Dear Colleagues and Participants,

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 2026 International Online Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (CTMID 2026), which will be held online on 1–2 July 2026.

Organized By MDPI and the Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease journal, this conference brings together leading researchers, public health professionals, clinicians, and policy-makers from around the world to share advances and challenges in the field of tropical medicine and infectious disease. Our virtual format ensures broad accessibility, allowing global participation without the need for travel.

CTMID 2026 provides a valuable platform to exchange cutting-edge knowledge and foster collaboration in tackling some of the world’s most pressing health issues. With sessions dedicated to Vector-Borne Diseases, One Health and Zoonotic Diseases, Neglected Tropical Diseases, and Antimicrobial Resistance, the conference reflects the urgent need for interdisciplinary approaches and global cooperation in combating infectious threats.

In addition to engaging presentations and live discussions, we are pleased to offer exciting publication opportunities. All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report in Medical Sciences Forum. Outstanding contributions from each session will be eligible for conference awards. Moreover, instead of limiting presentations to a live poster session, all participants have the opportunity to upload and display their research in the form of a poster via the poster gallery on the conference website. Therefore, all participants with poster submissions for the poster gallery are now eligible for awards!

I encourage all participants to make the most of this opportunity to connect with peers, contribute to meaningful dialogue, and inspire future research directions.

On behalf of the organizing committee, thank you for your participation and support. I look forward to your valuable contributions and wish you a fruitful and impactful conference.

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. John Frean
Event Chair
Pathologist, Parasitology Reference Lab, Centre for Emerging Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Sessions

The 2026 International Online Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (CTMID 2026) will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.

Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with www.sciforum.net and using the "Submit Abstract" function once logged into the system. No physical template is necessary.

1. The abstract structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 250–300 words in length.
2. All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of the 2026 International Online Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (CTMID 2026) in MDPI’s Medical Sciences Forum journal (ISSN: 2673-9992); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference.
3. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
4. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
5. All abstracts accepted for presentation will be collected in a book of abstracts, which will be published on the website after the conference.

Detailed Requirements:
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.

Note: We only accept live presentations.

The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the Q&A session. Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display.

To recognize the research contributions of participants, we are very pleased to announce that instead of limiting poster presentations to a live poster session, all participants have the opportunity to upload and display their research in the form of a poster at the Poster Gallery on the conference website.

Benefits of submitting to our poster gallery
Unlike a live poster session, the poster gallery would be ‘LIVE’ throughout and available for viewing during and permanently after the event:

i) Showcase your research to an international audience
This provides an excellent opportunity for participants to publicize and be recognized by a broader international audience for their research.

ii) Award and Poster Certificate Opportunities
All participants with poster submissions are now eligible for the Best Poster Award, where winners of outstanding poster submissions will receive a certificate and 200 CHF! Moreover, All participants with poster submissions to the poster gallery are also entitled to obtain a poster participation certificate in recognition of their contributions.

All authors with accepted submissions who wish to display a poster in the gallery are invited to email it to ctmid2026@mdpi.com. Please be advised that all successfully submitted posters will be permanently displayed online in the poster gallery.

- Should include the title, authors, contact details and main research findings, as well as tables, figures and graphs where necessary.
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.
- Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3)
- You can use our free template to create your poster. The poster template can be downloaded HERE.

We will reach out to you closer to the dates of the conference with more information.

It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.

MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.

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