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Interdisciplinary Forum on |
| 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 |