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Avian Flu: The Virus and its Pandemic Threat
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
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Presented by the Microbiology Section and Hunter College
The New York Academy of Sciences is proud to co-sponsor a public forum with Hunter College. This meeting is open to the public and free of charge.
Avian influenza is an uncertain epidemic which claimed many lives in Asia but has yet to fully reach the Western Hemisphere. A year ago the president unveiled a national health campaign to prepare for the threat of avian flu, and New York City is a public health concern. Selected topics by the panelists include, The pandemic threat of avian influenza from Asia, Epidemiology of Avian Flu and New York City Response to Avian Flu.
Presentations
The Pandemic Threat of Avian Influenza from Asia
Ruben Donis, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza Branch
Avian Flu Vaccines
John Treanor, MD, University of Rochester Medical Center
Antivirals
Dominick Iacuzio, PhD, Hoffmann-La Roche
New York City Response to Avian Flu
Judith C. Lovchik, PhD, New York City Department of Health
Epidemiology of Avian Flu Pandemic?
Philip Alcabes, PhD, Hunter College of CUNY
Moderator
Doris Bucher, PhD, New York Medical College
The forum will conclude with a panel discussion among five noted speakers prompted by questions from the audience.
Questions from the audience, submitted on index cards distributed during the presentations, will be organized and asked of the panelists by the moderator.
Sponsors
- Chiron-Novartis
- Sanofi-Pasteur
- Hunter College