Satellite symposium at 5th Annual Meeting
17-04-2011
The 5th Annual Meeting EPIZONE "Science on alert" will be held from 11-14 April 2011 in Arnhem, The Netherlands. At this Annual Meeting we will present all the outcomes from the five successful EPIZONE years. There will be plenary lectures by invited speakers, selected oral and poster presentations and presentations of other (EU) projects. As always we will stimulate cooperation and create vast opportunities for networking and scientific exchange. Satellite symposium This year there will be also a satellite symposium on the 13th April 2011 titled "Bluetongue and other vector borne diseases". Vector borne diseases like West Nile, Crimean Congo, Rift-Valley and especially bluetongue are a threat to all countries in Europe. During recent years the risk of entry and spread of new infectious agents in Europe has increased due to global travel and trade. In addition climate change is likely to increase the risk of spreading of arthropod borne diseases. The combined opinions of the scientists participating in the interactive session of the 4th Annual Meeting EPIZONE implies that there will be a large increase in the likelihood of an introduction of West Nile fever, Rift Valley fever and Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever and their subsequent spread and persistence in the future. In this satellite symposium we will give special attention to the latest research results of those diseases and lessons learned from the past. The5th Annual Meeting websitewith a lot of information about the venue, draft programme, forms etc. will be online soon
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