The 67th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene will take place from 28 October to 1 November 2018, New Orleans.

FIND is participating in one breakout session ahead of ASTMH 2018, as well as in three symposiums, several oral presentations, plus poster sessions:

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(COR-NTD Breakout session) Data driven planning for HAT elimination, the role of new technologies — 27 Oct 2018, 9:00 am-12 pm —  Moderators: Albert Picado, FIND Geneva; Erick Miaka, PNLTHA, DRC

Speaker	Topic
Gerardo Priotto World Health Organization, Geneva	The HAT Atlas: a GIS based system to monitor progress in HAT elimination
Yves Claeys Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp	GIS based data for rational planning of active case finding
Joseph Ndung’u FIND, Geneva	Using mapping and remotely collected data to adapt passive screening activities
Epco Hasker Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp	Digital imaging for external quality assurance

 

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(Session 39) 100,000 papers later: Reviewing and mapping the etiology of non-malarial febrile illnesses globally — 29 Oct 2018, 4:00-5:45 pm — Symposium organizer: Philippe J. Guerin, Infectious Diseases Data Observatory, UK; Co-Chair: Paul Newton, Mahosot Hospital, LDR

Speaker	Topic
Dennis Ip School of Public Health, HKU, Hong Kong	Non-malaria fever revealed – insights from China
Heidi Hopkins LSHTM, UK	Non-malaria fever revealed – insights from Africa
Andre M. Siqueira INIEC, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil	Non-malaria fever revealed – insights from Latin America
Poojan Shrestha Infectious Diseases Data Observatory, UK	Non-malaria fever revealed – insights from South and Southeast Asia
Sabine Dittrich FIND, Geneva	Massive data-collection and mapping effort – important implications

 

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(Session 73) Next generation rapid diagnostic tests for malaria: prospects and considerations — 30 Oct 2018, 10:15-12:00 pm — Chair: Domingo Gonzalo, PATH; Co-Chair: Xavier Ding, FIND

Speaker	Topic
Jordi Landier Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Thailand	A P. falciparum ultrasensitive rapid diagnostic test as a tool to inform malaria elimination in Eastern Myanmar
Ana Maria Vasquez Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia	Performance of a P. falciparum ultrasensitive rapid diagnostic test for malaria in pregnancy
Xavier Ding FIND, Geneva	Performance of selected RDTs for the detection of asymptomatic malaria infections
Sophie Allauzen Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA	New diagnostic tools for malaria, what to expect

 

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(Symposium 129) Cryptic reservoirs of T.b.gambiense: A threat to HAT elimination? — 31 Oct 2018, 10:15-12:00 — Chair: Joseph Ndung’u, FIND; Co-Chair: Marleen Boelaert, ITM

Speaker	Topic
Bruno Bucheton IRD, Montpellier	Is there a reservoir of human latent carriers for T.b.gambiense?
Gustave Simo University of Dschang, Cameroon	State of the art on potential animal reservoirs for T.b.gambiense
Dieter Mehlitz Free University of Berlin, Germany	The epidemiological significance of domestic and wild animal reservoir hosts for T.b.gambiense
Kat S. Rock Univ. of Warwick-Zeeman Institute, Warwick, UK	Predicting the impact of cryptic reservoirs on the future of sleeping sickness: lessons learnt from mathematical modelling

 

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Oral presentations

Session 8: Alternative tools for malaria diagnosis – 29 October, 8:00–9:45 am

• #30 – A novel quantitative suspension array tool for high sensitive quantification of HRP2 and pLDH in blood from P. falciparum and P. vivax-infected patients in Peru and Nigeria (8:15-8:30 am) – Incardona S, et al.

Session 48: One Health: Interface of human health/animal diseases – 29 October, 4:00–5:45 pm

• #702 – Molecular diagnostics of potential pathogens in the wildlife trade in Lao PDR (4:00-4:15 pm) – Robinson MT, et al.

Session 87: Malaria: Innovation and challenges in malaria research and control – 30 October, 1:45 – 3:30 pm

• #1358 – Preliminary data from a biomarker evaluation trial among non-severe febrile patients in a malaria endemic setting in Malawi(2:00-2:15pm)- Escadafal C, et al.

Session 109: Kinetoplastida: Diagnosis, treatment and vaccine development – 31 October, 8:00–9:45 am

• #1414 – Evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) kit as a molecular diagnostic test for congenital Chagas disease (8:45-9:00 am) – Picado A, et al.

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Poster sessions

Session A, Monday, Oct 29, 12-1:45 pm

• #574 – Evaluation of point-of-care tests for cutaneous leishmaniasis diagnosis in Afghanistan – Picado A, et al.

Session B, Tuesday, Oct 30, 12-1:45 pm

• #1015 – Long-term quantitative analysis of HRP2 persistence post-antimalarial treatment in Senegal – Ndiaye M, et al.
• #1022 – Global geographic distribution of rare Plasmodium species: A systematic review of case reports – Yerlikaya S, et al.
• #1033 – Malaria in pregnancy: from pre-conception to early pregnancy, a genotyping analysis – Jafari-Guemouri S, et al.
• #1038 – Development of serological markers for detecting recent exposure to Plasmodium vivax malaria – White M, et al.
• #1215 – Designing a novel multiplex multi-analyte diagnostic platform (MAPDx) to address severe febrile illness – Osborn J, et al.
• #1225 – Prioritizing pathogens to support diagnostic product development for febrile illness management: a novel yet pragmatic approach – Roddy P, et al.
• #1271 – Evaluation of point-of-care tests for visceral leishmaniasis diagnosis in Kenya – Ndung’u JM, et al.

Session C, Wednesday, Oct 31, 12-1:45 pm

• #1497 – Diagnostic landscape for outbreak diseases: An overview of the challenges – Mazzola LT, et al.
• #1668 – Diagnostic needs for Lassa fever outbreak detection, clinical care, and vaccine development – Emperador DM, et al.
• #1717 – Performance of a new multiplex fever pathogen rapid test to detect malaria when used by health workers in Peru and Nigeria – Incardona S, et al.
• #1892 – Dry reagent-based loop-mediated isothermal amplification for confirmation of Buruli ulcer using a portable fluorimeter – Beissner M, et al.
• #1923 – Febrile patient management worldwide: Analysis of exciting guidelines and algorithms to inform novel diagnostic and algorithmic solutions – Barber J, et al.

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