UIC News Tips-PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS DISCUSS ANTHRAX AT UIC

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November 12, 2001

Contact: Sherri McGinnis, (312) 996-8277, smcginn@uic.edu

PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS DISCUSS ANTHRAX AT UIC

WHAT:

"Bioterrorism: What We Have Seen and What We Haven't, Part I: Anthrax." The forum for public health professionals, students and advocates, sponsored by the University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Public Health, is part of a series of educational sessions related to bioterrorism.

WHO:

Overview of Bioterrorism and Summary of Infectious Agents

Dr. Gary Slutkin, UIC School of Public Health, professor, epidemiology and international health and director of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention

History and Epidemiology of Anthrax

Dr. Douglas Passaro, UIC School of Public Health, associate professor, epidemiology and biostatistics

Clinical Features, Treatment and Prevention of Anthrax

Dr. Ronald Hershow, UIC School of Public Health, associate professor, epidemiology and biostatistics

Anthrax: Environmental Protection and Detection

Lorraine Conroy, UIC School of Public Health, associate professor, environmental and occupational health sciences

WHERE:

UIC School of Public Health Auditorium
1603 W. Taylor St.

WHEN:

Nov. 14
Noon-1p.m.

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