International conference on emerging infectious diseases, 2002. (News and Notes).The National Center for Infectious Diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases. , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. , has scheduled the Third International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases The ICEID or International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases is a conference for public health professionals on the subject of emerging infectious diseases. for March 24-27, 2002, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. More than 2,500 participants are expected, representing many nations and disciplines. They will discuss the latest information on many aspects of new and reemerging pathogens, such as West Nile virus West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that cause encephalitis. and issues concerning bioterrorism. Conference information is available at http://www.cdc.gov/iceid The Call for Abstracts is available at http://www.asmusa.org/mtgscr/iceido2.htm Contact person is Charles Schable, casl@cdc.gov |
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