4th European Meeting on Viral Zoonoses

June 2-5, 2007

St. Andrews, Scotland, UK

Program

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Saturday 2nd June

14.00-18.00

Registration – Gateway Reception

17.00-18.00

Welcome/Introduction

Opening Keynote
Address:

A Osterhaus (1)





“Emerging Zoonoses in a
Changing World.”

18.00-20.00

Welcome Reception and Buffet Dinner


Sunday 3rd June

09.00-09.50

Keynote Talk:
R. E. Randall (2)

“How viruses intercede with the interferon system and the importance of the IFN response as a species barrier to emerging virus infections.”

Session 1: Ecology, Epidemiology & Diagnostics 1
Chairs: O. Vapalahti and Z. Hubalek

Time

Speaker

Title

09.50-10.10

N. Putkuri (3)

Human infection caused by Inkoo virus and other California serogroup viruses in Finland

10.10-10.30

N. Cook (4)

The potential environmental contamination by rotaviruses livestock.

10.30-11.00

Coffee and Posters

 

11.00-11.20

S. Kurkela (5)

Sindbis virus infection in migratory birds, grouse and humans in Finland.

11.20-11.40

P. D’Agaro (6)

Prevalence of the virus in ticks from an alpine area in North-Eastern Italy.

11.40-12.00

G. Nicolescu (7)

 

Studies on West Nile virus circulation in Romania (2001-2006).

12.00-12.20

A. Papa (8)

Filling in the Hantavirus map of Greece.

12.20-14.00

Lunch and Posters

 

Sunday 3rd June

14.00-14.50

Keynote Talk:
Z. Hubalek (9)

“Ecology of arboviruses in Europe.”

Session 2: Ecology, Epidemiology and Diagnostics 2
Chairs: N. Tordo and J. Fazakerley

Time

Speaker

Title

14.50-15.10

N. Johnson (10)

Diagnosis and surveillance for Lyssaviruses: a UK perspective.

15.10-15.30

N. Pavio (11)

Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence and molecular epidemiiology among French swine herds: relationship between human and animal strains.

15.30-15.50

J-C. Saiz (12)

Serosurvey of hepatitis E virus in swine herds from Spain using an OFR-2 genotype III recombinant protein produced in Trichoplusia nI.

15.50-16.20

Coffee and Posters

16.20-16.40

J. Naslund (13)

Evaluation of immunological and genetic methods for the diagnostics of Rift Valley fever, an emerging epidemic disease.

16.40-17.00

J. Chamberlain or
S. Welch (14)

Rapid assay for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus.

17.00-17.20

H. Nordstrom (15)

DNA microarray technique for detection and identification of viruses causing encephalitis and hemorrhagic fever.

17.20-17.40

S. Lecollinet (16)

 

Development of serological diagnostic tools for detection of equine West Nile virus infection.

17.40-20.00

POSTER and WINE session

Monday 4th June

09.00-09.50

Keynote Talk:
J. Ortin (17)

“The influenza virus ribonucleoprotein and polymerase complexes: structural analyses and interaction with host cell factors.”

Session 3: Virology I
Chairs: A. Plyusnin and F. Weber

Time

Speaker

Title

09.50-10.10

M. Lindkvist (18)

Identification of virusspecific and cross-reactive epitopes in the nucleocapsid
proteins of hantaviruses, Puumala, Seoul and Sin Nombre, offers new diagnostic possibilities.

10.10-10.30

S. Eifan (19)

Functional analyses of the orthobunyavirus nucleocapsid (N) protein.

10.30-11.00

Coffee and Posters

11.00-11.20

I. Golovljova (20)

Unique signature amino acids substitutions in Baltic TBEV strains may discriminate two lineages of TBEV within the Siberian subtype.

11.20-11.40

H. Groschup (21)

Prions spread via the autonomic nervous system from the gut to the CNS in cattle incubating BSE.

11.40-12.00

J-C. Saiz (22)

Pregnancy increases the risk of mortality in West Nile virus infected mice.

12.00-12.20

S. Moutallier (23)

Consequences of infection by Rift Valley fever virus on life history traits of two mosquito species: Aedes vexans and Culex pipiens quinquefacisatus.

12.20-14.00

Lunch

Monday 4th June

14.00-14.50

Keynote Talk:
A. Gessain (24)

“Emergence of novel retroviruses in humans in Central Africa: HTLV-3 and Simian Foamy viruses and importance of interspecies transmission.”

Session 4: Virology 2
Chairs: R. Elliott and J. Ortin

Time

Speaker

Title

14.50-15.10

J. Hardestam (25)

A single amino acid substitution in encephalomyocarditis virus VP1 alters infection of human lung epithelial cells

15.10-15.30

T. Sironen (26)

Both the M and S segments of Punta Toro virus strains determine virulence in hamsters

15.30-15.50

A. Kohl (27)

Inhibition of RIG-I dependent signalling to the interferon pahtway during hepatitis C virus expression and restoration of signaling by IKKe

15.50-16.20

Coffee and Posters

16.20-16.40

E. Mertens (28)

Type I interferons inhibit Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus by inducing MxA protein in human target cells

16.40-17.00

M. Stoltz (29)

The nonstructural  protein NSs of Rift Valley fever virus interacts with the cellular protein SOCS 1

17.00-17.20

F. Weber (30)

The effects of Junin virus infection on human endothelial cell adherens junctions

19.00-19.30

Reception – Upper College Hall, North Street

19.30-23.00

Dinner and Ceilidh – Lower/Upper College Hall, North Street

Tuesday 5th June

09.00-09.50

Keynote Talk:
J. Neyts (31)

“Towards the design of selective inhibitors of Zoonotic Viruses.”

Session 5: Antivirals and Prevention
Chairs: Å. Lundkvist and A. Gessain

Time

Speaker

Title

09.50-10.10

C. Drosten (32)

Management and outcomes after multiple corneal and solid organ transplantations from a donor infected with rabies virus.

10.10-10.30

H. Jin (33)

Immune response to live attenuated H5N1 influenza vaccines in ferrets.

10.30-11.00

Coffee and Posters

11.00-11.20

J. Klingstrom (34)

Passive immunisation protects cynomolgus macaques against Puumala hantavirus challenge.

11.20-11.40

N. Lagerqvist (35)

Immunization with Rift Valley fever virus cDNA induces high antibody titers and strong cellular immune response in mice.

11.40-12.00

S. Vene (36)

Tick borne encephalitis despite complete vaccination – a summary of five Swedish cases.

12.00-12.20

N. Tordo (37)

Antiviral strategies against the lyssavirus replication complex.

 12.20-13.30

Farewell Lunch

 Close of Meeting.