Tentative Programme (Poster Sessions)
ILS 2026
International Leptospirosis Symposium
Date: 27–29 October 2026
Venue: Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Day 1 — Tuesday, 27 October 2026 — 28 posters | Poster sessions
Theme 1: Integrated Leptospirosis Control
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Abstract Title |
Presenter |
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Slot 1: 10.15–10.45 am (13 posters) |
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P001 |
A One Health Approach to Investigating Leptospira in Aotearoa New Zealand |
Natashja Haddow (New Zealand) |
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P004 |
Leptospira interrogans serogroup Djasiman isolated from a horse with uveitis in the U.S. |
Camila Hamond (USA) |
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P008 |
Tracking Leptospirosis in mainland France: Insights from 2024 and 2025 Surveillance Data |
Sofia Pombo (France) |
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P013 |
Human-to-human transmission of leptospirosis: Insights from a systematic review |
Kaya Stollberg (Germany) |
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P020 |
Temporal and Demographic Patterns of Leptospirosis Hospitalizations in Sri Lanka: A Multi-District Analysis (2018–2021) |
Manjula M Weerasekera (Sri Lanka) |
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P022 |
Detection of Leptospira in the Reproductive Tracts and Urine of Female Cull Cattle in Southeastern United States |
Myranda Gorman (USA) |
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P026 |
Epidemiological and clinical profile of leptospirosis in the Tropical Archipelago of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
Dr Dilpreet Chani (India) |
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P029 |
Environmental diversity of Leptospira spp. in Portugal: first isolation from water, soil and biofilms in the Lisbon region |
Ana Armada (Portugal) |
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P030 |
Environmental surveillance of pathogenic Leptospira in urban water, soil and biofilms of the Jamor Valley (Lisbon, Portugal) |
Ana Armada (Portugal) |
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P033 |
Species identification and lfb1-based genotyping of Leptospira-positive human and animal samples collected through passive surveillance at the Belgian Veterinary Reference Laboratory, 2013–2025 |
Marcella Mori (Belgium) |
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P037 |
Global Evaluation of Surveillance Leptospirosis Case Definitions |
Ammar Yasir (USA) |
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P038 |
Genomic and ecological systems-thinking framework for pathogenic Leptospira in Puerto Rico |
Ammar Yasir (USA) |
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P042 |
Environmental DNA metabarcoding reveals diverse pathogenic and intermediate Leptospira species in leptospirosis hotspots of Dakshina Kannada, coastal India |
Archana Pal (India) |
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Slot 2: 3.45–4.15 pm (14 posters) |
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P049 |
Unraveling the Ecology of Rodent-Borne Leptospirosis in Urban Areas in Madagascar |
Soanandrasana Rahelinirina (Madagascar) |
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P054 |
16 years of molecular surveillance of human leptospirosis reveal the emergence and spatial expansion of Leptospira borgpetersenii on Reunion Island |
Diana Heaugwane* (Réunion, France) |
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P058 |
Whole Genome Analysis of Environmental Leptospira: A Systematic Review |
Madushika Sewwandi (Sri Lanka) |
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P060 |
The Hidden Cost of Leptospirosis: Productivity loss and Household Income Impact in Rural Sri Lanka: A Follow-Up Study |
Manojika Jayasinghe (Sri Lanka) |
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P063 |
ONE-LEP: One Health European Network for Leptospirosis and Rodent-Borne Threats |
Gustavo Monti (Netherlands) |
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P077 |
Seroprevalence and molecular epidemiology of leptospira spp. infecting dogs in the Yangtze River region of China |
Yue Ding (China) |
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P082 |
Detection Of Leptospira spp. in Biofilms Collected from Selected Areas within the University of the Philippines Manila Campus |
Sharon Yvette Angelina M. Villanueva (Philippines) |
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P085 |
Accounting for Spatial Heterogeneity in Environmental Covariates in Regression Analyses of Leptospirosis Surveillance Data |
Brent Strong (USA) |
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P086 |
Reforestation Impacts on Small Mammal Assemblage and Leptospira Prevalence at Gunung Tebu Forest Reserve, Terengganu |
Nur Juliani Binti Shafie (Malaysia) |
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P043 |
Anti-Leptospira Seropositivity in Relation to Major Flood Events and Laboratory Characteristics: A Retrospective Study at Walailak University Hospital |
Issara Prachongsai (Thailand) |
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P044 |
Molecular Detection and Isolation of Pathogenic Leptospira in Small Mammals within a Multi-Pathogen Surveillance Framework |
Iva Benvin (Croatia) |
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P083 |
Comparative and Phylogenomic Analysis of prioritized Outer Membrane Proteins across Leptospira Genomes: Implications for Diagnostic and Vaccine Development |
B Bhairavi (India) |
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P088 |
Expression and Purification of the Recombinant Leptospiral LigA Protein as a Potential Vaccine Candidate. |
Nurul Farahana binti Ahmad Jefferi (Malaysia) |
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P031 |
Fatal Culture-Confirmed Melioidosis with Acute Leptospirosis in a Malaysian Rubber Tapper: A Diagnostic Challenge in Tropical Sepsis |
Mohd Nadzuan Yahaya (Malaysia) |
Day 2 — Wednesday, 28 October 2026 — 29 posters | Poster sessions
Theme 2: Understanding Disease: Pathogenesis, Clinical Insights & Innovations
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Code |
Abstract Title |
Presenter |
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Slot 1: 8.00–9.00 am (11 posters) |
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P002 |
Integrated Analysis of Plasma Biomarkers and microRNAs for Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome in Leptospirosis |
Janejira Dinhuzen (Thailand) |
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P016 |
Leptospira interrogans undecaprenyl phosphate glycosyltransferase (Rfe) is indispensable for O-polysaccharide biosynthesis. |
Prattusha Khan (India) |
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P021 |
Distinct macrophage states and immune communication networks associated with clearance and persistence of Leptospira infection |
Li-Fang Chou (Taiwan) |
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P023 |
Complement system activation in patients with leptospirosis-associated Pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome |
Milena Carvalho Carneiro (Brazil) |
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P024 |
From Cryptic to Functional Prophages: Regulation of Leptospira Biofilm Dynamics |
Reetika Chaurasia (USA) |
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P025 |
Cytokine Imbalance and Th17 Pathway Activation in Severe Leptospirosis: Insights from a Sri Lankan Cohort |
Kanchana Bandara (Sri Lanka) |
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P027 |
Leptospira in Equine Eyes: Implications for Recurrent Uveitis |
Porsha Reed (USA) |
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P036 |
Clinical Series Investigation of Positive Canine Leptospirosis Cases |
Myranda Gorman (USA) |
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P039 |
One Health insights into leptospirosis in New Caledonia: reservoirs, genotypes, environment and human disease |
Roman Thibeaux (New Caledonia) |
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P046 |
Direct Multilocus Sequence Typing of Pathogenic Leptospires in Sri Lankan Patients Identifies Sequence Types Associated with Severe Disease |
Wickramasinghe W.S.M (Sri Lanka) |
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P074 |
Development of a dual-format loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for early detection of leptospirosis in Indonesia |
Suwarti (Indonesia) |
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Slot 2: 10.30–11.00 am (11 posters) |
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P076 |
Angelica sinensis polysaccharides enhance the production and bactericidal ability of macrophages for resisting leptospiral infection through the gut microbiota |
Tianbao Lv (China) |
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P035 |
Duplex PCR-Based Detection of Leptospira Species and Pathogenic Strains in Environmental Waters of Brgy. NBBS Kaunlaran, Navotas City, Philippines |
Shella Faye Mhari C. Guzman (Philippines) |
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P080 |
Rapid Diagnosis of Cattle-relevant Pathogenic Leptospira using a CRISPR-Cas12a-based Assay |
Michaël Van Nimmen (Belgium) |
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P081 |
Humoral Immune Response of SWE-Adjuvanted Leptospira Outer Membrane Proteins and Peptides in Golden Syrian Hamsters. |
Azyyati binti Mohd Padzil (Malaysia) |
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P003 |
Optimization and clinical validation of new and improved TaqMan Real-Time PCR assays for the detection of pathogenic Leptospira. |
Camila Hamond (USA) |
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P006 |
Evaluation of a commercial rapid diagnostic test and ELISA using well-characterised sera from patients with acute undifferentiated fever in Uganda |
Anou Dreyfus (Switzerland) |
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P007 |
Clinical Validation of the LEP-M Plus Rapid Test Using Clinical Specimens from Trang Hospital, Southern Thailand |
Miss Sasiwan Suwansatit (Thailand) |
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P014 |
Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis and Prognosis of Leptospirosis Associated Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome: A Systematic Review |
Nushka Lahiri Ubhayawardana (Sri Lanka) |
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P056 |
Serovars Contributing to Leptospirosis and Cross-Reactivity Profiles from a Reference Laboratory in Malaysia: A Proportional Allocation Analysis |
Meruwan Amin Shoib (Malaysia) |
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P015 |
Leptospiral RfbA: A conserved gateway to O-polysaccharide biosynthesis and a potential therapeutic target |
Prattusha Khan (India) |
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P089 |
When Fever Returns: Leptospiral Meningoencephalitis in a Young Adult Following Recreational Freshwater Exposure |
Amiza Azmi (Malaysia) |
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Slot 3: 4.00–4.30 pm (12 posters) |
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P047 |
Clinical Spectrum and Laboratory Findings of Confirmed Leptospirosis patients: Experience from rural Sri Lanka |
Anuruddhi Premalal (Sri Lanka) |
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P052 |
Clinico-epidemiological Profiling and External Validation of Clinical Prediction Models for Leptospirosis in Malaysia |
Mahaa Nithyaah Velan (Malaysia) |
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P061 |
A Rare Neurological Manifestation of Paediatric Leptospirosis: Isolated Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy |
Safiah Abdullah (Malaysia) |
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P065 |
Extraction and Purification of Lipopolysaccharide from Leptospira interrogans serovar Hardjoprajitno Using the Hot Phenol-Water Method |
Tay Bee Yong (Malaysia) |
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P066 |
Can cytopathic effect (cpe) predict Leptospira pathogenicity? A cell culture-based preliminary study |
Siti Nur Zawani Rosli (Malaysia) |
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P068 |
Fulminant pulmonary leptospirosis: rapid progression to acute respiratory distress syndrome and therapeutic challenges |
Chan Weng Kit (Malaysia) |
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P075 |
Bone marrow as a target organ of Leptospira interrogans infection |
Ling Ling Gong (China) |
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P078 |
Leptospiral dissemination is restrained by liver macrophages through Clec4d-driven capture via C/EBPβ activation |
Xi Chen (China) |
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P079 |
The evaluation of Thai-Lepto score in patients with severe leptospirosis in district hospitals of central Java |
Lisa Novipuspitasari (Indonesia) |
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P072 |
Diagnostic utility and limitations of Leptospira IgM rapid test in a dengue-endemic apex hospital for infectious diseases in Manila, Philippines |
Mark John Girasol (Philippines) |
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P051 |
Development of mRNA Vaccines Targeting LipL21 for Leptospirosis |
Teerasit Techawiwattanaboon (Thailand) |
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P005 |
Evaluation of an RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a–Lateral Flow Detection Assay for Human Leptospirosis |
Sasipha Tachaboon (Thailand) |
Day 3 — Thursday, 29 October 2026 — 15 posters | Poster session
Theme 3: Current and Next-Generation Tools for Leptospirosis: Diagnostics, Therapies and Vaccines
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Code |
Abstract Title |
Presenter |
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Slot 1: 10.30–11.00 am (13 posters) |
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P018 |
Analytical evaluation of Leptospira aptamers in a direct enzyme-linked aptamer assay |
Marjo V. Mendoza (Philippines) |
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P028 |
Development of LigAc-mRNA vaccines for leptospirosis: Reducing glycosylation through sequence modification |
Kanitha Patarakul (Thailand) |
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P048 |
Building an International Platform for Randomised Trials of Adjunctive Therapies in Leptospirosis: LEPTO-S trial |
Chris Smith (United Kingdom) |
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P053 |
Comparative Performance of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Acute Leptospirosis: An Evaluation Against Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT) |
Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi Binti Syed Abdul Fattah (Malaysia) |
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P057 |
IfaTiterNet: Deep Ordinal Relation Learning for Automated Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay Titer Interpretation |
Narisara Thamthaweechok (Thailand) |
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P059 |
Leptospira Genomic and Serological dataset - LEGS: a curated resource for characterization of leptospiral clade diversity and trait-associated genes |
Priscyla dos Santos Ribeiro (Netherlands) |
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P062 |
Comparative evaluation of Ellinghausen-McCullough-Johnson-Harris semi-solid medium and Leptospira Vanaporn Wuthiekanun solid medium for long-term viability of Leptospirae |
Dilrukshi Menike (Sri Lanka) |
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P067 |
Pre-analytical and specimen-related factors influencing molecular detection of Leptospira in human clinical specimens: a scoping review |
Ts. Misbaha Binti Jilani (Malaysia) |
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P069 |
Identification of epitope-based vaccine peptides within pathogenic and intermediate Leptospira spp. |
Yocyny Surendran (Malaysia) |
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P070 |
Exploratory evaluation of a colorimetric LipL32-LAMP assay for leptospirosis detection during a Jakarta outbreak, Indonesia |
Yunita Windi Anggraini (Indonesia) |
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P071 |
Isolation and preliminary characterization of extracellular vesicles from pathogenic Leptospira for vaccine antigen development |
Norliza Binti Bahtiar Affendy (Malaysia) |
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P073 |
Engineering Escherichia coli outer membrane vesicles for the presentation of the Leptospira LoA22 antigen |
Nur Suhanawati Ashaari (Malaysia) |
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P084 |
Unrevealing Leptospira metabolism: Development and curation of a genomic-scale metabolic model for Leptospira kirschneri |
Laura Daniela Martin-Lesmes (Colombia) |
Programme at a Glance
Theme 1: Integrated Leptospirosis Control
Theme 2: Understanding Disease – Pathogenesis, Clinical Insights and Innovations
Theme 3: Current and Next-Generation Tools for Leptospirosis: Diagnostics, Therapies and Vaccines
