ISID NEWS

The MAY 2011 of the ISID NEWS (the official newsletter of the International Society for Infectious Diseases) is now available online at <http://www.isid.org/publications/isid_news/ISIDnewsletter201105.shtml>.

ISIDNEWS

An official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

 

The First ISID Neglected Tropical Diseases Meeting (ISID-NTD)

ISID-NTD will be held in Boston, Massachusetts USA on July 8-10, 2011

The Early Registration Deadline is May 31, 2011!

For more information, including registration, go to http://ntd.isid.org/

ISID-NTD 2011 Scientific Program (updated May 2, 2011)

 

KEYNOTE SESSION

Friday, July 8, 2011, 16:00 – 17:00hrs

• Neglected Diseases Need More Than Drugs!
  Adel MAHMOUD, USA
  
  
• Maintaining the Momentum for NTDs as a Future Health Priority
  David MOLYNEUX, United Kingdom
   
• Global Support, Community Action: 
  Uche AMAZIGO, Nigeria 

Symposia

Prospects for Elimination: What Will it take? 

Saturday, July 9, 2011, 08:30 – 10:00hrs

• Guinea Worm: Gautam BISWAS, Switzerland
   
• Onchocerciasis in Latin America: Mauricio SAUERBREY, Guatemala
   
• Schistosomiasis: Alan FENWICK, United Kingdom
   
• Lymphatic Filariasis: Eric OTTESEN, USA
   

Treatment and Prevention: Setting Priorities 

Saturday, July 9, 2011,11:00 – 12:30hrs

• Large Scale Preventive Chemotherapy: Development and Implementation of a Public Health Strategic Approach: Lorenzo SAVIOLI, Switzerland
   
• Integrated Health Systems: John GYAPONG, Ghana
   
• Clean Water and Sanitation: Rick RHEINGANS, USA
   

Developing the Tools Needed to Fight NTDs 

Saturday, July 9, 2011, 14:00 – 16:00hrs

• New Drugs to Treat NTDs: Bernard PECOUL, Switzerland
   
• New Diagnostics to Detect NTDs: Joseph NDUNG’U, Switzerland
   
• Expanding the Capacity for Discovery: Solomon NWAKA, Switzerland
   
• Future Research Trends in Vaccines for Neglected Tropical Diseases: Peter HOTEZ, USA
   

Neglected NTDs? 

Saturday, July 9, 2011, 14:00 – 16:00hrs

• Visceral Leishmaniasis: Shyam SUNDAR, India
   
• Snake Bite: An Unrecognized Burden of Human Suffering: David WARRELL, United Kingdom
   
• Foodborne Trematodes: Peter ODERMATT, Switzerland
   
• Podoconiosis: Gail DAVEY, United Kingdom
   

The Reach of NTDs 

Saturday, July 9, 2011, 16:30 – 18:30hrs

• Impacts on Childhood Development: Donald BUNDY, USA
   
• NTD/HIV Coinfections: Eileen STILLWAGGON, USA
   
• International Spread of Chagas Disease: Gabriel SCHMUNIS, USA
   
• The Need for a Sustained Dengue Control Strategy is Now: Raman VELAYUDHAN, Switzerland
   

Regional NTD Issues 

Sunday, July 10, 2011, 08:30 – 10:30hrs

• Africa: Speaker to be Confirmed
   
• Western Pacific: Jianping CAO, China
   
• Southeast Asia: Chandrakant REVANKAR, India
   
• The Americas: Steven AULT, USA
   

Essential Elements: Drug Donations and Nongovernmental Development Programs 

Sunday, July 10, 2011, 08:30 – 10:30hrs

• Pharma Drug Donations: Adrian HOPKINS, USA
   
• Save the Children: Seunghee LEE, USA
   
• International Trachoma Initiative: Danny HADDAD, USA
   
• Helen Keller International: Chad MACARTHUR, USA
   

Dengue Control: Challenges and Perspectives 

Sunday, July 10, 2011,11:00 – 13:00hrs

• Dengue Burden: Present Situation and Trends: Luiz JACINTHO DA SILVA, (South Korea)
   
• The Hurdles for a Dengue Vaccine: Scott HALSTEAD, (South Korea)
   
• Vaccine: Current Status of Development: Pem NAMGYAL, (Switzerland)
   
• Vector Control: Speaker to be Confirmed
   

Oral & Poster Presentation of Selected abstracts

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

Uche AMAZIGO, African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control, Nigeria

Steven AULT, Pan American Health Organization, USA

Gautam BISWAS, World Health Organization, Switzerland

Donald BUNDY, The World Bank, USA

Jianping CAO, National Institute of Parasitic Disease, China CDC, China

Gail DAVEY, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, United Kingdom

Alan FENWICK, Imperial College, Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, United Kingdom

John GYAPONG, Ghana Health Services, Ghana

Scott HALSTEAD, Dengue Vaccine Institute, International Vaccine Institute, South Korea

Adrian HOPKINS, Task Force for Global Health, USA

Peter HOTEZ, Sabin Vaccine Institute, The George Washington University, USA

Luiz JACINTHO DA SILVA, Dengue Vaccine Institute, International Vaccine Institute, South Korea

Seunghee LEE, Save the Children, USA

Chad MACARTHUR, Helen Keller International, USA

Adel MAHMOUD, Princeton University, USA

David MOLYNEUX, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Center for Neglected Tropical Diseases, United Kingdom

Pem NAMGYAL, World Health Organization, Switzerland

Joseph NDUNGíU, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Switzerland

Solomon NWAKA, World Health Organization, Switzerland

Peter ODERMATT, Swiss Tropical Institute, Switzerland

Eric OTTESEN, Lymphatic Filariasis Support Center, The Task Force for Global Health, USA

Bernard PECOUL, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Switzerland

Chandrakant REVANKAR, SEARO/WHO, India

Rick RHEINGANS, University of Florida, USA

Mirta ROSES-PERIAGO, Pan American Health Organization, USA

Mauricio SAUERBREY, Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas, The Carter Center, Guatemala

Lorenzo SAVIOLI, World Health Organization, Switzerland

Gabriel SCHMUNIS, Washington, DC, USA

Shyam SUNDAR, Banaras Hindu University, India

Eileen STILLWAGON, Gettysburg College, USA

Raman VELAYUDHAN, World Health Organization, Switzerland

David WARRELL, Oxford University, United Kingdom

15th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID)

The 15th ICID will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on June 13-16, 2012

For more information, go to http://www.isid.org/icid/ or Join the 15th ICID Mailing List

Letter from the President, Daniel Lew

Participating Organizations

PLENARY SPEAKERS:

• Dr. Duane J. Gubler ~ The Future of Dengue
  
  
• Dr. Ching-Lung Lai ~ Treating Hepatitis B in 2012
   
• Dr. Sharon Lewin ~ Curing HIV
   
• Dr. Didier Pittet ~ Infection Control
   

IMED 2011 (International Meeting on Emerging Diseases & Surveillance) UPDATE

Slide presentations of many of the symposia and plenary talks are now posted as pdf files online

Veterinary Continuing Education Credit Approved for IMED 2011

 

 

News from ProMED-mail

• New Logos for Regional Networks

ISID/ESCMID Fellowship Report

• Dr. Philipe Anochie
  Dr. Anochie studied the principal and applications of molecular techniques for tuberculosis diagnosis and genotyped more than 300 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates.
   

ISID Small Grant Program Reports

• Ojurongbe Olusola, MSc, Ph.D. (Nigeria)
  "Plasmodium Falciparum DHFR Resistant Alleles and Opportunistic Parasitic Infection Among HIV Individuals on Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis in Nigeria"
  
  
• Robert Paulino, MD (Dominican Republic)
  "Human Papilloma Virus Genotypes in HIV+ Men who have Sex with Men in the Dominican Republic in 2010."
   

ISID Grant Programs

• Fall 2010 Small Grant Awardees Announced
   

We've Updated Our Website!

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