WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 11, 1-2:15 p.m.
WHERE: National Press Club, Washington, D.C., Murrow Room
RSVP: By noon on Wednesday, Aug. 10
If registration reaches the venue’s capacity, registration will close before this time.
National Institutes of Health’s Anthony Fauci will provide an update on the state-of-play of the Zika virus in the U.S. at a briefing for reporters on Thursday, Aug. 11. A top HHS official will also discuss the federal response, and our panel will address how state and local governments are addressing the issue.
The fight against the spread of the Zika virus has entered a new and domestically focused phase with the announcement by the Florida Department of Health that the disease is being carried by mosquitoes in at least one Miami neighborhood. Zika virus infections, primarily spread through the bite of an Aedes aegypti mosquito, can cause a serious birth defect during pregnancy called microcephaly. There is also a possible link between Zika and Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), as well as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM).
Speakers:
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Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
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Kelly Murphy, health division program director, National Governors Association
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LaMar Hasbrouck, executive director, National Association of County and City Health Officials
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An official of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will also take part.
Marilyn Serafini of the Alliance for Health Reform and Rob Lott of Health Affairs will moderate the discussion.
This briefing is a collaboration of the Alliance for Health Reform, Health Affairs and the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy.
If you would like to register for this briefing please contact Karl Eisenhower at keisenhower@allhealth.org or call (202) 789-2300.