International Symposium on AI

During this event, oral and poster presentations will focus on:
• Avian influenza in poultry and wild birds
• Pathobiology
• Virus reservoirs and ecology
• The molecular basis of virulence
• Vaccines and diagnostics
• Phylogenetics and molecular epidemiology
• Risk assessment
• Transmission
• National and international control strategies
• Economics
• Updates on recent highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks
• Impact on human health with a focus on occupational and exposure risks

Registration began on 1 August at: www.georgiacenter.uga.edu:80/conferences/2009/Apr/05/avian.phtml

Abstract submission begins on 1 September (deadline 30 November)
Proceedings papers due on 16 March 2009

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This symposium is organised by the Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, USDA/ARS, and is sponsored by The American Association of Avian Pathologists, USDA/ARS, USDA/APHIS, USDA/CSREES, Merial, United States Animal Health Association