SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR Fulvio Stanga, Med Vet, Cremona. SCIVAC CONGRESS COORDINATOR MONICA VILLA Tel: E mail:

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2 SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Gad Baneth, DVM, PhD, Dipl ECVCP, Jerusalem, Israel Walter Bertazzolo, Med Vet, Dipl ECVCP, Pavia, Italy Laia Solano Gallego, DVM, PhD, Dipl ECVCP, Barcelona, Spain Laura Ordeix, DVM, Dipl ECVD, Barcelona, Spain Fulvio Stanga, Med Vet, Cremona, Italy SCIVAC BOARD Federica Rossi President Dea Bonello President Senior Walter Bertazzolo Secretary Guido Pisani Treasurer Alberto Crotti Fellow member David Chiavegato Fellow member Bruno Peirone Fellow member SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR Fulvio Stanga, Med Vet, Cremona SCIVAC CONGRESS COORDINATOR MONICA VILLA Tel: E mail: commscientifica@scivac.it MARKETING SECRETARY FRANCESCA MANFREDI Tel: E mail: marketing@evsrl.it REGISTRATION SECRETARY PAOLA GAMBAROTTI Tel: Fax: E mail: info@scivac.it CONGRESS ORGANIZATION EV - Eventi Veterinari - Via Trecchi CREMONA (Italy) Soc. Cons. a r.l. Company with a certified quality system ISO 9001:2008

3 SPEAKERS GAD BANETH DVM, PhD, Dipl ECVCP, Jerusalem, Israel Prof. Baneth graduated from the Hebrew University Koret School of Veterinary Medicine in Israel in He did a Small Animal internship and residency at the Hebrew University until 1994 followed by a fellowship in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Research at the College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University during 1994 and He received a PhD in veterinary parasitology from the Hebrew University in Prof. Baneth served as the head of the Small Animal Internal Medicine Department at the Hebrew University Veterinary Teaching Hospital. He is a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ECVCP) and an editorial advisory board member for the Journal Veterinary Parasitology since He is the vice president of the LeishVet group for standardization of the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of canine leishmanioasis, a member of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), member of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID) Board of Directors, and a member of Board of Directors, Israel Society for Parasitology, Protozoology and Tropical Diseases. His research interests focus on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of veterinary and zoonotic vector-borne infectious diseases including leishmaniosis, canine ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, hepatozoonosis, trypanosomiasis and dirofilariasis. Prof. Baneth is involved in the study of zoonotic and veterinary diseases in the Mediterranean Basin, Uzbekistan, Ethiopia and South America funded by the European Union and other international research agencies. He is the author of more than 140 scientific publications and book chapters. GIOVANNI BARSOTTI Med Vet, Dr Ric, SCMPA, Pisa, Italy Giovanni Barsotti received the degree in Veterinary Medicine cum laude from Pisa University, Italy, in Since 2000 he is an assistant professor in Veterinary Surgery at the Department of Veterinary Sciences of the University of Pisa, Italy. Teacher in courses related to animal surgery course of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pisa to date. His research interests are in the areas of veterinary ophthalmology and experimental surgery. He is author of more than 60 scientific publications, including papers in peer-reviewed international journals and two book chapters ( Malattie dell occhio in Ailuropatie: dal sintomo alla terapia, vol. II di G. Guidi e coll.; occhio, annessi oculari e cavità orbitale in Citologia del cane e del gatto di A. poli e A. Ciorba). He is a member of SISVet (Italian Society of Veterinary Sciences); SICV (Italian Society of Veterinary Surgery) and SOVI (Italian Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology). ERIKA CARLI Med Vet, PhD student, Padua, Italy Erika Carli graduated at Padua University in She worked until 2012 at the San Marco laboratory in Padua. Currently, she is a PhD student in veterinary parasitology at Padua University. She is author of scientific papers in international journals. She is particularly interested in hematology, transfusional medicine and vector-borne diseases. FILIPE DANTAS-TORRES DVM, MSc, DSc, PhD, FRES, Brazil Dr. Dantas-Torres graduated in Veterinary Medicine in 2004 at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco in Brazil. In 2006 and 2009 he received a Master of Sciences and a Doctor of Sciences, respectively, from the Aggeu Magalhães Research Institute. In 2010, he was elected as Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society (FRES) and nominated as Cultore della Materia in Parassitologia e Malattie Parassitarie. In 2012 he earned the tittle of Dottore di Ricerca from University of Bari, Italy. Dr. Dantas-Torres is the author or co-author of over 220 publications, including 130 papers in refereed journals and 5 book chapters. He is on the editorial board of Medical and Veterinary Entomology and Parasites & Vectors and reviews for over 40 journals. He has lectured extensively throughout Brazil, the USA, Europe, and Asia. Currently, he is a post-doc research fellow at the Aggeu Magalhães Research Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil. He has been involved in research projects on diagnosis, epidemiology and control of vectorborne parasitic diseases, including leishmaniasis and dirofilariosis. He has extensively studied many aspects related to the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus), the most widespread tick in the world. 3

4 LAURA ORDEIX DVM, Dipl ECVD, Barcelona, Spain Laura Ordeix graduated from the Veterinary School of Barcelona (UAB) in She is member of the European College of Veterinary Dermatology since She is a co-author of the chapters: Rigid Endoscopy Otoendoscopy of the Manual of Canine and Feline Endoscopy and Endosurgery (2008, BSAVA) and Naso e seni paranasali - Malattie del planum nasale of Malattie dell apparato respiratorio nel cane e nel gatto (2012, Elsevier). She has authored scientific articles in national and international journals. Currently she is member of scientific committee of the Annual Congress of the ESVD-ECVD and chair of dermatology in the SEVC. Currently she works as a clinical dermatologist in a referral hospital in Barcelona (Ars Veterinaria). Her areas of special interest are otology, allergology, dermatopathology, medical education and canine leishmaniosis. She has obtained the ESVD Major grant 2012 to study on canine innate immune response against Leishmania infection. DOMENICO OTRANTO Med Vet, Dr Ric, Dipl EVPC, FRES, Bari, Italy He currently is Full Professor of Parasitology and Animal Parasitic Diseases in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Bari, Italy. He is an author or co-author of more than 250 peer-reviewed articles in international scientific journals in the field of parasitology and author of numerous book chapters in the same field. He is the recipient of the Outstanding Young Scientist award from the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (also known as the Peter Nansen Award ) in 2007 and the International award of the Lincei Academy for Evolutionary aspects of Zoology in His research focuses on the study of arthropods and arthropod borne diseases. In particular, he has conducted studies on members of the dipteran family Oestridae and nematode family Thelaziidae, as well as the diseases they cause in humans and animals. He currently works on different aspects of canine vector borne diseases of zoonotic concern (e.g., leishmaniasis) with both a basic and an applied approach. Professor Otranto is Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society (FRES), Editor in Chief of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Advisor Editor of Parasites and Vectors and editorial board member of four scientific international journals in the field of the Parasitology. MARIA GRAZIA PENNISI Med Vet, PhD, Messina, Italy Maria Grazia Pennisi qualified from the faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Messina (Italy) in She obtained her PhD in applied Microbiology in 1982 and won scholarships to attend the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno (Portici, Naples) and the National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche,Rome). From 1983 to 1991, she was appointed researcher in Clinical Veterinary Medicine at the University of Messina. In 1991, she became Associate Professor and in 2000 Full Professor in Clinical Veterinary Medicine at the same faculty. Since 1997 she is member of the editorial board of the journals Bollettino AIVPA and Rassegna di Medicina Felina. She was Board member of the Associazione Italiana Veterinari Patologia Felina (Italian Veterinary Association for Feline Diseases) from 2005 to 2011 and is honour member of AIVPA (Associazione Italiana Veterinari Piccoli Animali). Since 2006 she is founding member of the international association LeishVet. She has a particular interest in feline medicine, feline infectious diseases, clinical immunology and small animal arthropod borne diseases. She is author or co-author of some 140 papers published in peer reviewed journals, book chapters, and is a frequent invited speaker at national and international congresses. XAVIER ROURA DVM, PhD, Dipl ECVIM-CA, Barcelona, Spain Dr Roura is a veterinarian of the Veterinarian Teaching Hospital at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain). Dr. Roura received his DVM from Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain) in From 1990 to 1991 he did an internship at the Veterinarian Teaching Hospital at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain). He received his PhD from Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain) in 1999 with the work Diagnosis of Canine Leishmaniasis with Polymerase Chain Reaction. He became Diplomate in the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine with specialty the Companion Animals in From 1992 until present he has been working as a clinical instructor at the Veterinarian Teaching Hospital at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain). Dr Roura has been veterinary visitant of the Veterinary College of Ohio State (1993) and North Carolina State (1997, 2001 and 2004). He has several scientific publications and book chapters in the areas of infectious diseases (vector-borne diseases), cardio-respiratory and immunology. 4

5 9.20 Welcome and introduction of the Congress Chairperson: George Lubas and Alberto Crotti SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM FRIDAY, MARCH 8 TH What is new on host parasite interaction and immunity in canine Leishmaniosis? Laura Ordeix (E) Usual and unusual clinical pictures other than the cutaneous signs associated with canine Leishmaniosis Xavier Roura (E) Coffee Break Short Communication Ocular diseases associated with canine Leishmaniosis Giovanni Barsotti (I) Company Research Abstract Royal Canin Lunch Break Unusual cutaneous diseases associated with canine Leishmaniosis Laura Ordeix (E) A comparison of non-invasive and invasive diagnostic methods for canine Leishmaniosis Gad Baneth (IL) Short Communication Old and New strategies of Leishmaniosis treatment Xavier Roura (E) Coffee Break Short Communication Company Research Abstract Bayer New strategies of Leishmaniosis prevention Xavier Roura (E) End of the day 5

6 SATURDAY MARCH 9 th 2013 Chairperson: Gad Baneth 9.40 Update on feline Leishmaniosis Maria Grazia Pennisi (I) Short Communication Coffee Break Leishmaniosis and co-infections with other canine vector-borne diseases Xavier Roura (E) Short Communication Changing epidemiology of vector-borne diseases Filipe Dantas-Torres (BR) Company Research Abstract MSD Lunch Break Chairperson: Laura Ordeix Canine ehrlichiosis Gad Baneth (IL) Short Communication Pathophysiology and treatment of babesiosis. Emergence of new piroplasms/diseases in dogs and cats Gad Baneth (IL) Coffee Break Mycoplasmosis Xavier Roura (E) Short Communication New canine vector-borne diseases in the Old and in the New World Domenico Otranto (I) e Filipe Dantas-Torres (BR) Company Research Abstract Virbac End of the day 6

7 Chairperson: Walter Bertazzolo 9.00 What is known about cytauxzoon in Europe? Erika Carli (I) 9.40 Short Communication SUNDAY MARCH 10 th What we really know about canine and feline Hepatozoonosis Gad Baneth (IL) Pausa caffè Canine vector borne disease of human concern Domenico Otranto (I) Short Communication Clinical cases of vector borne diseases discussed between speakers and delegates: make your diagnosis! All speakers END OF THE CONGRESS CONGRESS RULES VENUE OF THE CONGRESS NO SMOKING Smoking is not allowed in the meeting rooms and in the exhibition area. VIDEOCAMERA & CAMERA No photos nor films are allowed in the meeting rooms during the speakers lectures. MOBILE PHONE The use of mobile phones is strictly forbidden inside all the conference rooms. PUBLICATIONS Publications, lectures, speakers- presentation, texts and images of the proceedings book cannot be used for any purpose without the authorization of the speaker and of the congress committee. 7 Palazzo dei Congressi di Pisa Via Matteotti, Pisa - Italy Tel Fax: HOW TO REACH US By car: Ideally located on the edge of Pisa, close to the airport and central to Italy s motorway network A11 and SGC FI-PI-LI. Info: By plane: The International Airport Galileo Galilei of Pisa is only 2,7 km away from the Conference Centre. It has become one of the main Italian airports, with flies to over 74 destinations all around Europe, United States and Russia. Info: By train: The railroad line connects Pisa with the rest of Italy allowing you to get to Florence in 45 mins as well as Rome and Milan in under 3 hours. The main station is located in the city centre, 1.5 km away from the Conference centre, easily accessible by foot or alternatively by public transport. Info:

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