# 5043
There was a time when I considered an evening curled up with a good novel by Robert Ludlum, Tom Clancy, or Dale Brown as having been well spent.
These days, however, you are more likely to find me reading a different kind of techno-thriller . . . abstracts from infectious disease meeting presentations.
Earlier this year I highlighted the abstract book from the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID 2010) conference held last July in Atlanta, Georgia.
Today, once again from Atlanta, we have the abstract book from this past week’s American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 59th Annual Meeting.
November 3-7, 2010
Marriott Atlanta Marquis Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Abstracts and Education
Abstract Book
The abstract book is available in electronic format only. Download these abstract book files before the annual meeting. The book is provided as one file and as six files, depending on the file size your computer can accommodate.One File
Full abstract bookSix Files
Abstracts 1 - 231 (pages 1 - 69)
Abstracts 232 - 468 (pages 70 - 140)
Abstracts 469 - 710 (pages 140 - 211)
Abstracts 711 - 945 (pages 211 - 282)
Abstracts 946 - 1189 (pages 283 - 353)
Abstracts 1190 - 1345 and Author Index (pages 354-A425)
And here is enough reading to keep even the most devout disease geek engaged for weeks.
In excess of 1300 short abstracts on such diverse subjects as Dengue, Chikungunya, West Nile Virus, Malaria, along with a plethora of additional parasites, bacteria, and viruses to peruse.
I plan to highlight a few of these presentations in the coming days and weeks.
Admittedly, this kind of reading material may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but I wanted to provide my readers with a link to this source before I begin.
