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We are pleased to announce Vibrios in the Environment 2010, a conference
to be held at the fabulous *Beau Rivage Resort* in *Biloxi,
Mississippi*, in the heart of the U.S. Gulf Coast.
*Please save the dates of **8-12 **November 2010.*
In 1980, leading vibrio researchers working in the area of microbial
ecology and public health met in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to convene a
unique conference entitled “Vibrios in the Environment.” The proceedings
were published by John Wiley and Sons Inc., in 1984, and firmly
established that a number of human pathogenic /Vibrio /spp/./ including
/V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus/ and /V. vulnificus/ were indigenous
to marine and estuarine environments where much of the seafood supply is
produced and where most recreational exposure occurs. In the following
30 years, vibrio research has increased exponentially and these
organisms have often been at the forefront of basic scientific
discoveries and the global public health debate. Some prominent issues
initiated by vibrio research include discoveries on the viable but
nonculturable state, transfer of virulence genes by phages,
identification of ballast discharge as vehicle for pandemic spread, and
climate change resulting in an expansion of the seasonal and
geographical range of diseases. In spite of this increased attention on
vibrios and the spectacular discoveries over the past several decades,
there has not been another major conference focusing on vibrios in the
environment or their implications on public health, especially food
safety. There is unprecedented activity in the US and globally to
control the risk of vibrios and yet in most countries illnesses are
either flat or increasing. Furthermore, the vibrios are still regarded
by most marine microbiologists as the dominant culturable bacteria in
the ocean and there is good reason to believe that global warming may
increase their presence. The science has repeatedly demonstrated that
vibrios present public health challenges that were not imagined in 1980.
Therefore, after three decades, revisiting the critical public health
issues presented by vibrios, especially food safety, globalization and
climate change is long overdue and we look forward to seeing you a year
from now in Biloxi at *Vibrios in the Environment 2010*.
Proposed Session Headings:
• Ecology of Vibrios
• Human Disease
• Non-human Disease
• Integrated coastal water quality and seafood safety management
• Epidemiology and Socioeconomics
We will soon open a website with more details and plan to have a portal
where you can contribute ideas and suggestions.
Please feel free to pass this announcement on to your vibrio associates
not included on this announcement as well as to others who may be
interested in the conference.
*Please contact Brian Jackson at UCAR (bjackson_at_ucar.edu) or the
steering committee members if you are interested in further information
as it becomes available, would like to present your ideas, or be added
to our Vibrios in the Environment 2010 email listserve.
*
*Vibrios in the Environment 2010 Steering Committee*
Dr. Rita R. Colwell, University of Maryland, United States,
rcolwell_at_umiacs.umd.edu
Dr. Angelo DePaola, US Food and Drug Administration,
angelo.depaola_at_fda.hhs.gov
Dr. D. Jay Grimes, University of Southern Mississippi, United States,
jay.grimes_at_usm.edu
Dr. Carmen Amaro, University of Valencia, Spain, carmen.amaro_at_uv.es
Dr. Murielle Lafaye, CNES, France, murielle.lafaye_at_cnes.fr
Dr. G. Balakrish (“Krish”) Nair, National Institute of Cholera and
Enteric Diseases, India,
gbnair_2000_at_yahoo.com
Dr. Mitsuaki (“Buchi”) Nishibuchi, Kyoto University, Japan,
nisibuti_at_cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Dr. James D. Oliver, Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, United
States, jdoliver_at_uncc.edu
Dr. Carla Pruzzo, University of Genoa, Italy, carla.pruzzo_at_unige.it
Dr. Joon Haeng Rhee, Chonnam National University, Korea,
jhrhee_at_chonnam.chonnam.ac.kr
Dr. Irma N. G. Rivera, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, igrivera_at_usp.br
Dr. Mark S. Strom, NOAA Fisheries, Washington State, United States,
mark.strom_at_noaa.gov
Dr. Jörg Szarzynski, United Nations, Germany,
joerg.szarzynski_at_unoosa.org
Dr. Juli Trtanj, NOAA, Washington, D.C., United States,
juli.trtanj_at_noaa.gov
Dr. Anita C. Wright, University of Florida, United States, acw_at_ufl.edu
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