Manipal Center for Infectious Diseases (MACID), Prasanna School of Public Health (PSPH), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal in association with – Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), MAHE, Manipal; Department of Community Medicine, KMC, MAHE, Manipal; Department of Infectious Diseases, KMC, MAHE, Manipal organized the Fifth Manipal International Infectious Diseases Conference (Antimicrobial Resistance, Critical Care ID & Tropical Infections) on March 09-10, 2024 on the Premises of Dr TMA Pai Auditorium, Third Floor KMC, MAHE, Manipal.

Ms Rashmi Bhat (PhD Student, PSPH, MAHE, Manipal) won the Best Poster Award at the Fifth Manipal International Infectious Diseases Conference for her study titled “Arachnid-Borne Diseases and Vertebrate Species Diversity: A Scoping Review of the Global State of Knowledge”.