Infectious diseases such as Ebola travel rapidly across national borders. One out of four deaths annually worldwide are due to infectious illnesses and more than 40 new ones have emerged since 1972 alone. On December 10, 2014, the Embassy of Italy and New America will convene a conference on “Ebola and Other Emerging Infectious Disease Threats: Prevention and Preparedness”.
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Welcoming Remarks by:
Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero
Susan Blumenthal M.D, Senior Fellow, New America; Former US Asst. Surgeon General
Featured Speakers Include:
Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
Followed by an interview by Ted Koppel (award winning journalist)
Dr. Alicia Jackson, Ph.D. Director, Biological Technologies Office, DARPA, DOD
Prof. Giuseppe Ippolito, National Inst. of Infectious Diseases “Spallanzani” Rome
Prof. Maria Rita Gismondo, Head, Microbiology Lab., L. Sacco Hospital, Milan
Dr. Andrea Atzori, Delegate for international relations, CUAMM, Padua
Dr. Dennis Carroll, Special Assistant for Global Health Security, USAID
Dr. Lyle Petersen, Director, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
IN COLLABORATION WITH
RSVP – December 10th – 8:30AM to 1PM
MORE INFO: +1.202.612.4438
Reservations are available until we reach capacity or by the above date/time (whichever comes first)
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LOCATION
EMBASSY OF ITALY
3000 Whitehaven Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
MORE INFO
Event Coordinators
Cons. Andrea Cascone Head of the Economic Commercial and Scientific Affairs Office
andrea.cascone@esteri.it
Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, MD
Senior Fellow, New America: Senior Medical Advisor, amfAR; Former US Asst. Surgeon General healthcommission@gmail.com
Giulio Busulini, Scientific Attache, Embassy of Italy giulio.busulini@esteri.it
Vanessa A. Virano, Staff, Embassy of Italy – Tel (202) 612-4438 – vanessa.virano@esteri.it
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