INTRODUCTION

Today, the world lives in an environment with threats of pandemic influenza and bioterrorism, increasing problem with Dengue, and the realization, born of the SARS outbreak, that new infectious diseases may be recognized at any time, in any place. These events have dramatically raised our awareness on emerging infectious diseases which have caught the attention of the world. What are the important emerging disease threats? How can we detect their occurrences and respond timely and appropriately? Five international experts will be sharing their experiences and findings in this half day seminar on Emerging Infectious Diseases.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Plagues of the New Millennium: from whence they will come?
  By Prof Duane Gubler
  Director of Asia-Pacific Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, United States

• Introduction of West Nile Virus into the United States, 1999, 2006 and Beyond
  By Prof Alan Barrett
  Professor of Pathology at the Centre for Tropical Diseases
  University of Texas Medical Branch, United States

• Attempts to Demystified Flavivirus Replication
  By Prof Mary Ng Mah Lee
  Professor of Department of Microbiology
  National University of Singapore, Singapore

• Possibilities of Genetic Control of Aedes Mosquitoes
  By Prof Christopher Curtis
  Professor of Medical Entomology
  London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  University of London, United Kingdom

• Clinician Perspective on Dengue Fever
  By Prof Leo Yee Sin
  Clinical Director of Communicable Disease Centre
  Singapore

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Personel from:

• NEA & MEWR
• MOH
• AVA
• Research Institutes
• Hospitals.

ABOUT THE ORGANISERS

This seminar is jointly organised by the Environmental Health Institute (EHI) and the Singapore Environment Institute (SEI) of the National Environment Agency.

EHI and SEI also jointly organise lunchtime seminars. For information about the lunchtime seminars, click here.

ACCREDITATION

This course is currently pending accredition under the:

• Singapore Medical Council Continuing Medical Education Programme
• Registered Safety Officer's Continuing Professional Development Programme.