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Dear colleagues:
Welcome
to Murcia, Spain and to the First European Meeting on Animal
Chlamydiosis and zoonotic aspects (First EMAC 2009). This event is
being held at the University Campus of Espinardo, in the Social Centre (CSU)
near Murcia town. This will be the first time we meet after our COST
ACTION 855 finished last year. The organizers hope that other reunion will
be organized within two years in some other European country. The
community of chlamydiologists is a family that wishes and must find the
time for talking about new advances in the research of Chlamydiaceae.
This is the perfect opportunity to do so, in the friendly environment
that all of us have created along six years, from the beginning of our
COST ACTION in Brussels.
The
present meeting has attracted participants from 13 countries worldwide.
Abstracts and invited lecturers have been submitted for presentation. Over
the course of the EMAC 2009 we have seen some substantial advances in
research of animal chlamydioses and this also reflects the interest and
quality of this first meeting. The sessions will include scientific and
poster presentations encompassing diagnosis, epidemiology, risk factors
for zoonotic transmission to human, pathogenesis, molecular biology and
immunology.
I
would like to thank all the authors for their contributions to these
Proceedings and the sponsors for their generous financial support, without
which, many of the programmed events would not have been possible. A
special thanks also to the Local Organising Committee for giving up their
valuable time to help with the organisation of the meeting and production
of this Proceeding’s Book. In addition to the scientific programme, the
organising committee has also organised a programme of social events that
hopefully will leave you with good memories of your visit to Murcia. We
hope that some of you will have the opportunity to extend your stay in
Spain to visit others parts of our “Levante Español” as Alicante and
Valencia cities.
¡Bienvenidos a Murcia queridos amigos clamidiólogos!
Welcome to Murcia dear chlamidiologist friends!
Maria Rosa
Caro
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