Brazil will be the host of the 5th World Congress on Leishmaniasis (WorldLeish5), which will be held for the first time in South America through the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), in partnership with the Brazilian Tropical Medicine Society, Brazilian Parasitology Society, and Brazilian Protozoology Society, sponsored by Fiotec. The event will take place between May 13 and 17 at the Enotel Resort in Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco.
The congress is one of the most important events in the field of Tropical Medicine. The organizing commission has the objective of making this meeting a forum to exchange experiences, discuss new ideas and opportunities for interaction to stimulate lines of research and support for research, in addition to promoting a discussion on advances in all fields of study.
Submittal of Abstracts
Those interested in sending abstracts must access the website in order to enroll. The topics are: Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics; Genetics, evolution, and taxonomy; Cellular and molecular biology; Cellular and molecular biochemistry; Biochemistry, chemotherapy, development of drugs and resistance; Clinical and experimental immunology; Development and testing of vaccines; Clinical and experimental diagnosis; Clinical leishmaniasis; Operational health; Biology and vector control; Reservoirs; Epidemiology; Control program; and other special topics.
Leishmaniasis and choosing Brazil
Leishmaniasis is a chronic disease for cutaneous or visceral manifestation, common in men and dogs. In men, it is transmitted through an insect bite from Lutzomya longipalpis. Both cutaneous as well as visceral leishmaniasis are endemic in many parts of the country, where they continue to cause serious health problems, despite enormous efforts, which were made by Brazilian public health authorities.
Brazil was chosen as the host for having the largest scientific community in the study of this disease, in addition to being the Latin American country with the highest number of cases for this disease, especially with the alarming increase in the number of urban spots for visceral leishmaniasis.
More information can be obtained on the website of the Conference.
