Washington, DC, United States

The 2nd Bird Flu Summit will take place in Washington, DC, June 28-29, 2006. The purpose of the summit is to prepare the United States and the world to fight this potentially infectious disease.

Topics Include:

• Country Report and Situation Updates: country reports are planned from Egypt, Turkey and the United States (US)
• Surveillance and Data Management
• Bird Flu Transmission to Humans May Be Higher Than Thought
• Preparing Communities Strategies; Local Partnership and Participation
• Vaccine Delivery
• Emergency Response and Hospital/Health Care Coordination
• Poultry Farms: The Frontline Fight Against Avian Flu
• The World is Due for the Next Global Pandemic Flu
• Benefit-risk Assessment: Public Health, Industry and Regulatory Perspectives
• Economic Effects of a Pandemic
• The Effect of a Bird Flu Pandemic on the US Life Insurance Industry
• Prevention Education Efforts and Risk Communication
• Antiviral Agents
• Hard-To-Reach & Special Populations
• Legal Considerations and Immunising Vaccine

Click here for more information and to register online.