Eighth International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED 2021)

This virtual conference is organized by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) and the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED).

Topics:

• Emerging infectious diseases in humans and animals and the “One Health” concept
• Methods and models of disease surveillance, detection, and prediction
• COVID-19: Lessons learned; Vaccine Development
• Emerging zoonoses and animal health threats
• Biosecurity and agents of bioterrorism and biological warfare
• Infections related to travel and migration of humans and animals
• Advanced diagnostic technologies for emerging infectious diseases
• Foodborne and waterborne pathogens
• Specific disease threats: Pandemic Avian, and Swine Influenza; Ebola, Yellow Fever, Lassa, and other viral hemorrhagic fevers; antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, Anthrax, plague; healthcare-associated infections; coronaviruses: SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2; pandemic impact on HIV/TB, vaccination programs, and antimicrobial resistance
• Vaccines and therapeutics for emerging diseases Social, political, and economic factors in disease emergence
• Epidemic/Pandemic preparedness and response
• Neglected emerging threats: Snake bites, rabies, marine toxins, and fungal pathogens
• Modeling and forecasting
• Genomics
• Public health informatics
• Outbreak investigations

Date

November 4-6, 2021

Location

Virtual Conference

Email

doris.steinbach@isid.org

Website

imed.isid.org/