THE XIII International Congress of Neotropical Parasitology: The Challenges of parasitology in the face of climate change and environmental impacts

Authors

  • Jose Iannacone Grupo de Investigación “One Health”, Laboratorio de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Perú. - Grupo de Investigación en Sostenibilidad Ambiental (GISA), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3699-4732
  • María Amparo Rodríguez-Santiago Grupo de Investigación “One Health”, Laboratorio de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Perú. - Grupo de Investigación en Sostenibilidad Ambiental (GISA), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima, Perú. - Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Estación “El Carmen”, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, México. - Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación, Ciudad de México, México. - Núcleo Académico Básico, Centro de Investigación de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Autónoma del Carmen, Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0616-237X
  • Zully María Hernández-Russo CENUR Litoral Norte, Universidad de la República, Salto, Uruguay. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0136-6330
  • Vanessa Abdallah-Kozlowiski Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6539-6091
  • Rodney Kozlowiski de Azevedo Prodema - UFS, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0471-6079
  • Lorena Alvariño Grupo de Investigación en Sostenibilidad Ambiental (GISA), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1544-511X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62430/rtb20262412168

Abstract

The XIII International Congress of Neotropical Parasitology (COPANEO 2025) was held from October 20 to 24, 2025, in the city of Maceió, state of Alagoas, Brazil, under the theme “The challenges of parasitology in the face of climate change and environmental impacts”. The event brought together more than 600 researchers, lecturers, and students from 22 countries across the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean. The scientific program included eight specialized symposia, organized according to their edition: the I Symposium on Neotropical Acanthocephalans, the II Symposium on Intestinal Parasitism and the II Symposium on Neotropical Phytosanitary, followed by the III One Health Symposium, the III Symposium on Leishmaniasis in the Neotropics, the III Neotropical Symposium on Chagas Disease, and the III Symposium on Dirofilariasis and Angiostrongylosis in the Neotropics, culminating with the VI Symposium on Neotropical Ichthyoparasitology. In addition, six theoretical and theoretical–practical short courses were offered, along with 32 keynote lectures delivered by specialists from countries such as Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, and Spain, and 26 participants in round-table discussions. Overall, 22 thematic areas were addressed from an interdisciplinary and One Health perspective, fostering scientific exchange and strengthening international collaboration networks in the context of global environmental change.

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Published

2026-06-24

How to Cite

Iannacone, J., Rodríguez-Santiago, M. A., Hernández-Russo, Z. M., Abdallah-Kozlowiski, V., Kozlowiski de Azevedo, R., & Alvariño, L. (2026). THE XIII International Congress of Neotropical Parasitology: The Challenges of parasitology in the face of climate change and environmental impacts. The Biologist, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.62430/rtb20262412168