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IJSTD-X: xScientific Programme:
Thursday, March 19, 2009


11:00 - Registration, mounting of posters
14:00–14:20 Opening
Invited Contributions I
Moderators: U. Wiedermann, W.R. Kaufman
14:20–14:50 V 1 W.R. Kaufman (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada):
Ixodid tick salivary glands: Their physiological importance and the implications for pathogen transmission
14:50–15:15 V 2 U. Wiedermann (Vienna, Austria):
Vaccination – a success story of modern medicine: What more can we expect?
15:15–15:25 Discussion
Prevention
15:25–15:35 V 3 E.A. Ryzhikov, E.P. Goncharova, N.N. Karpyshev, A.B. Ryzhikov (Koltsovo, Russia):
Protective effect of combined application in mice of antigenic peptides inducing humoral and CTL immune response against tick-borne encephalitis virus
15:35–15:45 V 4 S.E. Tkachev, V.A. Matveeva, V.N. Bakhvalova (Novosibirsk, Russia):
Gene immunization against tick-borne encephalitis virus
15:45–15:55 V 5 M. Paulke-Korinek, P. Rendi-Wagner, M. Kundi, B. Laaber, A. Grac, R. Kronik, U. Wiedermann, H. Kollaritsch (Vienna, Austria):
Recommendations for booster vaccinations against tick-borne encephalitis:
6 years follow-up indicates long-term protection
15:55–16:05 Discussion
16:05–16:15 V 6 A. Plentz, W. Jilg, T.F. Schwarz, H.B. Kuhr, O. Zent (Regensburg, Würzburg, Marburg, Germany): Long-term persistence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) antibodies in adults 5 years after booster vaccination with Encepur® Adults
16:15–16:25 V 7 E.M. Poellabauer, S. Fritsch, Th. Dvorak, A. Loew-Baselli, B.G. Pavlova, I. Cil, O. Amman, F. Maritsch, H.J. Ehrlich (Vienna, Austria):
Seropersistence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) antibodies in children and adolescents
16:25–16:35 V 8 R. Schosser, U. Heininger, U. Mansmann, R. Kaiser (Heidelberg, Munich, Pforzheim, Germany; Basel, Switzerland):
The effect of one booster vaccination with FSME-Immun Adults® in subjects with incomplete and/or irregular tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccinations in the past
16:35–16:45 Discussion
16:45–17:15 Coffee break
Ticks: Ecological Questions
Moderators: L. Gern, H. Dautel
17:15–17:30 V 9 O. Kahl, H. Dautel, J. Heger, J. Gray (Berlin, Giessen, Germany; Dublin, Ireland):
Determining seasonal Ixodes ricinus questing activity by flagging versus long-term tick maintenance on field plots and observation – a paradigm change?
17:30–17:40 V 10 J. Materna, M. Daniel, L. Metelka, S. Kliegrová, J. Harčarik (Vrchlabí, Praha, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic):
Development of Ixodes ricinus under different climatic conditions in a long-term field experiment: How climate participates in its altitudinal range expansion
17:40–17:50 V 11 S. Havlíková, L. Roller, J. Koči, M. Kazimírová, A.R. Trimnell, P.A. Nuttall, B. Klempa, M. Labuda (Bratislava, Slovakia; Seattle, USA; Berlin, Germany; Oxford, UK):
Study of 64P and 4D8 gene expression in the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
17:50–18:00 Discussion
Sinnecker-Kunz Award: Oral Presentations
18:00–18:10 V 12 C. Kiffner, T. Vor, F. Rühe (Göttingen, Germany):
Numerical response of ticks in relation to small rodent densities
18:10–18:20 V 13 S. Grosskinsky, M. Schott, C. Brenner, S.J. Cutler, P. Kraiczy, P.F. Zipfel, M.M. Simon, R. Wallich (Heidelberg, Frankfurt/M., Jena, Freiburg, Germany; London, UK):
Borrelia recurrentis interferes with human innate immune defenses through acquisition of complement regulators factor H, FHR-1, and plasminogen
18:20–18:30 V 14 A. Szubert-Kruszyńska, J. Michalik, J. Stańczak, S. Cieniuch, E. Podsiadły (Poznań, Gdańsk, Warsaw, Poland):
Molecular survey of haematophagous spinturnicid mites (Acari: Spinturnicidae) and their bat host for rickettsial agents in Poland
18:30–18:40 V 15 S. Pluta, K. Hartelt, R. Oehme, P. Kimmig, Ute Mackenstedt (Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany):
Prevalence of Rickettsia spp. and Coxiella burnetii in ticks and rodents in southern Germany
18:40–18:50 V 16 D. Ruzek, M. Vancova, J. Salat, M. Tesarova, H. Stastna, J. Kopecky, L. Grubhoffer (Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic):
A new insight into the neuropathogenesis of tick-borne encephalitis
18:50–19:05 Discussion
approx. 19:30 Welcome reception: Hotel Leonardo, Bistro