2nd International Conference on Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

Start Date 14 October 2008
End Date 16 October 2008
Venue Address Hilton Phuket Arcadia, Phuket, Thailand
333 Patak Rd, Tambon Karon, Amphoe Mueang Phuket, Chang Wat Phuket 83100

About This Event

The 2nd International Conference on Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever led by Professor Emeritus Prasert Thongcharoen, was held at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia, Phuket, Thailand from October 14-16, 2008, Nine hundred and forty-one participants from 47 countries around the world joined the meeting in order to review the situation and researches that have been carried out so far and to find out what are still needed to be done.

The First International Conference on Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever was convened in Chiangmai, Thailand from November 20 to 24, 2000 aimed at strengthening the efforts in controlling dengue in the new millennium.

The forum on the 2nd international Conference on Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever, was attended by physicians, nurses, academicians and scientists from both government as well as well as non-governmental organizations.

The forum gave us the opportunity to exchange our experiences, skills and techniques including new conceptual research to approach to the prevention and control of the disease, reflecting the theme " Global innovation to fight dengue "

Scientific programs included state-of-the-art, plenary and symposia which was participated by experts in their respective fields. Topics on virology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, immune response, new tools in laboratory diagnostic methods, clinical managements, surveillance, vector biology and ecology, community involvement and vaccine development were included in the presentations.

Participants also had chances to perform as oral presentations on 84 and as posters on 212 occasions, Dengue experts around the world have fully participated in the discussions.

The 2nd International Conference on Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever was a successful event in identifying research priorities, improving surveillance, vector control, better case diagnosis and management and efficacious vaccine development.

Most of all, it creates the worldwide partnership and networking, researchers and scientists but to the community as well.

Professor Usa Thisyakorn, M.D.
President, the 9th International Congress of Tropical Pediatrics, 2011
Executive Committee,
International Society of Tropical Pediatrics

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