“气候变化对新生病毒性疾病的影响”会议邀请信

生物谷

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　First  Areva-Pasteur  Forum

　　　　　　　“Impact  of  Climate  Change  on  Emerging  Diseases”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　10-12  November  2005

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Venue:  Shanghai  Information  Center  for  Life  Science.  CAS.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　No.319,  Yueyang  Rd.  Shanghai

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　中科院上海生命科学信息中心  (岳阳路319号)

INTRODUCTION

-  Impact  of  Climate  Change  on  Emerging  Diseases

Climatic  factors  are  on  the  top  list  of  determinants  that  influence  the  emergence  and  reemergence  of  infectious  diseases.

With  the  recent  outbreak  of  Marburg  virus  in  western  Africa,  the  ongoing  avian  flu  situation,  and  near-constant  news  of  the  spread  of  mosquito-borne  viruses,  the  central  role  played  by  viral  pathogens  in  disease  emergence  has  become  a  reality  show.  Reasons  for  the  emergence/reemergence  of  infectious  diseases  are  complex  and  interrelated.  Major  events  like  El  Nino,  large  forest  fires  in  Borneo,  flooding  in  Vietnam,  etc.,  have  already  demonstrated  their  impact  on  climate  and  on  human  disease  burden.  These  sad  events  have  emphasized  the  risk  of  global  exposure  to  disease  agents  formerly  confined  to  remote  areas.  Could  this  impact  be  predicted,  quantified,  rapidly  diagnosed,  and,  if  not  prevented,  at  least  controlled  in  term  of  public  health?

Using  new  technologies  related  to  satellite  and  monitoring  systems,  scientists  are  tracing  and  integrating  climate  data  to  better  understand  the  interrelation  of  environmental  factors  and  to  predict  future  uncontrolled  situation  dealing  with  enzootic  pathogen  circulation  and  emergence  in  human  population.  However,  it  remains  several  uncertainties  to  appreciate  the  health  impacts  of  global  change.  Understanding  the  interrelations  between  climatological  and  ecological  change  as  determinants  of  disease  emergence  and  will  contribute  to  optimize  preventive  strategies.

Bottleneck  caused  by  environmental  factors  select  genetic  adaptive  changes  of  microorganisms  contributing  to  the  emergence  of  new  pathogenic  agents,  forcing  the  scientists  to  adapt  new  technologies  to  characterize  these  pathogens  and  to  provide  more  rapidly  measures  of  prevention.  Thus,  the  control  of  emerging  diseases  requires  a  multidisciplinary  approach  including  clinicians,  ecologists,  epidemiologists,  microbiologists,  entomologists,  and  mathematicians.

This  forum  will  gather  about  100  participants  and  20  experts  on  different  disciplines  who  will  present  their  points  of  view  and  bring  a  very  interesting  debate  on  how  our  society  and  researchers  consider  the  global  environmental  change  on  its  impact  on  emerging  diseases.

Participant  fee:  Free  of  charge

Participants  are  required  to  register  at  this  Forum  before  October  15th,  2005.  For  the  registration,  please  contact:

Mr.  Zhou  Xifeng

Shanghai  Technology  Convention  &  Exhibition  Co.,  Ltd.

Tel:  +8621  52895151ext.105        Fax:  +8621  52895263

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