The day before the Training School begins, the Garrapata Alert app will be presented. Although it’s in Spanish, those interested can attend. 

Preliminary programme:

3rd of June

9:00     Documentation

9:30     Welcome by INIA Subdirector and local organizers

10:00    Welcome by PRAGMATICK Action Chair

10:30    Coffee

11:00    Round Table 1   Hyalomma in Europe

• Hyalomma lusitanicum, endemic species of the Iberian Peninsula
• Hyalomma marginatum and other Hyalomma in Europe
• Vectorial role
• Phylogeny of Hyalomma species

13:00    Lunch

14:00    Round Table 2   CCHF in Spain

• Evolution of CCHF in Spain
• Activation of the health alert in the event of a clinical suspicion
• Diagnose protocol in Spain
• Clinical cases follow up

16:00    Coffee

16:30-18:30      Round Table 3 One Health Approach for TBD

• Interministerial Agreement for Zoonoses
• National Plan for the Prevention, Surveillance and Control of TBD
• Spain Vector Surveillance (SPVECTORSURV)
• Ministry of Environmental

19:30    Dinner

4^th of June

 9:00     Round table 4 Citizen Science: From Environmental Surveillance to Clinical Diagnostic Support

10:30    Coffee

11:00    Bus to sampling sites, Hyalomma lusitanicum field sampling

19:30    Dinner

            5^th of June

 9:00     Round table 5 Evolving Epidemiology of CCHF in Europe

• Türkiye: Highly endemic area
• Spain: Endemic area of ​​low incidence
• Grecia: Non-endemic area with sporadic cases
• Italy: Area at risk

11:00    Coffee

11:30    Round Table 5   Challenges and Strategies in the Prevention and Control of CCHF

• Hyalomma control: managing populations and mitigating the spread
• Enhancing Public Awareness to Prevent Tick Bites
• Architectural and Landscape Design for Tick Bite Prevention
• Future Prospects in Antiviral Therapy for CCHF

13:30    Lunch

14:00    Synthesis of the TS

16:00    Coffee

16:30-18:30      Optional Technical visit: INIA Tick Laboratory