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Sixth National Conference on West Nile Virus in the United States
San Jose, California
February 8-9, 2005

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February 8-9, 2005 Session 1 - Surveillance PDF Power Point version   National West Nile Virus Surveillance Summary Theresa Smith, CDC-DVBID 2,772KB 25,068KB   Summary of West Nile Virus Activity, Arizona Craig Levy, Arizona Department of Health Services 1,733KB 25,521KB   Summary of West Nile Virus Activity, California Vicki Kramer, California Department of Health Services 1,251KB 8,446KB   Surveillance for Fatal West Nile Virus Disease in Maricopa County Alisa Diggs, Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Arizona NA* NA*   National Surveillance Case Definition Issues Grant Campbell, Dan O'Leary CDC-DVBID NA* NA* Session 2 - Epidemiology/Clinical Studies PDF Power Point version   Rash Caused by West Nile Virus Dayna Ferguson, CDC-EIS DAPHT 146KB 7,698KB   Natural History of West Nile Virus Disease Jim Sejvar, CDC-DVRD 568KB 411KB   West Nile Virus Disease among Transplant Patients Deepali Kumar, Toronto General Hospital 269KB 1,146KB   Update on West Nile Virus Vaccine Farshad Guirakhoo, Acambis NA* NA*   Challenges for West Nile Prospective Studies Penny Jester, University of Alabama;Carol Glaser, California Department of Health Services NA* NA* Session 3 - Field Biology/Ecology PDF Power Point version   Developments in Avian Mortality Surveillance for West Nile Virus Millicent Eidson, New York State Department of Health 1,643KB 10,255KB   Vector Competence Studies: Implications for Interpreting West Nile Virus Mosquito Surveillance William Reisen, University of California 726KB 6,244KB   Summary of West Nile Virus Impact on Bird Populations and Prospects for a Bird Vaccine Patrick Redig, University of Minnesota 695KB 82,037KB Session 4 - Virology and Laboratory Diagnosis PDF Power Point version   Validation of Luminex Assay for West Nile Virus Jane Johnson, CDC-DVBID 3,307KB 2,464KB   Viremia/Antibody Studies in Blood Mike Busch, Blood Systems Research Institute 299KB 799KB   Genetic Variation in West Nile Virus Alan Barrett, University of Texas-Medical Branch 1,000KB 1,812KB Session 5 - Communication/Behavior PDF Power Point version   The More Things Change...Four Years of West Nile Virus National Survey Data Emily Zielinski-Gutierrez, CDC-DVBID 186KB 1,561KB   Targeting and Evaluating Public Health Communication Rosanna Westmoreland, California Department of Health Services 556KB 1,598KB   Use of the Social Marketing Method To Prevent West Nile Virus Infection Larry Bye, Field Research Corporation 59KB 119KB Session 6 - Mosquito Control PDF Power Point version   Laboratory and Field Tests Conducted in Harris County (Houston) Texas in 2004 to Determine if Insecticide Resistance Was Present in Feral Strains of Culex quinquefasciatus Ray Parsons, Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services, Texas 6,198KB 15,635KB   Mosquito Control in California: Is It Working? Craig Downs, Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District 674KB 1,859KB   2004 West Nile Virus Response in Mesa County, Colorado Steve DeFeyter, Mesa County Health Department, Colorado 1,405KB 8,673KB   West Nile Virus in Maricopa County 2004 John Townsend, Maricopa County Environmental Services, Arizona 1,632KB 11,783KB Session 7 - Panel Discussion West Nile Virus in the U.S. 1999-2005: Where Do We Go from Here? PDF Power Point version   Sustaining State Level Surveillance Programs Bryon Backenson, Millicent Eidson, New York State Department of Health 287KB 3,092KB   Sustaining Large City Surveillance Programs Annie Fine, New York City Department of Health 3,420KB 9,196KB   Sustaining Laboratory Capacity Dave Warshauer, Wisconsin State laboratory of Hygiene 39KB 481KB   Sustaining Prevention Programs John Pape, Colorado Department of Public Health 356KB 647KB   Sustaining Mosquito Control Programs Pat Elliott, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 248KB 1,379KB Meeting Wrap-up and Closing PDF Power Point version   Meeting Wrap-up and Closing Lyle Peterson, CDC-DVBID 137KB 96KB

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