Interdisciplinary Forum on
Echinococcosis
Registration


Presentation / Registration
Friday, 16 April 1999:
12.00 - 12.10: U. Groß:
Welcome address
12.10 - 12.40: P. S. Craig, Salford, UK:
Global epidemiology of alveolar and cystic echinococcosis
12.45 - 13.00: D. Vuitton, Besancon, France:
European registry of alveolar echinococcosis
13.05 - 13.20: T. Romig, Stuttgart:
Epidemiology of E. multilocularis in the final hosts and preventive measures
13.25 - 13.40: M. v. Nickisch-Rosenegk, Berlin:
Molecular typing of Echinococcus
13.45 - 14.15: Coffee Break
14.15 - 14.30: M. Liance, Creteil, France:
Cytokine responses in experimental mouse models
14.35 - 14.50: W. J. Dai, Bern, Switzerland:
NO-mediated immunosuppression in murine alveolar hydatid disease
14.55 - 15.10: A. Siracusano, Roma, Italy:
Human cytokine response to cystic echinococcosis
15.15 - 15.30: P. Kern, Ulm:
Association of HLA and disease?
15.35 - 16.05: Coffee Break
16.05 - 16.25 B. Gottstein, Bern, Switzerland:
Cloning of E. multilocularis T cell epitopes and other functional proteins
16.30 - 16.40: K. Hubert, Würzburg:
Functional characterization of EM1O
16.45 - 17.00: W. Kratzer, Ulm:
Recent developments in imaging techniques
17.05 - 17.25: M. Frosch, Würzburg:
Serodiagnosis and PCR
 
Saturday, 17 April 1999:
09.00 - 09.15: B. de Rosa, Roma, Italy:
Medical treatment of cystic echinococcosis
09.20 - 09.35: C. Filici, Pavia, Italy:
PAIR method for the treatment of cystic echinococcosis
11.00 - 11.20: K. Brehm, Würzburg:
In vitro model of alveolar echinococcosis
11.25 - 11.55: M. Lightowlers, Melbourne, Australia:
Vaccination strategies in echinococcosis
12.00 - 12.10: K. Lingelbach, Marburg:
Conclusions
12.10 - 13.00 Lunch Buffet
13.00 - 14.00: Meet the Press
 
For the General Audience and Patients:
14.00 - 15.00: Round table discussion
with Drs. Frosch, Kern, and Lauchart