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Venue
Dates
Meeting Objectives
Target audience
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| Venue |
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The meeting will take place in the Miami Beach Resort & Spa, 4833 Collings Avenue, Miami Beach, Fl 33140.
www.miamibeachresortandspa.com
A block of rooms has been reserved for conference participants at a discounted rate of appr. 165 US$ single/double occupancy, taxes included. |
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Friday 30 November and Saturday 1 December 2007
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| Meeting Objectives |
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The objectives of the meeting were
to:
- review the changing epidemiology of HAV and its impact on burden of disease and prevention strategies
- share country experiences and effectiveness of different hepatitis A vaccination strategies
- review diagnostic and surveillance issues
- assess and examine different outbreak control measures
- discuss the economics of universal hepatitis A vaccination in children compared to other health care interventions
- position HAV burden of disease and prevention options vis-à-vis other vaccine-preventable infections
- assess and discuss vaccine efficiency and long term immunogenicity data
- assess the future of global prevention and control of hepatitis A infection.
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| Target audience |
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The target audience for this meeting includes Ministry of Health Representatives, Public Health Officers, Virologists, Hepatologists, Viral Hepatitis Experts, Infectious Disease Professionals, Paediatric Infectious Disease Specialists, Travel Doctors, etc.
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