Page1 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 Sponsors Pasteur Institute of Iran, Iran Ehsan Mostafavi National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France Jean-Pierre Hugot Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging infectious diseases Attaché for scientific and university cooperation, French Embassy in Iran
Page2 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
Page3 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.
Page4 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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Page6 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. 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 V. Nicolas 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. 11:05 11:15 Question and Answer section A. Lalis 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 14:20 14:30 Question and Answer section C. Denys 14:30 16:00 Discussions about writing a joint-proposal 16:00 16:15 Coffee Break 16:15 19:00 Going to the field
Page7 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 A. Lalis (Rodentia: Muridae): an integrative approach using geometric morphometric and genetics. 8:50 9:00 Question and Answer section 9:00 9:20 Relapsing fever in south Iran: is the causing agent a haplotype of S.R. Naddaf African Borrelia duttonii spirochete? 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: JP. Hugot questions and suggested solutions. 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