Roundtable on bacterial triggers in the etiology of Crohn's and other diseases, Brno, Czech Republic
14 May 2009 - 14 May 2009
Czechia
A roundtable on 'Bacterial triggers in the etiology of Crohn's disease and other autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases' will be held in Brno, Czech Republic, from 14 to 16 May.
Mycobacteria have long been suspected of being a possible trigger of Crohn's disease, an inflammatory disease affecting the gastrointestinal tract. A similar animal disease, paratuberculosis (Johne's disease), has a high prevalence in dairy cattle herds in the European Union, USA and Canada. Thus, consumers can be exposed to bacterial triggers. Mycobacteria may also be found in drinking water. The present knowledge from different scientific fields will be discussed at the meeting.
The event is organised by the EU-funded PathogenCombat ('Control and prevention of emerging and future pathogens at cellular and molecular level throughout the food chain') project.For further information, please visit:
http://www.pathogencombat.com/workshop_overview/Brno.aspx(opens in new window)
Mycobacteria have long been suspected of being a possible trigger of Crohn's disease, an inflammatory disease affecting the gastrointestinal tract. A similar animal disease, paratuberculosis (Johne's disease), has a high prevalence in dairy cattle herds in the European Union, USA and Canada. Thus, consumers can be exposed to bacterial triggers. Mycobacteria may also be found in drinking water. The present knowledge from different scientific fields will be discussed at the meeting.
The event is organised by the EU-funded PathogenCombat ('Control and prevention of emerging and future pathogens at cellular and molecular level throughout the food chain') project.For further information, please visit:
http://www.pathogencombat.com/workshop_overview/Brno.aspx(opens in new window)