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IIDF 2024
On December 8-12, the 3rd International Infectious Diseases Forum was held in Moscow, attracting 838 in-person participants and over 2,500 online attendees. The Forum program featured plenary sessions, breakout sessions, symposia, roundtable discussions, and educational lectures. A meeting of the specialized academic board on infectious diseases under the Morphological Society also took place during the event.

During the official opening ceremony, Forum participants were welcomed by:

- Andrey Plutnitsky, Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation

- Inna Kulikova, Director of the Department of Emergency Medical Care and Health Risk Management at the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

- Professor Viktor Fomin, Prorector for Innovation and Clinical Affairs, Head of the Department of Internal Medicine №1 at Sechenov University

- Professor Tatyana Demura, Prorector for Research at Sechenov University

The 3rd International Infectious Diseases Forum served as a platform to consolidate and present the latest healthcare achievements in the field of infectious diseases.


The event was opened by the Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, Andrey Plutnitsky. Andrey Nikolayevich summarized about the top priorities in the area of infectious diseases: he highlighted the outbreaks of infections that occurred in 2024, showed the impact of infectious diseases on life expectancy and noted that the federal project to address viral hepatitis C became part of the new national project “Long Active Life”.

The meeting continued with a presentation by Vladimir Chulanov, Professor at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Sechenov University. His report traced the evolution of infectious disease services from the earliest concepts of implementing special measures to handle outbreaks—including the introduction of quarantines and the emergence of plague doctors—through to modern developments. He emphasized that advancements in epidemiology and sanitation, scientific progress, vaccine development, antibacterial drug innovation, and international cooperation in epidemic and pandemic preparedness are essential components that enable healthcare systems to effectively address emerging threats.

Igor Stoma, Rector of Gomel State Medical University, presented the "One Health" concept, which addresses antibiotic resistance, prevents the spread of zoonotic infections, and ensures food safety. In his presentation, he demonstrated how the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the broader environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and interdependent. He also outlined the systematic steps encompassed by the One Health concept that will help ensure population protection in the future..

The first plenary session concluded with a presentation by Dmitry Lioznov, Director of the Influenza Research Institute. His report focused on the evolution of respiratory infections. Dmitry Anatolyevich noted that seasonal surges in influenza and acute respiratory infections are inevitable, influenza A viruses continue to circulate actively in natural reservoirs, and the risk of a pandemic persists. He emphasized that vaccination remains the most effective method for preventing influenza and its complications.
Scientists from various countries covered a broad spectrum of diseases in their presentations. Elizabeth Ristanović (Serbia) presented on the Marburg virus, Narina Sargsyants (Armenia) spoke about nosocomial intestinal infections, Ajeet Singh Bhadoria (India) discussed leprosy control efforts, and Igor Karpov (Belarus) addressed diagnostic approaches for patients with fever of unknown origin.
Academician Viktor Maleev of the Russian Academy of Sciences delivered a lecture on the challenges of infection eradication, while Yuri Lobzin, Chief Freelance Specialist in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, shared advancements in developing clinical guidelines for infectious diseases in children.
Tatyana Priputnevich, Chief Freelance Specialist in Microbiology at the Russian Ministry of Health, discussed the prospects for medical microbiology development in the Russian Federation, and Roman Polibin, Chief Freelance Epidemiologist at the Russian Ministry of Health, presented achievements in vaccine prevention in Russia.
Valery Malov, Professor at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Sechenov University, lectured on how infectious diseases have shaped world history. Felipe Naveca (Brazil) reported on an outbreak of Oropouche fever, Zuridin Nurmatov (Kyrgyzstan) shared data on population immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases in Kyrgyzstan, and Cesar Cabezas (Peru) addressed the specific challenges of combating Hepatitis D.
The first day concluded with a lecture by Alexander Lukashev, Director of the Martsinovsky Institute of Medical Parasitology, Tropical and Vector-Borne Diseases, on current progress and future prospects in viral gene therapy.
Professor, general and family medicine department, India Institute of Medical Sciences at Rishikesh (Rishikesh, India)
Rector, Rector of Gomel State Medical University, doctor of medical science (Gomek, Belarus)
Head of laboratory for hepatitis and new emerging infections, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Deputy Director, clinical expert affairs, Professor of anatomy department, India Institute of Medical Sciences (Rishikesh, India)
Professor of infectious diseases department, Belarussian State Medical University, doctor of medical science (Minsk, Belarus)
Head of the infectious diseases department, chief external specialist on infectious diseases, Republic of Belarus, Professor, doctor of medical science (Minsk, Belarus)
Experts from 14 countries spoke at the Forum: Russia, as well as Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, United Kingdom, Denmark, Egypt, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Senegal, Serbia, USA, Peru and Tajikistan
Professor of pediatrics, Ain Shams University, member of the national Committee on viral hepatitis control (Cairo, Egypt)
Managing Director, Center for Disease Analysis Foundation (Lafayette, USA)
Narina Konstantinovna Sargsyants
Consultant to the Ministry of Health of Armenia, infectious diseases, head of the infectious diseases department of the National healthcare institute of the Ministry of Health of Armenia, PhD in medicine (Yerevan, Armenia)
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London (London, UK)
Philippa Easterbrook
head of the infectious diseases department, Abu Ali Ibn Sina Tajik State Medical University (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
Infection caused by Clostridioides difficile: new aspects, research associate, patient of arboviral infections and hemorrhagic fevers, Pasteur Institute in Dakar (Dakar, Senegal)
Lead research associate, Deputy Director, research and innovations, Leonidas and Maria Dean Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Brazil (Amazonia, Brazil)
Head of the department of microbial genetics and immunology, Military Medical Academy, and full Professor of the Defense University, Ministry of defense of the Republic of Serbia, Professor, doctor of medical science (Belgrade, Serbia)
Head of Republican Science and Practical Center for viral infections control affiliated with the National Institute of Public Health under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, doctor of medical science (Bishkek, Republic of Kyrgyzstan)
San Marcos National University (Lima, Peru)
Philippa Easterbrook
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London (London, UK)
Managing Director, Center for Disease Analysis Foundation (Lafayette, USA)
Professor of pediatrics, Ain Shams University, member of the national Committee on viral hepatitis control (Cairo, Egypt)
Head of laboratory for hepatitis and new emerging infections, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Rector, Rector of Gomel State Medical University, doctor of medical science (Gomek, Belarus)
Professor of infectious diseases department, Belarussian State Medical University, doctor of medical science (Minsk, Belarus)
Head of the infectious diseases department, Abu Ali Ibn Sina Tajik State Medical University (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
Consultant to the Ministry of Health of Armenia, infectious diseases, head of the infectious diseases department of the National healthcare institute of the Ministry of Health of Armenia, PhD in medicine (Yerevan, Armenia)
Narina Konstantinovna Sargsyants
Lead research associate, Deputy Director, research and innovations, Leonidas and Maria Dean Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Brazil (Amazonia, Brazil)
Deputy Director, clinical expert affairs, Professor of anatomy department, India Institute of Medical Sciences (Rishikesh, India)
Professor, general and family medicine department, India Institute of Medical Sciences at Rishikesh (Rishikesh, India) Professor, general and family medicine department, India Institute of Medical Sciences at Rishikesh (Rishikesh, India)
Infection caused by Clostridioides difficile: new aspects, research associate, patient of arboviral infections and hemorrhagic fevers, Pasteur Institute in Dakar (Dakar, Senegal)
Head of the department of microbial genetics and immunology, Military Medical Academy, and full Professor of the Defense University, Ministry of defense of the Republic of Serbia, Professor, doctor of medical science (Belgrade, Serbia)
Head of Republican Science and Practical Center for viral infections control affiliated with the National Institute of Public Health under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, doctor of medical science (Bishkek, Republic of Kyrgyzstan)
Head of the infectious diseases department, chief external specialist on infectious diseases, Republic of Belarus, Professor, doctor of medical science (Minsk, Belarus)
San Marcos National University (Lima, Peru)
Experts from 14 countries spoke at the Forum: Russia, as well as Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, United Kingdom, Denmark, Egypt, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Senegal, Serbia, USA, Peru and Tajikistan
Philippa Easterbrook
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London (London, UK)
Managing Director, Center for Disease Analysis Foundation (Lafayette, USA)
Professor of pediatrics, Ain Shams University, member of the national Committee on viral hepatitis control (Cairo, Egypt)
Head of laboratory for hepatitis and new emerging infections, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Rector, Rector of Gomel State Medical University, doctor of medical science (Gomek, Belarus)
Professor of infectious diseases department, Belarussian State Medical University, doctor of medical science (Minsk, Belarus)
Head of the infectious diseases department, Abu Ali Ibn Sina Tajik State Medical University (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
Consultant to the Ministry of Health of Armenia, infectious diseases, head of the infectious diseases department of the National healthcare institute of the Ministry of Health of Armenia, PhD in medicine (Yerevan, Armenia)
Narina Konstantinovna Sargsyants
Lead research associate, Deputy Director, research and innovations, Leonidas and Maria Dean Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Brazil (Amazonia, Brazil)
Deputy Director, clinical expert affairs, Professor of anatomy department, India Institute of Medical Sciences (Rishikesh, India)
Professor, general and family medicine department, India Institute of Medical Sciences at Rishikesh (Rishikesh, India)
Infection caused by Clostridioides difficile: new aspects, research associate, patient of arboviral infections and hemorrhagic fevers, Pasteur Institute in Dakar (Dakar, Senegal)
Head of the department of microbial genetics and immunology, Military Medical Academy, and full Professor of the Defense University, Ministry of defense of the Republic of Serbia, Professor, doctor of medical science (Belgrade, Serbia)
Head of Republican Science and Practical Center for viral infections control affiliated with the National Institute of Public Health under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, doctor of medical science (Bishkek, Republic of Kyrgyzstan)
Head of the infectious diseases department, chief external specialist on infectious diseases, Republic of Belarus, Professor, doctor of medical science (Minsk, Belarus)
San Marcos National University (Lima, Peru)
Experts from 14 countries spoke at the Forum: Russia, as well as Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, United Kingdom, Denmark, Egypt, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Senegal, Serbia, USA, Peru and Tajikistan
Philippa Easterbrook
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London (London, UK)
Managing Director, Center for Disease Analysis Foundation (Lafayette, USA)
Professor of pediatrics, Ain Shams University, member of the national Committee on viral hepatitis control (Cairo, Egypt)
Head of laboratory for hepatitis and new emerging infections, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Rector, Rector of Gomel State Medical University, doctor of medical science (Gomel, Belarus)
Professor of infectious diseases department, Belarussian State Medical University, doctor of medical science (Minsk, Belarus)
Head of the infectious diseases department, Abu Ali Ibn Sina Tajik State Medical University (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
consultant to the Ministry of Health of Armenia, infectious diseases, head of the infectious diseases department of the National healthcare institute of the Ministry of Health of Armenia, PhD in medicine (Yerevan, Armenia)
Narina Konstantinovna Sargsyants
Lead research associate, Deputy Director, research and innovations, Leonidas and Maria Dean Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Brazil (Amazonia, Brazil)
Deputy Director, clinical expert affairs, Professor of anatomy department, India Institute of Medical Sciences (Rishikesh, India)
Professor, general and family medicine department, India Institute of Medical Sciences at Rishikesh (Rishikesh, India)
Infection caused by Clostridioides difficile: new aspects, research associate, patient of arboviral infections and hemorrhagic fevers, Pasteur Institute in Dakar (Dakar, Senegal)
Head of the department of microbial genetics and immunology, Military Medical Academy, and full Professor of the Defense University, Ministry of defense of the Republic of Serbia, Professor, doctor of medical science (Belgrade, Serbia)
Head of Republican Science and Practical Center for viral infections control affiliated with the National Institute of Public Health under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, doctor of medical science (Bishkek, Republic of Kyrgyzstan)
Head of the infectious diseases department, chief external specialist on infectious diseases, Republic of Belarus, Professor, doctor of medical science (Minsk, Belarus)
San Marcos National University (Lima, Peru)
Experts from 14 countries spoke at the Forum: Russia, as well as Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, United Kingdom, Denmark, Egypt, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Senegal, Serbia, USA, Peru and Tajikistan
Beat Leprosy. Eradicate Stigma and Promote Dignity
Preventive Hepatology: National Viral Hepatitis Control Program in India
Hepatitis Delta in Peru:
A Perspective on the Problem and Ways to Overcome It
Carrion's Disease: The Different Faces of a Single Bartonellosis
The Forum included events aimed at supporting young specialists: the 3rd Student Contest on Infectious Diseases, Scientific Metrics and Statistics, and a poster competition
The in-person segment of the Forum concluded on December 11 with a roundtable titled "Development of Immunoprophylaxis in Russia as a National Priority in the Context of Global Challenges." The session was moderated by Vladimir Chulanov, Chief External Specialist in Infectious Diseases of the Russian Ministry of Health, and Roman Polibin, Chief External Specialist in Epidemiology of the Russian Ministry of Health.

The discussion included representatives from the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the All-Russian Patients' Union, as well as business and public representatives:
Andrey Plutnitsky – Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation
Ayrat Farrakhov – Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Dmitry Galkin – Director of the Department for Development of Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Leyla Namazova-Baranova – Chief External Pediatric Specialist for Preventive Medicine, Russian Ministry of Health; President of the Russian Union of Pediatricians; Head of the Pediatrics Department, Institute of Mother and Child, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Igor Nikitin – Head of the Virology Division, National Immunobiological Company (Nacimbio)
Saniyam Koval – Member of the State Council Commission for the Family; Member of the Commission of the General Council of the United Russia Party for the Protection of Motherhood, Childhood and Family Support; Public Figure; President of the Gift of Sunshine Charitable Foundation; Co-founder of the Women for a Healthy Society public movement
Oleg Almendeyev – Project Director, All-Russian Patients' Union

Concluding the in-person segment, Vladimir Chulanov emphasized that while pandemics have claimed millions of lives, they have also transformed the world and ultimately led to significant discoveries that benefit us today.
The Forum officially concluded on December 12 with an educational module on "Gene Therapy for Infectious Diseases", conducted by staff from the Laboratory of Genetic Technologies and Medicines at Sechenov University under the direction of Dmitry Kostyushev, PhD in Biology.
Additionally, the 3rd Student Contest on Infectious Diseases, Scientific Metrics, and Statistics was organized in collaboration with the Scientific Career Center at Sechenov University.

30 teams from 19 cities took part in the qualifying stage. 12 teams made it to the finals and took part in the in-person stage:
· Triazavirin (Urals State Medical University, Yekaterinburg)
· Ulcus molle (St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, St. Petersburg)
· Chelyabinsk posy (South Urals State Medical University, Chelyabinsk)
· Anti-vaxxers (M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow)
· SibMED (Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk)
· Pretty parasympathetic (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University, Moscow)
· Connecting the amygdala (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University, Moscow)
· Treat avoiding harm (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University, Moscow)
· Vaxxers (Chita State Medical Academy, Chita)
· AntiGenes (Gomel State Medical University, Gomel)
· KOMANDA (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University, Moscow)
· Syphilids (Ivanovo State Medical University, Ivanovo)
The contest consisted of 4 competitions:
Scientific battles – the discussion took place in the format “Presenter. Opponent. Reviewer». The participants were offered 5 tasks: clinical cases, calculation tasks on statistics, situations from scientific practice, cases on medical communication.
What? Where? When? and Solo Game - questions on infectious diseases, Scientific Metrics and Statistics in the format of popular TV shows.
Crocodile - participants were presented with 20 terms from the field of infectious diseases, which the captain has to explain to the team using just gestures
The intense competition yielded the following winners of the Contest:
I place Ulcus molle (St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, St. Petersburg)
II place Connecting the amygdala (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University, Moscow)
II place Pretty parasympathetic (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University, Moscow)
III place KOMANDA (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University, Moscow)
III place Anti-vaxxers (M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow)
III place Chelyabinsk posy (South Urals State Medical University, Chelyabinsk)
III place Triazavirin (Urals State Medical University, Yekaterinburg)
Contest of poster presentations
The judging panel consisted of the leading experts from the infectious diseases department, F.F. Erisman Public Health Institute: Prof. Olga Belaya and Valery Malov, associate professors Andrey Gorobchenko, Viktoria Poleuktova and Sergey Gerasimov
According to the results of the performed review, the following winners were selected:
Session of presentations by young researchers:
I place
Viktoria Igorevna Mayseenko, assistant lecturer, phthysiopulmonology department, Gomel State Medical University
II place Kristina Vladimirovna Levchenko, assistant lecturer, phthysiopulmonology department, Gomel State Medical University
III place Sonia Olegovna Vysochanskaya, junior research associate, G.N. Gabrichevsky Moscow Research institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Customer Protection Agency
Session of student presentations:
I place
Alena Anatolyevna Demina, 5th year student, Daria Alexeyevna Kutsakina, Nadezhda Andreyevna Nikolayeva, research fellows, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Research mentor: Olga Olegovna Voronkova
II place
Yulia Maximovna Nepokrytova, Yegor Dmitrievich Nakonechnikov, residents of the pediatrics department, Chita State Medical Academy
Research mentors: Natalia Anatolyevna Miromanova, Sergey Anatolyevich Lukyanov, Alexey Olegovich Mizyun
III place
Daria Sergeyevna Ovchinikova, 4th year student I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Research mentor: Anna Alexandrova Kudryavtseva
III place Yegor Vladimirovich Astashkevich, Karolina Maratovna Khudarova, 6th year students, N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Research mentor: Lyubov Yevgenyevna Larina
We congratulate the winners and wish them success in their new endeavors!

Looking forward to meeting you on the 2025 Forum.

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