• We are delighted to welcome you to the 17th Asian-Pacific Congress for Parasitic Zoonoses (APCPZ). This conference serves as a platform to renew collaborations among experts in East Asian countries and to foster new connections among young researchers.
• Our approach to zoonotic diseases embodies the principles of One Health, integrating medical and veterinary parasitology to prepare for the emergence of potential future pandemics. This field of research plays a vital role in global infectious disease preparedness.
• We sincerely hope this congress will provide meaningful opportunities for exchange and collaboration.
• All members of the Department of Global Infectious Diseases, Kanazawa Univ. have been working together to prepare for this event. We warmly welcome you to Kanazawa and look forward to seeing you here.

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• Masaharu Tokoro
  President, 17th APCPZ(2025)
• *Conference participation and presentation are completely free for all international attendees.

Period: July 25 – September 10, 2025 (Final Deadline)
Please prepare your abstract using the format provided below and submit it to the conference email address: apcpz2025@gmail.com (Contact: Ms. Okano).

You can download the abstract format from the following link:
Download Abstract Format

Please note that abstract submission and conference registration are separate processes. Be sure to complete your conference registration in addition to submitting your abstract.

Please send the following information by email to the conference address: apcpz2025@gmail.com (Contact: Ms. Okano).

• Name

• Affiliation

• Status (e.g., Professor, Instructor, Student, etc.)

• Presentation: Yes / No

• Excursion Participation: Yes / No

The email address you use for this registration will be recorded as your official contact address for the conference.

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  Asian Pacific Congress for Parasitic Zoonoses (APCPZ) was established in 1990, when the 1st APCPZ conference was held in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The president of this inaugural conference was Professor Tomio Yamaguchi, an emeritus professor at Hirosaki University.
• Since then, the APCPZ has been held biennially, alternating primarily between Japan and Taiwan. In 2010, the congress was hosted for the first time in a third country—Incheon, Korea—reflecting the growing participation of Korean parasitologists. Since that time, APCPZ has continued to rotate among these three countries every two years, except during the COVID-19 pandemic period.
• The APCPZ serves as a vital platform that brings together medical and veterinary parasitologists from East Asian countries and around the world to exchange knowledge and share the latest developments in the field of parasitic zoonoses.

15-1 Takaoka-cho, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0864, Japan
Kanazawa Culture Hall on Google Map
https://www.bunka-h.gr.jp/facilities/

The conference does not provide hotel recommendations. As the venue is located in central Kanazawa City, participants are kindly asked to arrange their own accommodations near the venue.

October 17 (Friday)

18:00 – Informal gathering for key members of APCPZ
*We will send out invitations for the pre-party (on the evening of October 17)
for key members of APCPZ in due course.

October 18 (Saturday)

8:00– Conference registration

8:50– Opening remarks

9:00 –10:30 Keynote Speech


Prof. Chia-Kwung Fan (Taipei Medical University,Taiwan)
Epidemiology and Clinical Perspectives of Human Toxocariasis in Taiwan: A Neglected Indigenous Health Threat.


Prof. Jong-Yil Chai (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Anisakidosis in humans, animals, fish, and cephalopods in Korea (1971-2022).


Prof. Makoto Matsubayashi (Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan)
Occurence of Cryptosporidiosis in Japan and genetic and biological characterizations of zonotic isolates.

10:45– General presentations
18:00 – Reception (venue to be determined)

October 19 (Sunday)
9:00–11:20– General presentations
11:30 – Closing

11:30 – Excursion

*Participation in the excursion is offered to all conference participants free of charge.

Date: Sunday, October 19, 2025

• 11:30 Departure from Kanazawa Bunka Hall

• Obento lunch will be served on the bus.

• 14:00–14:40 Visit to Shiroyone Senmaida (Terraced Rice Fields)
  https://www.ishikawatravel.jp/en/spots/senmaida-rice-terraces/

• 15:00 Drive through the disaster-affected area of Wajima Morning Market

• 15:10–15:30 Visit to Sodegahama Beach
  https://wajimanavi.jp/tourism/portfolio/sodegahama/

• 17:00–18:00 Break at Noto-Chirihama Resthouse
  https://www.chirihama.co.jp/

• 19:05 Arrival at Kanazawa Station

• 19:20 Arrival at Kanazawa Bunka Hall