CDC and Partners Host International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

The conference brings together public health professionals to encourage the exchange of scientific and public health information on global emerging and re-emerging infectious disease issues.  The program will include plenary and panel sessions with invited speakers as well as oral and poster presentations on emerging infections.

Major subjects to be covered include:

• Food processing and infectious disease
• Impact of war, climate change, and urbanization on infectious diseases
• Elimination of healthcare-associated infections
• The role of wildlife in emerging diseases
•  Vaccines and new vaccine development
• Dengue prevention and control
• Antibiotic stewardship and control of antibiotic resistance
• Global trends in foodborne illness
• Emerging plant diseases and food security
• Emerging fungal diseases

Preliminary program and hotel information are currently available online at http://www.iceid.org/.

PRESS REGISTRATION

Comprehensive media facilities will be provided at the Hyatt Regency for the conference.  Programs, abstracts, news releases and information about daily press activities will be available. A limited number of complimentary press registrations will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information or to register as media contact Christine Pearson at cpearson1@cdc.gov or by phone (404) 639-7582.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES