Program Friday August 14
Place – Theater
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8:30 |
Symposium: Operational Research Network in dengue, DENTARGET. Is it possible to direct intervention actions to risk areas? Patrick Van der Stuyft, Giovanini CoelhoDENTARGET network. Research on dengue stratification: Giovanini Coelho, BRA and Patrick Van der Stuyft, BELExperience of Brazil: Jefferson Pereira, BRA
Experience of Mexico: Pablo Manrique MEX Experience of Cuba: Julio Popa, CUB Experience of Colombia Experience of Perú: Fernando Donaire, PER |
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10:30 |
COFFEE |
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11:00 |
Conference: Community participation evolution since Alma Ata. Implications for dengue: Susan Rifkin, USA |
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11:30 |
Conference: Community participation and social communication for dengue, evolution in WHO and PAHO: Linda Lloyd, EUA |
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12:00 |
Round table: The IDAMS multi-centre observational study on early dengue: expected results and impacts: Thomas Jaenish, Bridget Will |
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13:00 |
LUNCH |
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14:00 |
Symposium: Flavivirus ecology: Maritza Pupo, María Alba Loroño“DENV-5: ecology, evolution and implications for vaccine development and diagnostics”: Nikos Vasilakis, USAFlavivirus in the Peninsula of Yucatan, Mexico: María Alba Loroño, MEX
“Invasive vectors, invasive viruses, a dangerous combination”: Laura Kramer, USA Viral ecology, the Cuban experience: Maritza Pupo, CUB Discussion (10 min) |
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15:35 |
COFFEE |
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15:55 |
Symposium: Chikungunya and others arbovirus in the American region. How to face them? Francisco Duran, CUBCurrent CHIK situation in the American region including other arboviruses (VIDEO): Pilar Ramon, PAHOVirus Zika: Kleber Giovanni Luz, BRA
Country experiences in the prevention and control of CHIK and Zika: Francisco Duran, Carilda Peña, CUB, Martha Torales, PAR. Rolando Mateo, VEN Discussion (10 MIN) |
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17:45 |
CLOSING OF THE THEORETICAL COURSE |
Place – Room 7
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8:30 |
Symposium: Dengue diagnostic: Delfina Rosario, Jorge MuñozVirological and serological markers of dengue. Diagnostic role: Susana Vázquez, CUBThe molecular methods in the diagnostic and viral load dengue studies: Delfina Rosario, CUB
Molecular Epidemiology of Dengue in the Americas: Jorge Muñoz, PRI SUMA, a Cuban technology for the serological dengue surveillance: Ariel Palenzuela, CUB Complete solution for the molecular diagnostic of dengue and CHIK: Gilberto Beitia, BioLab Discussion (10 MIN) |
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10:30 |
COFFEE |
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11:00 |
Symposiun: Dengue pathogenesis: Ana B PérezRole of T cells in the pathogenesis of severe dengue Daniela Weiskopf, EUA“Genetic changes of the dengue virus during adaptation to mosquito and humans”: Andrea Gamarnik, ARG
Warning signs correlation with proinflamatory and regulatory cytokine expression: Beatriz Sierra, CUB Cell subpopulation during dengue infection: Ana B. Pérez, CUB Persistence of some symptoms post dengue infection: associated immunological markers: Gissel García, CUB Discussion (10 MIN) |
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13:00 |
LUNCH |