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Conference Agenda

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Thu02July
Plenary Lecture Theatre
Lecture Theatre 1
Lecture Theatre 2
Lecture Theatre 3
Tea breaks, Registration and Sponsor space
Lunch Area
Sea World
Mantra front entrance
No specific location / location unknown
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P3: Elsevier Plenary Lecture Series International Journal for Parasitology (IJP) Invited Lecturer
9:00am - 9:45am
Plenary Lecture Theatre
Brian Cooke
Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Brian Cooke, James Cook University

Don’t put that in your talk! The importance of life cycles in parasitology research.

Christopher Goodman

CP14: Top Rated Contributed Abstracts 15 min talks
9:45am - 10:30am
Plenary Lecture Theatre
Danielle Stanisic
Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Danielle Stanisic, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University

Tick-Induced Mammalian Meat Allergy in Australia: National Prevalence and Geographic Distribution from Laboratory Surveillance, 2014-2024

Alexander W. Gofton, Emily Smith, Paul Campbell, Carl Kennedy, Karl Baumgart, Lucinda Wallman, Stephen C. Barker, Sheryl van Nunen, Andrew A. Walker



A late liver-stage chemical vaccine for malaria

Ryan Steel, Yu Cheng Chua, Waail Abdalla, Robyn McConville, Amelia Ford, Sabrina Caiazzo, Eva Hesping, Daniel Fernandez-Ruiz, Lauren Holz, William Heath, John McCauley, David Olsen, Justin Boddey



Towards Sustainable Flystrike Control: A Chromosomal-Level Genome and Population Genomics of Lucilia cuprina dorsalis

Shilpa Kapoor, Amrita Vijay, Balu Balan, Louise Baker, Laura Wines, Vernon M. Bowles, Aaron R. Jex, Clare A. Anstead

S6: Drugs & Drug Resistance Symposium sponsored by Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University
11:00am - 11:20am
Lecture Theatre 1
Jacinta Macdonald, Rohith Kutty
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Jacinta Macdonald, Griffith University
Session Chair: Rohith Kutty, Griffith University

Malaria drug discovery and target identification – from gene editing to AI tools

Jacinta Macdonald, Wisam Dawood, Gillian Fisher, Tina Skinner-Adams, Katherine Andrews

CP15: Drugs & Drug Resistance 2 - 10 min talks sponsored by Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University
11:20am - 11:50am
Lecture Theatre 1
Jacinta Macdonald, Rohith Kutty
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Jacinta Macdonald, Griffith University
Session Chair: Rohith Kutty, Griffith University

Anti‑plasmodial peptide induces polarity and fluidity changes in host and parasite membranes without translocation

Sarah Woodcock, Jiwon Lee, Angus Rae, Daryl Webb, Melanie Rug, Nicole Lawrence, Brendan McMorran



The Plasmodium falciparum digestive vacuole is the site of action for second-generation bis-triazines and related antimalarial candidates

Jennifer Le, Carlo Giannangelo, Mitchell Trickey, Annaliese Dillon, Paul Stupple, Darren Creek



Characterising Novel Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Inhibitors in Apicomplexan Parasites

Yusheng Wang, William Nguyen, Rachel Leonard, Ruijia Liang, Deyun Qiu, Brad Sleebs, Adele Lehane, Giel van Dooren

CP15.1: Drugs & Drug Resistance 2 - 5 min talks sponsored by Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University
11:50am - 12:15pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Jacinta Macdonald, Rohith Kutty
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Jacinta Macdonald, Griffith University
Session Chair: Rohith Kutty, Griffith University

Investigating the potential of robenidine analogues as antiplasmodial compounds

Ellis Joch, Stephen W. Page, Adam McCluskey, Katherine Andrews, Tina Skinner-Adams



The malaria drug proguanil demonstrates slow action in vitro activity against P. falciparum field isolates from Uganda.

Wisam Dawood, Patrick Tumwebaze, Oriana Kreutzfeld, Gillian Fisher, Philip Rosenthal, Tina Skinner-Adams, Katherine Andrews



Investigating putative target/s of the malaria drug proguanil identified using solvent-induced protein precipitation

Rohith Kutty, Wisam Dawood, Gillian Fisher, Jacinta Macdonald, Patrick Tumwebaze, Yijia Ji, Joshua Morrow, Andrew Riches, John Ryan, Ghizal Siddiqui, Darren Creek, Tina Skinner-Adams, Katherine Andrews



Discovery and Validation of Novel Drug Targets for Sustainable Blowfly Control and Improved Sheep Welfare

Nur Zakirah Jasni, Shilpa Kapoor, Vernon M. Bowles, Aaron R. Jex, Aya C. Taki, Clare A. Anstead



A systematic review of epidemiology, anthelmintic resistance and economic impact of gastrointestinal parasites in Sri Lankan small ruminants

Suraj Walimunige, Dulari Thilakarathne, Abdul Ghafar, Ghazanfar Abbas, Endris Ali, Anil Kalupahana, Jayanthe Rajapakshe, Robin Gasser, Abdul Jabbar

S6Q: Questions and Discussion Drugs & Drug Resistance Symposium sponsored by Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Jacinta Macdonald, Rohith Kutty
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Jacinta Macdonald, Griffith University
Session Chair: Rohith Kutty, Griffith University
CP18: Cells, Molecules & Genes 3 - 10 min talks
1:30pm - 2:40pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Shilpa Kapoor, Balu Balan
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Shilpa Kapoor, The University of Melbourne
Session Chair: Balu Balan, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

In vitro studies support early Ascaris infection driven by specific chemotactic attraction to host liver

Pradip Roy, Joy Liu, Peter Thurgood, Amrita Vijay, Louise Baker, Balu Balan, Khashayar Khoshmanesh, Aaron Jex



The Early-Diverging Eukaryote Giardia Reveals the Origins of Eukaryotic Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Networks

Balu Balan, Alex Lam, Amrita Vijay, Myo Nuang, Swapnil Tichkule, Esther Bandala Sanchez, Sachin Khurana, Waruni Abeysekera, Samantha J. Emery-Corbin, Jarrod J. Sandow, David Zhu, Ahmad Wardak, Jacob Munro, Pradip Roy, Brendan Robert E. Ansell, Peter Czabotar, Andrew I. Webb, Marija Darmacian, Gordon K Smyth, Olivia Rissland, Staffan G. Svärd, Aaron R. Jex



Chemoproteomics Identifies a Druggable Kinase in the Parasitic Protist Giardia duodenalis

Alex Lam, Louise Baker, Balu Balan, Toby Dite, Dylan Multari, Vineet Vaibhav, Mengbo Li, Guillaume Lessene, Isabelle Lucet, Andrew Thompson, Aaron Jex, Samantha Emery-Corbin



Genome-wide reconstruction of the intrinsic apoptosis pathway in Haemonchus contortus

Yanxiang Shen, Neil D. Young, Jiangning Song, Brad E. Sleebs, Bill C. H. Chang, Erinna F. Lee, W. Douglas Fairlie, Robin B. Gasser



Elucidating the intrinsic apoptosis pathway in nematodes: fundamental and applied implications

Marc Kaethner, Neil D. Young, Erinna F. Lee, W. Douglas Fairlie, Brad E. Sleebs, Bill C. H. Chang, Robin B. Gasser



Mapping fibrotic microenvironments: Single-cell resolution spatial profiling of Schistosoma mansoni-induced tissue fibrosis

Veronika Toth, Prakrithi Pavithra, Zherui Xiong, Chaoyi Li, Malcolm Jones, Quan Nguyen, Hong You



Insights into the “eukaryotic-emerged” spliceosome and spliceosomal introns in early-diverging protist pathogen Giardia duodenalis

Nic Addams, Alex Lam, Balu Balan, Aaron Jex

CP18.1: Cells, Molecules & Genes 3 - 5 min talks
2:40pm - 2:45pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Shilpa Kapoor, Balu Balan
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Shilpa Kapoor, The University of Melbourne
Session Chair: Balu Balan, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Investigating the function of and impact of polymorphism in the malaria vaccine candidate Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 2.

Kaitlin Turland, Dimithu Angage, Isabelle Henshall, Robin Anders, Michael Foley, Melanie Ridgway, Danny Wilson

CP18Q: Questions and Discussion Cells, Molecules & Genes 3
2:45pm - 3:00pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Shilpa Kapoor, Balu Balan
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Shilpa Kapoor, The University of Melbourne
Session Chair: Balu Balan, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
CP21: Cells, Molecules & Genes 4 - 15 min talks
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Andrew Walker, Natasha Sharma
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Andrew Walker, The University of Queensland
Session Chair: Natasha Sharma, The University of Melbourne

The chromosome-scale assembly of the Australian Paralysis Tick, Ixodes holocyclus

Amrita Vijay, Alexander Gofton, Quentin Gouil, Shilpa Kapoor, Swapnil Tichkule, Balu Balan, Louise Baker, Stefano Gaiarsa, Clare A Anstead, Ala Tabor, Nathan Lo, Stephen Barker, Jan Riemer, Fabrizia Stavru, Davide Sassera, Peter Czabotar, Tony Papenfuss, Aaron Jex



Long-read–supported gene modelling illuminates feeding, immune, and developmental biology in the European castor bean tick, Ixodes ricinus.

Amrita Vijay, Balu Balan, Louise Baker, Stefano Gaiarsa, Quentin Gouil, Pradip Roy, Alexander Gofton, Alessandra Cafiso, Ala Tabor, Nathan Lo, Olivier Plantard, Jan Riemer, Fabrizia Stavru, Clare A Anstead, Peter Czabotar, Tony Papenfuss, Davide Sassera, Aaron Jex

CP21.1: Cells, Molecules & Genes 4 - 10 min talks
4:00pm - 4:20pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Andrew Walker, Natasha Sharma
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Andrew Walker, The University of Queensland
Session Chair: Natasha Sharma, The University of Melbourne

Chromosome-contiguous nuclear genome of the zoonotic filarial parasite Dirofilaria asiatica (Spirurida: Onchocercidae)

Neil Young, Vito Colella, Yuanting Zheng, Anson Koehler, Tao Wang, Sunita Sumanam, Ushani Atapattu, Robin Gasser



A spatial–molecular framework for studying host–parasite interactions in a freshwater snail

Natasha Sharma, Tanapan Sukee, Jay Black, Jiadong Mao, Bonnie Webster, Winston Ponder, Robin Gasser, Anson Koehler, Neil Young

CP21.2: Cells, Molecules & Genes 4 - 5 min talks
4:20pm - 4:30pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Andrew Walker, Natasha Sharma
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Andrew Walker, The University of Queensland
Session Chair: Natasha Sharma, The University of Melbourne

Genetic structuring of Simulium damnosum across Ghana's agro-ecological zones: implications for Onchocerca volvulus transmission dynamics

Millicent Opoku, Neha Sirwani, Kwadwo K. Frempong, Sampson Otoo, Sedou Naniogou, Philomena Jackson, Millicent S. Afatodzie, Sellase Pi-Bansa, Joseph H. N. Osei, Franklin Ayisi, Sarah M. Dogbe, Abena A. Nyarko, Warwick N. Grant, Daniel A. Boakye, Shannon M. Hedtke



The molecular identification of Strongyloides fuelleborni from non-human primates (Bornean orangutans, chimpanzees and Red-Shanked Douc Langurs) in Khon Kaen Zoo, Thailand.

Jirawat Sangpeng, Atchara Artchayasawat, Chavin Chaisongkram, Kanda Ponsrila, Siriwan Kimkamkaew, Chatanun Eamudomkarn, Nuttanan Hongsrichan, Nonglak Laoprom, Thidarut Boonmars, Paiboon Sithithaworn, Opal Pitaksakulrat

CP21Q: Questions and Discussion Cells, Molecules & Genes 4
4:30pm - 4:40pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Andrew Walker, Natasha Sharma
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Andrew Walker, The University of Queensland
Session Chair: Natasha Sharma, The University of Melbourne
S7: Horses & Cows 1 Symposium
11:00am - 11:20am
Lecture Theatre 2
Abdul Jabbar, Narelle Dybing
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Abdul Jabbar, The University of Melbourne
Session Chair: Narelle Dybing, Murdoch University

Rethinking deworming: resistance, risk, and responsible control of canine hookworms

Swaid Abdullah

CP16: Horses & Cows - 10 min talks
11:20am - 11:50am
Lecture Theatre 2
Abdul Jabbar, Narelle Dybing
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Abdul Jabbar, The University of Melbourne
Session Chair: Narelle Dybing, Murdoch University

Simultaneous Detection of Bovine Venereal Pathogens in Bulls Using Long‑Read Sequencing

Zhetao Zhang, Gry B. Boe-Hansen, Chian Teng Ong, Hannah V. Siddle, Ala E. Tabor



Exploration of equine saliva proteins as a source of immune biomarkers that may reflect the mucosal response to a gastrointestinal worm infection.

Tanya King, Samantha Emery-Corbin, Habtamu Derseh, Rob Bischof, Sarah Preston



Gastrointestinal parasite prevalence in dairy cattle in subtropical Queensland: A paddock-based faecal sampling study across commercial farms

Md Anowarul Haque, Benjamin Wood, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães, Shahab Ranjbar Nezhad Isfahani, Matthew Ball, Swaid Abdullah

CP16.1: Horses & Cows - 5 min talks
11:50am - 12:05pm
Lecture Theatre 2
Abdul Jabbar, Narelle Dybing
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Abdul Jabbar, The University of Melbourne
Session Chair: Narelle Dybing, Murdoch University

Molecular epidemiology of Strongyloides westeri in Australian Foals

Yash Shingade, Abdul Jabbar, Tharaka Liyanage, Charles Gauci, Ghazanfar Abbas



Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Cattle Farmers Regarding Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in South-Western Western Australia

Abdul Ghaffar Qamar, Amanda Duarte Barbosa, Joshua W Aleri, Tracey Kreplins, Charlotte Louise Oskam



Prevalence of different gastrointestinal parasite horse infections in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Wafa Almegrin, Wadha Alsahli, Afaf Alhazzaa, Rawan Alotaibi, Dalal Alotaibi, Rania Aldosari

S7Q: Questions & Discussion Horses & Cows 1
12:05pm - 12:30pm
Lecture Theatre 2
Abdul Jabbar, Narelle Dybing
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Abdul Jabbar, The University of Melbourne
Session Chair: Narelle Dybing, Murdoch University
CP19: Immunology 2 - 15 min talks
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Lecture Theatre 2
Alicja (Ala) Tabor, Hannah Siddle
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland
Session Chair: Hannah Siddle, The University of Queensland

Investigating Antibodies that Protect from Cerebral Malaria in Kenyan Children

Yuchi Ji, Isobel S Walker, Niamh Meagher, Wina Hasang, Sidney Ogolla, David Midem, J Alexandra Rowe, Stanley Otoboh, Elizabeth H Aitken, James W Kazura, Stephen J Rogerson



Functional antibodies to Plasmodium vivax merozoite antigens are associated with protection against clinical malaria

Chau Quang, Takaaki Yuguchi, Eizo Takashima, Ivo Mueller, Rhea Longley



Human Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite effector-memory CD8+ T cells exhibit epitope-specific activation and display distinct T cell receptor clustering

Roos van Schuijlenburg, Max van Houcke, Jeroen Sijtsma, Els Baalbergens, Helena de Bes-Roeleveld, Beatrice Winkel, Kirsta E. van Meijgaarden, Sander Wuyts, Blandine Franke-Fayard, Meta Roestenberg

CP19.1: Immunology 2 - 10 min talks
2:15pm - 2:45pm
Lecture Theatre 2
Alicja (Ala) Tabor, Hannah Siddle
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland
Session Chair: Hannah Siddle, The University of Queensland

Afucosylated VAR2CSA-specific IgG reduce risks of placental malaria

HongHua Ding, Oscar H. Lloyd Williams, Maria Saeed, Wina Hasang, Bruce D. Wines, Mary Lopez-Perez, Maria del Pilar Quintana, Lars Hviid, Adam Wheatley, Mwayiwawo Madanitsa, Victor Mwapasa, Kamija S. Phir, Feiko O. ter Kuile, Nichollas Scott, Elizabeth H. Aitken, Stephen J. Rogerson



Necator americanus recombinant protease inhibitors as novel therapeutics for inflammatory disease

Connor McHugh, Suchandan Sikder, Kim Miles, Sophie Gisder, Yoshimi Peck, Maggie Veitch, Maxine Smith, Stephanie Ryan, Darren Pickering, Roland Ruscher, Paul Giacomin, Alex Loukas



Repeated malaria vaccine booster doses in children shapes protective antibody responses

Alexander Harris, Liriye Kurtovic, Adam Thomas, Bruce Wines, Alassane Dicko, Jean-Bosco Ouedrogo, Daniel Chandramohan, Brian Greenwood, NCT04319380 Clinical trial team, James Beeson

CP19Q: Questions and Discussion Immunology 2
2:45pm - 3:00pm
Lecture Theatre 2
Alicja (Ala) Tabor, Hannah Siddle
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland
Session Chair: Hannah Siddle, The University of Queensland
CP22: Horses & Cows 2 - 10 min talks
3:30pm - 4:20pm
Lecture Theatre 2
Alicja (Ala) Tabor, Sara Taylor
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland
Session Chair: Sara Taylor, QIMR Berghofer

A host-free in vitro membrane feeding system for an emerging tick vector, Haemaphysalis longicornis

Abdul Ghafar, Bahar E Mustafa, Charles G Gauci, Ian Beveridge, Robin B Gasser, Ard M Nijhof, Abdul Jabbar



First Report of Consecutive Artificial Membrane Feeding of All Life Stages of Rhipicephalus australis

Bahar E Mustafa, Abdul Ghafar, Charles G. Gauci, Swaid Abdullah, Ian Beveridge, Ard M. Nijhof, Abdul Jabbar



Decoding the Microbiome of the Australian Cattle Tick (Rhipicephalus australis): Stage-Specific Diversity and Symbiotic Associations

Bahar E Mustafa, Abdul Ghafar, Lianet Abuin-Denis, Endris A. Ali, Mehran Khan, Swaid Abullah, Ian Beveridge, Charles G. Gauci, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Ard M. Nijhof, Abdul Jabbar



First Characterisation of the Microbiome of Artificial Membrane Fed Rhipicephalus australis

Bahar E Mustafa, Abdul Ghafar, Lianet Abuin-Denis, Mehran Khan, Swaid Abullah, Ian Beveridge, Charles G. Gauci, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Ard M. Nijhof, Abdul Jabbar



Not just where the ticks are: Insights into Theileria orientalis Ikeda in Australia

Emily Onizawa, Steve Walkden-Brown, Cheryl Jenkins

CP22Q: Questions and Discussion Horses & Cows 2
4:20pm - 4:30pm
Lecture Theatre 2
Alicja (Ala) Tabor, Sara Taylor
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland
Session Chair: Sara Taylor, QIMR Berghofer
CP17: Epidemiology & Diagnostics 15 min talk
11:00am - 11:15am
Lecture Theatre 3
Deepani Fernando, Luke Hall
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Deepani Fernando, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Luke Hall, St Vincent\'s Hospital Sydney

Development of CRISPR-based diagnostic tools for the detection of Strongyloidiasis

Skye MacGregor, Matthew Watts, Malcolm Jones, Rogan Lee, Vito Colella, Richard Bradbury, Thomas Egwang, Darren Gray, Hong You

CP17.1: Epidemiology & Diagnostics 10 min talks
11:15am - 12:05pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Deepani Fernando, Luke Hall
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Deepani Fernando, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Luke Hall, St Vincent\'s Hospital Sydney

A Field-Deployable CRISPR-Cas12/13 Diagnostic Platform Integrated with Rapid DNA Extraction for Helminth Detection

Mingsong Zhu, Skye MacGregor, Juliet French, Malcolm Jones, Hong You



Rapid Multi-Species Malaria Parasite Detection Using Deep Learning

Frank Weate, Yunchuan Li, David Novotny, Erik Meijering, Jake Baum



Population genetics of P. falciparum clinical and asymptomatic infections at low transmission

Sonakshi Madan, Kirsty McCann, Zahra Razook, Dulcie Lautu-Gumal, Shazia Ruybal-Pesántez, Jessy Vibin, Katelyn Stanhope, Johanna H. Kattenberg, Anaïs Pepey, Nimol Khim, Livingstone Tavul, Maria Ome-Kaius, Manuel Hetzel, Amélie Vantaux, Benoit Witkowski, James W. Kazura, Moses Laman, Ivo Mueller, Leanne J. Robinson, Alyssa E. Barry



Dientamoeba fragilis cysts and precysts in historic slide collections and a review of cyst formation among the Parabasalia

Luke Hall, Joel Barratt, John Ellis, Damien Stark



Rapid and non-invasive detection of Babesia microti parasites using near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning

Madeleine Rogers, Ines Marcal Antunes, Michael Good, Maggy Sikulu-Lord, Danielle Stanisic

CP17.2: Epidemiology & Diagnostics 5 min talks
12:05pm - 12:15pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Deepani Fernando, Luke Hall
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Deepani Fernando, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Luke Hall, St Vincent\'s Hospital Sydney

Validation of a Wastewater Surveillance Protocol for Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Intestinal Protozoan Parasites

Emily Grahn, Daphne Maneniaru, David Sellars, Kirstin Ross, Constantin Constaninoiu, Richard S Bradbury



Incidental finding of amoeba on nasal cavity of an immunocompetent patient. A case report and review of the literature.

Gautam Bhanot, Elizabeth Paver, Karina Kennedy

CP17Q: Questions and Discussion Epidemiology & Diagnostics
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Deepani Fernando, Luke Hall
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Deepani Fernando, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Luke Hall, St Vincent\'s Hospital Sydney
CP20: Zoonoses & One Health 15 min talks
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Darren Gray, Jessica Scott
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Jessica Scott, James Cook University

Genetic diversity and transmission dynamics of soil-transmitted helminths in humans and dogs in Vanuatu

Molly Waldron, Lucas Huggins, Patsy A. Zendejas-Heredia, Sze Fui Hii, Ian Douglas, Nick Sangster, Clare Anstead, Paolo Bareng, Prudence Rymill, Fasihah Taleo, Susana Vaz Nery, Vito Colella



Unraveling the whole mitochondrial genome of the highly endemic G3 genotype of Echinococcus granulosus from Pakistan: an emerging epidemiological concern

Hira Muqaddas, Naunain Mehmood, Hayley Martinez DeCristi, Katherine Muscat, Nichola Eliza Davies Calvani

CP20.1: Zoonoses & One Health 1 - 10 min talks
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Darren Gray, Jessica Scott
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Jessica Scott, James Cook University

Exploring spatiotemporal shifts on mosquito diversity in Perth, Western Australia.

Ashleigh Peck, Alan Lymber, Siobhon Egan, Amanda Ash



Uncovering One Health Risks: High Prevalence of Francisella spp. in Tick-Borne Pathogens of Cuora flavomarginata in Taiwan

Yi-Lun Tsai, Alinda Lok-Yan Yong, Chi-Hsin Tsou, Tien-His Chen



Bat-Associated Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Australasia: Implications for Conservation and One Health

Mehran Khan, Abdul Ghafar, Bahar E Mustafa, Ian Beveridge, Abdul Jabbar

CP20.2: Zoonoses & One Health 5 min talks
2:30pm - 2:45pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Darren Gray, Jessica Scott
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Jessica Scott, James Cook University

Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm in Papua New Guinea, 2020

Jessica Scott, Daniel Pelowa, Wanye Melrose, Jeffrey Warner, Catherine Rush



Molecular Detection and Species Identification of Hookworm in Free-Roaming Dogs in Tonga, with Identification of Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum

Kate Harder, K Naden, D Maneniaru, E Grahn, H Zhao, C Joone, C Constantinoiu, R Bradbury



The parasites that jumped ship

Johann Schröder, Joan B Lloyd, Una M Ryan, Caroline L Jacobson

CP20Q: Questions and Discussion Zoonoses & One Health 1
2:45pm - 3:00pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Darren Gray, Jessica Scott
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Jessica Scott, James Cook University
CP23: Zoonoses & One Health 2 - 15 min talk
3:30pm - 3:45pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Catherine Gordon, Fasil Shiferaw
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Catherine Gordon, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Fasil Shiferaw, QIMR Berghofer

Large-scale molecular epidemiological survey of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Victoria, Australia (2020–2024) reveals novel subtypes and outbreak-associated lineage

Marielle Babineau, Anson Koehler, Michelle Sait, Karolina Mercoulia, Sally Dougall, Jane McAllister, Evelyn Wong, Norelle Sherry, Robin Gasser, Ben Howden

CP23.1: Zoonoses & One Health 2 - 10 min talks
3:45pm - 4:25pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Catherine Gordon, Fasil Shiferaw
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Catherine Gordon, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Fasil Shiferaw, QIMR Berghofer

Multi locus sequence typing (MLST) supports zoonotic transmission of Cryptosporidium parvum in Western Australia

Dinamithra Gedara Sugandika Samanmali Bulumulla, Una Ryan, Amanda Ash, Amanda D Barbosa, Joshua Aleri



Zoonotic Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Australian dairy goats: a national molecular epidemiological study

Endris Ali, Anson Koehler, Abdul Ghafar, Mark Stevenson, Sandra Baxendell, Ian Beveridge, Robin Gasser, Abdul Jabbar



Uncovering zoonotic protozoa in pigs: molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in Victoria, Australia

Jianuo(Gavin} Xu, Anson V. Koehler, Ghazanfar Abbas, Robin B. Gasser, Abdul Jabbar



Expanded molecular evidence of soil-transmitted helminth and Schistosoma spp. infections in Myanmar schoolchildren: a qPCR update

Catherine Gordon, Eindra Aung, Natasha Collinson, Darren Gray

CP23Q: Questions and Discussion Zoonoses & One Health 2
4:25pm - 4:35pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Catherine Gordon, Fasil Shiferaw
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Catherine Gordon, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Fasil Shiferaw, QIMR Berghofer
Morning Tea Break Thursday
10:30am - 11:00am
Tea breaks, Registration and Sponsor space
Location: Tea breaks, Registration and Sponsor space
Afternoon Tea Break Thursday
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Tea breaks, Registration and Sponsor space
Location: Tea breaks, Registration and Sponsor space
Lunch Thursday
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch Area
Location: Lunch Area
Dinner: Conference Dinner at Sea World
6:30pm - 10:00pm
Sea World
Location: Sea World
Meet: Meet in foyer for bus to Conference Dinner at Sea World
5:45pm - 6:00pm
Mantra front entrance
Location: Mantra front entrance
Free: Free time
4:30pm - 5:45pm
Bus: Bus to Conference Dinner at Sea World
6:00pm - 6:30pm