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Session: The Pandemic Potential Of Emerging And Re-emerging Zoonotic Diseases: challenges for recognition, monitoring and control
3352.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
The Pandemic Potential Of Emerging And Re-emerging Zoonotic Diseases: challenges for recognition, monitoring and control
Emerging and re-emerging zoonotic disease present many challenges for recognition, monitoring and control in today's highly mobile world society. Better understanding of the nature of these diseases and methods to address them is essential to minimize the impact they will have on the health and economies of many nations throughout the world.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. List four concepts related to recognition and control of zoonotic or emerging infections. 2. Articulate the key factors in the epidemiology of Avian Influenza in pigs. 3. Describe methods for monitoring and responding to zoonotic disease at border crossings.
Discussant(s):James H. Steele, DVM, MPH
Moderator(s):James E. Dale, DVM, MPH, MBA
2:30 PMAn Opportunity to apply the concepts of nidality and one-medicine to bioterrorism response training  [ Recorded presentation ]
John Herbold, DVM, MPH, PhD
2:50 PMRole of pigs in influenza epidemiology  [ Recorded presentation ]
Liz Wagstrom, DVM, MS, DACVPM
3:10 PMEmergency Response to Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Romania  [ Recorded presentation ]
Irina Dinca, MD, PHD, Mona Constantinescu, MSc, S. Katherine Farnsworth, MA
3:30 PMDeveloping modern health systems to monitor and respond to the risk of pandemic potential due to the transmission of zoonotic infections: Border veterinary inspection controls in Bosnia and Herzegovina
William A. Graham, MPH, Federigo G. Santini, DVM, Ambra Bravo, DVM
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Veterinary Public Health
Endorsed by:Academic Public Health Caucus; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA