Session: Infectious Diseases
5045.0: Wednesday, November 19, 2003: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Infectious Diseases
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Moderator(s):Rose M. Schneider, RN, MPH
8:30 AMNegotiating improved practices to control dengue fever in the Dominican Republic and El Salvador
Julia Rosenbaum, MSC, Carlos Marin, MD, Elli Leontsini, MD, MPH, Guillermo Gonzalez, MD
8:50 AMPotential for the Emergence of Dengue Fever along the U.S./Mexico Border in the southwestern U.S./northwestern Mexico
Mary H. Hayden, PhD candidate, Rafael Moreno, PhD
9:10 AMPulmonary tuberculosis in Mumbai, India: An evaluation of factors responsible for “delays” in seeking and initiating treatment
Ashutosh Tamhane, MD, DPH, Nalini Sathiakumar, MD, DrPH, Sten Vermund, MDPhD, Connie L. Kohler, DrPH, Alka Karande, MBBS, DPH, Girish Ambe, MPH, DPH
9:30 AMWithdrawn -- Improving treatment of TB in South Africa
Tina Maartens, Maria Fakude, BN, Selina Ndlozi, Lethea Vundla, Aurelia Mkize, Neeraj Kak, PhD, Kamden Dee Hoffmann, MA, MPH, Peggy Koniz-Booher, MPS
9:50 AMWithdrawn -- Tuberculosis latency and challenges in TB control
Joelle Tanguy
Organized by:International Health
Endorsed by:Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; Epidemiology
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy

The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA