Global perspectives on Klebsiella epidemiology and biology: conference report on the KLEBS 2024 symposium
The inaugural Klebsiella Epidemiology and Biology Symposium (KLEBS) took place in November 20-22, 2024, at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. It covered a broad multidisciplinary range of topics from fundamental biology to public health aspects, including epidemiology and public health burden, One Health and clinical aspects, genomics, host-pathogen interactions, vaccines, and therapeutics. This report describes research presented during keynote presentations, plenary sessions and a panel discussion. A recording of the conference is available at: https://www.klebs-2024.conferences-pasteur.org/replay .
Authors
- Archana Angrup
- Liliwe Shuping
- Sanika M. Kulkarni
- Arsène G. Djoko Nono
- Issa Ndiaye
- William Boateng
- Talyta Soares do Nascimento
- Chiara Crestani
- Teca C. Galvao
- Lala Rafetrarivony
- Francisco Gonzalez-Espinosa
- Chanté Brand
- Devarshi Gajjar
- Geetha Nagaraj
- Yogesh Hooda
- Rudzani Mashau
- Blessing K. A. Tabi
- Kelly L. Wyres
- Kathryn E. Holt
- Mateusz Hasso-Agopsowicz
- Varun Shamanna
- Richael O. Mills
- Andriniaina Rakotondrasoa
- Jabir Abdulahi
- Sylvain Brisse
- Lara Van der Merwe
- Courtney P. Olwagen
- Denasha L. Reddy
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (IN)
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- Institut Pasteur (FR)
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (IN)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (GH)
- Institut Pasteur de Bangui (CF)
- Centro Científico Tecnológico - San Juan (AR)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Centre Pasteur du Cameroun (CM)
- Institut Pasteur de Madagascar (MG)
- Central India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Institut Pasteur de Dakar (SN)
- Child Health Research Foundation (BD)
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44259-025-00175-3
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation