The 37th National Immunization Conference of CDC

Mississippi
Tuesday, March 18, 2003: 11:00 AM-12:30 PM

C11: Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance in Developing Countries: New Methods and Challenges

This session will present new surveillance methodologies in resource poor settings related to global polio eradication and measles control goals.
Learning Objectives: Participants should understand new methods for assessing vaccine derived poliovirus circulation, and measles and rotavirus disease burden in resource poor settings.

Moderator:D. Rebecca Prevots
11:00 AMIntroductory Remarks
11:05 AMEvaluation of the Community-Based Measles Surveillance System in the Kingdom of Cambodia, 2002
Robin K Nandy, Robert T Perry, Keith Feldon, Sann Chan Soeung, Svay Sarath
11:25 AMAssessment of Areas at Increased Risk for Poliovirus Circulation in Ecuador
Gustavo H. Dayan, Rodrigo Roriguez, Jan Vinje, Nancy Vasconez, Victor M. Caceres, Nicole Gregoricus, Mark Sobsey, Mauricio Landaverde
11:45 AMPresentation — Reina Turcios
12:05 PMDiscussion

The 37th National Immunization Conference of CDC