GEORGE MARTIN BAER (1936-2009) MEMORIAL
WORLD RABIES DAY SYMPOSIUM
The CDC World Rabies Day Symposium will focus on the importance of rabies prevention and control at the global and national levels, as well as human and animal rabies epidemiology, diagnosis and surveillance issues. This year's symposium will be held in memory of George Baer, his pioneering work on oral rabies vaccination, and dedication to rabies control in the United States and abroad
When: Monday, September 28th, 2009
Where: CDC Global Communications Center
Registration is now closed. If you are interested in participating remotely, please e-mail Halima Sykes at fzv0@cdc.gov
Agenda
9:00 AM
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
- Dr. Ali Khan, Acting Director, National Center for Zoonotic, Vectorborne, and Enteric Diseases (NCZVED)
9:15 AM
PERSONAL REFLECTIONS
- Hilary Koprowski
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
FIRST SESSION
- Jesse Blanton - Rabies in the USA - then and now
- Kis Robertson - The EIS perspective & the NY experience
- Ivan Kuzmin - Bats as experimental models
- Lillian Orciari - Diagnostics and the laboratory
10:30 AM
BREAK
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SECOND SESSION
- Andres Velasco-Villa - Engagement with Mexico
- Sergio Recuenco - Extentions to Latin America
- Dennis Slate - The ORV concept
- Charles Rupprecht - Future implications
12:00 PM
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND MEMORIES FROM AUDIENCE
12:30 PM
ADJOURN
For more information contact – Halima Sykes (fzv0@cdc.gov)
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