Symposium Contact

 Laura Ellison

USGS

Fort Collins Science Center

2150 Centre Ave

Bldg C

Fort Collins, CO 80526

ellisonl@usgs.gov

970.226.9494

Where: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
at the Hilton Hotel located adjacent to
Colorado State University

When:  Tuesday, November 4, 2008 – Thursday, November 6, 2008

Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, is a flea-borne zoonotic disease that has the ability to spread rapidly across a landscape and cause devastating effects, both to humans and wildlife. Conservation and recovery efforts for species that are threatened, endangered, or of concern are hampered by both the direct and indirect effects of plague. A symposium will be held to present the latest information on the ecology of plague and its impacts on wildlife. Symposium themes include:

• Maintenance dynamics of plague in natural systems
• Genetics and evolution
• Role of rodents and vector species in transmission
• Diagnostic technologies
• Within-host response
• Influence of environmental factors and landscape ecology on occurrence, spread, and persistence of plague
• Management, control, and surveillance of sylvatic plague
• Impacts of plague on wildlife populations
• Risk factors for humans from plague in wildlife

Our mission in sponsoring this symposium is to increase the ability of scientists and resource managers to understand, evaluate, and mitigate wildlife risks associated with plague. We invite you to join us in this important and timely symposium.

For guidelines on abstract submissions for oral presentations and posters, please see “Call for Abstracts.”