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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2002. The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases: Understanding the Impact on Animal and Human Health: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10338.
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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

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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2002. The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases: Understanding the Impact on Animal and Human Health: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10338.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2002. The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases: Understanding the Impact on Animal and Human Health: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10338.
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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

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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2002. The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases: Understanding the Impact on Animal and Human Health: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10338.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2002. The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases: Understanding the Impact on Animal and Human Health: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10338.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2002. The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases: Understanding the Impact on Animal and Human Health: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10338.
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Zoonotic diseases represent one of the leading causes of illness and death from infectious disease. Defined by the World Health Organization, zoonoses are “those diseases and infections that are naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and man with or without an arthropod intermediate.” Worldwide, zoonotic diseases have a negative impact on commerce, travel, and economies. In most developing countries, zoonotic diseases are among those diseases that contribute significantly to an already overly burdened public health system. In industrialized nations, zoonotic diseases are of particular concern for at-risk groups such as the elderly, children, childbearing women, and immunocompromised individuals.

The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases: Understanding the Impact on Animal and Human Health, covers a range of topics, which include: an evaluation of the relative importance of zoonotic diseases against the overall backdrop of emerging infections; research findings related to the current state of our understanding of zoonotic diseases; surveillance and response strategies to detect, prevent, and mitigate the impact of zoonotic diseases on human health; and information about ongoing programs and actions being taken to identify the most important needs in this vital area.

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