On 22 and 23 June 2023, the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) hosted the “1st International Symposium on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases in South-East Asia” in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

This symposium was organized by the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) as part of the Veterinary Entomology in Cambodia (VECAM) project, funded by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and supported by the French Embassy and its Fonds de Solidarité pour les projets innovants (FSPI – The Solidarity Fund for Innovative Projects).

This meeting encourages international-level scientific exchanges on the objectives to combat tick-borne diseases in South-East Asia. This unique initiative provided an opportunity for all of those working in the field of ticks and related diseases to meet up with the firm intention of developing a sustainable network for the ASEAN countries. With 73 people present for more than 10 nationalities, the symposium provided an extensive platform to discuss existing knowledge on ticks and tick-borne diseases, offering hope in tackling these diseases in the context of climate change and One Health.