NA-PRRS Symposium Abstract Submissions Due September 1

August 31, 2016 — 

Abstract submissions for the 2016 North American PRRS Symposium (NA-PRRS) Emerging and Foreign Animal Diseases are due September 1st.

The meeting, held in conjunction with NC229 and the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD) is December 3-4, 2016 at the Intercontinental Hotel and Downtown Marriott, Magnificent Mile in Chicago,

In addition to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), topics for discussion include emerging and foreign animal diseases, such as Seneca Valley virus (SVV), porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD), African swine fever virus (ASFV), classical swine fever virus (CSFV), and other high-consequence diseases of swine. Scientific topics include disease control, vaccines, pathogenesis, diagnostics, epidemiology and host genetics. Abstracts covering all of the above topics and other emerging diseases of swine will be accepted. Students and postdocs presenting posters or talks will be eligible for the David A. Benfield travel fellowship.

Important deadlines:

September 1 - Abstract submission deadline
September 8 - Travel fellowship application deadline
November 4 - Hotel reservation deadline
November 25 - Online Registration deadline

Registration includes lunch on Saturday, as well as the NA PRRS (Saturday) and CRWAD (Sunday) evening poster sessions.

Attendees requiring visas are encouraged to register early.