AGENDA

Vector-borne Diseases—Understanding the Environmental, Human Health, and Ecological Connections”

JUNE 19 – 20, 2007

HILTON HOTEL -- FORT COLLINS, COLORADO

Tuesday, 19 June 2007

8:30:   Continental Breakfast

9:00:   Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Stanley M. Lemon, M.D., Chair, Forum on Microbial Threats
• Lyle Peterson, CDC

9:15 – 10:15:  KEYNOTE ADDRESS:  Duane Gubler, Sc.D. University of Hawaii

10:15 – 10:45:  Discussion

10:45 – 11:00:                         BREAK

Session I: The Importance of Vector Borne Diseases

Moderator:  Dr. Lonnie King

11:00 – 11:30: What are the common denominators in vector-borne disease outbreaks?  Ned Hayes, CDC

11:30 – 12:00:   Emergence of epidemic dengue and DHF in Mexico – Lessons learned and towards better vector and disease control; Barry Beaty, Ph.D., Colorado State University

12:00 – 12:30: What are the unique issues and challenges associated with vector-borne diseases?  Thomas W. Scott, Ph.D., UC Davis

12:30 – 1:00:  Discussion of Session I

1:00 – 1:45:                 LUNCH/Continuing Discussion of Session I

Session II:  Factors of Emergence – The Biology and Ecology of Vector-Borne Diseases

Moderator:  Col. George Korch

1:45 – 2:15:  Ecology of disease – the intersection of human and animal health; Ken Linthicum, Ph.D., USDA-ARS

2:15 – 2:45:  What role(s) do anthropogenic factors play in the biology and ecology of vector borne diseases?  Durland Fish, Ph.D., Yale University

2:45 – 3:00:                             BREAK

3:00 – 3:30:  The Effects of Anthropogenic Environmental Change and Emerging Diseases; Jonathan A. Patz, M.D., M.P.H., University of Wisconsin - Madison

3:30 – 4:00:  Vector-borne plant diseases: factors driving the emergence and spread of pathogens; Rodrigo Almeida, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

4:00 – 4:30:  Discussion of Session II

4:30 – 5:30:  Open Discussion of Day One

6:00:            End of Day One

6:30 - ?:  Dinner at Jay’s Bistro in Old Town Fort Collins, Colorado / Forum members and Speakers - Continuation of Day One’s Discussion

Wednesday, 20 June 2007

8:00 – 8:30:  Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:45:  Summary of Day I:  P. Frederick Sparling, M.D.

Session III:  Detection and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases

Moderator:  Stanley Lemon

Case studies of emerging and reemerging, newly recognized VB diseases

8:45 – 9:15:  West Nile Virus; Lyle Petersen, CDC

9:15 – 9:45:  Rift Valley Fever; CJ Peters, M.D., UTMB Galveston

9:45 – 10:15:  Malaria; Michael Coleman, Ph.D., Medical Research Council/South Africa

10:15 – 10:30:  BREAK

10:30 – 11:00:  Sudden Oak Death; David Rizzo, Ph.D., UC Davis

11:00 – 11:30:  VB zoonotic diseases and their ecological and economic implications –  Bluetongue disease in Europe; Bennie Osburn, Ph.D., D.V.M., University of California, Davis        

11:30 – 12:00:  "Environmental factors influence transmission of Sin Nombre hantavirus between rodents (and to humans?)" Charlie Calisher, Ph.D., Colorado State University

12:00 – 12:30:  Open Discussion of Panel III

12:30 – 1:15:               LUNCH – Continued Discussion of Panel III

Session IV:  Integration of Strategies:  Surveillance, Diagnosis, and Response

Moderator:  Dr. Carole Heilman

1:15 – 5:00:  Panelists

• Roger Nasci, Ph.D.; CDC
• Adriana Costero, Ph.D.; NIAID/NIH (research)
• David Morens, M.D.; NIAID (integration)
• Aaron Scott, D.V.M., Ph.D.; USDA/APHIS (integration)

5:00:  Wrap-Up and Concluding Remarks

5:15:  Adjourn

5:45:  Executive Session Dinner – Forum Members and Staff only