Sixth International Conference on Legionella

该提案请求支持将于2005年10月16日至20日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥凯悦酒店举行的第六届国际军团菌会议。根据以前会议的出席人数、会议地点以及最近军团菌方面取得重大进展的事实，预计将有约400名注册人员参加。与会者将是博士级科学家、内科医生、公共卫生官员、环境工程师、医学和研究生，以及基础科学和临床医学博士后级别的实习生。预计与会者将来自超过25个不同的国家。这项科学计划将涉及五个主要主题：疾病的临床方面、公共卫生问题、细菌致病机制和宿主免疫，以及包括疾病预防在内的环境方面。临床方面的主题将包括主旨讲座。 关于退伍军人病的临床诊断、治疗和实验室诊断。公共卫生讲座将讲述散发性和流行性退伍军人症的调查、疾病的危险因素，以及预防疾病的公共卫生措施。微生物学、细胞生物学和免疫学的专家将介绍最近在理解细菌如何颠覆宿主防御以致病方面的惊人进展，以及有关细菌与宿主相互作用的知识如何促进细胞生物学和人类对细胞内病原体的免疫反应的知识。环境 微生物学家和工程师将讨论这种细菌的环境生态，检测环境中微生物的最佳方法，以及如何最好地设计建筑物以防止疾病的发生。因此，与会者将获得与军团菌和军团病有关的所有方面的最新信息，并有机会发起和/或加强与世界各地科学家的合作。这次微生物学家、医生、公共卫生官员和工程师的独特聚会是对那些关注军团菌及其相关疾病的人的决定性会议。

This proposal requests support for the Sixth International Conference on Legionella to be held October 16-20, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL. Based on attendance at prior meetings, the meeting location, and the fact that major recent advances have been made on Legionella, ca. 400 registrants are expected. Attendees will be doctoral level scientists, physicians, public health officials, environmental engineers, medical and graduate students, and post-doctoral level trainees in the basic sciences and clinical medicine. Attendees are expected from more than 25 different countries. The scientific program will address five major topics; clinical aspects of the disease, public health issues, bacterial pathogenesis and host immunity, and environmental aspects including disease prevention. The clinical aspects topics will include keynote lectures on the clinical diagnosis, treatment, and laboratory diagnosis of Legionnaires' Disease. Public health lectures will address the investigation of sporadic and epidemic Legionnaires' Disease, risk factors for the disease, and public health measures for disease prevention. Experts in microbiology, cell biology, and immunology will address the amazing recent advances in understanding how the bacterium subverts host defenses to cause disease, as well as how knowledge about the interaction of the bacterium with the host advances knowledge in cell biology and the human immune response to intracellular pathogens. Environmental microbiologists and engineers will discuss the environmental ecology of the bacterium, the best methods to detect the organism in the environment, and how best to design buildings to prevent the disease from occurring. Thus, attendees will obtain the latest information on all aspects related to Legionella and Legionnaires' Disease and have the opportunity to initiate and/or strenghten collaborations with scientists throughout the world. This unique gathering of microbiologists, physicians, public health officials, and engineers is the definitive meeting for those concerned with Legionella and its associated diseases.