LAHORE: The Department of Parasitology of the University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore in collaboration with Pakistan Society of Parasitology and Higher Education Commission (HEC) arranged a two-day International Parasitology Conference at UVAS City Campus Lahore.
Renowned veterinary & medical practitioners, parasitologists, molecular biologists, biochemists, vector control specialists, zoologists, scholars, researchers, and academician experts from different countries, including America, the UK, Germany, Iran, China, Tunis, Belgium and all over Pakistan participated enthusiastically in the PARACON.
The conference brought together veterinary & medical practitioners, parasitologists, researchers, academia, students and other professionals regarding recent advances and emerging issues in parasitology with the latest research, sharing ideas and innovative knowledge.
Various scientific sessions consisting of thought-provoking keynote and plenary lectures, oral and poster presentations were featured in the two-day event. The theme of the conference covered all the major areas of parasitology and related to parasitic diseases of veterinary and public health importance, diagnostic chemoprophylaxis, anti-parasitic and vaccines of parasites, zoonotic parasitic diseases and vector-borne diseases and role of veterinarians under one-health concept epidemiology.
