Word of welcome
Since the landmark discovery of the Shiga Toxin (Verocytotoxin)–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in the late 1970s an explosive growth in STEC and EHEC research has occurred in recent years. What binds together the manifold efforts is the common goal to expand the understanding on how this pathogen causes life-threatening diseases.
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EHEC outbreak in Germany
The recent EHEC outbreak in Germany and other European countries is no longer in the mainstream news, but for those working in the field of Shiga Toxin (Verocytotoxin) Producing E.coli the time is there to draw conclusions for the clinical setting and to identify new areas of research.
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VTEC 2012 Congress
- Epidemiology
- Diagnostics, Typing & Phylogenetics
- Genetics & Virulence Factors
- Pathogenesis, Host Response & Animal Models
- Animal Reservoir, Food, Environmental Contamination & Transmission
- Prevention, Control & Treatment: Animal and Human
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Abstracts
- Number of abstracts submitted: 290
- E-mail notification to abstract presenters:
20 January 2012
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Pre-congress satellite
symposia
Registration for only the pre-satellite symposia day is possible! Attractive congress-package for attending VTEC2012 including pre-satellite symposium available. Click here to register.
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Pre-congress satellite symposium I:
Pathogenesis and treatment of atypical Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Pre-congress satellite symposium II:
Cellular microbiology of EPEC and EHEC type III system effectors
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OPENING
Epidemic profile and epidemiologic investigations in the EHEC O1O4:H4 outbreak in Germany, 2011
D. Werber, Berlin (DE)