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Organized by National center for zoonotic diseases, Ministry of Health, Mongolia.

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WELCOME TO THE 15th YERSINIA INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

Welcome to YERSINIA-15! The 15th International Symposium on Yersinia will take place on September 16–17, 2025, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Organized by the National Center for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, this conference brings together researchers to explore the latest advancements in Yersinia research. Engage in thought-provoking discussions, groundbreaking research, and collaborative networking opportunities to drive innovation and develop long-term solutions in this field. Additionally, join esteemed academics, researchers, and practitioners in discussing cutting-edge strategies and recent developments shaping education across various disciplines. Together, let’s explore pioneering research that redefines and inspires the future of education.

 

Key speakers

<span data-metadata=""><span data-buffer="">Sergey Vladimirovich Balakhonov

The Antiplague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, Russia

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<span data-metadata=""><span data-buffer="">Nyamdorj Tsogbadrakh

National center for zoonotic diseases, Mongolia

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<span data-metadata=""><span data-buffer="">Damdindorj Tserennorov

National center for zoonotic diseases, Mongolia

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<span data-metadata="">Andrey Pavlovich Anisimov

State Research Center for Applied Microbiology, Obolensk, Russia

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Schedule

Venue:  Ulaanbaatar, Blue Sky lounge, Diamond Hall on the Third Floor

Working language: English
Simultaneous interpretation: English & Mongolian

  • 16 September, 2025
  • 17 September, 2025
  • Plenary session
  • Session 1: Surveillance and control of yersiniosis
  • Session 2: Epidemiology and ecology of Yersinia
08:30 - 09:00Registration of participants

Organizer

09:00 - 10:00Opening ceremony:

B. Amgalanbayar, director of National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Mongolia

Dr. J.Chinburen, Member of Mongolian parlament,  Minister of Health, Mongolia

Dr. Socorro Escalante,  WHO Representative in Mongolia

Art’s greetings

10:00 - 10:30Group photo and Coffee break

Co-chairs:

Amgalanbayar B., MSc, National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Mongolia

S.V.Balakhonov, Sc.D, Antiplague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, Russia

Nils Christian Stenseth, Ph.D, Centre for Pandemics and One-Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway

10:30 - 10:50History of surveillance and response for zoonotic diseases in Mongolia By Amgalanbayar BMSc, National center for zoonotic diseases
10:50 - 11:10Plague in Eurasia and North Africa – 1300 till present: modelling long-term persistent Yersinia pestis wildlife reservoirs and the spill-over to human populations By Nils Christian StensethPh.D, Centre for Pandemics and One-Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
11:10 - 11:30Plague in Mongolia By Ariunbold KhNational center for zoonotic diseases, Mongolia
Co-chairs:
  • Tserennorov D., Ph.D., National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Mongolia
  • Balakhonov S.V., Sc.D, Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, RF
  • Abdel Z.Zh., Ph.D, Masgut Aikimbayev’s National Scientific Center Especially Dangerous Infections, Kazakhstan
11:30 - 11:45Results of microbiological monitoring 2017-2024 Yersinia pestis on the Mongolian part of the transboundary Sailugem natural plague focus By Balakhonov S.VSc.D, Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, RF
11:45 - 12:00Enhancing Plague Surveillance in Kenya: Integrating Urban Rodent Monitoring and the Role of National Public Health Laboratories By Joshua Kibet RotichMinistry of Health – National Public Health Laboratory Services, Kenya
12:00 - 12:15Epidemiological and epizootological monitoring of natural plague foci in Kazakhstan By Abdel Z.ZhPh.D, Masgut Aikimbayev’s National Scientific Center Especially Dangerous Infections, Kazakhstan
12:15 - 12:30Transboundary Sailugem natural plague focus: Epizootic activity and epidemic risks By Korzun V.MSc.D, Irkutsk Research Antiplague Institute of Siberia and Far East, RF
12:30 - 13:00Questions and answers, discussion
13:00 - 14:00Lunch
00:00 - 00:00Co-chairs:
  • Uyanga B., Ph.D., National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Mongolia
  • D. Verzhutsky, Sc.D,  Irkutsk Research Antiplaque Institute of Siberia and Far East, Russia
  • Deborah Anderson, Ph.D,Department of Pathobiology and Integrative Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
14:00 - 14:15A Novel prediction methodology of Host–Subspecies Associations of Yersinia pestis Using Graph Neural Networks By Dolgorsuren BPh.D, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Mongolia
14:15 - 14:30The role of camels in the epizootology and epidemiology of plague in the republic Kazakhstan By Mussagalieva R.SPh.D, Masgut Aikimbayev’s National Scientific Center Especially Dangerous Infections, Kazakhstan
14:30 - 14:45Transovarial transmission of intracellular Yersinia pestis by the urban rat flea Xenopsylla cheopis By Deborah Anderson, Ph.DDepartment of Pathobiology and Integrative Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
14:45 - 15:00Fleas and epizootology of plague By D. VerzhutskySc.D, Irkutsk Research Antiplaque Institute of Siberia and Far East, Russia
15:00 - 16:00Coffee break and poster presentations
16:00 - 16:15Persistence strategies of Yersinia pestis in the microbial communities of natural foci By Oglodin E.GPh.D, Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”, Russia
16:15 - 17:00Questions and answers, discussion
  • Session 3: Bacteriology and Immunity of Yersinia
  • Session 4: Genomics and evolution of Yersinia
08:30 - 09:00Registration of participants

Organizer

Co-chairs:
  • Adiyasuren Z., Ph.D, National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Mongolia
  • Florent Sebbane, PhD, Plague and Yersinia pestis team, BSL-3 Facility of the Institute Pasteur de Lille, University de Lille, Inserm, CNRS, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille
  • Li Wei, Ph.D, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and           Prevention, China
09:00 - 09:15Y.pestis Bacteriophages and Niches Adaptation By Li WeiPh.D, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, China
09:15 - 09:30Yersiniomics, a multi-omics interactive database for Yersinia species By Pierre Lê-BuryPh.D, Institute Pasteur, University Paris Cité, Yersinia Research Unit, France
09:30 - 09:45Plague vaccine development: past, present and future By Trunyakova A.SPh.D. (Anisimov A.P., Sc.D), State research center for applied microbiology and biotechnology», Russian Federation
09:45 - 10:00From flea gut to mammalian defense, a regulatory cascade driving plague bacillus transmission and immune evasion By Alexandre-BaillezUniversity Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institute Pasteur de Lille, -Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, France
10:00 - 11:15Coffee break and poster presentations
11:15 - 11:30Role of copper homeostasis at the interface between Yersinia pestis and the host By Olivier DUSSURGETInstitute Pasteur, University Paris Cité,, Yersinia Research Unit, France
11:30 - 11:45Comparative study of local phage strains used in plague diagnosis with L-413 type phage By Ts. KhishigjargalMSc., National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Mongolia
11:45 - 12:15Questions and answers, discussion
Co-chairs:
  • N.Tsogbadrakh, Ph.D, National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Mongolia
  • Javier Pizarro-Cerdá, Ph.D, Institute Pasteur, University Paris Cité, CNRS, Yersinia Research Unit, France National Reference Centre ‘Plague and other yersiniosis’, WHO Collaborating Center for Plague, France
  • Ravneet Kaur Sidhu, McMaster Ancient DNA Centre, Departments of Anthropology and Biochemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
12:15 - 12:30Whole Genome Sequencing of Yersinia pestis Isolates from Natural Plague Foci in Central Asia By Abdirassilova A.APh.D, Masgut Aikimbayev’s National Scientific Center Especially Dangerous Infections, Kazakhstan
12:30 - 12:45In-host evolution of Yersinia enterocolitica during a chronic human infection By Cyril-SavinPh.D, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Yersinia Research Unit, France
12:45 - 13:00Spread and persistence of Yersinia pestis in the plague foci of eastern Europe and central Asia in the 20th – 21st centuries By Balykova A.NPh.D,(Eroshenko G.A.,Sc.D), Research Anti-Plague Institute "Microbe", Russian Federation
13:00 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 14:15Comparative Analysis of the pPCP1 Plasmid in Yersinia pestis By Davaajav NNational Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Mongolia
14:15 - 14:30Phylogeography of yersinia pestis isolated between 1926 and 2022 in Madagacar By Lovasoa RandriantsehenoPlague Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Madagascar
14:30 - 14:45Attenuation of virulence in Yersinia pestis across three plague Pandemics By Ravneet Kaur SidhuMcMaster Ancient DNA Centre, Departments of Anthropology and Biochemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
14:45 - 15:00GENO-PEST: Development of a genotyping framework for the identification and genomic surveillance of the plague pathogen, Yersinia pestis By Guillem Mas FiolPh.D, Instituty Pasteur, University Paris Cité, Yersinia Research Unit, France
15:00 - 15:30Questions and answers, discussion
15:30 - 15:50Coffee break and poster presentations
15:50 - 16:20Best poster awards: scientific committeeTsogbadrakh N., Balakhonov S.V., Tserennorov D., Javier Pizarro-Cerdá, Florent Sebbane, Adiyasuren Z., Nils Christian Stenseth
16:20 - 17:00Summing up and closing the of symposium:Amgalanbayar B., director of NCZD, Tsogbadrakh N., chair, scientific committee

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The poster presentation will be presented on an electronic screen, so please prepare your poster according to the following requirements and submit it to the email address: [email protected] and [email protected]

  • Recommended Poster Size is 120cm X 68cm, 300 dpi in PNG or JPG format.
  • The title, names of authors, and the institution(s) where the research was performed should be included at the top of the poster.
  • Poster layout should be in a logical order, including text and graphics that explain the objectives of the research and why the research is important; methods; results; conclusions and acknowledgements.
  • Posters should include text and graphics and use color to add emphasis and clarity.

Please submit your poster no later than 11:00 p.m. (2300) Eastern Time on Friday, 5 September 2025. 

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