Infectious disease in an expanding Europe

Date: 26 August, 2004
Time: 12:30-13:30
Room: Folkets Hus, Room 359

Following the heightened threat of bioterrorism, and the outbreaks of SARS and bird flu, there is new awareness of the dangers of infectious disease. What are the key issues involved in the handling of unexpected disease outbreaks in Europe?

Leading researchers discuss important health issues for Europe today.

Albert Osterhaus, Institute of Virology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Is Europe well-prepared for the next emerging disease? The coordination of information about infectious disease incidence and control between European countries, and the rest of the world

Stefan Kaufmann, MPI for Infection Biology Berlin, Germany
The threat of extension of infectious disease prevalent in central eastern and eastern Europe into western Europe, as borders relax.

Ragnor Norrby, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Sweden
The case for a European CDC

Jens Kuhn, Postdoctoral Research Fellow Partners AIDS Research Center Channing Laboratory Brigham & Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, USA
Global Biosecurity - oversight, international collaboration and integration of scientists to prevent biological weapons attacks

Hans Wigzell, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

The plenary session is held 26 August, 09:30-12:30 at Norra Latin, Aulan.