Published Mr. Ekkarat Wongsawat, a scientist of the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, attended and presented a poster presentation on the topic “Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing: A Way Forward for Understanding Leptospira Diversity in Human Leptospirosis” at the “13th Conference of the International Leptospirosis Society (ILS)” and the “4th Meeting of the European Leptospirosis and other rodent-borne haemorrhagic fevers Society (ELS)”, held between September 2nd – 4th, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium.
The joint meeting of the ‘International Leptospirosis Society’ and the ‘European Leptospirosis and -other rodent-borne haemorrhagic fevers- Society’ covered recent advances in leptospirosis, focused on advances in leptospirosis research, included discussions on epidemiology, immunology, diagnostics, and One Health approaches. The platform also facilitated professional networking, promoting collaborative efforts to tackle public health challenges worldwide.
