Medical Biodefense conference 2013 - bsbb

Program at a GlanceTuesday, October 22Time Audimax Room 9 Foyer 1 Foyer 216:00|17:30 ASpecial Lecture18:30|21:30Welcoming Reception of theGerman Society for Military Medicine and Pharmacyat the Reception HallWednesday, October 23Time Audimax Room 9 Foyer 1 Foyer 208:30BGenomics MeetsEmerging Pathogens|10:1510:45|12:3013:30|15:3016:00|18:00Coffee BreakCTowards a HighDBugsLevel of Confidencein BiodefenseDiagnosticsEMERSGFromLunch Breakand MoreFBringingCoffee BreakMicrobialHInsideTyping towardsBioforensicsfrom Ticksand VolesMALDI-TOFto BiodefenseTicks andCellsPosterExhibitionIndustrialExhibition18:30|22:30Conference Dinner of theGerman Society for Military Medicine and Pharmacyat the Augustinerkeller Munich6 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

Thursday, October 24Time Audimax Room 9 Foyer 1 Foyer 208:30IStrategies and PoliciesJFinding the Poison|Poster10:15Exhibition10:45|12:30 K13:30|15:3016:00|16:1516:15|18:15SpecialLScienceNGenomics,PicksLunch BreakApplied toMBlackChallenges in theFieldPoster AwardCeremonyMetagenomicsand BeyondCoffee BreakCoffee BreakDeath stillAlive?OCase Report andScenario WorkshopPosterSessionPosterExhibitionIndustrialExhibitionFriday, October 25Time Audimax Room 9 Foyer 1 Foyer 208:30PMedical Countermeasures:State ofQRoBos and MoBos|the Developmental10:15Pipeline10:45|12:30 RCoffee BreakNovel Vaccines andSRoBos and MoBos IIAntivirals7

Wednesday11:05CO 0211:20CO 0311:45CO 0412:00CO 0512:15CO 06Human Bacillus anthracis Infection in Southern Portugal: AnUncommon Finding?R Cordeiro 1 , A Pelerito 1 , J Rodrigues 1 , F Orterga 2 , J Rosário 2 , R Escoval 2 , P Febra 2 ,and MS Núncio 11 - Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, departamento de DoençasInfecciosas, Unidade de resposta a Emergências e Biopreparação, Lisboa, PRT; 2 -Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes SA, Unidade de Saúde Pública, Beja, PRTPreliminary Conclusions from European wide External QualityAssurance Exercises for the Diagnosis of High Threat Bacteria – JointAction QUANDHIPR Grunow, D Jacob, and U SauerRobert Koch-Institut, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, HighlyPathogenic Microorganisms (ZBS 2), Berlin, DEUImported Fever and High Consequence Pathogens in the UKJ Lambourne 1 , AE Semper 1 , A Aiken 1 , P Chiodini 2 , N Beeching 3 , and TJ Brooks 11 - Public Health England, Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, Salisbury,GBR; 2 - Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, GBR; 3 - Royal Liverpool Hospital,Tropical Infectious Disease Unit, Liverpool, GBRYes, S-I-R! Susceptibility Testing of a New Substance Requires StrictRulesGH Genzel 1 , E Georgi 1 , A Vente 2 , S Schmoldt 1 , R Schaumann 3 , and HC Scholz 11 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Bacteriology, Munich, DEU; 2 - MerLionPharmaceuticals GmbH, Berlin, DEU; 3 - University of Leipzig, Leipzig, DEUIn vitro Testing of Alternative Antibiotics for Treating Q fever (Coxiellaburnetii)RF Massung, KM Marrero-Santos, K Fitzpatrick, and GJ KershCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Atlanta,GA, USAFocus SessionDRoom 9, 10:45 — 12:30Bugs from Ticks and VolesChairs: A. Estrada-Peña (ESP) and S. Essbauer (DEU)10:45DO 01Modeling, Inferring and Projecting: Are Ecological Reasons the OnlyFactor Behind the Upsurge of Tick-transmitted Pathogens?A Estrada-PeñaUniversity of Zaragoza, Veterinary Faculty, Department of Parasitology,Zaragoza, ESP(Session D is continued on next page)Oral Presentations9

Wednesday11:15DO 0211:35DO 0311:55DO 0412:15DO 05Predicting the Risk for Hantavirus Disease in a Montane ForestEnvironmentBR Thoma 1 , J Müller 2 , C Bässler 2 , A Osterberg 3 , S Schex 4 , C Bottomley 5 , E Georgi 1 ,and SS Essbauer 11 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU; 2 - National ParkBohemian Forest Administration, Grafenau, DEU; 3 - University of Rostock,Rostock, DEU; 4 - Vetsuisse Faculty, Bern, CHE; 5 - London School of Hygiene andTropical Medicine, London, GBRIxodes persulcatus, a Major Vector of Alphaproteobacteria and OtherMicroorganisms in RussiaS ShpynovFBUN Omsk Scientific Research Institute of Natural Focal InfectionsRospotrebnadzora, Research Department, Omsk, RUSCharacteristics of the Genetic Properties and Pathogenic Potential ofthe Original Version of Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus Circulating inEastern Siberia (Russia)AI Paramonov 1 , IV Kozlova 1 , MM Verkhozina 2 , YP Dzhioev 1 , TV Diomina 3 , SETkachev 4 , EK Doroschenko 1 , OV Lisak 1 , OO Fedulina 1 , and VI Zlobin 31 - Scientific center for family health and human reproduction problems, SB RAMS,Irkutsk, RUS; 2 - Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Irkutsk region, Irkutsk,RUS; 3 - Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, RUS; 4 - Institute of ChemicalBiology and Fundamental Medicine, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, RUSStudy of Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus in MongoliaT Damdindorj, B Baigalmaa, A Erdenebat, J Dulamjav, T Bayar, and B UyangaNational Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Ulaanbaatar, MNGWorkshopEMERS and MoreAudimax, 13:30 — 15:25German Centre forInfection ResearchChairs: S. Becker (DEU) and G. Dobler (DEU)13:30EO 0113:45EO 02The Thematic Translational Unit (TTU) Emerging Infections within theScope of the German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF)S Becker 1,21 - Philipps-Universität-Marburg, Institut für Virologie, Marburg, DEU; 2 - GermanCentre for Infection Research, Partner site Gießen-Marburg-Langen, DEUClinical Features of an Imported Case of Middle East RespiratorySyndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) InfectionM Seilmaier, W Guggemos, and C WendtnerKlinikum Schwabing, Dept. of Hematology, Oncology, Immunology,Palliative Care, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Munich, DEU10 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

Wednesday14:10EO 0314:25EO 0414:40EO 0514:55EO 0615:10EO 07Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Spike Protein Deliveredby Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Efficiently Induces Virus-NeutralizingAntibodiesF Song 1 , R Fux 1 , LB Provacia 2 , A Volz 1 , M Eickmann 3 , S Becker 3 , AD Osterhaus 2 , BLHaagmans 2 , and G Sutter 11 - Institute for Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, LMU, Munich, DEU; 2 - ErasmusMedical Center , Department of Viroscience, Rotterdam, NLD; 3 - Institute ofVirology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, DEUExpecting the Unexpected: Using Crystal Structures of Bat-CoronavirusMain Proteases to Design Inhibitors for Their Zoonotic DescendantsY Xiao 1,2 , Q Ma 1,2 , D Lin 1,2,3 , L Zhang 1,2 , Y Kusov 1,2 , S George 1,2 , L Zhu 1,2 , H Liu 3 , DMuth 2,4 , MA Müller 2,4 , C Drosten 2,4 , and R Hilgenfeld 1,2,31 - University of Lübeck, Institute of Biochemistry, Lübeck, DEU; 2 - German Centerfor Infection Research (DZIF), DEU; 3 - Chinese Academy of Sciences, ShanghaiInstitute of Materia Medica, Shanghai, CHN; 4 - University of Bonn MedicalCentre, Institute of Virology, Bonn, DEUThe Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS): Possible MilitaryConsequences – An Assessment as of July 27th 2013Ø Olsvik 1 , P Ballangrud 2 , O Scheel 1 , and D Hjelle 21 - Norwegian Defense, Micorbiological Institute, Oslo, NOR; 2 - NOR ArmedForces, Medical Services, Oslo, NORNext Generation Sequencing of a Longitudinal Tick-borne EncephalitisVirus Study in a Micro-Focus in Central EuropeS Frey 1 , D Höper 2 , M Beer 2 , G Dobler 1 , and SS Essbauer 11 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Virology & Rickettsiology, Munich, DEU;2 - Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Greifswald-Riems,DEURift Valley Fever Outbreak in Mauritania: Molecular Analysis andSeroepidemiological SurveyM Eiden 1 , S Jäckel 1 , BO El-Mamy 2 , A Balkema-Buschmann 1 , A Vina-Rodriguez 1 , HUnger 3 , K Isselmou 2 , B Doumbia 4 , and MH Groschup 11 - Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institute for Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases,Greifswald, Insel Riems, DEU; 2 - Centre National de l’Elevage et de RecherchesVétérinaires (CNERV), Service de Pathologie Infectieuses, Nouakchott, MRT; 3 -Joint FAO/IAEA Division, Vienna, AUT; 4 - Ministère du Développement Rural,Nouakchott, MRTOral Presentations11

WednesdaySatellite SymposiumFKindly supported byBruker Daltonik GmbHRoom 9, 13:30 — 15:30Bringing MALDI-TOF to BiodefenseChairs: M. Kostrzewa (DEU) and G.H. Genzel (DEU)13:30FO 0114:00FO 0214:30FO 0314:45FO 0415:15FO 05Specific Aspects of MALDI-TOF MS Identification of Highly PathogenicBacteriaM DrevinekNational Institute for NBC Protection, Lab. of Biological Monitoring, Milin, CZEPotential and Limits of MALDI-TOF MS for the Identification ofBiological Agents on the Species and Subspecies LevelA KargerFriedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institute of Molecular Biology, Greifswald, DEUOuter Membrane Protein OmpU as a Biomarker for Fast DiscriminationBetween Toxigenic and Epidemic Vibrio cholerae O1/O139 and Non-Epidemic Vibrio cholerae in a Modified MALDI-TOF MS AssayH Trip 1 , M Niemcewicz 2 , R Sellek 3 , JM Heng 1 , RH Mars-Groenendijk 1 , AL De Jong 1 ,JA Majchrzykiewicz 1 , JS Olsen 4 , E Tsivtsivadze 5 , and A Paauw 11 - TNO, CBRN Protection, Rijswijk, NLD; 2 - Military Institute of Hygiene andEpidemiology, Pulawy, POL; 3 - Ministry of Defence, Instituto Tecnologico LaMaranosa, Madrid, ESP; 4 - Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Kjeller,NOR; 5 - TNO, Microbiology and Systems Biology, Zeist, NLDOptions for MALDI-TOF MS Assisted Susceptibility Testing in ClinicalMicrobiologyJS JungMax von Pettenkofer-Institute, Department of Bacteriology, Munich, DEUPeptide Fingerprinting as a Successful Method for Identification ofInfluenza A VirusesJA Majchrzykiewicz 1 , FE Coenjaerts 2 , H Trip 1 , A Hulst 1 , AD Jong 1 , E Heikens 2 , and APaauw 11 - TNO, CBRN Protection, Rijswijk, NLD; 2 - University Medical Center,Department of Medical Microbiology, Utrecht, NLD12 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

WednesdayFocus SessionGAudimax, 16:00 — 18:00From Microbial Typing towards BioforensicsChairs: P. Keim (USA) and R. Wölfel (DEU)16:00GO 0216:25GO 0316:55GO 0417:10GO 0517:25GO 06Biothreat Agents’ Population Genetic Structure Determination forEnhancing BiodefensePS Keim 1,21 - Northern Arizona University, Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics,Flagstaff, AZ, USA; 2 - The Translational Genomics Research Institute, PathogenGenomics, Flagstaff, AZ, USACellular Fatty Acid Analysis for the Forensic Attribution of BacterialThreat AgentsCJ Ehrhardt, C Stanciu, J Goss, D Jessup, and E LapatovichVirginia Commonwealth University, Forensic Science, Richmond, VA, USAGenotyping of Bacillus anthracis Strains from an Extended Outbreak ofInjectional Anthrax in Drug ConsumersG Grass 1 , SR Klee 2 , W Beyer 3 , DM Wagner 4 , T Pearson 4 , U Reischl 5 , P Sandven 6 , AKjerulf 7 , M Hanczaruk 1 , PS Keim 4 , and R Grunow 21 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU; 2 - Robert Koch-Institute(RKI), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens (ZBS2), Berlin, DEU; 3 -Institute of Environmental and Animal Hygiene, University of Hohenheim,Stuttgart, DEU; 4 - Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Northern ArizonaUniversity, Flagstaff, AZ, USA; 5 - Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene,University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg , DEU; 6 - Norwegian Institute ofPublic Health, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Oslo, NOR; 7 -Statens Serum Institut, National Institute for Health Data and Disease Control,Copenhagen, DNKTowards a Unified Bacillus anthracis MLVA-Typing System:Characterization of Repeat Number and Consensus Sequences ofMLVA31 lociB Gentile 1 , A Ciammaruconi 1 , K Hilss 2 , R Haumacher 2 , V Pittiglio 1 , MH Antwerpen 3 ,G Grass 3 , M Hanczaruk 3 , F Lista 1 , and W Beyer 21 - Army Medical Research Center, Histology and Molecular Biology Section,Rome, ITA; 2 - University of Hohenheim, Institute of Environmental and AnimalHygiene, Stuttgart, DEU; 3 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEUHow to Handle Ricin Letters? A Technological Solution to AnalyzePowder Samples for the Presence of BioagentsC Pöhlmann and T ElßnerBruker Daltonik GmbH, Application CBRNE, Leipzig, DEUOral Presentations13

WednesdayFocus SessionHRoom 9, 16:00 — 18:00Inside Ticks and CellsChairs: R. Toman (SVK) and D. Frangoulidis (DEU)16:00HO 0116:30HO 0216:45HO 0317:00HO 0417:15HO 0517:30HO 06Increasing Tick-borne Diseases of Humans in the USA and Identificationof Novel Rickettsial and Viral AgentsRF MassungCenters for Disease Control & Prevention, Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Atlanta,GA, USARickettsiae in Ticks from RomaniaL Chitimia 1 , S Speck 2 , S Nicolae 1 , SS Essbauer 3 , M Pfeffer 2 , S Wölfel 3 , and G Dobler 31 - Institute of Diagnosis and Animal Health, Department of Parasitology,Bucharest, ROU; 2 - Institute of Animal Hygiene and Public Veterinary Medicine,Leipzig, DEU; 3 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEUDevelopment of a Rickettsia helvetica Specific Real-Time PolymeraseChain Reaction AssayS Wölfel 1 , SR Schaper 1 , G Dobler 1 , S Speck 2 , and R Wölfel 11 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Virology & Rickettsiology, Munich , DEU;2 - University of Leipzig, Institute of animal hygiene and veterinary public health,Leipzig, DEUZoonotic Tick-borne Pathogens in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) andWild Boar (Sus scrofa), in Questing Ticks (Ixodes ricinus), and in TicksInfesting These Animals in a Forest in Bavaria, GermanyC Silaghi 1 , K Pfister 1 , I Herb 2 , M Mahling 2 , and E Overzier 11 - Comparative Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, DEU; 2 - Statistical Consulting Unit, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, DEUSearch for Unique Structural Motifs in the Lipopolysaccharide ofCoxiella burnetii with Potential Applications in Diagnostics andProphylaxis of Q FeverR Toman 1 and D Frangoulidis 21 - Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dept. of Rickettsiology,Bratislava, SVK; 2 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEUThe Challenging Epidemiology of Q Fever in French GuianaJL Marié 1 , V Pommier de Santi 2 , D Schlienger 3 , C Ilcinkas 2 , D Raoult 4 ,and B Davoust 1,41 - French Forces Medical Service, Working Group on Animal Epidemiology,Toulon, FRA; 2 - French Forces Medical Service, Cayenne, GUF; 3 - French ForcesMedical Service, Saint-Jean du Maroni, GUF; 4 - Research Unit on EmergingInfectious and Tropical Diseases (URMITE), National Reference Center for Coxiella,Marseille, FRA14 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

Wednesday | Thursday17:45HO 07The Art of (Coxiella) Genome SequencingMC Walter 1,2 , and D Frangoulidis 31 - Helmholtz Center Munich, Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology,Neuherberg, DEU; 2 - Technical University Munich, Department of Genome-Oriented Bioinformatics, Freising, DEU; 3 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology,Munich, DEUFocus SessionIAudimax, 08:30 — 10:15Strategies and PoliciesChairs: R. Burger (DEU) and S. Bankoul (CHE)08:30IO 0108:50IO 0209:10IO 0309:30IO 0409:45IO 0510:00IO 06Dual Use Research of Concern in Life Sciences - Time for anInternational EndeavourL SchaadeRobert Koch Institute, Berlin, DEUSyria’s Biological Weapon Complex, Hezbollah & the Threat to EuropeJ Bellamy van AalstCEO Warfare Technology Analytics, BELUK’s Strategic Approach to Deal with a Biological Threat IncidentN GentEmergency Response Department, Public Health England, Salisbury, GBRBiological Casualty Estimation within the NATO CBRN CasualtyEstimation Methodology [AMedP-8(C)]SM Oxford, AC Kelley, CA Curling, and JK BurrInstitute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA, USAOverview on Biodefense Activities of the French Armed ForcesBiomedical Research InstituteD Garin and I Leparc-GoffartArmed Forces Biomedical Research Institute, Bretigny-sur-Orge, FRAImproving the Biosafety and Biosecurity in Georgia within theInternational CooperationA Gamkrelidze, K Zaridze, A Kasradze, and P ImnadzeNational Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), GEOOral Presentations15

ThursdayFocus SessionJFinding the PoisonRoom 9, 08:30 — 10:00Chairs: M.B. Dorner (DEU) and J. Riehm (DEU)08:30JO 0109:00JO 0209:15JO 0309:30JO 0409:45JO 05State of the Art: Detection of Ricin ToxinS Worbs, BG Dorner, and MB DornerRobert Koch-Institut, Biological Toxins (ZBS3), Berlin, DEUMass Spectrometric Methods for Detection and Identification ofProteins and Protein AdductsH John and H ThiermannBundeswehr Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Analytcis, Munich, DEUDetection and Differentiation of BoNT by Mass SpectrometryJ Dresler 1 , JM Riehm 2 , P Pajer 1 , H Martin 3 , J Klimentova 4 , A Fucikova 4 , JMatejkova 1 , HC Scholz 2 , and L Píša 11 - Military health institute, Prague, CZE; 2 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology,Munich, DEU; 3 - State institute for nuclear protection, Prague, CZE; 4 - Faculty ofmilitary health sciences, UoD, Hradec Králové, CZEAn In vitro Functional Assay for the Detection of Botulinum ToxinsSP Jenkinson 1 , MA Avondet 1 , OG Weingart 2 , F Gessler 3 , and A Rummel 41 - LABOR SPIEZ, Toxinology, Spiez, CHE; 2 - ETH, Institute of Food, Nutrition andHealth, Zürich, CHE; 3 - miprolab GmbH, Göttingen, DEU; 4 - MedizinischeHochschule Hannover, Intitut für Toxikologie, Hannover, DEUAn In vitro Co-Culture Model of Nerve- and Muscle Tissue for Detectionof Botulinum Toxins and Studying of New Treatment Options for ToxinPoisoningT Seeger 1 , VS Eckle 2 , B Drexler 2 , C Grasshoff 2 , H Thiermann 1 , and B Antkowiak 21 - Bundeswehr Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Munich, DEU; 2 -Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, ExperimentalAnesthesiology Section, Eberhard-Karls University Tuebingen, DEU16 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

ThursdayOral SessionKSpecial PicksAudimax, 10:45 — 12:15Chairs: B. Niederwöhrmeier (DEU) and J. Teifke (DEU)10:45KO 0111:00KO 0211:15KO 0311:30KO 0411:45KO 0612:00KO 07Stand-off Bio Detection – State-of-the-Art Survey and ConclusionsS Römer 1 , A Acuña Benito 2 , J Baumela 3 , I Bueno 3 , JC Burbiel 1 , H Criado de Pastors 2 ,J Lega de Benito 2 , L Requejo Morcillo 2 , C Salemi 3 , and RE Schietke 11 - Fraunhofer INT, Euskirchen, DEU; 2 - Isdefe, S.A, Madrid, ESP; 3 - IBATECHTecnología, S.L, Madrid, ESPKill ‘em All - Biothreat Agents Succumb to Metallic Copper SurfacesP Bleichert and G GrassBundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEULaser-Heated Nanoparticles for Ultra-Fast DNA Amplification andDetectionF Bürsgens, C Rebuffo-Scheer, J Stehr, L Ullerich, and K ZigannGNA Biosolutions GmbH, Martinsried, DEUPersonal Equipment to Protect Against Bio-Hazards:Gaps - Solutions - PerspectivesF HesseBundeswehr Research Institute for Protective Technologies and NBC-Protection(WIS), Munster, DEULab-on-a-Chip PCR: Real Time PCR in Miniaturized FormatC Gärtner 1 , H Becker 1 , N Hlawatsch 1 , R Klemm 1 , S Schattschneider 1 , S Julich 2 , HTomaso 2 , and C Moche 11 - microfluidic ChipShop GmbH, Jena, DEU; 2 - Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut,Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit, Institut für bakterielle Infektionenund Zoonosen, Jena, DEUBurkholderia pseudomallei Antibiotic Resistance MechanismsHP SchweizerDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology and Rocky MountainRegional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious DiseasesResearch, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USAOral Presentations17

ThursdayFocus SessionLAudimax, 13:30 — 15:30Science Applied to Challenges in the FieldChairs: J.L. Gala (BEL) and R. Wölfel (DEU)13:30LO 0113:55LO 0214:15LO 0314:30LO 0414:45LO 0515:00LO 06Working with High Consequence Pathogens in Field Deployed OutbreakResponse LabsE Newman, A Bosworth, and R HewsonPorton Down, Public Health England, Virology & Pathogenesis, Salisbury, GBREstablishment of Mobile Laboratories up to Risk Group 4 inCombination with CBRN Capacity Building in Sub-Saharan AfricaK Stöcker 1 , M Gabriel 2 , E Fleischmann 1 , J Schmidt-Chanasit 2 , A Dicaro 3 , S Meschi 3 ,G Ippolito 3 , S Günther 2 , and R Wölfel 11 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU; 2 - Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Virology, Hamburg, DEU; 3 - National Institute forInfectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Rome, ITARapid Diagnosis and Assessment of Causative Agents of Skin Rash IllnessOutbreak in Kasai Occidental Province (Democratic Republic of Congo)by Quantitative Real-Time PCR and Pyrosequencing of HumanSpecimensC Dumont 1,2 , L Irenge 2,3 , EK Magazani 4 , D Garin 5 , JJT Muyembe 6 , M Bentahir 2,3 ,and JL Gala 2,31 - Royal Military Academy, Brussels, BEL; 2 - Center for Applied MolecularTechnologies, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, UniversitéCatholique de Louvain, Brussels, BEL; 3 - Biothreats Unit, Defense LaboratoriesDept., Brussels, BEL; 4 - Ministère de la Santé Publique, COD; 5 - IRBA, Institut deRecherches Biomédicales des Armées, Service de Santé des Armées, Bretigny-sur-Orge, FRA; 6 - Institut National de Recherche Biomedicale, Kinshasa, CODRecombinase Polymerase Amplification a New Tool for Rapid MolecularDiagnostics of Emerging Infectious DiseasesFT Hufert and MW WeidmannInstitute of Virology, University Medical Center Goettingen, DEUDevelopment of a Versatile and Stable Internal Control System forRT-qPCR AssaysE Felder and R WölfelBundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Dept. for Med. Bio Recon. and Verification,Munich, DEUA Fast and Reliable Test Kit for On-Site Detection of Crimean CongoHemorrhagic Fever Virus from BloodS Ringlstetter 1 , M Kolb 1 , R Wölfel 2 , and S Klaus 11 - Securetec Detektions-Systeme AG, Munich, DEU; 2 - Bundeswehr Institute ofMicrobiology, Munich, DEU18 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

Thursday15:15LO 07BFREE - Safe Handling and Preparation of CBRN Mixed Samples:Biological Challenges and SolutionsB Niederwöhrmeier 1 , JM Blatny 2 , JS Olsen 2 , M Nygren 3 , M Byström 3 , M Bentahir 4 ,JL Gala 4 , H Spruit 5 , A Wimmer 6 , and J Francillette 71 - Bundeswehr Research Institute for Protective Technologies and NBC-Protection(WIS), Munster, DEU; 2 - Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), Kjeller,NOR; 3 - Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), Stockholm, SWE; 4 - Center forApplied Molecular Technologies/Defense Department Laboratories (CTMA/DLD-Bio), Brussels, BEL; 5 - The Netherlands organization for Applied ScientificResearch, Rijswijk, NLD; 6 - Armament and Defense technology (ARWT/ABCUT),Vienna, AUT; 7 - DGA CBRN Defence, Ver-Le-Petit, FRAFocus SessionM13:30MO 0114:00MO 0214:15MO 0314:30MO 04Plague Vaccine: A New Promising ApproachA Derbise, C Demeure, and E CarnielInstitut Pasteur, Yersinia Research Unit, Paris, FRARoom 9, 13:30 — 15:30Black Death still Alive?Chairs: E. Carniel (FRA) and H.C. Scholz (DEU)The Immune Response to Recombinant Plasminogen Activator (Pla) ofYersinia pestisSY Pchelintsev 1 , VS Khlebnikov 1 , IV Kosarev 1 , NN Karkichenko 2 , VN Karkichenko 2 ,and VM Abramov 11 - JSC “The Institute of Immunological Engineering”, Lyubuchany Moscow Region,RUS; 2 - The Scientific Center of Biomedical Technologies of the Russian Academyof Medical Sciences, Moscow, RUSThe Role of Yersinia pestis Presensibilization in Resistance of Black RatsAgainst PlagueV Andrianaivoarimanana 1,2 , M Rajerison 1 , M Ranjalahy 1 , and R Jambou 21 - Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Plague, Antananarivo, MDG; 2 - InstitutPasteur de Madagascar, Immunology, Antananarivo, MDGEpidemiological Features of Pneumonic Plague in Madagascar withSpecial Emphasis on Ambilobe and Faratsiho EventsM Rajerison 1 , H Razafimandimby 2 , M Ratsitorahina 3 , S Andrianalimanana 1 , PHerindrainy 3 , and V Richard 41 - Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Plague Unit, Antananarivo, MDG; 2 - Ministryof Health, Direction de la Veille sanitaire et de Surveillance Epidémiologique ,Antananarivo, MDG; 3 - Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Epidemiology Unit,Antananarivo, MDG; 4 - Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, SEN(Session M is continued on next page)Oral Presentations19

Thursday14:45MO 0515:00MO 0615:15MO 07Typing of Y. pestis from Clinical Plague Specimens from MadagascarJM Riehm 1 , M Rajerison 2 , M Projahn 1 , R Soanandrasana 2 , CM Hall 3 , G Andersen 3 ,M Lummis 3 , J Walker 3 , R Nottingham 3 , AJ Vogler 3 , PS Keim 3 , DM Wagner 3 ,and HC Scholz 11 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Bacteriology, Munich, DEU; 2 - InstitutPeteur de Madagascar, unité peste, Antananarivo, MDG; 3 - Center for MicrobialGenetics and Genomics, Flaggstaff, AZ, USADiverse Lineages of Yersinia pestis are Present in MongoliaDM Wagner 1 , CM Hall 1 , JM Riehm 2 , D Kiefer 2 , T Damdindorj 3 , O Dashdavaa 3 ,G Dalantai 3 , J Sahl 1 , R Nottingham 1 , AJ Vogler 1 , PS Keim 1 , and HC Scholz 21 - Northern Arizona University, Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics,Flagstaff, AZ, USA; 2 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU; 3 -National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Ulaanbaatar, MNGYersinia pestis DNA from Skeletal Remains from the 6th Century ADReveals Insights into Justinianic PlagueHC Scholz 1 , L Seifert 2 , S Hänsch 3 , DM Wagner 4 , DN Birdsell 4 , KL Parise 4 ,I Wiechmann 5 , G Grupe 2 , A Thomas 1 , PS Keim 4 , L Zöller 1 , B Bramanti 3 , JM Riehm 1 ,and M Harbeck 61 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Bacteriology, Munich, DEU; 2 -Department Biology I, Anthropology and Human Genetics, Munich, DEU; 3 -Institute for Anthropology, Mainz, DEU; 4 - Center for Microbial Genetics andGenomics, Flagstaff, AZ, USA; 5 - Institute of Palaeoanatomy, DomesticationResearch and the History of Veterinary Medicine, Munich, DEU; 6 - State Collectionfor Anthropology and Palaeoanatomy, Munich, DEUFocus SessionNAudimax, 16:15 — 18:15Genomics, Metagenomics and BeyondChairs: J. Kalinowski (DEU) and G. Grass (DEU)16:00NO 0116:30NO 02Next-Generation Sequencing Strategies for Deciphering MicrobialGenomes, Metagenomes, and TranscriptomesJ KalinowskiBielefeld University, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld, DEUMetagenomics for Detection and Characterization of Biothreat AgentsD HöperFriedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit,Greifswald – Insel Riems, DEU20 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

Thursday17:00NO 0317:15NO 0417:30NO 0517:45NO 06Microevolution During a Confined Anthrax Outbreak Leading to ClonalHeterogeneity and Penicillin ResistanceJ Ågren 1,2 and B Segerman 11 - National Veterinary Institute, Bacteriology, Uppsala, SWE; 2 - SwedishUniversity of Agricultural Sciences, Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary PublicHealth, Uppsala, SWEAutomated Finished Microbial Genomes and Epigenomes to UnderstandInfectious DiseasesR VogelsangPacific Biosciences, Menlo Park, CA, USABacterial Whole Genome Sequencing and Core Genome MLST Analysis –The Next Step towards a Standardized Typing Method for F. tularensisMH Antwerpen 1 , K Prior 2 , S Höppner 1,2 , D Harmsen 2 , and WD Splettstoesser 11 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU; 2 - University of Münster,Department Periodontology, Münster, DEUWhole-Genome Genetic Analysis of F. tularensis-Positive ClinicalSamples from TurkeyDN Birdsell 1 , Y Özsürekci 2 , AE Aycan 2 , V Gurbuz 2 , A Rawat 3 , J Schupp 3 ,A Johansson 4 , AJ Vogler 1 , PS Keim 1 , M Ceyhan 2 , and DM Wagner 11 - Northern Arizona University, Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics,Flagstaff, AZ, USA; 2 - Hacettepe University, Department of Pediatric InfectiousDiseases, School of Medicine, Ankara, TUR; 3 - Translational Genomics ResearchInstitute, Flagstaff, AZ, USA; 4 - Umeå University, Umeå, SWEInteractive Voting SessionORoom 9, 16:15 — 18:15Centre for InfectionMedicine MunichCase Report and Scenario WorkshopChairs: S. Schmoldt (DEU) and D. Frangoulidis (DEU)16:00OO 0116:20OO 02A Case of Bloody pneumoniaTJ BrooksEmergency Response Department, Public Health England, Rare & ImportedPathogens Laboratory, Salisbury, GBRA Case of Peripheral LymphadenopathyS Dieckmann 1 , BR Thoma 2 , F Steiner 1 , P Vollmar 2 , I Barreto-Miranda 1 ,and S Schmoldt 21 - Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, CharitéUniversitätsmedizin Berlin, Outpatient clinic for Tropical Medicine, Berlin, DEU; 2 -Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Central Diagnostic Unit, Munich, DEU(Session O is continued on next page)Oral Presentations21

Friday09:30PO 0509:45PO 06New Vaccine Technologies for Biodefense ApplicationsJ UlmerNovartis Vaccines, Cambridge, MA, USAUpdate on Licensure Status of MVA-BN® (IMVANEX®/IMVAMUNE®) andPotential Impact on Smallpox Prepardness PlansN Arndtz-Wiedemann, A Volkmann, B Petzold, and P ChaplinBavarian Nordic GmbH, Martinsried, DEUFocus SessionQRoBos and MoBosRoom 9, 08:30— 10:00Chairs: D. Krüger (DEU) and S. Essbauer (DEU)08:30QO 0108:55QO 0209:10QO 0309:25QO 04Discovery of a Highly Pathogenic European HantavirusDH Krüger 1 , EA Tkachenko 2 , VG Morozov 3 , YV Yunicheva 4 , DL Zavora 5 , G Malkin 2 ,PT Witkowski 1 , B Klempa 1,6 , and TK Dzagurova 21 - Charité School of Medicine, Institute of Medical Virology, Berlin, DEU; 2 -Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis andViral Encephalitides, Moscow, RUS; 3 - Medical State University, Samara, RUS; 4 -Anti-Plague Stations, Sochi, RUS; 5 - Infectious Diseases Hospital, Sochi, RUS; 6 -Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Virology, Bratislava, SVKInfection of Pulmonary Epithelial Cells with HantavirusesE Krautkrämer, A Müller, V Bollinger, and M ZeierUniversity of Heidelberg, Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg, DEURisk Perception of Vector-borne Diseases in Europe.The Case of Hantavirus in Germany, Finland and FranceKM Dresselsine-Institut gGmbH, Risk Research, Munich, DEUHuman Hantavirus Infections in West Africa – An Unrecognised PublicHealth Problem?PT Witkowski 1 , B Klempa 1,2 , B Auste 1 , NL Ithete 3 , L Koivogui 4 , E Fichet-Calvet 5 , SWeiss 6 , E Couacy-Hymann 7 , CG Akoua-Koffi 8 , JF Drexler 9 , C Drosten 9 , W Preiser 3 ,FH Leendertz 6 , and DH Krüger 11 - Charité School of Medicine, Inst. of Medical Virology, Berlin, DEU; 2 - SlovakAcademy of Sciences, Inst. of Virology, Bratislava, SVK; 3 - Stellenbosch University,Div. of Medical Virology, Stellenbosch, ZAF; 4 - University of Conakry, VHF Project,Conakry, GIN; 5 - Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, DEU;6 - Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, DEU; 7 - LANADA, Bingerville, CIV; 8 - InstitutPasteur de Côte d Ivoire, Dept. of Epidemic Viruses, Bouaké, CIV; 9 - Univ. of BonnMedical Center, Inst. of Virology, Bonn, DEU(Session Q is continued on next page)Oral Presentations23

Friday09:45QO 05Are Rodents Carriers of Zoonotic Pathogens in Military Camps inAfghanistan?M Schlegel 1 , K Baumann 1 , A Breithaupt 2 , A Binder 3 , U Schotte 3 , S Ruhl 3 , CKrohmann 3 , SS Essbauer 4 , D Frangoulidis 4 , P Kayßer 4 , H Meyer 4 , JM Riehm 4 , RWölfel 4 , M Faulde 5 , J Lewitzki 6 , S Sauer 6 , JP Teifke 2 , and RG Ulrich 11 - Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institute for Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases,Greifswald-Insel Riems, DEU; 2 - Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Dept of ExperimentalAnimal Facilities and Biorisk Management, Greifswald-Insel Riems, DEU; 3 -Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service Kiel, Dept of VeterinaryMedicine, Kronshagen, DEU; 4 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich,DEU; 5 - Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service Koblenz, Dept ofMedical Entomology/Zoology, Koblenz, DEU; 6 - Central Institute of theBundeswehr Medical Service München, Garching-Hochbrück, DEUFocus SessionRAudimax, 10:30 — 12:00Novel Vaccines and AntiviralsChairs: T.J. Brooks (GBR) and E. Valade (FRA)10:30RO 0110:45RO 0211:00RO 0311:15RO 04Recombinant Vaccinia MVA Expressing E and prM/M Proteins of WestNile Virus for Vaccine GenerationM Kaserer 1 , A Volz 1 , S Jany 1 , S Lim 2 , B Martina 2 , and G Sutter 11 - Institute for Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Munich, DEU; 2 - ViroscienceLab, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, NLDLow Dose Immunization with Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara InducesRapid In vivo Expansion of Protective CD8+ T CellsA Volz 1 , S Jany 1 , MH Lehmann 1 , U Kalinke 2 , and G Sutter 11 - Institute for Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Munich, DEU; 2 - Institute forExperimental Infection Research, Hannover, DEUGenetic Determinants of Junin Virus AttenuationAV Seregin, NE Yun, AL Poussard, and S PaesslerGalveston National Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of TexasMedical Branch, Galveston, TX, USAUpdate on the Development of Tecovirimat as a Smallpox TherapeuticDW Grosenbach, A Berhanu, J Chinsangaram, KM Honeychurch, A Frimm, JMLeeds, S Tyavanagimatt, and DE HrubySIGA Technologies, Inc., Corvallis, OR, USA24 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

Friday11:30RO 0511:45RO 06Lessons from In vitro Selection and Characterization of OrthopoxvirusesResistant to ST-246: ST-246 is the Key and F13L the LockS Duraffour 1 , G Zöller 2 , MM Lorenzo 3 , DE Hruby 4 , D Topalis 1 , DW Grosenbach 4 ,G Andrei 1 , R Snoeck 1 , R Blasco 3 , and H Meyer 21 - Rega Institute, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Leuven, BEL; 2 -Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU; 3 - INIA, Departamento deBiotecnología, Madrid, ESP; 4 - SIGA Inc., Corvallis, OR, USABroad Spectrum Antiviral - DEF201 - A Review of In vivo Efficacy forArena, Bunya, Corona, Filo, Flavi, Orthopox, and Togavirus Infectionsand Safety StudiesJE Ennis and JD TurnerDefyrus Inc, Toronto, CANFocus SessionSRoBos and MoBos IIRoom 9, 10:30 — 11:40Chairs: D. Krüger (DEU) and S. Essbauer (DEU)10:30SO 0110:55SO 0211:20SO 03Pathogen Hunting in Germany: The Network “Rodent-borne pathogens”RG UlrichFriedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institute for Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases,Greifswald –Insel Riems, DEUThe German Mobovirus Surveillance and Mosquito MonitoringProgram, 2009 – 2012H JöstBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Virology, Hamburg, DEUArboviruses Surveillance to Increase Our Knowledge on Their Circulationand Possible EmergenceI Leparc-Goffart 1 , S Zouhair 2 , V Caro 3 , V Monteil 1 , P Despres 3 , V Cao-Lormeau 4 , OFlusin 1 , S Plumet 1 , and C Prat 11 - Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Expertise, Marseille, FRA; 2 -Inspection du Service de Santé des Forces Armées Royales, Rabat, MAR; 3 - InsitutPasteur Paris, Paris, FRA; 4 - Institut Malarde, French Polynesia, FRAOral Presentations25

Poster ExhibitionCPCP 01CP 02CP 03CP 04CP 05Towards a High Level of Confidence in Biodefense DiagnosticsA New RealTime PCR Method with an Internal Amplification Control forHigh Throughput Detection of Brucella spp.M Ancora 1 , A Di Provvido 2 , A Polci 3 , K Zilli 4 , R De Santis 5 , F Lista 5 , E Di Giannatale 4 ,and C Camma 11 - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”,Research & Development Department, Teramo, ITA; 2 - Istituto ZooprofilatticoSperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”, Diagnostic Department(Microbiology), Teramo, ITA; 3 - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzoe del Molise “G. Caporale”, Exotic Viral Diseases Department, Teramo, ITA; 4 -Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”,Bacteriology Unit, Teramo, ITA; 5 - Army Medical and Veterinary Research Center,Histology and Molecular Biology Section, Roma, ITADiagnostics, Treatment and Prophylaxis of Malaria in Travellers in Sub-Saharan Africa - A Short Crush Course for Military Health PersonnelA Berg 1,21 - Stavanger University Hospital, Infectious Diseases, Stavanger, NOR; 2 -Norwegian Armed Forces, RDOIT, Stavanger, NORA Microfluidic Platform Utilizing Enzymatic Assays for Lab-FreePathogen DetectionR Klemm 1 , N Hlawatsch 1 , S Julich 2 , S Schattschneider 1 , H Becker 1 , H Tomaso 2 , andC Gärtner 11 - microfluidic ChipShop GmbH, Jena, DEU; 2 - Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut,Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit, Institut für bakterielle Infektionenund Zoonosen, Jena, DEUDevelopment and Validation of Four Species-Specific (Brucella abortus,B. melitensis, B. suis and B. canis) and a Genus-Specific Real-Time PCRAssay Including All Known Species and Biovars of BrucellaR Kaden 1 , S Ferrari 1 , S Bäckman 2 , M Lindberg 3 , A Lundin Zumpe 3 , and T Wahab 41 - National Veterinary Institute SVA, Bacteriology, Uppsala, SWE; 2 - SwedishDefense Research Agency FOI, Umeå, SWE; 3 - National Food Agency SLV,Uppsala, SWE; 4 - Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control SMI,Stockholm, SWEEstablishment of a National Laboratory Network to Ensure Diagnosticsof Bioterrorism-Relevant Agents (NaLaDiBa)K Keeren 1 , M Panning 2 , N Derakshani 3 , M Hermann-Pietsch 3 , M Elschner 4 , MEiden 5 , J Schmidt-Chanasit 6 , M Eickmann 7 , C Drosten 8 , M Monazahian 9 , BHülseweh 10 , S Schmoldt 11 , S Hörmansdorfer 12 , R Oehme 13 , and A Nitsche 11 - Robert Koch-Institute, ZBS 1, Berlin, DEU; 2 - University Hospital, Virology,Freiburg, DEU; 3 - Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, Bonn,DEU; 4 - Friedrich Loeffler Institute, Jena, DEU; 5 - Friedrich Loeffler Institute,Greifswald/Riems, DEU; 6 - Bernhard Nocht Institute, Hamburg, DEU; 7 - Philipps26 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

University, Virology, Marburg, DEU; 8 - University Hospital, Virology, Bonn, DEU;9 - Lower Saxony State Health Office, Hannover, DEU; 10 - Bundeswehr ResearchInstitute for Protective Technologies and NBC Protection (WIS), Munster, DEU; 11- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU; 12 - Bavarian Health andFood Safety Authority, Oberschleißheim, DEU;13 - Baden-Württemberg State Health Office, Stuttgart, DEUCP 06CP 07CP 08CP 09CP 10CP 11CP 12Food-borne Outbreaks in the German Armed Forces - A Norovirus CaseReportCE Kilb and GC KreienbrinkBundeswehr, ÜbwStÖRASanDstBw Ost, Weißenfels, DEUMultiplex Real Time PCR to Differentiate Smallpox and Other Vesicular/Pustular IllnessesEV Gavrilova, NI Denisova, TV Tregubchak, RA Maksyutov, and SN ShchelkunovState Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector», Koltsovo,Novosibirsk Region, RUSUpdated Real-Time PCR Assay for Specific Detection of Cowpox VirusRA Maksyutov 1 , EV Gavrilova 1 , H Meyer 2 , and SN Shchelkunov 11 - State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector», Koltsovo,Novosibirsk Region, RUS; 2 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Muenchen,DEUNew Route for Direct Screening of Multiple Zoonotic Pathogens inSerum SamplesVK Meyer 1 , K Wutz 1 , P Krol 2 , S Wacheck 2 , M Gareis 2 , C Nölting 3 , F Struck 3 , ESoutschek 3 , O Böcher 3 , R Niessner 1 , and M Seidel 11 - TU Munich, Institute of Hydrochemistry and Chair for Analytical Chemistry,Munich, DEU; 2 - LMU Munich, Institute of Food Science, Department ofVeterinary Sciences, Oberschleißheim, DEU; 3 - Mikrogen GmbH, Neuried, DEUGalleria mellonella, a Host Model for Highly Pathogenic BacteriaF Neulat-Ripoll, N Sprynski, FV Biot, and E ValadeIRBA, Brétigny-sur-Orge, FRADevelopment of Differential and Broad Spectrum ImmunologicalReagents for Identification and Characterisation of Filovirus Sub-TypesKS Richards, C Bruce, L Easterbrook, H Love, L Hudson, K Steeds , N Cook, HTolley, E Newman, S Dowall, V Graham, AD Roberts, and R HewsonPublic Health England - Porton Down, High Containment Microbiology, Salisbury,GBREffects of Various Decontamination Regimes on DNA-based ForensicAnalysis MethodsJM RobertsonFBI Laboratory, CFSRU, Quantico, VA, USAPoster Presentations27

Poster ExhibitionCP 13CP 14CP 15CP 16The Design and Certification of Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories inDeveloping Countries - Durum Patientia FrangitS Sezigen 1 , L Kenar 2 , and M Ortatatlý 21 - Turkish General Staff, Dept. of Health, Ankara, TUR; 2 - Gulhane MilitaryMedical Academy, Dept. of Medical CBRN Defense, Ankara, TURApplication of FTA Databasing Cards for Collection, Purification andStorage of PCR-Ready DNA of Yersinia pestisA Trukhachev 1 , S Lebedeva 1 , E Vasilieva 1 , T Arsenieva 1 , I Morozova 1 ,D Kuznecova 1 , and A Rakin 21 - Antiplague Research Institute, Microbiology of Yersinia, Rostov-on-Don, RUS; 2- Max von Pettenkofer-Institute, Munich, DEUReactivation of IgM Antibodies against Yellow Fever Virus in aVaccinated Traveler Following Secondary Dengue Virus InfectionP Vollmar 1 , J Borde 2 , M Ruhnke 2 , BR Thoma 1 , S Wölfel 1 , and S Schmoldt 11 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU; 2 - Orthenau KlinikumAchern, Achern, DEUModern Diagnostic Potential of Respiratory Virus Detection Test UsingOne Step Seeplex RV 15 ACE DetectionA Woźniak-Kosek 1 , I Paradowska-Stankiewicz 2 , and LB Brydak 1,31 - National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Dept. ofInfluenza Research, National Influenza Centre, Warsaw, POL; 2 - National Instituteof Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Dept. of Epidemiology, Warsaw,POL; 3 - Univ. of Szczecin, Faculty of Biology, Dept. of Immunology, Szczecin, POLEPEP 01EP 02EP 03MERS and MoreEmerging of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in GeorgiaG Babuadze, N Mamuchishvili, T Chikviladze, G Chakhunashvili, G Chanturia, NTsertsvadze, and P ImnadzeNational Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), GEOEpidemiology and Detection of Norovirus in Military Facilities inGermany and in KosovoA Binder, H Tandler, W Pöllein, and U SchotteCentral Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service Kiel, Infectious AnimalDiseases and Zoonoses, Kronshagen, DEUPrevalence and Seasonality of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in QuestingIxodes ricinus in Southern Germany: A Five-Year Follow-up StudyA Gomez-Chamorro, K Pfister, and C SilaghiComparative Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Ludwig-Maximilians UniversitätMünchen, Veterinary sciences, Munich, DEU28 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

EP 04EP 05EP 06EP 07EP 08An Outbreak of Sheep Pox in Zabajkalskij Kray of RussiaRA Maksyutov 1 , EV Gavrilova 1 , AP Agafonov 1 , OS Taranov 1 , AG Glotov 2 , VNMiheev 1 , SN Shchelkunov 1 , and AN Sergeev 11 - State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector», Koltsovo,Novosibirsk Region, RUS; 2 - Institute of Experimental Veterinary Science of Siberiaand the Far East, Krasnoobsk, Novosibirsk Region, RUSTrypanosoma cruzi Infection in New Mexico: Engaging Citizens inCommunity Science and SurveillanceMS McConnellUniversity of New Mexico, Biology, Albuquerque, NM, USAHepatitis E Seroprevalence in Austrian Adults: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study Among Civilians and Military ProfessionalsAG Obwaller 1 , H Lagler 2 , W Poeppl 2 , A Faas 3 , G Mooseder 4 , W Graninger 2 , and HBurgmann 21 - Division of Science, Research and Development, Federal Ministry of Defenceand Sports, Vienna, AUT; 2 - Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine,Department of Medicine I, Medical University, Vienna, AUT; 3 - Institute forMedical Support, Military Hospital, Vienna, AUT; 4 - Department of Dermatologyand Tropical Medicine, Military Hospital , Vienna, AUTEmergence of Multidrug Resistance Genomic Island SGI1 in Proteusmirabilis in Humans and Animals in FranceE Schultz 1,2 , J Madec 3 , M Haenni 3 , A Cloeckaert 1,2 , and B Doublet 1,21 - INRA, UMR 1282 Infectiologie et Santé Publique, Nouzilly, FRA; 2 - UniversitéFrançois Rabelais de Tours, UMR 1282 Infectiologie et Santé Publique, Tours, FRA;3 - Anses, Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Lyon, FRAEpidemiological Manifestations of CCHF in KazakhstanJJ Shapiyeva 1 , KK Kyraubayev 1 , AM Dmitrovskiy 2 , ES Utegenova 1 , U Usenov 1 , MBShermetova 3 , AR Kuzmina 4 , and EA Pak 51 - Scientific Practical Center for Sanitary-Epidemiological Expertise andMonitoring, Almaty, KAZ; 2 - Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, KAZ; 3 -International Kazakh-Turkisn University, Turkestan, KAZ; 4 - Turkestan Sanitary-Epidemiological Dept, Turkestan, KAZ; 5 - Taraz city Infectious hospital, Taraz, KAZIPIP 01Strategies and PoliciesA Biosafety and Biosecurity Program for Highly Pathogenic Pathogens inMbeya, TanzaniaG Dobler 1 , P Clowes 2 , M Hölscher 3 , and N Heinrich 31 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Dept of Virology and Rickettsiology,Munich, DEU; 2 - Mbeya Medical Research Centre, Mbeya, TZA; 3 - Hospital of theUniversity, Dept of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Munich, DEUPoster Presentations29

Poster ExhibitionIP 02IP 03IP 04IP 05IP 06Establishment of a German/Kazakhstan Network for the Diagnostic ofInfectious Diseases Caused by Potential B-AgentsSS Essbauer 1 , AM Dmitrovskiy 2 , S Frey 1 , G Dobler 1 , RA Egemberdiyeva 2 , and ZShapiyeva 31 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Virology & Rickettsiology, Munich, DEU;2 - Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, KAZ; 3 - Scientific Practical Centerfor Sanitary-Epidemiological Expertise and Monitoring, Almaty, KAZEstimating Casualties from Battlefield Exposure to Biological AgentsAC Kelley, SM Oxford, CA Curling, and JK BurrInstitute for Defense Analyses, SFRD, Alexandria , VA, USACleaning up Afterwards. The UK Recovery Handbook for BiologicalIncidentsT Pottage 1 , E Goode 1 , S Wyke 2 , S Speight 1 , and A Bennett 11 - Public Health England, Research, Salisbury, GBR; 2 - Centre for Radiation,Chemicals and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Didcot, GBRBiosecurity: Dual-use is Everywhere - A Novel Code of Conduct forBiological Resource CentresC RohdeLeibniz-Institut DSMZ, Microorganisms, Braunschweig, DEUPutting Biosecurity into Practice: The German Partnership Program forExcellence in Biological and Health SecurityC Uhlenhaut 1 and J Bonin 21 - Robert Koch-Institut, IBBS, Berlin, DEU; 2 - Gesellschaft fuer InternationaleZusammenarbeit, GIZ, Berlin, DEUJPJP 01JP 02Finding the PoisonThe Detection of Ricin via Carbohydrate Binding in an AutomatedDetection SystemM Huebner, R Niessner, and M SeidelTechnische Universität München, Chemistry, München, DEUAutomated Regenerable Microarray-Based Immunoassay for Multi-Mycotoxin DeterminationD Knopp 1 , S Oswald 1 , R Dietrich 2 , E Märtelbauer 2 , and R Niessner 11 - Chair of Analytical Chemistry, TUM, Chemistry, München, DEU; 2 - Chair ofHygiene and Technology of Milk, LMU, Veterinary Medicine, München, DEU30 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

JP 03JP 04JP 05JP 06Targeted Proteomic Analysis of RicinA Fucikova 1 , J Dresler 2 , D Jun 3 , Z Krocova 1 , A Macela 1 , M Schmidt 3 , and J Stulík 11 - Faculty of Military Health Sciences, Institute of Molecular Pathology, HradecKrálové, CZE; 2 - Central Military Health Institute, Prague, CZE; 3 - Faculty ofMilitary Health sciences, Centre of Advanced Studies, Hradec Králové, CZEPossible Causes of Intestinal Microbiota Dysbiosis and Emerging ofChronic BotulismAA Shehata and M KrügerLeipzig University, Institute of Bacteriology and Mycology, Leipzig, DEUImmunological and Enzymatic Determination of Ricin, Abrin andModeccin in Beverages, Food and Consumer ProductsM WeberZentrales Institut des Sanitätsdienstes der Bundeswehr München, LaborgruppeChemie der Gifte / Kampfstoffanalytik, Munster, DEUSimultaneous Detection of Different Molecular Weight Biotoxins Using aFlow-through Chemiluminescence Portable Microarray AnalysisPlatformEM Linares 1 , A Szkola 1 , BG Dorner 2 , R Dietrich 3 , E Märtlbauer 3 , R Niessner 1 , and MSeidel 11 - TU München, Chair for Analytical Chemistry & Institute of Hydrochemistry,Munich, DEU; 2 - ZBS 3, Biological Toxins, Robert-Koch-Institute, Berlin, DEU; 3 -LMU München, Chair of Hygiene and Technology of Milk, Oberschleißheim, DEUKPKP 01KP 02KP 03Free PapersPhages with Lytic Activity Against Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli: ATyping Tool and Potential Treatment OptionKE Anhalt, SI Hauswaldt, C Dracopoulos, W Solbach, and JK KnoblochInstitute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, DEUComparison of Host Range of Environmental Bacteriophages and TheirEndolysins Against Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli StrainsA Nakonieczna, L Mizak, S Parasion, M Kwiatek, and R GrykoMilitary Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Pulawy, POLCellular Biometal Contents of Highly Pathogenic Biothreat Agents DoNot Differ from Non-Pathogenic OrganismsM Herzberg 1 , L Bauer 1 , P Bleichert 2 , G Grass 2 , S Riemschneider 3 , D Dobritzsch 4 ,and DH Nies 11 - Martin-Luther-Universität, Institut of Microbiology, Halle, DEU; 2 - BundeswehrInstitute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU; 3 - Frauenhofer IZI, cell engineering / GLP,Leipzig, DEU; 4 - Martin-Luther-Universität, Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale), DEUPoster Presentations31

Poster ExhibitionKP 04KP 05KP 06KP 07KP 08KP 09KP 10Epidemiology of Adenoviruses Among Finish Military ConscriptsM Mölsä 1 , H Hemmilä 1 , A Harberg 2 , E Rönkkö 2 , M Virkki 3 , S Nikkari 1 , and T Ziegler 21 - Centres for Military Medicine and for Biological Threat Preparedness, Helsinki,FIN; 2 - National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Virology Unit, Helsinki,FIN; 3 - Social- and Healthservices of the City of Lahti, Lahti, FINResults of Surveillance for Cholera in Ukraine in 2012N Pidchenko 1 , N Shvarsalon 1 , L Zinich 2 , and M Shvarsalon 21 - Public Institution "Ukrainian Anti-Plague Station of Ministry of Health ofUkraine", Bacteriological, Simferopol, UKR; 2 - Public Institution "Ukrainian Anti-Plague Station of Ministry of Health of Ukraine", Epidemiological, Simferopol, UKRRapid Diagnosis of Noninfectious Diseases of Liver and HeartKV Generalov 1 , VM Generalov 2 , AS Safatov 2 , AN Sergeev 2 , GA Buryak 2 , MVKruchinina 3 , AA Gromov 3 , and SA Kurilovich 31 - FSRI SRC VB “Vector”, Koltsovo, Teleinformatics, Koltsovo, Novosibirsk rgn,RUS; 2 - FSRI SRC VB “Vector”, Koltsovo, Biophysics and Ecological Researches,Koltsovo, Novosibirsk rgn, RUS; 3 - City Center for trombose prophylaxis andhealing, Novosibirsk, RUSThe Course of Respiratory Infection in Animals Challenged withMonkeypox VirusAA Sergeev 1 , AS Kabanov 1 , AA Sergeev 1 , OS Taranov 1 , SA Bodnev 1 , LE Bulychev 1 ,and AN Sergeev 21 - SRC VB "Vector", Collection of microoganisms, Koltsovo, RUS; 2 - SRC VB"Vector", General director, Koltsovo, RUSComparative Measurements of Bacteria and Moulds in Indoor AirSM Walser 1 , B Brenner 1 , C Tuschak 2 , L Gerber 2 , S Hörmansdorfer 3 , and CE Herr 11 - Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority (LGL), Occupational andEnvironmental Health, Epidemiology, Munich, DEU; 2 - Bavarian Health and FoodSafety Authority (LGL), Hygiene, Oberschleissheim, DEU; 3 - Bavarian Health andFood Safety Authority (LGL), Infectiology, Oberschleissheim, DEUA Statistical Method of the Assessment of Model Adequacy ofAdmixture Distribution in the Boundary Air LayerVA Zhukov 1,2 , BM Desyatkov 2 , and NA Lapteva 21 - JSC Vector-Best, IT, Koltsovo, RUS; 2 - SRC VB Vector, Biophysics and Ecology,Koltsovo, RUSSome Secrets are Revealed: Extraordinary Endocytobiont in Free-livingAmoebae Isolated from the Contact Lens Storage Cases of a KeratitisPatient Turned Out To Be a PandoravirusP Scheid 1 , B Hauröder 2 , C Balczun 3 , K Stöcker 4 , and R Michel 11 - Laboratory of Medical Parasitology, Central Institute of the BundeswehrMedical Service, Koblenz, DEU; 2 - Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, CentralInstitute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service, Koblenz, DEU; 3 - Dept of AnimalEcology, Evolution and Biodiversity, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University, Bochum, DEU; 4 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU32 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

LPLP 01LP 02LP 03LP 04LP 05LP 06LP 07Science Applied to Challenges in the FieldRapid and Efficient Filtration-Based Procedure for Separation and SafeHandling of CBRN Mixed SamplesM Bentahir 1 , F Laduron 2 , L Irenge 1 , and JL Gala 1,31 - Biothreats Unit, Defense Laboratories Department (DLD), Belgian ArmedForces, Brussels, BEL; 2 - Chemical Analysis Laboratory, Defense LaboratoriesDepartment (DLD), Belgian Armed Forces, Brussels, BEL; 3 - Centre deTechnologies Moléculaires Appliquées, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale etClinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, BELField Capable Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Diagnostic Assays forOutbreak Response ActivitiesA Bosworth 1 , B Atkinson 1 , J Chamberlain 1 , E Newman 1 , S Dowall 1 , R Wölfel 2 , KStöcker 2 , and R Hewson 11 - Public Health England, Virology & Pathogenesis, Porton Down, GBR; 2 -Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Bio-Reconnaissance, Munich, DEUEffect of Commercial Disinfectants on Surfaces Under OptimalConditions and with Organic LoadE Emmoth 1 , A Macellaro 2 , U Allard-Bengtsson 1 , M Byström 2 , I Dergel 1 , L Karlsson 2 ,G Metreveli 1 , A Johansson 2 , and C Hultén 11 - National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, SWE; 2 - Swedish Defence ResearchAgency, Umeå, SWEMobiLab - The Portable Laboratory for On-Site Pathogen DetectionT Hillebrand 1 , J Weber 1 , B Appel 2 , and JA Hammerl 21 - Analytik Jena AG, Jena, DEU; 2 - Federal Institute for Risk Assessment,Biological Safety, Berlin, DEUA New Route to Concentrate Viruses in Large-Volume Drinking WaterSamplesA Kunze, L Pei, M Rieger, R Niessner, and M SeidelInstitute for Hydrochemistry, Chair for Analytical Chemistry, TechnischeUniversität, Munich, DEUTest Series for Evaluation of DisinfectantsGM Nicolaisen and NR SteenharStatens Serum Institut, Centre for Biosecurity and Biopreparedness, Copenhagen,DNKRapidly Deployable Outbreak Investigation Team (RDOIT): TheNorwegian Defense ApproachØ Olsvik 1 , P Ballangrud 1 , O Scheel 1 , and D Hjelle 21 - Norwegian Defence, Microbiological Institute, Oslo, NOR; 2 - NOR ArmedForces, Medical Services, Oslo, NORPoster Presentations33

Poster ExhibitionLP 08LP 09LP 10Automated and Multiplex Detection of Bioterroristic-relevant Bacteriawith the Portable Toxin Detector – An Addressable Biochip for OrientedImmobilization of AntibodiesC Pöhlmann and T ElßnerBruker Daltonik GmbH, Application CBRNE, Leipzig, DEURecovery Efficiencies of Bovine Serum AlbuminN Sparding 1 , H Slotved 2 , GM Nicolaisen 1 , SB Giese 1 , J Elmlund 1 , and NR Steenhard 11 - Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Centre for Biosecurity and Biopreparedness (CBB),Copenhagen, DNK; 2 - Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Microbiology and InfectionControl, Copenhagen, DNKComparison of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification andQuantitative Real-Time PCR for Identification of Bacillus in the FieldN Sparding 1 , C Hilby 2 , P Ahrens 2 , and NR Steenhard 11 - Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Centre for Biosecurity and Biopreparedness (CBB),Copenhagen, DNK; 2 - Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Microbiology and InfectionControl, Copenhagen, DNKNPNP 01NP 02NP 03Genomics, Metagenomics and BeyondNew Signal-Processing Method for Multiplex Pyrosequencing ResultsAnalysisJ Ambroise 1 , Y Deccache 2 , L Irenge 2 , and JL Gala 1,21 - Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Center for AppliedMolecular Technologies (CTMA), Brussels, BEL; 2 - Belgian Armed Forces, DefenceLaboratories Department, Brussels, BELMolecular Typing and Epidemiological Correlation of Brucella abortusIsolates from Abruzzo and Molise Regions (Italy)M Ancora 1 , R De Santis 2 , F De Massis 3 , M Marcacci 1 , K Zilli 4 , E Di Giannatale 4 ,and C Camma 11 - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”,Research & Development Dept, Teramo, ITA; 2 - Army Medical and VeterinaryResearch Center, Histology and Molecular Biology Section, Roma, ITA; 3 - IstitutoZooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”, NationalReference Center for Vet. Epidemiology, Teramo, ITA; 4 - Istituto ZooprofilatticoSperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”, Bacteriology, Teramo, ITAGenome Sequence of a Novel Lysinibacillus-like Bacillus Strain (BF-4)Isolated During an Anthrax Outbreak 2009 in GermanyMH Antwerpen 1 , E Georgi 1 , P Zimmermann 2 , S Hörmansdorfer 2 , H Meyer 1 ,and G Grass 11 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU; 2 - Bavarian Health andFood Safety Authority (LGL), Oberschleißheim, DEU34 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

NP 04NP 05NP 06NP 07NP 08NP 09NP 10Genotypic Expansion within the Population Structure of ClassicalBrucella Species Revealed by MLVA-16 Typing of 1414 Brucella Isolatesfrom Different Animal and Geographic Origins, 1974-2006MS Zygmunt 1,2 , C Pourcel 3,4 , Y Hauck 3,4 , C Tourterel 3,4 , I Jacques 1,2,5 , GVergnaud 3,4,6 , and A Cloeckaert 1,21 - INRA Centre Val de Loire, UMR 1282, Infectiologie et Santé Publique, Nouzilly,FRA; 2 - Université François Rabelais de Tours, UMR1282 Infectiologie et SantéPublique, Tours, FRA; 3 - Univ Paris-Sud, Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie,UMR 8621, Orsay, FRA; 4 - CNRS, Orsay, FRA; 5 - IUT de Tours, Tours, FRA; 6 -Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny, FRAMetagenomic Analysis Using Long 16S Amplicons and the Roche 454 GSFLX+ PlatformA Dangel, O Rücker, and S KotschoteIMGM Laboratories GmbH, Martinsried, DEUVariola Virus in Historical Samples from the National Museum of PragueP Pajer 1 , J Dresler 1 , H Kabíčková 1 , K Vítězslav 2 , P Velemínský 2 , J Klimentova 3 , JStulík 3 , J Pejchal 3 , D Elleder 4 , V Beneš 5 , H Meyer 6 , P Dundr 7 , M Hubálek 8 , and LPíša 11 - Military Health Institute, Prague, CZE; 2 - National Museum, Prague, CZE; 3 -Faculty of Military Health Sciences, UoD, Hradec Králové, CZE; 4 - Institute ofMolecular Genetics AS CR, Prague, CZE; 5 - Genomics Core Facility, EMBL,Heidelberg, DEU; 6 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU; 7 - 1stFac. of Medicine UK, Prague, CZE; 8 - State Office for Nucelar Safety, Prague, CZEAutomated Annotation of Bacterial 16S Sequences to the Species LevelUsing the SmartGene Centroid ApproachS Emler 1 and G Bloemberg 21 - SmartGene, Zug, CHE; 2 - Institut für Med. Mikrobiologie, UniversitätsklinikZürich, Zürich, CHEA Hierarchical Approach to MALDI-TOF Mass Spectra Analysis isResolving Strains of a Glanders Outbreak Beyond the Species LevelE Georgi 1 , RN Stock 1,2 , GH Genzel 1 , S Schmoldt 1 , and HC Scholz 11 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU; 2 - Central Institute of theBundeswehr Medical Service, Berlin, DEUComplete Nucleotide Sequence of the Virulent Brucellaphage F1JA Hammerl, S Al Dahouk, K Nöckler, J Reetz, C Göllner, B Appel, and S HertwigFederal Institute for Risk Assessment, Biological Safety, Berlin, DEUGerman Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli: Analysis of ClonalRelatednessSI Hauswaldt 1 , C Dracopoulos 1 , M Kalitzky 2 , W Solbach 1 , AC Rodloff 3 , and JKKnobloch 11 - Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Lübeck, DEU; 2 - ÄrztlichePraxisgemeinschaft Hameln, Mikrobiologie, Hameln, DEU; 3 - Institute for MedicalMicrobiology, Leipzig, DEUPoster Presentations35

Poster ExhibitionNP 11NP 12NP 13NP 14Pathogen-Driven Evolution of Immune Receptor Gene FamiliesS Mißbach 1 , F Thomas 1 , J Handler 2 , W Zimmermann 3 , and R Kammerer 11 - Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Institute of Immunology, Greifswald - Riems, DEU; 2- Freie Universität Berlin, Clinic for Horses, Veterinary Faculty, Berlin, DEU; 3 - LMUMunich, Tumor Immunology Laboratory, LIFE Center, Munich, DEUWhole Genome Amplification (WGA) in Coxiella Diagnostics and TypingS Reis, MC Walter, C Kahlhofer, and D FrangoulidisBundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEUAspects of Virus Latency in Plants and Humans in Times of Globalizationand EpigeneticsKR Richert-Pöggeler 1 , T Kühne 1 , and J Minarovits 21 - Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics,Braunschweig, DEU; 2 - University of Szeged, Faculty of Dentistry, Szeged, HUNGenome Characterization of Distinct Group I C. botulinum LineagesF Giordani 1 , S Fillo 1 , A Anselmo 1 , B Gentile 1 , A Fortunato 1 , AM Palozzi 1 , D DeMedici 2 , F Anniballi 2 , A Ciammaruconi 1 , G Mammana 1 , and F Lista 11 - Histology and Molecular Biology Section, Army Medical Research Center,Rome, ITA; 2 - National Reference Center for Botulism, Department of VeterinaryPublic Health and Food Safety, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, ITAOPOP 01OP 02OP 03Case ReportsZoonotic Parapoxvirus Infections Associated with Game Animals in theTyrol Region of Austria and ItalyHP Huemer 1 , A Zobl 1 , A Windisch 1 , W Glawischnig 2 , N Romani 3 , M Büttner 4 , and MKitchen 31 - Innsbruck Medical University, Hygiene and Microbiology, Innsbruck, AUT; 2 -Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), Innsbruck, AUT; 3 - InnsbruckMedical University, Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck, AUT; 4 - BavarianHealth and Food Safety Authority, LGL, Oberschleissheim, DEUOutbreak of Tularemia in Pediatric Patients in LatviaJ Storozenko 1 , T Kolupajeva 1 , S Selderina 1 , D Dusacka 1 , B Rozentale 1 , and A Brila 21 - Riga East University Hospital, Latvian Centre of Infectious Diseases , NationalMicrobiology References laboratory, Riga, LVA; 2 - Centre for Disease Preventionand Control of Latvia , Epidemiology, Riga, LVATime Bomb Melioidosis: Relapse Six Years After Pulmonary InfectionP Vollmar 1 , N Fieser 2 , N Mendel 3 , JM Riehm 1 , S Schmoldt 1 , L Zöller 1 , and BRThoma 11 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, DEU; 2 - Dr. Gärtner &Colleagues Laboratory, Ravensburg, DEU; 3 - Hospital Erding, Erding, DEU36 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

OP 04First Report of Acute Chikungunya Fever Imported from Bali to GermanyS Wölfel 1 , P Vollmar 1 , D Poluda 2 , T Löscher 2 , G Dobler 1 , and S Schmoldt 11 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Virology & Rickettsiology, Munich, DEU;2 - University of Munich, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine,Munich, DEUPPPP 01PP 02PP 03PP 04PP 05PP 06Medical Countermeasures: State of the Developmental PipelineBurkholderia thailandensis: A Model for the Study of Efflux Expressionand InhibitionFV Biot 1 , F Neulat-Ripoll 1 , MM Lopez 1 , T Poyot 2 , S Forcet 3 , FM Thibault 3 , APeinnequin 2 , J Pagès 4 , and E Valade 1,51 - Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Dépt de Microbiologie / UMR-MD1, Brétigny-sur-Orge, FRA; 2 - Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées,Pôle de génomique, Brétigny-sur-Orge, FRA; 3 - Institut de Recherche Biomédicaledes Armées, Unité Expertise Biologique, Brétigny-sur-Orge, FRA; 4 - Aix MarseilleUniversité, UMR-MD1, Marseille, FRA; 5 - Ecole du Val-de-Grâce, Paris, FRADevelopment of Aerosol Models of Infection at Public Health EnglandUsing Burkholderia pseudomalleiSG Funnell, GJ Hatch, SR Bate, J Kane, N Jones, H Shuttleworth, J Vipond, and ADRobertsPublic Health England, Microbiology Services, Salisbury, GBRIn vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Finafloxacin Against Yersinia spp.GH Genzel 1 , E Georgi 1 , A Vente 2 , R Schaumann 3 , and HC Scholz 11 - Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Bacteriology, Munich, DEU; 2 - MerLionPharmaceuticals GmbH, Berlin, DEU; 3 - University of Leipzig, Leipzig, DEUGenetic Modifications and Schemes of Vaccinia Virus Application withAntiviral Drugs Making Process of Vaccination in Animals More SafelyDO Gorbatovskaya 1 , AA Sergeev 1 , EV Shevtsova 1 , OS Taranov 1 , VV Omigov 1 , IVKolosova 1 , SN Yakubitskiy 1 , RA Maksyutov 1 , SN Schelkunov 1 , VN Podkuyko 2 , AVKovalchuk 2 , AP Pirojkov 2 , SV Borisevich 2 , and AN Sergeev 11 - SRC VB Vector, Collection of microorganisms, Koltsovo, RUS; 2 - 33 CSRTIMinistry of defence RF, Sergiev Posad, RUSTargeting Intracellular Legionella via Anti-Virulence CompoundsCF Harrison and H HilbiMax von Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, DEUAntiviral and Multidrug Resistance in HCMV Infected SCT Patients and inNewbornsG Jahn, K Göring, D Wolf, E Mikeler, and K HamprechtUniversity of Tübingen, Insitute for Medical Virology, Tübingen, DEUPoster Presentations37

Poster ExhibitionPP 07PP 08PP 09PP 10PP 11PP 12PP 13Programs of Prophylactic Vaccination Against Influenza Realized inPoland in Voivodship Lodz in 2006-2012B Kempiñska-Mirosławska 1 and A Woźniak-Kosek 21 - Medicine University of Lódź, Department History of Medicine, Lódź, POL; 2 -National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Department ofInfluenza Research , National Influenza Centre, Warsaw, POLVaccines Against Seasonal Influenza: Any News?A von Krempelhuber, J Hain, and J VollmarGlaxoSmithKline GmbH & Co KG, Medical Therapeutic Area Vaccines, Munich, DEUVaccination Status and Perception of Vaccination Against InfluenzaAmong Students of Selected Universities in PolandA Woźniak-Kosek 1 , B Kempiñska-Mirosławska 2 , M Mendrycka 3 , A Saracen 4 ,E Hallmann-Szeliñska 1 , and J Mierzejewski 51 - National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, NationalInfluenza Centre, Warsaw, POL; 2 - Pharmacy and Military Medicine University ofLódź, Dept History of Medicine, Lódź, POL; 3 - Kazimierz Pulaski University ofTechnology and Humanities, Dept of Organic Materials Technology Faculty ofMaterials Science, Technology and Design, Radom, POL; 4 - Kazimierz PułaskiUniv. of Technology and Humanities, Fac. of Health Sciences and Physical Culture,Radom, POL; 5 - Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Puławy, POLImproved In vivo Model for P. aeruginosa Burn Wound InfectionsA Johansson 1 , E Nilsson 1 , E Näslund Salomonsson 1 , J Näslund 1 , Å Forsberg 2 ,and L Noppa 11 - FOI-Swedish Defence Research Agency, CBRN Defence and Security, Umeå,SWE; 2 - Umeå University, Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå, SWEGamma-Glytamyl Transpeptidase of Francisella tularensis as DrugTarget for the Development of a New Class of Anti-InfectivesZ Sahavi-Ouriaghi 1 , C Bolz 1 , H Meyer 1 , MH Antwerpen 2 , WD Splettstoesser 2,3 ,and M Gerhard 1,31 - Technical University Munich, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunologyand Hygiene, Munich, DEU; 2 - Bundeswehr, Institute of Microbiology, Munich,DEU; 3 - German Center for Infection Research, Partner Site Munich, Munich, DEUIdentification, Cloning, Expression, and Purification of Francisellatularensis Immunogenic ProteinsV Sheshko, D Putzova, and J StulíkUniversity of Defence, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, Hradec Králové, CZEIsoindole Derivatives and their Close Analogs Have Activity AgainstVariola Virus and Monkeypoxvirus and Protect AnimalsGV Vdovichenko 1 , LE Bulychev 2 , AS Kabanov 1 , LN Shishkina 1 , AA Sergeev 2 ,YV Tumanov 2 , AP Agafonov 2 , and AN Sergeev 31 - SRC VB "Vector", Prevention and treatment of high dangerous infections,Koltsovo, RUS; 2 - SRC VB "Vector", Collection of microoganisms, Koltsovo, RUS;3 - SRC VB "Vector", General director, Koltsovo, RUS38 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

PP 14Broad-spectrum Compounds Active Against Toxins, Viruses andParasitesN Gupta 1 , A Michaud 1 , R Noël 1 , V Pons 1 , D Garcia-Castillo 2 , L Johannes 2 , R Davey 3 ,JC Cintrat 1 , J Barbier 1 , and D Gillet 11 - Institute of Biology and Technology of Saclay, Atomic and Alternative EnergiesCommission, Gif Sur Yvette, FRA; 2 - Traffic, Signaling and Delivery, Curie Institute,Paris, FRA; 3 - Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USAQPQP 01QP 02QP 03QP 04RoBos and MoBosEstablishment of PCR Microarrays for the Investigation of DifferentForms of Cell Death in Neuronal Cell Lines Infected with Tick-borneEncephalitis VirusK Brauer, P Vollmar, S Frey, G Dobler, and SS EssbauerBundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Virology and Rickettsiology, Munich, DEUMolecular Characterization of Coxiella burnetii from Cattle and Goats inCentral ItalyM Di Domenico 1 , V Curini 1 , F De Massis 2 , A Di Provvido 3 , M Scacchia 3 , and CCamma 11 - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”,Research & Development Department, Teramo, ITA; 2 - Istituto ZooprofilatticoSperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”, National Reference Centerfor Veterinary Epidemiology, Teramo, ITA; 3 - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentaledell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”, Diagnostic Department (Microbiology) ,Teramo, ITAProphylactic of Tularemia at Endemic Territory in KazakhstanAM Dmitrovskiy 1 , SL Filippova 2 , GK Kazhusheva 2 , FG Bidashko 3 , EN Kozhevnikova 4 ,and AZ Murzagalieva 51 - Kazakh National Medical University, Infectious Diseases, Almaty, KAZ; 2 -Uralsk Oblast Sanitary-Epidemiological Department, EDP, Uralsk, KAZ; 3 - UralskAnti-Plague station, zoologic, Uralsk, KAZ; 4 - Western-Kazakhstan MedicalUniversity, Infectious Diseases, Aktobe, KAZ; 5 - Western-Kazakhstan MedicalUniversity, Epidemiologic, Aktobe, KAZEpidemiological and Clinical Manifestations of Hanta Virus Infection inthe Western Kazakhstan OblastAM Dmitrovskiy 1 , LB Belonozhkina 2 , RA Egemberdiyeva 1 , TZ Ayazbayev 3 ,AV Zakharov 3 , AG Grazhdanov 3 , and AZ Murzagalieva 41 - Kazakh National Medical University, Infectious Diseases, Almaty, KAZ; 2 -Uralsk Anti-Plague station, Microbiologic, Uralsk, KAZ; 3 - Uralsk Anti-Plaguestation, Epidemiologic, Uralsk, KAZ; 4 - Western-Kazakhstan Medical University,Epidemiologic, Aktobe, KAZPoster Presentations39

Poster ExhibitionQP 05QP 06QP 07QP 08QP 09QP 10Epidemiological and Clinical Manifestations of Rickettsioses inKazakhstanRA Yegemberdiyeva 1 , AM Dmitrovskiy 1 , JJ Shapiyeva 2 , EN Kozhevnikova 3 ,and EA Pak 41 - Kazakh National Medical University, Infectious Diseases, Almaty, KAZ; 2 -Scientific Practical Center of Sanitary Epidemiological Expertise and Monitoring,Parasitologic, Almaty, KAZ; 3 - Ust-Kamenogorsk Infectious hospital, InfectiousDiseases, Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ; 4 - Taraz city Infectious hospital, InfectiousDiseases, Taraz, KAZLongitudinal Trend Analysis of Lyme Borreliosis in EuropeC Klier 1 , B Liebl 1 , M Wildner 1 , S O’Connel 2 , A Sing 1 , and V Fingerle 11 - Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, National Reference Centre forBorreliae, Oberschleißheim, DEU; 2 - Health Protection Agency, Lyme BorreliosisUnit, Southampton, GBRNo Gender-Related Differences in the Severity of NephropathiaEpidemica, GermanyE Krautkrämer 1 , S Grouls 1 , E Urban 1 , P Schnitzler 2 , and M Zeier 11 - University of Heidelberg, Nephrology, Heidelberg, DEU; 2 - University ofHeidelberg, Virology, Heidelberg, DEUTick-borne Pathogens in Rodents and Their Ticks from Study Sites withDifferent Habitat Structures in Bavaria and Saxony, GermanyA Obiegala 1 , K Pfister 1 , M Pfeffer 2 , D Woll 2 , C Karnath 2 , and C Silaghi 11 - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Comparative Tropical Medicine andParasitology, Munich, DEU; 2 - University of Leipzig, Institute of Animal Hygieneand Veterinary Public Health, Leipzig, DEULong-Term Variations of the Total Protein, Culturable Microorganisms,Organic and Inorganic Carbon in the Atmospheric Surface Layer AerosolAS Safatov 1 , GA Buryak 1 , SE Olkin 1 , IK Reznikova 1 , SA Popova 2 , and VI Makarov 21 - FBRI SRC VB "Vector", Biophysics and Ecological Researches, Koltsovo,Novosibirsk rgn, RUS; 2 - FSBRI Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustoin, SBRAS, dispersed Systems, Novosibirsk, RUSComplex Species Diversity of Bartonella in Rodents and Their Fleas in aRecreational Area in the Metropolitan Area of Leipzig, GermanyC Silaghi 1 , D Woll 2 , K Pfister 1 , and M Pfeffer 21 - Comparative Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, DEU; 2 - Institute for Animal Hygiene andVeterinary Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, DEU40 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

QP 11Molecular Detection of Leptospira and Rickettsia Infections in SmallMammals During a Monitoring Study in Germany 2010-2012N Kratzmann 1 , S Schmidt 1 , UM Rosenfeld 1 , K Nöckler 2 , D Reil 3 , J Jacob 3 , MHGroschup 1 , A Mayer-Scholl 2 , C Kling 4 , SS Essbauer 4 , and RG Ulrich 11 - Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institute for Novel and Emerging InfectiousDiseases, Greifswald-Insel Riems, DEU; 2 - Federal Institute for Risk Assessment ,Berlin, DEU; 3 - Julius Kühn-Institute, Münster, DEU; 4 - Bundeswehr Institute ofMicrobiology , Munich, DEUTPTP 01TP 02TP 03TP 04Anthrax and Related BacilliThe First Molecular Snapshot of Bacillus anthracis Strains Circulating inSiberia and at the Far EastMV Afanasev 1 , EV Kravets 2 , ZF Dugorzhapova 2 , VE Takayshvili 2 , and SVBalakhonov 31 - Irkutsk antiplague research institute, Epidemiological department, Irkutsk,RUS; 2 - Irkutsk antiplague research institute, Zoonotic infections department,Irkutsk, RUS; 3 - Irkutsk antiplague research institute, Microbiologicaldepartment, Irkutsk, RUSEvidence Based Guidance on Prevention of Anthrax in People whoInject DrugsC Bartels 1 , A Pharris 1 , A Jansen 1 , A Magiorakos 1 , and L Wiessing 21 - ECDC - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, CountryPreparedness Support, Stockholm, SWE; 2 - EMCDDA - European MonitoringCentre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Prevalence, consequences and datamanagement (EPI) unit, Lisbon, PRTImproving Anthrax Outbreak Response Team Work in Almaty OblastAM Dmitrovskiy 1 , RB Akasheva 2 , GA Utepbergenova 3 , and RA Egemberdiyeva 11 - Kazakh National Medical University, Infectious Diseases, Almaty, KAZ; 2 -Almaty Oblast Sanitary-Epidemiological Department, Epidemiologic,Taldykorgan, KAZ; 3 - International Kazakh-Turkish University, Internal Disease,Shimkent, KAZProduction of a pXO2-Encoded Putative Pore-Forming Toxin by Bacilluscereus Biovar anthracis, but not Classic B. anthracisS Dupke 1 , A Barduhn 1 , T Franz 1 , A Lander 1 , F Zimmermann 1 , FH Leendertz 2 ,R Grunow 1 , and SR Klee 11 - Robert Koch-Institut, Centre for Biological Threats and Specific Pathogens,Berlin, DEU; 2 - Robert Koch-Institut, Epidemiology of Highly PathogenicMicroorganisms, Berlin, DEUPoster Presentations41

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General InformationAbstract NumbersAbstract numbers are composed of a first letter (A-T), indicating the session or topic to whichthe presentation has been assigned, a second letter, where O indicates an oral presentationand P indicates a poster presentation, and a serial number. Abstracts are sorted according totheir serial numbers in the abstract book.Advice for Poster PresentationsPosters should be prepared in English. The format should not exceed DIN A0 (84.1 cm width x118.9 cm height; portrait format), and the posters should not be laminated. Mountingmaterials will be provided. Your poster should be presented on the assigned poster boardduring the whole conference. Additionally, there will be a special poster session (Thursday, 24October 2013, 10:45-12:30) during which one of the authors should be personally present atthe poster. Poster presenters are encouraged to distribute one-page handouts.Advice for SpeakersPlease prepare your presentation as a PowerPoint for Windows® file.Check the Corrigenda and the "Program Changes Board" to determine if there are anychanges to the program that might relate to your presentation.Make sure to bring your presentation to the media room at least 30 minutes before yoursession starts. Files for early morning presentations should ideally be handed in the daybefore.If possible, arrive at your presentation room prior to the start of the session and introduceyourself to the chair.Keep strictly to the scheduled presentation time, which includes the time for discussion.The chairpersons are advised to start the sessions in time and to terminate the lectures onschedule to avoid any overrun.CME PointsThe Conference is recognized by the Bavarian Medical Association. To earn CME credits,participants are asked to register daily in the lists of the Bavarian Medical Association displayedat the registration office. Please indicate your central CME reference number.Conference FeeThe mandatory conference fee of 75€ is an overhead fee covering all extras such as lunchbuffet, beverages served during coffee breaks, abstract book, congress bag, etc.Participation in the Conference Dinner (Bavarian music and hospitality at the AugustinerkellerMunich, see Social Events) is optional. The Conference Dinner must be booked separately andwill be charged at 45€.44 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

Conference LanguageThe official conference language is English.Conference Office / Registration DeskThe conference office is located next to the lecture hall, Entry B, Room 13.Opening hours: 22 Oct 2013 14:00 — 19:0023 Oct 2013 08:00 — 18:3024 Oct 2013 08:00 — 18:3025 Oct 2013 08:00 — 12:00Following registration at the conference office, you are requested to wear your name taginside the barracks at all times.Conference Venue and DateThe Medical Biodefense Conference 2013 will take place from 22 to 25 October 2013 at theBundeswehr Medical Academy in Munich:Ernst von Bergmann BarracksLecture HallNeuherbergstrasse 1180937 MunichGermanyThe conference will be held on military premises (Ernst von Bergmann Barracks). Access tothe barracks is possible only through the main gate and upon presentation of a validpassport or military ID card. Please make sure that the number entered in the registrationform exactly corresponds to the number shown on your passport/ID. If your name is noton the list kept by the guard personnel, you may encounter problems entering thepremises.Dress CodeDress code for the conference is uniform (military) or casual for all occasions.For the social events dress code is casual only. Bavarian style dress ("Lederhose", "Dirndl") willbe welcome at the Bavarian Evening.45

General InformationExhibitors and SponsorsSponsors:Bavarian Nordic A/SCuretis AGOWR GmbHExhibitors: AID Autoimmun Diagnostika GmbH metabion international AGAlere GmbHmicrofluidic ChipShop GmbHaltona Diagnostics GmbHmiprolab GmbHBruker Daltonik GmbHNovaTec Immundiagnostica GmbHCeoTronics AGPEPperPRINT GmbHCTL Europe GmbHPromega GmbHData Sciences International (DSI) R-Biopharm AGEurofins MWG OperonSchülke & Mayr GmbHEuroimmun AGTetracore, Inc.GlaxoSmithKline GmbH & Co. KG TIB Molbiol Syntheselabor GmbHJPT Peptide Technologies GmbH VACUUBRAND GMBH + CO KGMATEST Systemtechnik GmbHIndustrial ExhibitionDuring the conference an industrial exhibition will be held by the German Societyfor Military Medicine and Pharmacy (GSMMP/DGWMP) in the Foyer 2 of thelecture hall.For inquiries:General Secretary of GSMMP/DGWMPNeckarstraße 2a53175 BonnPhone: +49 (0)228 308 99 534e-mail: bundesgeschaeftsstelle@dgwmp.deMap of the Lecture Hall:Room 9 Foyer 2Foyer 2AudimaxFoyer 2to Foyer 1(Poster)Media RoomConference Office Main Entrance46 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

Meals and BeveragesLunch snack buffet (Wednesday and Thursday only, served at the Reception Hall) andbeverages served during coffee breaks (coffee, tea, soft drinks) are covered by the conferencefee.À la carte menus are also available for purchase at the Officers Mess (payment in cash only).Opening hours Officers´ Mess: Breakfast 07:00 - 11:00Lunch 11:00 - 13:00Dinner 16:00 - 22:00Participants may also use the canteen in the Dining Hall (Bldg. 8) as well (payment in cash orwith prepaid card issued by Verpflegungsmanagement der Bundeswehr).Opening hours Dining Hall (Bldg. 8): Breakfast 05:45 - 07:30Lunch 11:00 - 12:30Dinner 16:00 - 17:30Phone NumbersConference office (during opening hours): +49 (0)89 3168 4513Officer on duty (room key pickup after closing of the conference office): +49 (0)89 3168 4600Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology: +49 (0)89 3168 3981In case of medical emergency call:Medical center of the Academy: +49 (0)89 3168 3333 or Civilian Ambulance: 112Poster AwardsThe German Society for Military Medicine and Pharmacy will honor three posterswith a poster award (kindly supported by TIB Molbiol Syntheselabor GmbH),which will be presented to the award winners during the poster award ceremonyon 24 October 2013 at 16:00h.Registration and Support1st prize: 500 EUR2nd prize: 300 EUR3rd prize: 200 EURBETA Verlag & Marketinggesellschaft mbHFor further details on registrationPhone: +49 (0)228 919 37 41 options, please see the website:e-mail: events@beta-publishing.com http://www.biodefense2013.orgPlease note that there is no on-site registration option.47

General InformationSecurity AdviceThe conference will be held on the military premises of the Bundeswehr Medical Academy.Access to the premises will only be allowed to registered participants with a valid passport ormilitary identity card. The name list of registered participants will be checked prior to theconference by the military security authorities. The security staff reserves the right to denyaccess to the military premises for any security concerns to anyone without giving reason orprior notice. The conference organizers as well reserve the right to deny registration to anyonewithout giving reason.Social EventsWelcoming ReceptionThe German Society for Military Medicine and Pharmacy invites theparticipants to a Welcoming Reception, which will take place on Tuesday,22 October 2013, 18:30-21:30 in the Reception Hall on the premises of theBundeswehr Medical Academy. Participation is free.Conference DinnerThe German Society for Military Medicine and Pharmacy invites theconference attendees to a social event at the Augustinerkeller Munich(Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 18:30 - 22:30). Bus transportation to this locationwill be available. Participation in the Conference Dinner will be 45 EUR for athree-course menu (two beverages included). If you have not yet enrolled for theDinner in advance, please ask for residual tickets on-site at the registration desk.There is also a contingent of tickets available for accompanying persons, who arenot registered as conference participants. Please ask at the registration desk.Travel and TransportationFree Shuttle Bus Service:There will be a free shuttle service between „Harthof“ underground station (U2) and theconference venue for your arrival on 22nd October from 14:00 to 20:00 hrs and for late arrivalson 23rd October from 8:00 to 9:00 hrs as well as for your departure on 24th October from16:00 hrs to 19:00 hrs and on 25th October from 07:00 hrs to 14:00 hrs.The venue (Ernst von Bergmann Barracks) can be reached as follows :By Airplane:The nearest airport is Franz-Joseph-Strauss Airport in Munich (MUC). To reach the center ofMunich you can use the Lufthansa Airport Shuttle Bus (operating from 06:25 to 22:25 hrs every20 min; approx. 11 EUR for a single ticket) or the suburban train (S-Bahn S8, approx. 12 EUR fora single ticket) to the main station. You will also find car rental agencies or taxis at the airport(one-way taxi fare approx. 50 EUR).To directly reach the conference venue, use suburban train S1 and change to undergroundtrain U2 at Feldmoching. Get off at the stop „Harthof“. From there you can take the free48 Medical Biodefense Conference 2013

shuttle bus or city bus line 170 to „Kieferngarten“ or 141 to „Scheidplatz“ and get off at thestop „Rose-Pichler-Weg“, which is right next to the main gate.Further information: http://www.munich-airport.de/en/consumer/index.jspBy Train:From the main station, take underground train U2 to Feldmoching and get off at the stop„Harthof“. There, take the free shuttle bus or the city bus lines 141 or 170 to „MünchnerFreiheit“ or „Kieferngarten“. Get off at the stop „Rose-Pichler-Weg“ and you will find yourselfright next to the main gate.Further information: http://www.bahn.de/i/view/USA/en/index.shtmlBy Car:You can also use Google Route Planner to be guided to the conference venue:https://maps.google.com/maps?output=classic&daddr=%4048.210611,11.581564Highway A8 Stuttgart-Munich:At Eschenried intersection change to highway A99 to Salzburg. Take the exit Neuherberg, thendrive in the direction of Munich. After passing the city boundaries, turn right intoNeuherbergstrasse at the first traffic lights; after 400 m you will find the main gate on the lefthand sideHighway A9 Nuremberg-Munich:At Neufahrn intersection change to highway A92 to Stuttgart, then at Feldmoching junction tohighway A99 to Salzburg. Take the exit Neuherberg, then drive in the direction of Munich.After passing the city boundaries, turn right into Neuherbergstrasse at the first traffic lights;after 400 m you will find the main gate on the left hand side.Highway A8 Salzburg-Munich:At the intersection München Brunnthal change to highway A99 to Nuremberg/Stuttgart, thenstay on the A99. Take the exit Neuherberg, then drive in the direction of Munich. After passingthe city boundaries, turn right into Neuherbergstrasse at the first traffic lights; after 400 m youwill find the main gate on the left hand side.When arriving by car, please note that there are parking restrictions on the barracks’premises. Please do not park on reserved parking spaces.Hotel Shuttle Bus(provided by the German Society for Military Medicine and Pharmacy)Guests staying at the recommended conference hotels may use thecomplimentary hotel shuttle bus on 23 to 25 October for commuting to theconference venue in the morning and back in the evening. You will be informedabout departure times of the buses when checking in at the conference office.Guests staying at other hotels should use public transport.49

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