Co-funding Institute(s):
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Advances and Opportunities in Scrub Typhus Research
, August 2009
Hilton Head, SC, United States
Contact for additional information: Dr. Sam Perdue, NIAID 301-402-5083
DescriptionThe purpose of the symposium is to foster interest in scrub typhus among investigators and to stimulate potential collaborations between laboratories and scientists working in endemic areas to help address the need for new diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics for an important yet underserved disease. Collaborations will also be encouraged on the natural history of O. tsutsugamushi transmission.