Residency Course on parasites, arthropod vectors and transmitted pathogens in the Mediterranean area.
28 June to 4 July 2025.
Bewerbung bis 15.02.2025
We are pleased to announce the 11th edition of the Parasitology Summer Course (XI ParSCo) organized by the Parasitology Unit of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari (Italy), with the support of the European Veterinary Parasitology College (EVPC) and of Parasites & Vectors. Over the last years, more than 140 attendees from all continents have attended the ParSCo.
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As you know, ParSCo is an intense, one-week long course for parasitologists and postgraduate students working in the field of veterinary parasitology. This course is mostly focused on practical activities, which represent up to 60% of the whole program. The program includes activities on the diagnosis of parasites such as Leishmania infantum, and tick-borne pathogens, as well as collection and identification of phlebotomine sand flies (e.g., Phlebotomus spp. and Sergentomyia minuta), ticks (e.g., Ixodes ricinus and Rhipicephalus secundus), and eyeworms (Thelazia callipaeda). Participants will also attend clinical examinations of dogs, cattle, sheep, goats, and reptiles and sample
collection from dogs for the diagnosis of arthropod-borne diseases as well as tick collection from the environment.
The course traditionally takes place in Basilicata, southern Italy, in the heart of the Mediterranean region.
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This region is fairly suitable for an optimal development of arthropods and thus for the life cycles of many parasites including those causing arthropod-borne diseases. A considerable diversity of parasites, inhabiting different microenvironments, can be found in Basilicata. This region has received significant attention from researchers, not only for its outstanding species richness, but also because it represents a potential model for other countries in the Mediterranean area.
We thank Elanco Animal Health and Boehringer Ingelheim for their financial support.
We look forward to meeting you for an enjoyable XI ParSCo meeting and sharing with you our experience in the field of parasitology!
Domenico Otranto
Filipe Dantas-Torres
Jairo Mendoza-Roldan
University of Bari, Italy