We believe that a large variety of events at the Congress will offer each and everyone something interesting. Join us and see for yourself!
Please note that this is only a provisional agenda and that changes are still possible.
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
10:30 – 12:30
Young EPIZONE/Young Scientist Meeting (Hall D)
12:30 – 13:30
Coffee Break
13:30 – 15:30
EPIZONE CF/EC (Closed Meeting) (Hall D)
14:00
Registration Opening
Registration is possible at Registration desk on Tuesday from 14:00 to 19:00 and on Wednesday from 9:00 to 12:30.
16:00 – 18:00
Congress Opening (Hall A)
Opening Speeches (ESVV President, Local Organizer, Epizone and Rector of University of Ljubljana)
Thomas Mettenleiter: One Health (Introduction: Sandra Blome)
Tamaš Petrović: The Epizootiology Situation in Western Balkan Region: Emerging and Re-emerging Animal and Zoonotic Diseases (Introduction: Ivan Toplak)
20:00
Welcome Reception (Hotel Histrion, Church of St. Bernardin)
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
09:00 – 10:00
Plenary Session: Vector-borne Diseases and Zoonoses (Hall A)
Chairs: Matthijn de Boer, Enric Mateu
Melle Holwerda: Bluetongue virus in the Netherlands, 2023-2025
Norbert Nowotny: Update on West Nile virus infections in Europe
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30
Parallel Session: Pathogenesis (Hall A)
Chairs: Tamas Petrovic, Daniel Perez Nunez
Stephanie Clive: Visualization of PRRSV dual infections for investigation of recombination
Jonas Johansson Wensman: Vertical transmission of BTV-3: experiences from Sweden concerning congenital malformations in calves
Hans Nauwynck: Differential infection behavior of African swine fever virus (ASFV) genotype I and II in the upper respiratory tract
Jesús Urquiza Lopez: Identification of a potential entry fusion complex of African swine fever virus and its interaction with endosomal Niemman-Pick-C1 cholesterol transporter
Xuanxuan Zhang: Discovery and Rescue of Porcine Bastroviruses Associated with Polioencephalomyelitis in Domestic Pigs
Alexander Postel: The CD46 Receptor – Does this “Pathogens’ Magnet” Restrict the Risk for a Pestiviral Host Switch?
Joren Portaels: Aspergillus Fumigatus Spore Proteases Alter the Respiratory Mucosa Architecture and Facilitate Equine Herpesvirus 1 Infection
Hans Nauwynck: Porcine ex-vivo intestinal mucus has age-dependent blocking activity against transmissible gastroenteritis virus
Parallel Session: Immunity (Hall C)
Chairs: Laurent Gillet, Enric Mateu
Svenja Hartenberger: iRhom2 is a major determinant of cellular susceptibility to BVDV infection
Melle Holwerda: Deciphering molecular markers for Bluetongue virus virulence using a vessel-on-chip model
Samuel Kindylides: Transcriptomic profile of chicken monocyte-derived dendritic cells in response to H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus infection
Sergio Roberto Montaner Tarbes: Live attenuated vaccine-induced cytotoxic T cells correlate with protection against African swine fever virus
Hans Nauwynck: Hiding in plain sight – persistence of feline coronavirus in cats in the presence of neutralizing immunoglobulins at the intestinal mucosa
Pablo Nogales: PPRV modulates caprine dendritic cell function and induces immunosuppression through IL-10 upregulation
Marléne Pinto: Aedes albopictus produce virus-derived DNA upon Batai virus infection
Noemí Sevilla: Bluetongue Virus Evades Innate Immunity by Inhibiting the cGAS-STING Pathway
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:00
Plenary Session: Re-emerging Animal Diseases (Hall A)
Chairs: Hans Nauwynck, Noemi Sevilla
Guillaume Girault: Foot-and-Mouth disease is back in Europe in 2025: cases in Germany, Hungary and Slovakia
Nick de Regge: Lumpy Skin Disease
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:30
Poster Session
Thursday, September 4, 2025
9:00 – 9:30
Plenary Session: Influenza (Hall A)
Chair: Benoit Muylkens
Ashley Banyard: The ongoing challenges of avian influenza
9:30 – 11:00
Parallel Session: Epidemiology (Hall A)
Chairs: Drago Nedic, Nick de Regge
Bryony Armson: Seneca Valley Virus: The Cause of Vesicular Disease in Pigs in England in 2022
Pierre Bessière: Seroprevalence and genetic diversity of feline immunodeficiency virus in outdoor cats in France
Dragan Brnić: Epidemiological Significance of Nasal and Oral Secretions in Rotavirus A Infections in Cattle
Armin Elbers: Lack of biosecurity compliance of poultry farms with a recent history of HPAIv infection determined by video camera monitoring
Ivona Ćorić: Protoparvovirus carnivoran 1 in golden jackals in Croatia
Davide Lelli: Emergence of a Novel Tick-Borne Flavivirus in Domestic and Wild Ungulates in the Italian Alps
Parallel Session: Diagnosis (Hall C)
Chairs: Alexander Postel, Benoit Muylkens
Jovita Fernández Pinero: Targeted Metagenomics NGS for the Detection and Characterization of Porcine Viruses
Irene Comtet: Full set of new solutions for a rapid and reliable Foot and Mouth Virus detection : Double Antibody Sandwich ELISA, freeze dried RT-qPCR and Lateral flow device for point-of-care diagnosis
Elmar Erwin Ebner: Honeybee pathogen prevalence in Vienna and on hive validation of the FASTest® BEE 3T: A rapid, applicable and accurate diagnostic tool for honeybee viruses in a citizen science approach and controlled conditions
Jean-Luc Guérin: Genomic surveillance of emerging avian coronaviruses: a field assessment of Oxford nanopore clinical metagenomics
Sarah McGowan: Hyper-mutation of the Equine Infectious Anaemia Virus (EIAV) capsid retains serological detection but reduces infectivity
Semaha Gül Yılmaz: Assessing SRLV Load Dynamics and Genetic Diversity in a Swedish Dairy Goat Herd Around Parturition
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00
Parallel Session: Epidemiology (Hall A)
Chairs: Laurent Gillet, Matthijn de Boer
Ylva Lindgren: Fowl adenovirus (FAdV) infection in young commercial broiler breeder pullets suggests mitigation of early vertical spread
Clara Montagnin: An update of the epidemiological situation of African Swine Fever in Italy
Ana Moreno: Influenza A virus inactivation in raw milk Grana type cheeses
Van Herzele: New insights into the honeybee virome by an epidemiological follow-up of three honeybee apiaries, using third-generation nanopore sequencing
Gaia Muroni: First detection of Lumpy Skin Disease in Italy: first evidence and response strategies
Hans Nauwynck: The outcome of porcine circovirus 2 infections in porcine lymphoblasts is the result of an intriguing interplay between viral and host genetics
Parallel Session: Vaccines (Hall C)
Chairs: Ivan Toplak, Sandra Blome
Liani Coronado: FlagT4G vaccine protects pregnant sows from classical swine fever virus transplacental transmission two weeks After Single vaccine dose
Ilse De Leeuw: Limited field efficacy of a single-dose Syvazul BTV-3 vaccination during the 2024 Bluetongue outbreak in Belgium
Virginia Friedrichs: Safety assessment of the African swine fever vaccine ASFV-G-ΔI177L in mature breeding boars
Enric Mateu: Experimental evaluation of combined vaccination protocols using MLV and experimental inactivated vaccines against a highly virulent PRRSV-1 challenge
Daniel Perez-Nunez: Insight into the molecular mechanisms leading to reversion to virulence of live attenuated vaccines against ASFV
Sara Puente-Marin: Cyclic di-AMP incorporated into the oral formulation enhances the Protective Efficacy of E2-CD154 Chimeric protein Against Classical Swine Fever in Pigs
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 16:00
ESVV General Assembly and vote (Hall A)
20:00
Gala Dinner with Poster Awards (Emerald Hall)
Friday, September 5, 2025
9:00 – 10:00
Plenary Session: Viral Infections in Swine (Hall A)
Chairs: Hans Nauwynck, Carmina Gallardo
Enrique Mateu: The tale of highly virulent PRRS viruses
Yolanda Revilla: ASFV: Molecular basis studies in view of Vaccine development
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:15
Plenary Session: One Health – Wildlife Diseases, Zoonoses (Hall A)
Chairs: Noemi Sevilla, Daniel Perez Nunez
Ursula Höfle: Wildlife Diseases
Pierre Bessiere: Outdoor cats and H5Nx avian influenza: Sentinel role, exposure risk, and broader implications for cross-species transmission
Luca Bordes: Viral fitness of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses in mammals
Camille Johnston: Phylogenetic insights into the first Usutu virus outbreak in Denmark, 2024
Gorana Miletić: First Serological Evidence of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Infection in Croatian Sheep Populations
Violeta Santrač: Establishing integrated surveillance for CCHF/CCHFV in Bosnia and Herzegovina: a neglected and unresolved challenge