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SARS and West Nile Virus: Roadmaps for Emerging
Infectious Diseases
Emerging infectious diseases such as SARS and West
Nile virus pose an important threat to our public health system.
SARS was documented in over 8,400 people globally, with cases in
Asia, Europe, and North America.When, where, and how it will reappear,
if at all, is an open question.
West Nile virus, which first emerged in North America
in 1999 as an outbreak in New York City, has now spread across Canada
and the United States.
Current challenges include rapid and accurate diagnosis,
risk assessment, disease containment, and vaccine development.
This presentation will review the epidemiology of
these emerging pathogens and will demonstrate how researchers are
confronting the challenges they pose, a key theme being that to
effectively deal with emerging infections we need to change our
traditional way of doing research.
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Mark Loeb is an Associate Professor in the Departments of
Pathology and Molecular Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology
and Biostatistics at McMaster University.
An infectious diseases specialist and medical microbiologist,
Dr. Loeb is Scientific Director of the Canadian SARS Research
Network and is leading the first Canadian cohort study of
patients with severe West Nile Virus.
Dr. Loeb’s research interests also include respiratory
infections in seniors, antimicrobial use and resistance, delivery
of health services for respiratory infections, and acute care
hospital epidemiology.
Dr. Loeb holds a Canadian Institute of Health Research Career
Award. He serves on numerous national and international advisory
committees and was recently awarded a Premier’s Research
Excellence Award.
Dr.
Mark Loeb's Home Page
This is a free public
lecture. All are welcome!
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Hamilton Spectator Auditorium
Doors open @ 6:30 pm
Lecture begins at 7:00 pm
To reserve your seat
e-mail sciencecity@mcmaster.ca
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