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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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INTA Professor Margaret Kosal will attend a June conference on Factors Influencing Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Southeast. The conference is sponsored by the Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats (SECEBT) led by Emory University including 31 university, public health, and governmental collaborators with experience in disease control and prevention.
Topics to be discussed include demographic patterns affecting disease emergence, global migration implications for the southeast, waterborne disease risk and climate change, vectorborne diseases old and new, and foodborne disease issues.
Following the conference, Professor Kosal will participate in an invitation-only workshop, the Southeast Region Tabletop Exercise, that will include academics, state health officials, laboratory directors, state and public health veterinarians, and representatives of federal organizations. They will identify the issues that arise during a multi-state outbreak in the southeast in order to analyze and alleviate gaps in existing procedures.
