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Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
Pages 132-136

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From page 132...
... Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis Session I: The Importance of Zoonotic Diseases This session will address the question of why policy makers, public health officials, and the public should be concerned about zoonotic diseases. The session will explore this question from the perspectives of disease severity in humans and the economic and trade implications.
From page 133...
... Sundiof, D.V.M., Ph.D., Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Ecological sources of zoonotic diseases Robert Tesh, M.D., Professor of Research, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch Vectorborne zoonotic diseases John Roehrig, Ph.D., Chief, Arbovirus Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
From page 134...
... Department of Agriculture 4:45 Natural history of HIV: A zoonotic disease Lisa Chakrabarti, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Pasteur Institute, and Staff Investigator, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center Adjournment of the first day 4:15 5:15 Thursday, tune 8, 2000 Continental Breakfast 8:00 Opening Remarks Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D., Chair, Forum on Emerging Infections Session III: Diagnosis and Control of Zoonotic Infections Detection of zoonotic diseases requires a variety of disciplines and techniques, from the field to the lab and from the molecular to the organismal levels. The ability to recognize and treat outbreaks of zoonotic disease is linked to accurate and timely diagnostic methods.
From page 135...
... Department of Health and Human Services 2:00 Technological and personnel investments for a robust public and animal health system Tentative Confirmation: Roger Breeze, Ph.D., Associate Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture The threat and impact of animals as carriers of human diseases Kaye Wachsmuth, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Food Safety Inspection Service, U.S.
From page 136...
... 5:15 Summary and Open Discussion with Forum Members, Speakers, and Workshop Attendees 4:45 The compelling evidence to investigate and prevent zoonotic diseases: Where do we go from here? Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D., Chair, Forum on Emerging Infections Adjournment


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