4th Congress of the European Society for Emerging Infections, 30 Sept - 01 Oct 2007, Lisbon - Portugal
             
 




4th Congress of the European Society for Emerging Infections,
Marriott , 30th September to 3rd October 2008, Edina, Minnesota

  
  Preliminary programme  
 
SUNDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2008
17.00 Official Welcome
17.30-18.30 OPENING LECTURE
Nano elements from pathogenic micro-organisms
19.00 Welcome Cocktail

MONDAY 1st OCTOBER 2008
EMERGING RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
Moderators to be confirmed
09.00 Welcoming address
09.30-10.00 Pandemic influenza: how to prepare if it’s imminent
10.00-10.30 Avian influenza - the veterinary aspect
10.30-11.00 Coffee break and posters
11.00-11.30 Coronavirus and metapneumovirus infections
11.15-11.45 Panel discussion

OTHER EMERGING DISEASES
12.30-13.00 Whipple’s disease and Tropherma whipplei
12.15-12.45 Papillomavirus infection
12.45-13.00 Panel discussion
13.00-14.00 Lunch
EMERGING VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES
14.00–14.30 Human disease caused by vector-borne pathogens
14.30–15.00 Vector-borne diseases, the veterinary aspect
15.00–15.30 Effect of climate change on vector-borne diseases
15.30–16.00 Coffee break and posters
16.00–16.30 Vector-borne agents of bioterrorism
17.00–17.30 ECDC response to emerging infections
17.30-18.00 Panel discussion
20.00 Speakers’ dinner
Tuesday & Wednesday