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Tenth National Conference on West Nile Virus in the United States
Savannah, Georgia
February 19-20, 2009

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February 19-20, 2009 PDF of Program (22KB/1 page) Opening Plenary Session PDF Power Point version   Ten Years of WNV in the U.S. - A Historical Perspective Dr. Roger Nasci, Chief, Arboviral Diseases Branch, DVBID 5,258KB 34,046KB Session 1 - Epidemiology PDF Power Point version   WNV Surveillance and Epidemiology – U.S. and Tropical Americas Dr. Erin Staples, Medical Officer, DVBID, CDC 1,110KB 2,046KB   WNV Surveillance and Epidemiology – Canada Peter Buck, Public Health Agency of Canada 845KB NA*   Environmental Surveillance – Avian Mortality Dr. Nick Komar, Research Biologist, DVBID, CDC NA* 633KB Session 2 - Clinical Outcomes of WNV infection PDF Power Point version   Impact of WNV Infection on Human Health Dr. James Sejvar, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, CDC NA* 10,527KB   WNV Blood Screening and Observations on Immune Response and Pathogenesis Dr. Michael Busch, Director, Blood Systems Research Institute 1,365KB NA*   WNV Disease in Non-Human Vertebrates Dr. Richard Bowen, Colorado State University 1,427KB 2,351KB Session 3 - Ecology PDF Power Point version   WNV Ecology in Temperate Areas Dr. William Reisen, Center for Vector-Borne Diseases, University of California, Davis NA* 29,825KB   WNV Ecology in Tropical Areas Dr. Maria Eugenia Morales, Laboratory of Ecology of Arboviral and Zoonotic Diseases, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala NA* NA*   WNV Risk Models Dr. Lars Eisen, Colorado State University 2,567KB NA* Session 4 - Virology PDF Power Point version   WNV Structure, Replication, Immunity, and Pathogenesis Dr. Michael Diamond, Washington University School of Medicine NA* NA*   Vector and Viral Genetics: Impact on WNV Transmission Dr. Laura Kramer, New York State Department of Health 2,107KB NA*   Evolution and Phylogeny Dr. Robert Lanciotti, Diagnostic and Reference Activity Chief, DVBID, CDC NA* NA* Session 5 - Prevention and Control PDF Power Point version   Surveillance and Response – The California Model Dr. Vicki Kramer, California Department of Public Health 4,311KB NA*   Developments in Community Education and Repellents Dr. Emily Zielinski-Gutierrez, Behavioral Scientist, DVBID, CDC NA* 2,693KB AMCA Community Outreach: The “I’m One” Program Joseph Conlon, American Mosquito Control Association NA* 2,481KB WNV Vaccines, Dr. Jeffrey Chang, Research Microbiologist, DVBID, CDC NA* 1,164KB Session 6 - Global Arbovirus Threats and Closing PDF Power Point version   Overview of Emerging Arboviruses Dr. Ann Powers, CDC/DVBID NA* NA*   Climate Change and Arbovirus Disease Transmission Dr. Jeffrey Shaman, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University 25,441KB NA*   Closing Comments Dr. Lyle Petersen, Division Director, DVBID, CDC NA* NA*

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