The 14th International Conference on Vector and Vector-Borne Diseases (ICOV-14) will be organised here jointly by the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) and the National Academy of Vector Borne Diseases (NAVBD) here from January 9.
The conference would be held for three days till January 11 at the Swosti Premium hotel. Around 500 delegates from inside and outside the country would participate in the meet, to be held with the theme “Vector Borne Diseases: Evolution to Elimination”. Speakers will deliberate on epidemiology and disease burden, drug resistance and new drugs, modern biology, genomics, proteomics, genetics and immunology.
Similarly, vector biology and control, insecticide resistance and management and general topics related to vector and vector-borne diseases will be discussed at length.
Some of these diseases are fatal if not treated, while others leave patients disfigured and disabled, they account for 17 per cent of the global burden of all infectious diseases.
The conference will provide platform to students, academics, scientists, professional from pharmaceuticals and industries. Above all, the community will join hands in the fight against the scourge of vector borne diseases.
International Conference will honor outstanding researchers with following six awards like National Academy of Vector Borne Diseases Awards, Vestergaard Frandsen Award for Vector Control, Bayer Environmental Science Award, Shri Vivke Singhal Biotechnology Award, Nand Lal Kalra Award and Dr Har Gopal Sharma Award.