General Information Agenda Registration Call For Abstracts Abstracts Hotel Presentations Presentations from the 2009 Africa Influenza Scientific Symposium DAY ONE - December 7, 2009 TOPIC I: PANDEMIC H1N1 IN AFRICA Influenza - The Enigmatic Virus Professor Barry Schoub The Global Response to 2009 H1N1 Dr. Katelijn Vandemaele Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) in South Africa… Brett Archer Recent Pandemic Influenza AH1N1 Infections in Ghana Dr. Kofi Bonney Outbreak of Pandemic Flu AH1N1 in Rwanda Dr. Thierry Nyatanyi Presentation 1 Presentation 2 Molecular Epidemiology of the Influenza A (H1N1)… Professor Marietjie Venter Surveillance of Genetic Markers for Resistance… Dhamari Naidoo Transmission of Initial Cases of Pandemic Influenza A(pH1N1)… Collins Tabu Pandemic Influenza H1N1 Detection and Response… Dr. Michael Mwasekaga Two Influenza Seasons in One Year… Jo McAnerney Novel Influenza A/H1N1 2009 Epidemic in South Africa Chuma Makunga TOPIC II: INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE: FROM SEASONAL INFLUENZA TO PANDEMIC H1N1 WHO Laboratory Response to Pandemic H1N1 Dr. Terry Besselaar Reinforcement of Human Influenza Surveillance in Morocco Dr. Amal Barakat Epidemiological and Virological Surveillance… Dr. Hervé Kadjo Novel A/H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Situation…Egypt 2009 Dr. Samir Refaey Low Probability, High Impact Public Health Events Dr. Workenesh Ayele TOPIC III: INFLUENZA SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE IN AFRICA Influenza Sentinel Surveillance in Rwanda Dr. Joseph Rukelibuga Time Series Modeling for Sentinel Surveillance Data Dr. Vincent Richard SARI Surveillance Update Dr. Siblongile Walaza TOPIC IV: INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE IN AFRICA ON THE GROUND Implementation of Human Influenza…in Uganda Dr. Julius Lutwama DAY TWO - December 8, 2009 TOPIC V: ZOONOTIC INFLUENZA AND HUMAN/ANIMAL INTERFACE Prevention and Preparedness: Formative Research Dr. Lauren Blum Avian Influenza Surveillance in Selected Backyard Flocks… Mmeta Yongolo Surveillance for Human Avian Influenza Cases in Ghana Dr. Kofi Bonney Active Surveillance for Influenza Virus Subtypes… Samson Limbaso TOPIC VI: INFLUENZA IN AFRICA-FROM THE LABORATORY Virologic Surveillance and Laboratory Developments Dr. Steve Lindstrom Circulation of Human Influenza Viruses and Emergence… Dr. Richard Njouom Development of a Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Platform… Norosoa Razanajatovo Identification of H1N1 Oseltamivir Resistant Viruses… Dhamari Naidoo Phylogeneic Analysis of HA1 Protein of Influenza A(H1N1) Meshack Wadegu TOPIC VII: QUANTIFYING INFLUENZA IN AFRICA: DISEASE BURDEN AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Disease Burden Dr. Marc-Alain Widdowson MISMS Overview Dr. Katherine Sturm-Ramirez Estimation of Influenza-related Excess Mortality… Dr. Cheryl Cohen The Population-based Burden of Hospitalization… Maurice Ope Epidemiological and Virological Surveillance… Dr. Herve Kadjo Influenza Surveillance among Children with Severe Pneumonia in Kilifi, Kenya Professor Marjorie Venter Thirteen Years of Continued Influenza Surveillance in an African Tropical Area, Senegal, 1996-2008 Dr. Mbayame Ndiaye-Niang Human ParaInfluenza Virus Infections in Kenya Janet Majanja Burden of Influenza, Influenza-like Illness and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness in Kibera Slum in Kenya Dr. Emmaculate Lebo Study Design for an Assessment of Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness In Niakhar, Senegal Dr. Doudou Diop ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Translating Surveillance Data into Disease Burden Information Dr. Cheryl Cohen and Interventions - Data for Action Dr. Sonja Olsen DAY THREE - December 9, 2009 TOPIC VIII: INFLUENZA IN AFRICA - FIELD TO THE LAB Challenges in Influenza Laboratory Testing in Africa Dr. Kariuki Njenga Characterization of Influenza: A Subtypes Circulating in Kenya Solomon Gikundi Validation and Development of an in-house Multiplex PCR for the Detection of Respiratory Viruses Marthi Nieuwoudt The 2008 Influenza Season in Senegal Confirm Intensive Circulation of Oseltamivir-resistant A/H1N1 Viruses in Africa Dr. Mbayame Ndiaye-Niang TOPIC IX: OUTBREAK CASE STUDIES Human Health Response during an Outbreak of Avian Influenza H5N2 in Ostriches, Eastern Cape Dr. Lucille Blumberg Genetic Characterization of H5N1 Strains Detected from Avian Influenza Outbreak in Burkina Faso Dr. Zekiba Tarnagda Evaluation of Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response in Eight African Countries using a M&E Tool Dr. N. Talla-Nzussouo Site maintained by Professional and Scientific Associates, Inc. 2100 Reston Parkway, Ste. 300, Reston, VA 20191