APPENDIX B
Workshop Agenda The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases
June 7–8, 2000
Lecture Room
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC
AGENDA
Wednesday, June 7, 2000 |
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8:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
8:30 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D., Chair, Forum on Emerging Infections |
8:45 |
Keynote Address Frederick A. Murphy, D.V.M, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis |
Session I: The Importance of Zoonotic Diseases
This session will address the question of why policy makers, public health officials, and the public should be concerned about zoonotic diseases. The session will explore this question from the perspectives of disease severity in humans and the economic and trade implications.
9:30 |
Pathogenesis and virulence of zoonotic infections in humans Robert E. Shope, M.D., Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch |
10:00 |
The potential “bioweaponization” of zoonotic diseases David R. Franz, D.V.M, Ph.D., Vice President, Chemical and Biological Defense Division, Southern Research Institute |
10:30 |
Break |
10:45 |
Xenotransplantation Louisa Chapman, M.D., Medical Epidemiologist, Division of AIDS, STD, and TB Laboratory Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
11:15 |
The economic and trade impacts of zoonotic diseases Peter Cowen, D.V.M, Ph.D., M.P.V.M., Associate Professor, Department of Food Animal Health and Resource Management, North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine |
11:45 |
Lunch |
Session II: Factors of Emergence
In this session, we will examine the factors that are involved in the emergence of zoonotic diseases. We will examine the current state of the science in several areas and identify gaps in our knowledge.
12:30 |
Interspecies transfer of infectious agents Robert G. Webster, Ph.D., Chairman, Department of Virology and Molecular Biology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
1:00 |
Variation and evolution in zoonotic pathogens Paul W. Ewald, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biology, Amherst College |
1:30 |
Practices and policies to protect human health from antibiotic-resistant pathogens Stephen F. Sundlof, D.V.M., Ph.D., Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
2:00 |
Ecological sources of zoonotic diseases Robert Tesh, M.D., Professor of Research, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch |
2:30 |
Vectorborne zoonotic diseases John Roehrig, Ph.D., Chief, Arbovirus Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
3:00 |
Break |
3:15 |
Mathematical models and predictors of disease outbreaks Dana A. Focks, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
3:45 |
The role of native birds and other wildlife on the emergence of zoonotic diseases Milton Friend, Ph.D., Executive Director, Salton Sea Science Subcommittee, U.S. Department of the Interior |
4:15 |
Animal husbandry practices and risk factors Fred Brown, Ph.D., Visiting Scientist, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
4:45 |
Natural history of HIV: A zoonotic disease Lisa Chakrabarti, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Pasteur Institute, and Staff Investigator, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center |
5:15 |
Adjournment of the first day |
Thursday, June 8, 2000 |
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7:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
8:00 |
Opening Remarks Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D., Chair, Forum on Emerging Infections |
Session III: Diagnosis and Control of Zoonotic Infections
Detection of zoonotic diseases requires a variety of disciplines and techniques, from the field to the lab and from the molecular to the organismal levels. The ability to recognize and treat outbreaks of zoonotic disease is linked to accurate and timely diagnostic methods. This section will explore current methodologies and future needs to detect and treat zoonotic infections.
8:15 |
Pathology and early recognition of zoonotic disease outbreaks Tracey S. McNamara, D.V.M., Head, Department of Pathology, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo |
8:45 |
Molecular and other technologies for rapid diagnosis of zoonotic agents Alfred D. Steinberg, M.D., Senior Fellow, Mitretek |
9:15 |
Methods and models for pathogen discovery W. Ian Lipkin, M.D., Professor, Departments of Neurology, Anatomy and Neurobiology, and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine |
9:45 |
Vaccines for emerging zoonoses: Marburg virus paradigm Alan Schmaljohn, Ph.D., Chief, Department of Viral Pathogenesis & Immunology, Virology Division, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD |
10:15 |
Break |
Session IV: Surveillance and Management of Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks
The complexity of zoonotic disease detection, prevention, and control requires a multidisciplinary approach. We need to learn how to better communicate across disciplines and to have in place rapid and effective surveillance and response efforts based on scientifically sound measures.
10:30 |
Public health laboratory surveillance Mary J. R. Gilchrist, Ph.D., Director, University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory |
11:00 |
Challenges of vectorborne disease surveillance from the local perspective: West Nile virus experience Marci C. Layton, M.D., Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, New York City Department of Health |
11:30 |
Veterinary public health surveillance Randall L. Crom, D.V.M., Staff Veterinarian, Veterinary Services Emergency Programs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
12:00 |
Lunch |
1:00 |
Petborne zoonoses: Detection and surveillance challenges Lisa Conti, D.V.M., M.P.H, Dipl. ACVPM, State Public Health Veterinarian, Florida Department of Health |
1:30 |
Identification and containment of unknown and rare pathogens C. J. Peters, Ph.D., Chief, Special Pathogen Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
2:00 |
Technological and personnel investments for a robust public and animal health system Tentative Confirmation: Roger Breeze, Ph.D., Associate Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
2:30 |
The threat and impact of animals as carriers of human diseases Kaye Wachsmuth, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Food Safety Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
3:00 |
Legislative and policy concerns in protecting the nation’s health David Bowen, Ph.D., Office of U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) |
3:30 |
Break |
Session V: Identifying the Threats and Mitigating the Impact
The challenges and opportunities to address the threat of emerging and reemerging zoonotic diseases and to effect public policy in this area will be identified through summary and assessment discussions with all participants.
3:45 |
Summary and Open Discussion with Forum Members, Speakers, and Workshop Attendees |
4:45 |
The compelling evidence to investigate and prevent zoonotic diseases: Where do we go from here? Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D., Chair, Forum on Emerging Infections |
5:15 |
Adjournment |