surprisingly poorly known.
Thus, systematic analyses of the influence of climate change on the diversity and distribution of vectors and pathogens are much needed, as are long-term surveys of species which may serve as disease vectors now or in the future.
The first outbreak of a disease transmitted by blood sucking insects in Germany since the disappearance of endemic malaria in the middle of the last century - the sudden appearance of blue-tongue disease in the summer of 2006, which is transmitted by gnats of the family Ceratopogonidae - strikingly illustrated these research and monitoring needs.
Your participation and further contributions are welcome!
Detailed information regarding arrangements for abstracts, poster presentation, additional lectures, student award, accommodations please s.a.: http://www.senckenberg.de, http://www.bik-f.de
30th June 2009: Deadline for abstract submissions
Schedule (preliminary):
Thursday, 29th October 2009
Opening (with public evening talk in German):
"Disease vectors everywhere: Medical Entomology in a Globalised World"
Prof. Dr. Michael Faulde, Zentrales Institut des Sanitätsdienstes der Bundeswehr, Koblenz (Germany)
Welcoming evening with regional specialities: Frankfurter Würstchen and Äppelwoi
(conference members and accompanying persons)
Friday, 30th October 2009
Scientific programme (oral and poster presentation)
Taxonomic workshop* (s.b.)
annual meeting of DGMEA-members
Formal "Dinner among Dinosaurs" at the Senckenberg Natural History Museum
Saturday, 31st October 2009
Scientific programme (oral and poster presentation)
Farewell lunch
The conference will end in the afternoon
* taxonomic workshop:
"Identification of House Flies (Diptera: Muscidae) of Medical and Sanitary Importance"
(No extra costs! Because of a limited number of participants a seperate registration is necessary. Prospective attendees are requested to send an informal email to: Jens Amendt amendt@em.uni-frankfurt.de)
Speakers (confirmed):
- Paul Becker, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach (Germany)
- Michael Faulde, Zentrales Institut d. Sanitätsdienstes d. Bundeswehr, Koblenz (Germany)
- Andrzej Grzywacz, Instytut Ekologii i Ochrony Srodowiska, Torun (Poland)
- Martin Hall, The Natural History Museum, London (UK)
- Helge Kampen, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Insel Riems (Germany)
- Silvia Pluta, Landesgesundheitsamt Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart (Germany)
- Peter Kraiczy, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- Martin Pfeffer, Institut f. Tierhygiene u. Öffentliches Veterinärwesen, Leipzig (Germany)
- Paul Ready, The Natural History Museum, London (UK)
- Francis Schaffner, Universität Zürich (Switzerland)
- Doreen Werner, Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Müncheberg (Germany)
Coordinators:
Ulrich Kuch, Ulrich.Kuch@senckenberg.de
LOEWE Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Frankfurt (Germany)
Jens Amendt, amendt@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Institut für Forensische Medizin, Goethe-University Frankfurt (Germany)
Information on participating / attending:
Please registrate online:
http://www.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=571
Members of the Senckenberg Gesellschaft f. Naturforschung (SGN), the Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (Bik-F) or the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medizinische Entomologie und Acarologie e.V. (DGMEA): please fill in the initials "SGN", "BiK-F" or "DGMEA" at "membership number"!
Conference fees:
regular: 85 EUR
Members (DGMEA, BiK-F, SGN): 65 EUR
Students: 45 EUR
Student members of the DGMEA, BiK-F or SGN): 35 EUR
Accompanying persons: 45 EUR (including "Dinner among Dinosaurs" (29.10.) and farewell lunch (31.10.). Participation in the scientific programme for registered persons only.)
No option for special tickets or discounts for participation at single days
Payment:
Conference fees can be paid by using Euro bank transfer to the bank account given below.
(Please note that due to additional bank charges non-Euro currencies cause extra costs of 15 EURO.)
Account holder: Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Name of bank: Frankfurter Sparkasse
Account number: 760157
Routing code/BLZ: 500 502 01
IDNr: DE 114235295
IBAN: DE15 5005 0201 0000 7601 57
SWIFT/BIC: HELADEF1822 - Frankfurter Sparkasse
Posting text: [participant's name] + BiK-F/DGMEA2009
(Please make sure that these essential information is specified as reason for payment!)
Please fax the copy of the payment confirmation to +49-69-7542-1800 or send as pdf, attached to an e-mail addressed to ulrich.kuch[at]senckenberg.de, with "BiK-F/DGMEA2009" in the reference line.
Cancellation and refund policy:
Cancellations only will be accepted in writing and addressed to the coordinators.
Until 1st September conference fees will be refunded less 15 Euro for administration fees.
After this date conference fees cannot be refunded
Coordinators:
Jens Amendt (amendt[at]em.uni-frankfurt.de)
Institut für Forensische Medizin, Goethe University, Frankfurt (Germany)
Ulrich Kuch (Ulrich.Kuch[at]senckenberg.de)
LOEWE Biodiversity an Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Frankfurt (Germany)
Date:
10/29/2009 - 10/31/2009
Event venue:
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitute und Naturmuseen (Frankfurt headquarter)
Senckenberganlage 25
Natural History Museum, hall on the 2nd floor)
60325 Frankfurt a. Main
Hessen
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Biology, Environment / ecology, Medicine, Oceanology / climate, Zoology / agricultural and forest sciences
Types of events:
Entry:
06/19/2009
Sender/author:
Doris von Eiff
Department:
Senckenberg Pressestelle
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event27788
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