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