The conference will take place December 9-10, 2019, at the Collège de France in Paris, France.

Abstract:

The debate on the origins of venereal syphilis is more than 5 centuries old, with some supporters of an American origin versus those advocating an older infection that emerged in the Old World. This question was the subject of a first international synthesis (ICEPID-1) in 1993: The origins of Syphilis in Europe: before or after 1493? New insights into the molecular biology of Treponemas, new paleopathological discoveries of skeletal treponematoses, and the reactivation of paleomicrobiological research on Treponemas, led us to propose a new synthesis on this issue as an ICEPID-6.

Six sessions will be organized during this meeting:

• 1- History of syphilis - Theories and Men
• 2- Modern Treponematosis: present clues for past clues?
• 3- Treponema and bones: gummatous osteoperiostitis, from present to past
• 4- On the molecular track of ancient syphilis
• 5- Treponemal infections in pre-Columbian Americas
• 6- Treponemal infections in Europe before 1493: what’s new?

Registration: Registration opens on August 1, 2019 via the conference website, https://icepid-6.sciencesconf.org/, at which time registration fees will also be collected.

• Abstracts of posters or podium presentations (3,000 characters including spaces, one abstract per first author, in English) must be submitted on the website before September 30, 2019.
• Decisions will be made around the October 15, 2019.

Organizers: Prof. Jean-Pierre Brun (Collège de France), Prof. Olivier Dutour (EPHE-PSL), and Prof. György Pálfi (University of Szeged).

Contact: Organizers can be contacted at [email protected].

Updates: Conference information will be communicated on the website and on social media (Twitter and Facebook: #ICEPID6).