A one day meeting on Tuesday 14 November in London

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Meeting Highlights

Campylobacter - a pain in the gut for humans but not chickens

Prof. Diane Newell, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Surrey

Campylobacter jejuni, is a common gut commensal in most animals but appears to have particularly evolved to colonise the avian gut. In humans this organism causes acute enteritis and is the most common cause of food poisoning in Europe. Although the sources and routes of transmission remain unclear, strategies to reduce campylobacteriosis primarily involve the prevention of colonisation in poultry. However, this is difficult using biosecurity approaches, largely because the organism is ubiquitous in the environment.  Complementary approaches, such as vaccination may  be necessary. To date, standard vaccine approaches have been unsuccessful. Here we present the feasibility of DNA vaccines to control this pathogen

Avian Mycoplasmosis and advances in diagnosis

Dr Roger Ayling, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, UK

More than 22 different Mycoplasma species have been isolated from bird species.  However, Mycoplasma
gallisepticum in chickens, turkeys and pheasants and M. meleagridis in turkeys are recognised as economically important in commercial poultry production.  The role of M. synoviae in poultry disease is less apparent, but it has been associated with severe cases of infectious synovitis.  Diagnosis of mycoplasma diseases has mainly been based on flock based serological tests, time consuming specialised mycoplasma culture, or more recently specific PCR tests.  At VLA a sensitive molecular based test is being used that detects and identifies the different Mycoplasma species including mixed infections. 


Additional confirmed speakers

Prof Richard Jones, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, UK

 

Registration fees

Standard fee - £400
Academic fee - £199
Student fee- £140
IBMS members fee - £199


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Abstract submission

The Deadline for abstract submissions is September 20th 2006
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Avian disease, diagnosis and treatment