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Report of Scientific Meeting on
Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Molecular Epidemiology and
Rodent-Borne Diseases
17-19 May 2016; Pasteur Institute of Iran
Akanlu, Kabudar Ahang, Hamadan, Iran
Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging infectious diseases
(National Reference center for diagnosis and research on Plague, Tularemia and Q fever)
This was a three-day meeting held in the Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging
Infectious Diseases, Akanlu, Iran. Participants included scientists from Pasteur Institute of Iran,
National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France, Iranian CDC, Ferdowsi University in
Mashhad and some of Iran Medical Universities (Tehran, Kerman, Lorestan, AJA).
The meeting provided a basis for exchange of ideas, both scientific and practical, among the
Iranian and the French sides. Its primary goal was to provide a forum for professional scientific
growth, introduce the Akanlu center’s laboratory, scientific, and research capacities, and
evaluate potentials for joint programs.
Attendees were expert in the field of rodentology, taxonomy, systematics, bacteriology,
epidemiology, virology, parasitology, evolutionary biology, genetics, or public health.
The meeting consisted of a series of lectures, which were followed by free discussion sessions.
Participants also visited the field and laboratories. During field visits, the type of species living in
the predator and the methods of animal trapping and testing were described.
At the end of the meeting, a joint proposal between the Iranian and the French sides was
drafted.
Scientific Organizers
Pasteur Institute of Iran, Iran Ehsan Mostafavi National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France Jean-Pierre Hugot
Sponsors
Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging infectious diseases Attaché for scientific and university cooperation, French Embassy in Iran
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Speakers National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France Jean-Pierre Hugot Aude Lalis Christiane Denys Violaine Nicolas-Colin Pasteur Institute of Iran, Iran Ehsan Mostafavi Navid Dinparast Djadid Mostafa Salehi Vaziri SaeedReza Naddaf Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran Jamshid Darvish Rouhollah Siahsarvie Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran GholamReza Mowlavi Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran Sana Eybpoosh
Partners
- Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran - Department of Virology
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Parasitology
- Department of Epidemiology
- Department of Malarial and Vector Research
- Department of Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
- Centre for Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Deputy
of Health, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
- Rodentology Research group, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,
Mashhad, Iran
- School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
Tehran, Iran
- School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences,
Tehran, Iran
- School of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences,
Khorramabad, Iran
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Venue
The course was held in the Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging infectious diseases,
which is the national reference center for diagnosis and research on Plague, Tularemia and Q
fever in Iran. It is a branch of Pasteur Institute of Iran located in West of the country (Akanlu
village, Kabudrahang district, Hamadan province, Iran).
Duration
The meeting took place in three working days (17-19 May 2016).
Participants and Sessions
There were 22 participants from Paris (4), Mashhad (3), Kerman (1), Khorram-Abad (1), and
Tehran (13).
Throughout the meeting, 15 lectures were presented, focusing on the taxonomy, systematics,
evolution, population genetics, and phylogeography of rodents, and/or rodent-borne diseases.
Events
Visiting the field
Participants were taken by cars to the hills and
plains of the region. This provided an
opportunity for them to get familiar with the
nature and ecosystem of the village, to identify
the types of species living in this predator, and
to get familiar with the trapping and testing
methods.
Visiting the Rural Homes of the Region
Visiting a house in Akanlu village, participants
got familiar with the lifestyle of the villagers and
their agricultural products.
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Alisadr Cave
At the end of the course, participants visited the
Alisadr Cave.
This cave is the world's largest water cave which
attracts millions of visitors every year. The cave
is located 75 kilometers northwest of Hamadan
and is 70 kilometers away from Akanlu village.
Traditional Restaurant
Participants took last day lunch in a traditional
restaurant eating Dizi. Dizi is a Persian and
Mesopotamian stew. It refers to the traditional
stone crocks it is served in. Dizi is usually made
with lamb, chickpeas, white beans, onion,
potatoes, and tomatoes, turmeric, and dried
lime.
List of Participants
Name Country Major Institute
Aude Lalis France Rodent Systematics National of Museum of Natural History in Paris
Violiane Nicolas-Colin France Systematics National of Museum of Natural History in Paris
Christiance Denys France Rodentology National of Museum of Natural History in Paris
Jean-Pierre Hugot France Parasitology National of Museum of Natural History in Paris
Mahmoud Soroush N. Iran Physician Iranian CDC
Jamshid Darvish Iran Zoology Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Rouhollah Siahsarvie Iran Zoology Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Elham Rezazadeh Iran Biosystematics Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
GholamReza Mowlavi Iran Parasitology Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Mohammad M. Homayouni Iran Parasitology AJA University of Medical Sciences
Ehsan Mostafavi Iran Epidemiology Pasteur Institute of Iran
Saied R. Naddaf Iran Entomology Pasteur Institute of Iran
Mahdi Rohani Iran Microbiology Pasteur Institute of Iran
Manijeh Y. Behzadi Iran Microbiology Pasteur Institute of Iran
Saber Esmaeili Iran Microbiology Pasteur Institute of Iran
Mostafa Salehi Vaziri Iran Virology Pasteur Institute of Iran
Ahmad Ghasemi Iran Microbiology Pasteur Institute of Iran
Navid Dinparast Djadid Iran Entomology Pasteur Institute of Iran
Arash Arashkia Iran Virology Pasteur Institute of Iran
Hamed Hanifi Iran Rodentology (Experimental) Pasteur Institute of Iran
Sana Eybpoosh Iran Epidemiology Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Mohammad H. Kayedi Iran Entomology Lorestan University of Medical Sciences
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Photos
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Meeting schedule
16 May
9:00 – 12:00 Visiting Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 18:00 Going to Hamadan, Akanlu by bus
17 May Lectures Speaker
8:00 – 9:00 Welcome Event and Introduction E. Mostafavi
9:00 – 9:20 Evolution of the Old World Arenaviridae and their Rodent hosts: Generalized host-transfer or association by descent?
JP. Hugot
9:20 – 9:30 Question and Answer section
9:30 – 9:45 Coffee Break
9:45 – 10:05 The importance of spatial scale for taxonomic and systematic studies. Joined forces of genetic samples and museum specimens: systematic revision of the genus Praomys.
V. Nicolas
10:05 - 10:15 Question and Answer section
10:15 – 10:35
Laboratory Facilities of Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Department: Focus on Diagnosis and Research Projects on Hantaviruses
M. Salehi Vaziri
10:35 – 10:45 Question and Answer section
10:45 – 11:05 Compared phylogeography and population genetic structure of 10 widespread small vertebrate' species in Morocco.
A. Lalis
11:05 – 11:15 Question and Answer section
11:15 – 11:35 Biosystematic Problems of Central Iranian Rodents J. Darvish
11:35 – 11:45 Question and Answer section
11:45 – 12:00 Morphological and Molecular Evolution of the House Mouse (Mus musculus) R. SiahSarvieh
12:00 – 12:10 Question and Answer section
12:10 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:20 Skull and teeth Morphometric studies: the examples of Mus & Meriones
C. Denys
14:20 – 14:30 Question and Answer section
14:30 – 16:00 Discussions about writing a joint-proposal
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 – 19:00 Going to the field
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18 May Lectures Speaker
8:00 – 8:20 Trapping and sampling Micro Mammals: use and misuse C. Denys
8:20 – 8:30 Question and Answer section
8:30 – 8:50 The impact of human conflicts on the genetics of Mastomys natalensis
and Lassa virus in West Africa. Host evolution in Mastomys natalensis
(Rodentia: Muridae): an integrative approach using geometric
morphometric and genetics.
A. Lalis
8:50 – 9:00 Question and Answer section
9:00 – 9:20 Relapsing fever in south Iran: is the causing agent a haplotype of
African Borrelia duttonii spirochete?
S.R. Naddaf
9:20 – 9:30 Question and Answer section
9:30 – 9:45 Coffee break
9:45 – 10:00 Constructing area cladograms and producing dispersion scenarios:
questions and suggested solutions.
JP. Hugot
10:00 – 10:10 Question and Answer section
10:10 – 10:30 Spatiotemporal history of HIV-1 CRF35_AD in Afghanistan and Iran
S. Eybpoosh
10:30 – 10:40 Question and Answer section
10:40 – 11:00 Rare and unusual human helminthic infection recorded in Iran GR. Mowlavi
11:00 – 11:10 Question and Answer section
11:10 – 11:30 Molecular Epidemiology of Malaria: MVRG Experience of Regional and
International Collaboration in Iran, WHO/EMR and IPs Malaria Network
N. Dinparast
Djadid
11:30 – 11:40 Question and Answer section
11:45 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:20 Usefulness and limits of barcoding for identifying species V. Nicolas
14:20 – 14:35 Question and Answer section -
14:35 – 15:30 Discussions about writing a joint-proposal
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 18:00 Discussions about writing a joint-proposal
19 May Program
8:00 – 9:00 Drafting the proposal
9:00 – 13:00 Alisadr Cave
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00-19:00 Coming back to Tehran by Bus