On the occasion of each World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) Congress, the Houghton Trust sponsors a Keynote Lecture, the Avian Pathology Lecture (formerly the Houghton Trust Lecture), This has been the tradition since 1993 with the international congresses but has now been extended to the two regional meetings, the Asian since 2012 and the African, starting this year, 2022. Each lecture is given by a young scientist (not more than 45 at the time of the relevant Congress), who has made a major contribution to the field of poultry disease research. The lecturer will have been selected by the Houghton Trust and members of the international or regional branch of the WVPA.
To mark the occasion, each Lecturer is presented with a certificate and an engraved commemorative award. All costs of attending the Congress at which the Lecture is given are met by the Houghton Trust.
Nominations for future presenters can be made in two ways:
In either case, the nomination details must be on the form available for download on the WVPA website (http://wvpa.net/awards.php).
Previous Avian Pathology (Houghton Trust) Lecturers at International WVPA Congresses
| Year | WVPA Venue | Lecturer | Country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Sydney | Paul Barrow | UK | Salmonellosis |
| 1997 | Budapest | Isabelle Kempf | France | Mycoplasmas |
| 2002 | Cairo | Khatjiah Yusoff | Malaysia | Newcastle disease |
| 2003 | Denver | Vladimir Zelnik | Slovakia | Marek's disease |
| 2005 | Istanbul | Ilaria Capua | Italy | Avian influenza |
| 2007 | Beijing | Amir Noormohammadi | Australia | Mycoplasmas |
| 2009 | Marrakech | Pete Kaiser | UK | Avian immunology |
| 2011 | Cancun | Erica Spackman | USA | Viral diagnostics |
| 2013 | Nantes | Filip van Immerseel | Belgium | Necrotic enteritis |
| 2015 | Cape Town | Dieter Liebhart | Austria | Histomonosis |
| 2017 | Edinburgh | Mark Stevens | United Kingdom | Bacterial Zoonoses |
| 2019 | Bangkok | Mattia Cecchinato | Italy | Infectious bronchitis |
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The XXIInd global WVPA Congress will be held in Verona, Italy in 2023, from September 4-8 The Avian Pathology Lecture will be presented by Professor Damer Blake of the Royal Veterinary College London on avian coccidiosis.
Previous Avian Pathology Asian Lecturers
| Year | WVPA Venue | Lecturer | Country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bangkok | Thaweesak Songserm | Thailand | Duck vaccination |
| 2014 | Bangkok | Md Rafiqul Islam | Bangladesh | Infectious bursal disease |
| 2016 | Manila | A. R. Omar | Malaysia | Newcastle disease virus |
| 2018 | Kuala Lumpur | G. Dhinakar Raj | India | New Generation Poultry Vaccines |
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The Vth WVPA Asia Congress will be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 22-23 October 2022. The Avian Pathology Lecture will be presented by Professor Mohamed Hair Bejo from the Uinversiti Putra, Malaysia, entitled ‘Fowl Adenovirus Infections’.
This will be held in Marrakech, Morocco in 23-25 June.
The lecture will be presented by Dr I. Shittu of the National Veterinary Institute, Vom, Nigeria entitled ‘The situation of Newcastle disease in Africa: challenges and control options.’