Programme Day 1

• Beyond the Eschar: A Deeper Look at Scrub Typhus Cases in Negeri Sembilan
  DrLee Kok Soon Speaker Malaysia
• Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes of Scrub Typhus: A Multicenter Malaysian Hospital- Based Study on Risk Factors, Laboratory Variations and Antibiotic Efficacy
  DrAhmad Hafizi bin Rozimi Speaker Malaysia
• The Clinical Spectrum of Cat-Scratch Disease: Case Series from HKL
  DrLeong Chee Loon Speaker Malaysia
• Bartonella Henselae as a Hidden Culprit in Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis
  DrUmmu Afeera Zainulabid Speaker Malaysia

• No One Taught You This: Bartonella Henselae – A Forgotten Cause of Hepatosplenomegaly in Textbooks!
  DrUmmu Afeera Zainulabid Presenter Malaysia
• Unraveling the Genomic Diversity of Coxiella Burnetii Using Whole Genome Sequencing
  DrTarka Raj Bhatta Presenter Nepal
• Computational Exploration of Potential Therapeutic Targets in Coxiella Burnetii
  MsRHYTHM SHARMA Presenter India
• A New Human Vaccine Against Q Fever (Coxielle Burnetii) ?
  ProfStephen Roger Graves Presenter Australia
• Cat Scratch Disease Presenting With Pyrexia of Unknown Origin, Cutaneous Vasculitis and Bilateral Retinitis in a Young Man: A Diagnostic Complexity
  DrWan Nurliyana Wan Ramli Presenter Malaysia
• Seroprevalence and Epidemiological Insights of Coxiella Burnetii in High-Risk Populations in North India
  MrKamlesh Bisht Presenter India
• Investigating SFTSV Exposure and Risk Factors in Malaysia Amid Emerging Threats in Southeast Asia
  MsClaudia Ladai Anak Michael Presenter Malaysia
• Optimizing in Vitro Propagation and Experimental Tick Infection of Anaplasma Phagocytophilum
  MrVincent C. Duru Presenter Australia
• Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Pathogens in Ectoparasites and Exposure Risk to Pets and Their Owners in Vientiane, Laos
  MrVanheuang Phommadeechack Presenter Laos

• A Century of Insight: IMR’s Contributions to Rickettsioses Discovery
  DrSiti Roszilawati Ramli Speaker Malaysia
• Molecular Diagnostics for Rickettsial diseases: Insights into Scrub typhus laboratory diagnostics in IMR
  MsShirley Hii Yi Fen Speaker Malaysia
• Serological Diagnosis of Rickettsial Diseases at the Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia
  MsTay Bee Yong Speaker Malaysia
• Potential Acari Vector of Rickettsial Diseases: Findings from the Research and Diagnostic Service by the IMR
  DrMariana Ahamad Speaker Malaysia

• Strengthening One Health for Integrated Zoonotic Risk Mitigation in Singapore
  MsAysha Farwin Presenter Singapore
• Development and Evaluation of Recombinant Dense Granule 14 for Serological Diagnosis of Toxoplasma Gondii Infection in Domestic Cats
  MsHanh Thi Ha Presenter Vietnam
• A Rare Occurrence of Blackwater Fever Syndrome Caused by Plasmodium Knowlesi in Malaysia
  DrSendeep Ruben Singh Mangat Presenter Malaysia
• Hypereosinophilia Syndrome Secondary to Strongyloides Mimics Filariasis
  DrLeong Chee Loon Presenter Malaysia
• In-Vivo Antiparasitic Assessment of Allium Sativum Against the Growth and Survival of Trypanosoma Evansi in Mice
  DrMOHD SHUKRI BIN BABA Presenter Malaysia
• Development and Validation of the T. Evansi Agglutination Test Using an in Vitro-Cultivated T. Evansi Thai Strain as Antigen.
  MrTanapat Mutchimadilok Presenter Thailand
• Pathophysiological Effects of Experimental Trypanosomiasis on Haemogram and Antioxidant Defence Systems in Swiss Albino Mice: Implications for Neglected Tropical Diseases
  MrSALISU SIBA ABDULLAHI Presenter Malaysia
• Unveiling Theileria Orientalis Genotypic Diversity: A Study of Cattle and Buffalo in North India
  DrBiswa Ranjan Maharana Presenter India
• Development of a qPCR Assay to Detect Babesia Species in Human, Animal and Tick Samples
  DrMythili Tadepalli Presenter Australia

• Streamlined Pathogens: Rickettsia Genomics, Diversity, and Roles
  Prof DrAlistair Darby Presenter United Kingdom
• The Genome of the Tropical Bont Tick (Amblyomma Variegatum) Contains a Near-Complete Integration of the Rickettsia Africae Chromosome but Not Its Plasmid
  ProfBenjamin Makepeace Presenter United Kingdom
• Complete Genomes of Rickettsia Typhi Reveal a Clonal Population
  DrElizabeth Batty Presenter United Kingdom
• Whole Genome Sequencing of Orientia Tsutsugamushi From a Patient With Fatal Scrub Typhus
  MsMeenakshi Rana Presenter India
• Evidence for Rare Infections with Orientia Tsutsugamushi in Bird-Associated Chiggers and Ground Birds in Peninsular Malaysia
  DrPraveena Rajasegaran Presenter Malaysia
• Unveiling Rickettsia Felis Genotype 2125: Insights into Zoonotic Transmission Dynamics in Stray Dogs and Fleas From Bangkok Temples
  Assoc Prof DrTawin Inpankaew Presenter Thailand

• The Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Acinetobacter Baumannii Isolates from Blood at UMMC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 2019 to 2023 Trend Analysis (#116)
  DrEnty Tjoa Presenter Indonesia
• Seroprevalence of Rickettsial Infections in Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia (#64)
  MsMiroslava Rosenbergerova Presenter Slovakia
• Emerging Pathogens from Arthropod-Vectors: Detection of Borrelia Garinii and Trypanosoma Noyesi Across Diverse Ecological Zones of Malaysia (#82)
  MrMuhammad Arief Iman bin Jahfar Presenter Malaysia
• Comparative Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Test, Nested PCR, and Microscopy for Detecting Simian Malaria in Wild Thai Cynomolgus Macaques: A Preliminary Investigation (#112)
  MsKamonlak Pekthanoo Presenter Thailand
• Zoonotic Malaria Surveillance: Molecular Detection of Simian Malaria Parasites in Wild Macaca Fascicularis in Peninsular Malaysia (#178)
  MsSiti Nur Athirah Binti Azman Presenter Malaysia
• The Detection of Genus Rickettsia Across Body Parts of Black Flies (Simulium Vanluni: Diptera: Simuliidae) in Peninsular Malaysia (#177)
  MrNoor Izwan Bin Anas Presenter Malaysia
• Uncovering the Burden of Hookworm Single and Co-infections in Southeast Asia (#42)
  MsLow Suey Yee Presenter Malaysia
• Copro-Molecular Identification of Microsporidia in Rural Communities of Kapit Division, Sarawak (#137)
  MrRohiit A/L Baskaran Presenter Malaysia
• Modulation of Gut Microbiota, Epithelial Barrier, and Immune Response by Blastocystis SP. in Schizophrenic Individuals (#133)
  MrFreddy Franklin Presenter Malaysia
• Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. And Giardia spp. in Companion Animals and Environmental Waters of Sampaloc Lake in San Pablo, Laguna, Philippines (#139)
  Mrhussien-ali m. limbona Presenter Philippines
• Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in Domesticated Animals in the Selected Seven Lakes of San Pablo Laguna (#138)
  MsBianca Annelee V. Guray Presenter Philippines
• Detection and Characterization of Orientia Tsutsugamushi from Leptotrombidium Chigger Mites Infesting Small Mammals in Peninsular Malaysia. (#156)
  MrMUHAMMAD AL AMIN BIN MOHD REDZUAN Presenter Malaysia
• Molecular Detection of Vector-Borne Pathogens in Wild Rats from Oil Palm Plantations (#157)
  MrsAuni Atikah Binti Abdul Halim Presenter Malaysia
• Molecular Screening of Bartonella, Rickettsia, and Leptospira in Rodents from Kuala Lumpur (#162)
  MsTharane Ganasen Presenter Malaysia
• Multi-Pathogen Surveillance of Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illness in Selected Clinics in Malaysia (#159)
  MrMuhammad Alif Naim Bin Md Khir Presenter Malaysia
• Effects of Topical Ivermectin Exposure on Aedes Aegypti (#176)
  MrAhnaf Akram bin Mohamad Khairul Anuar Presenter Malaysia
• Evaluation of Chlorfenpyr of Against Laboratory and Field Strains of Aedes Albopictus (#165)
  MrCHIANG JUN WEI Presenter Malaysia
• Susceptibility Assessment of Acetamiprid and Imidacloprid in Aedes Aegypti Larvae in Malaysia (#164)
  MrMuhammad Luqman Nul-Hakim Bin Rohaizad Presenter Malaysia
• Susceptibility of Chlorfenapyr to Aedes Aegypti (#179)
  MsZuriani Burhanuddin Presenter Malaysia
• Systematic Review of Circadian Rhythms in Arthropod Diseases Vectors: Environmental and Molecular Drivers of Pathogen Transmission (#172)
  MsNurin Sabrina Binti Zawari Presenter Malaysia