International Course in Surveillance and Applied
Epidemiology for HIV and AIDS
CDC, the Global Programme on AIDS of the World Health
Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, the Fogarty
International Center of the National Institutes of Health, and
the U.S. Agency for International Development will cosponsor a
course for public health and medical officials, primarily from
developing countries, who are responsible for monitoring human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS) in their countries. The course will be held
August 13-31, 1990, in Atlanta. It will include surveillance
methods for HIV infection and notification systems for AIDS
reporting, as well as basic epidemiologic skills for
investigating risk factors and unusual occurrences of HIV
infection and disease and for monitoring and evaluating
surveillance and intervention programs. The course will be taught
in English. Applications are due March 30, 1990.
Course announcement and application forms are available from
International Activity, Division of HIV/AIDS, Center for
Infectious Diseases, CDC, Mailstop G29, Atlanta, GA 30333;
telephone (404) 639-2060; FAX (404) 639-2029; TELEX 549571
CDCATL; Dialcom 132:PHF50202.
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