International Meeting on Arboviruses and their Vectors
International Meeting on Arboviruses and their Vectors, taking place in Liverpool on 1–2 September 2026.
Registration and abstract submission are now open:
Invited speakers include:
- Luke Alphey (University of York, UK)
- Lisa Baik (UC Davis, USA)
- Suzanne Kaptein (Rega Institute for Medical Research, Belgium)
- Stephen Higgs (BRI, Kansas State University, USA)
- Ashley St John (Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore)
- Felix Drexler (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany)
The 4th International Meeting on Arboviruses and their Vectors will bring together researchers working across the field, spanning vectors, vertebrate hosts, fundamental virology, ecology, transmission, and emerging strategies to prevent transmission and disease. With viruses such as Oropouche and chikungunya increasingly in the spotlight, and ongoing shifts in vector distribution, the meeting could not be more timely. Progress in reducing the global burden of arboviral disease will require sustained and collaborative community effort.
Organisers:
Alain Kohl (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK)
Leen Delang (KU Leuven, Belgium)
Naomi Forrester-Soto (The Pirbright Institute, UK)
Pietro Scaturro (University of Hamburg, Germany)
Esther Schnettler (BNITM Hamburg, Germany)
Nicholas Johnson (APHA, UK)
Gorben Pijlman (Wageningen University, Netherlands)
Neelika Malavige (University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka)