Webinar: Surveillance and current situation of Oropouche virus (orov) infection in the Americas

Webinar: Surveillance and current situation of Oropouche virus (orov) infection in the Americas
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 Date/Time: Thursday, February 15th / 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Washington DC time)

  • Moderator: Dr. Jairo Mendez-Rico, Regional Advisor for Viral Diseases, PAHO, Regional Office, Infectious Hazards Management Unit, IHM/PHE (5 mins)
  • Regional Information: Dr. Christian Hertlein, Detection Verification and Analysis Team, Health Information and Risk Analysis Unit, HIM/PHE (5 mins)
  • OROV Virology and Situation in Amazonas, Brazil: Dr. Felipe Naveca, Deputy Director of Research, Fiocruz, Amazonas; Head of the arbvorius laboratory, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro (20-25 mins)
  • Clinical Description and Case Management, Peru: Dr. Juan Carlos Celis, Infectious Disease Physician at the Regional Hospital of Loreto, Peru. (20 mins)
  • Surveillance and Diagnostic Algorithm: Dr. Lionel Gresh, Virology and Laboratory Team, Regional Office, Infectious Hazards Management Unit IHM/PHE (15-20 mins)
  • Questions and Answers

*The webinar will be conducted in Spanish with simultaneous English translation.

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