On behalf of the Organising Committee, we would like to thank all the delegates that attended the 13th International Veterinary Immunology Symposium (IVIS2023), which was held from 17-21 November 2023.

We believe that immunology research provides a crucial knowledge base for generating new therapies, disease management, and vaccination approaches, and that IVIS 2023 provided an opportunity for all veterinary immunologists from the global community to meet, engage, and learn from one another in the home of all of Africa’s iconic safari species – elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, rhino, buffalo, giraffe, hippo and zebra.