Worldleish

An International Congress on Leishmania & Leishmaniasis

Why ?  Cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniases are serious diseases, which are vector-borne and wide-spread in more than 90 countries, putting 350 million population at risk. WHO estimates an annual incidence of 2 million and a total of 12 million current cases. The causative agents are various species of trypanosomatid protozoa in the genus of Leishmania, which are excellent models for aspects of laboratory studied in cell/molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology of host-parasite interactions.

Who ? Anyone interested in Leishmania and leishmaniasis is welcome to participate, including individuals of private and public academic institutions, charitable organizations, advocacy groups, government officials/ representatives, for-profit private sectors and their friends/affiliates.

 When/where ? Every four years preferably in a country endemic to leishmaniasis.

What ? Bring laboratory researchers and field workers from all disciplinary areas together for sharing new discoveries and exchange of new ideas. Provide opportunities of international collaboration, industrial participation, charitable donation and training of the next generation.

 

WorldLeish has been held quadrennially in the endemic countries as follows:

1997, Istanbul, Turkey		WorldLeish 1 was organized by Turkish Society for Parasitology in Istanbul in 1997.  more
2001: Crete, Greece		WorldLeish 2 was organized by Hellenic Pasteur Institute and University of Crete more
2005: Palermo, Italy		WorldLeish 3 was organized by ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA in collaboration with ISTITUTE SUPERIORE DI SANITA, ITALY    more
2009: Lucknow, India		ORGANIZED BY: Central Drug Research Institute, a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi more
2013: Porto de Galinhas, Brazil		website
2017: Toledo, Spain		http://worldleish2017.org/