Abstract
The seventh International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) was held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, July 11-14, 2010. The conference goal was to bring together public health professionals to encourage exchange of scientific and public health information on global emerging infectious disease issues. The conference was organized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Society for Microbiology, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, the Association of Public Health Laboratories, and the World Health Organization; additional support was provided by 40 other multidisciplinary public health partners.
Highlights
The seventh International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) was held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, July 11–14, 2010
Topics included relevant infectious diseases issues from the past 2 years and updates on a variety of new findings and approaches, including social determinants of health, lessons learned from the recent pandemic (H1N1) 2009, zoonotic diseases, viral hepatitis, prevention challenges of respiratory diseases, travelers' health, new developments in vaccines, and vaccine-preventable diseases
Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke about the ongoing challenges of emerging infectious diseases, taking the audience on a chronological journey of emerging and reemerging infectious disease issues in a chronological journey covering a range of circumstances (2)
Summary
The seventh International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) was held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, July 11–14, 2010. Topics included relevant infectious diseases issues from the past 2 years and updates on a variety of new findings and approaches, including social determinants of health, lessons learned from the recent pandemic (H1N1) 2009, zoonotic diseases, viral hepatitis, prevention challenges of respiratory diseases, travelers' health, new developments in vaccines, and vaccine-preventable diseases.
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