Emerging Infectious Diseases
[Volume 5 No.4 / July - August 1999]



News and Notes

The Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases

Surveillance and Investigating Outbreaks (November 22 23)
Control of Communicable Diseases (November 24 25)

Presented by the University of Western Australia (UWA),
Department of Public Health's Summer School Program 1999, this
interactive course will provide both an overview of com-municable
disease control and practical skills in surveillance, investigation,
health outcomes, role of government, policy development and
analysis, value, and limitations of legislation in the context of
infectious disease control.

The presenter, Dr. Aileen Plant, is a medical epidemiologist with
UWA and recently undertook a 6-month study leave with WHO,
working with a new international surveillance and investigative
network, TEPHINET.

Cost is $400 AUD per module with discounts for registration
before August 31. Participants may enrol in one or both modules.
Prior epidemiologic experience is not necessary. CME points for
general practioners have been applied for.

To register, contact Serena Angelo at serena@dph.uwa.edu.au.

For information on UWA's Summer School go to
http://www.publichealth.uwa.edu.au/events/summer/ or contact
Melodie Kevan, Dept. of Public Health, The University of Western
Australia Nedlands WA 6907; phone: 61-8-9380-1286; fax:
61-8-9380-1188; e-mail: melodie@dph.uwa.edu.au.

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria of Animal Origin

Institut Pasteur, Paris, France,
November 29 30, 1999

This international symposium, organized as part of a European
Concerted Action, will gather scientists from diverse disciplines
(microbiology, epidemiology, ecology) to share data and actual
knowledge on antibiotic resistance, especially in the veterinary field.

Objectives of this congress are the presentation of current
recommendations of Concerted Action members, of current
knowledge on antibiotic resistance, and of existing monitoring
strategies, and the promotion of research funded by the European
Union.

Information on this program and the topic of antibiotic resistance in
bacteria of animal origin is available at
http://www.fougeres.afssa.fr/arbao.

To receive conference materials, please forward your name,
affiliation, postal address, phone and fax number, and e-mail
address to P. Sanders, AFSSA-FougŠres, La Haute Marche-Javen‚,
BP 90203, 35302 Fougeres Cedex, France; phone:
33-29-994-7876; fax: 33-29-994-7877; e-mail:
arbao@fougeres.afssa.fr.

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology

Genetics, Pathogenesis and Ecology of Emerging Viral Diseases
(J1)
Taos Civic Center, Taos, NM, January 24 30, 2000
Organizers: Michael J. Buchmeier and Clarence J. Peters
Abstract Deadline: September 24, 1999
Early Registration: November 23, 1999

Pathogen Discovery: From Molecular Biology to Diseases (J2)
Taos Civic Center, Taos, NM, January 24 30, 2000
Organizers: Georg Hess and Helen H. Lee
Sponsored by Roche Diagnostics
Abstract Deadline: September 24, 1999
Early Registration: November 23, 1999

Biological Threats and Emerging Diseases (F3)
Beaver Run Resort, Breckenridge, CO, April 8 13, 2000
Organizers: Gregory Milman, Joseph E. McDade and Gail H.
Cassell
Abstract Deadline: December 8, 1999
Early Registration: February 8, 2000
For information or registration visit Keystones's Web site:
http://www.symposia.com.

The 5th World Congress on Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and
Sepsis-Pathophysiology, Immune Consequences and Therapy

Munich, Germany, February 29 March 4, 2000

Deadline for abstracts is October 30, 1999.
For further information contact: Eugen Faist, Dept. of Surgery,
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Klinikum Grosshadern,
Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany; phone:
49-89-7095-5461/2461; fax: 49-89-7095-2460; e-mail:
faist@gch.med.uni-muenchen.de.

ICEID 2000

Hold the dates of July 16–19, 2000 for the International Conference
on Emerging Infectious Diseases, a meeting of 2,500 specialists in
infectious diseases. The program will include plenary sessions and
symposia with invited speakers, presentations on emerging
infections activities, and oral and poster presentations. Major topics
will include current work on surveillance, epidemiology, research,
communication and training, as well as prevention and control of
emerging infectious diseases, both in the United States and abroad.
Abstracts are invited and will be accepted beginning in September
1999.

The Call for Abstracts and Preliminary Program will be mailed in
August 1999.

For more information, call ICEID management at 202-942-9248,
e-mail meetinginfo@asmusa.org, or
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/iceid2k.htm.


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