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Just a quick head's up on a Zika briefing tomorrow afternoon (h/t Pathfinder on FluTrackers) by Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the NIH's NIAID, and Dr. Sylvain Aldighieri, Zika Incident
Manager for PAHO (Pan American Health Organization).
This event will be live-streamed as part of a hemispheric conference on the Zika Virus.
Dr. Fauci will be presenting the keynote address, Zika Virus: A Pandemic in
Progress. This was also the title of his hour-long video presentation nearly two months ago (see NIH Webcast: Zika Virus - A Pandemic In Progress) which is still available for viewing online.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and Dr. Sylvain Aldighieri, Zika Incident Manager for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), will brief reporters at PAHO on Tuesday, May 3 at 2:30 p.m.
Both scientists are participating in a hemispheric conference on Zika Virus Risk Communication Challenges, sponsored by the PAHO and the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Dr. Fauci is giving the keynote address, Zika Virus: A Pandemic in Progress. Dr. Aldighieri is giving an update on the current epidemiological situation. Each will give a brief summary of their presentations and then answer questions.
WHAT: Briefing on Zika
WHO: Dr. Anthony Fauci (NIAID) and Dr. Sylvain Aldighieri (PAHO)
WHEN: Tuesday May 3 at 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: Room B, 2nd floor, PAHO Headquarters,
525 23rd St., N.W., Washington, DC
HOW: In person and via livestream: www.livestream.com/paho
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