Conference Information

Food and Waterborne Infectious Disease Threats Symposium

November 16, 2004
Atlanta, GA

Presenters included noted experts from the CDC, Montana State University, South Carolina Bureau of Disease Control, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and the Georgia Division of Public Health. The conference educated the community on critical issues such as BSE/prions, food and water safety, southeastern state experiences, veterinary issues, surveillance issues and epidemiologic trends.

Objectives:

1. Share current knowledge on food and waterborne infectious disease threats
2. Share southeastern state experiences with food and waterborne infectious disease threats
3. Identify and share best practices
4. Identify and prioritize key research questions and develop research strategies for the region
5. Support regional collaborations that leverage the national efforts of state public health programs and the CDC

Material Downloads
	Flyer
	Speaker Bios
	Transcript
	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Other Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, James J. Sejvar, MD
	Changing Epidemiological Trends and the Public Health Picture, Robert V Tauxe, MD, MPH
	Emerging Issues in Water & Health, Tim Ford
	An Overview, Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH
	Food and Waterborne Infectious Disease Threats, Lee M. Myers, DVM, MPH, Dipl. ACVPM
	Microbiological Foodborne Threats , Michael P. Doyle
	Monitoring and Surveillance by a Canadian Health Department, Nelson Fok, MS
	Outbreak Detection and Response: A Multi-Restaurant Outbreak of Hepatitis A Associated with Green Onions in Georgia, Fall 2003, Julie Gabel, DVM, MPH
	Role of Molecular Epidemiology in Foodborne Disease Surveillance and Bioterrorism Response, Bala Swaminathan, PhD
	Surveillance & Investigation of Food and Water-borne outbreaks in South Carolina: Epi-Teams and NEDSS, Jerry Gibson, Julie Schlegel, Claire Youngblood
	Surveillance Issues in Foodborne & Waterborne Infectious Disease Threats: The CDC Epidemiology Perspective, Patricia M. Griffin, MD
	Agenda