7-9 October 2008 - Verona, Italy
SESSION 1
VIROLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INFLUENZA VIRUSES
SESSION 2
EVOLUTION AND EMERGENCE OF A PANDEMIC STRAIN
SESSION 3
HUMAN TRANSMISSION RISKS & EXPOSURE SOURCES
Allison McGeer
Models of Transmission of Seasonal Human Influenza Viruses

David Swayne (and Jackie Katz & Terry Tumpey)
Possible Modes of Transmission of Avian Viruses to People: Studies in Experimental Models

Peter Horby
Why are so few people getting infected in face of large exposed population?

Wantanee Kalpravidh
Cultural Practices and Risk of HPAI Infection in Humans

Liz Mumford (and Mike Arget)
WHO data on potential sources of human exposure to avian influenza H5N1

Malik Peiris
Potential role of live animal markets and the environment in human exposure to avian influenza viruses

Gina Samaan
Live Bird Markets: keeping them alive?

Les Sims
Effects of poultry management on risk of human exposure (at the community level)

David Swayne (and A. Lipatov, Y.K. Kwon, M. Jackwood & J. Beck)
Potential Role of Exposure to Poultry Products and By-products for Human H5N1 Infections

Mona Aly
Summary of animal health information relevant to human exposure to HPAI H5N1 in Egypt

Mona Aly
Summary of exposure data in Egyptian human cases
Presentation not available

Hualan Chen (presented by Vincent Martin)
Summary of animal health information relevant to human exposure to avian influenza H5N1 in China

Zhou Lei
Summary of exposure data in Chinese human cases of H5N1
Presentation not available

Wilfried Purba
Summary of exposure data for human cases of H5N1 in Indonesia

Elly Sawitri
Summary of animal health information relevant to human exposure to avian influenza H5N1 in Indonesia

Nguyen Tran Hien
Avian Influenza in Viet Nam: Situation and Lessons Learned

Nguyen Tung
Summary of animal health information relevant to human exposure to avian influenza H5N1 in Viet Nam
SESSION 4
DEVELOPMENT OF MEETING OUTPUT
No presentation
SESSION 5
BROADENING THE USE OF TOOLS AND SYSTEMS
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