Call for Abstracts

We invite all for the submission of abstracts regarding HTLV surveillance and health policies to eradicate HTLV.

Guidelines

Abstracts

-              Should be sent in a Word document to: htlvday@gmail.com;

-              Written in English;

-              Font Times New Roman size 12;

-              Should not exceed 2500 characters including spaces;

-              Up to one Figure and one Table allowed.

Topics:

- Prevalence studies 
- Surveillance of co-infections

- Health policies and clinical services: case report 
- Approaches for the prevention and control of HTLV-1/2
- Specific strategies to prevent HTLV targeting vulnerable communities with high risk of HTLV infection

- Strategies to increase awareness about HTLV-1/2
- Acceptance of public health policies
- Economic analysis of health policies

Contents:

Title – UPPER CASE – maximum 120 characters including spaces.

Authors – First and last names only, indicating initials for middle names. Presenting author should be underlined.

Brief affiliation of each author numbered (Institution, City and Country only) linked to superscript number after author’s name.

Abstracts should include: Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions

 

Important information

- Presenting authors from accepted abstracts will need to send a short video presentation (up to 3 minutes). All videos will be available online for public consultation. Guidance on video presentation will be send for the authors of accepted abstracts.

- Authors will be asked to answer questions from the audience (date and time to be confirmed).

- Best abstracts will be formally awarded

Deadline

18/10/2021 – Closing date for abstracts

24/10/2021 – Closing date for submitting videos (accepted abstracts)

01/11/2021 – Videos will be available online.

10/11/2021 – Best Abstract Award.