Wednesday, 4 September 2024 to Thursday, 5 September 2024
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Wed 4 September
5 September
DAY 1Natural History MuseumThe Flett Lecture Theatre
DAY 2
DAY 1Natural History MuseumThe Flett Lecture Theatre
DAY 2
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11:00 Registration 11:00
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12:00 Lunch 12:00
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12:55 12:55
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Male Genital Schistosomiasis
Chairs: Sekeleghe Kayuni, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Malawi  
Introduction: 5 mins
Highlighting male genital schistosomiasis today and outlining its importance tomorrow
13:05 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Russell Stothard, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine  
Burden of Male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) in Malawi
13:35 (20 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Sekeleghe Kayuni, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Malawi  
Male genitourinary schistosomiasis among migrants in Europe
14:15 (20 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Silvia Roure, Fundación Lluita contra les Infeccions  

Application of the Novel HUGS HRM Assay to MGS and FGS Diagnosis
14:35 (15 mins)
Lucas Cunningham, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine  

Novel insights into the age-dependent decline of eosinophil levels and its association with Schistosoma haematobium infection in Malawian populations: first-time analysis revealing significant geographic and age-related variations.
14:50 (3 mins)
Jordan White, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine  

A Lateral Flow Assay for Schistosome cfDNA Detection in Urine: Updated Progress and Validation
14:53 (3 mins)
Rory Barnes, University of Glasgow  

"Schistosoma haematobium hybridisations in Malawi: Stepping closer towards unravelling zoonotic epidemiology."
14:56 (3 mins)
Abigail Cawley, Liverpool School Tropical Medicine  

How has the Disease Profile of Male Genital Schistosomiasis Changed Throughout a Period of Mass Drug Administration in Malawi?
14:59 (3 mins)
Fatima Ahmed, LSTM  

Distribution of urinary schistosomiasis among school children at elkeriab and tayba elkababish villages, East Nile Locality, Khartoum State, Sudan
15:02 (3 mins)
Qutoof Sidahmed , National university   

Development and application of a multiplex isothermal molecular assay for female genital schistosomiasis and human papillomavirus infection
15:05 (3 mins)
Lucy Smith, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine  
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3:05: Tea and Coffee 3:05:
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Female Genital Schistosomiasis
Chairs: Bonnie Webster, Natural History Museum  
Collective Efforts to Bring Female Genital Schistosomiasis Out of Neglect
15:20 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Amaya Bustinduy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine  
Unravelling Parasitic Syndemics: Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Trichomoniasis among Women in Southern Malawi
15:50 (20 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Dingase Kumwenda, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Ministry of Health  
Female and male genital schistosomiasis in Cameroon
16:30 (20 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Louis-Albert Tchuem-Tchuente, Centre for Schistosomiasis & Parasitology, University of Yaoundé  

Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) in clinical practice: retrospective case-notes analysis of FGS cases with confirmed S. haematobium at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases from 1998-2018, with a pragmatic diagnosis and management pathway.
16:50 (15 mins)
Hannah Rafferty, Royal London Hospital  

Automatic Classification of Lesions Associated with Female Genital Schistosomiasis Using Deep Learning Methods
17:05 (15 mins)
Karl Emil Jøker, Centre for Clinical Research, North Denmark Regional Hospital  

Hybridisation in Urogenital Schistosomiasis (HUGS): Investigating female genital schistosomiasis and associated sexually transmitted diseases in Nsanje and Mangochi Districts Malawi
17:20 (3 mins)
Guilleary Deles, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine  

Effective Control Measures for Genital Schistosomiasis in Africa
17:23 (3 mins)
Kashif Nazir, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences   

Molecular Epidemiology of Female Genital Schistosomiasis in Southern Malawi
17:26 (3 mins)
Lilly Atkins, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine  

The case for computer vision (AI) for female genital schistosomiasis detection.
17:29 (3 mins)
Morgan Lemin, Morgan Lemin  

Investigating the effects of intestinal helminth infection on the uterus
17:32 (3 mins)
Olivia Shorthouse, University of Manchester  

Remote -In-vivo Anti-Schistosomal Effects of Allium cepa and Allium sativum
17:35 (3 mins)
Ruqayyah Hamidu Muhammad, Home  
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5:40: Panel discussion: Dr Pamela Mbabazi, Dr Jennifer Downs, Prof Amaya Bustinduy, Prof J. Russ Stothard, Prof Louis-Albert Tchuem-Tchuente
17:40 (20 mins)
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6:10: Poster
18:10 (50 mins)
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