Outbreaks of devastating diseases and drug-related microbes are increasing throughout the world. These diseases have no boundaries–disciplinary, economic, social or cultural. The list of resurging old scourges and newly emerging diseases seems overwhelming: HIV, hantavirus, tuberculosis, Ebola virus, BSE, rabies, (e.g. salmonella, E. coli 0157:H7), and "flesh eating" bacteria, to name only a few. Such diseases constitute the third-highest cause of death in the United States and are the leading cause of death in developing countries. Dr. Stephen Morse, known for his pioneering work on this topic, will explore the widespread repercussions and future implications of these dramatic global diseases.

Cosponsored by: College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Pathology, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medical, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Economic Entomology at the Natural History Survey, Abbott Laboratories