Dear ECS and MARMAM members,
The following workshop will be held at the forthcoming ECS Conference, Setúbal, Portugal:
Workshop on "Marine Mammal Morbilliviruses", Sunday,
7th of April 2013
Morbilliviruses have long been known as the cause of serious diseases in a wide range of mainly terrestrial domestic and wildlife species. Since their characterisation in the 1980s, morbilliviruses
have been reported in an increasing number of marine mammal species and both phocine distemper virus (PDV) and cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) have been associated with mass mortalities in pinnipeds and cetaceans, respectively. The workshop aims to discuss marine
mammal morbillivirus epidemiology, taxonomy and phylogeny, clinical signs and lesions, diagnostics, as well as other relevant factors, in order to improve our knowledge about and to understand the consequences of these infections.
Program and speakers
Marine mammal morbillivirus epidemiology and worldwide distribution -
Mariano Domingo
Molecular epidemiology and taxonomy of the Cetacean morbillivirus. -
Consuelo Rubio Guerri
Morbillivirus in seals with focus on the PDV outbreaks in Europe -
Rune Dietz
Morbillivirus infections in Mediterranean Striped dolphins -
Mariano Domingo
Demographic consequences of CeMV on the resident Gibraltar strait pilot whale population: implications for the conservation of the species in the Spanish Mediterranean -
Pauline Gauffier
Chronic CeMV central nervous system disease -
Sara Soto
A review of CeMV in Mysticetes -
Thierry Jauniaux
Morbillivirus secondary infections (Toxoplasmosis, Mycoses, Herpes) –
Sara Soto
Diagnose of cetacean morbillivirus –
Eva Sierra
It will be a
full-day
workshop, from
9:30 to 18:00. Cost: 25
€, to be paid at the venue of the workshop.
Pre-registration is required, as
places are limited to 50. To register, go to : http://ecsmorbillivirus.wufoo.com/forms/workshop-on-marine-mammal-morbilliviruses/
For more information, or question, contact with Ana Godinho
ana_godinho@yahoo.com
More information about the workshop and the ECS Meeting:
http://www.escolademar.pt/ecs2013/workshops/
Organisers: Ana Godinho, Mariano Domingo, Morten Tange Olsen
Best regards,
Mariano Domingo, workshop co-organiser