15th International Dengue Course Challenges of Zika and Chikungunya transmission

August 7 – 18, 2017

Havana, Cuba

ZikaPLAN announces the 15^th edition of the Dengue International Course, which will cover the regional and global dengue, Zika, Chikungunya and yellow fever epidemiological situation.

The course is organized in partnership with:

      'Pedro Kourí' Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK)

      Cuban Society of Microbiology & Parasitology (SCMP)

      Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba (MINSAP)

      Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)-World Health Organization (WHO).

Theoretical sessions will be covered during the first week (August 7 to 11) with general lectures, round tables and symposia.

Practical sessions will cover the topics of epidemiology and community participation, clinic and pathology, vector control and entomology, viral diagnosis and immunology during the second week (August 14 to 18).

Participants will have the opportunity to show their results in a poster session during the first week. Poster characteristics: 94cm wide X 140cm high (vertical position).

Deadline for abstract submission: July 1st, 2017.

For further information, contact:

Prof. María G. Guzmán

Phone: (+537) 255-3556 / Email: lupe@ipk.sld.cu

http://instituciones.sld.cu/ipk/15th-international-dengue-zika-and-chikungunya-course/