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May 12, 2008 - May 13, 2008
The American Institute of Biological Sciences Annual Meeting
The 2008 AIBS annual meeting will be held 12 --13 May and will explore
the theme of "Climate, Environment, and Infectious Diseases." The
location is the Westin Arlington Hotel, 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington,
Virginia 22203, a two-minute walk from the National Science Foundation
building and a few station stops from downtown Washington, DC, on the
Metro subway system. The program chair is 2008 AIBS President Rita
Colwell of the University of Maryland at College Park. To register
online or submit a poster, go to:
http://www.aibs.org/annual-meeting/annual_meeting_2008.html
SUMMARY: Interrelationships of climate, environment, and human health
are manifested in infectious disease patterns. Vector borne diseases,
such as malaria, dengue, Avian influenza, SARS, and related diseases are
known to be closely linked to the environment and, more recently, to
climate. Interactions between climate, climate change, and the
environment have been studied extensively by investigators in the United
States and abroad. The AIBS annual meeting will address these issues.
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