The presentations from the 2011 James Steele's Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man (DIN) are indexed by day and divided between morning and afternoon sessions. All are presentations are Microsoft Power Point presentations of various sizes in .ppt format.
The 61st Annual James Steele Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man
June 15-17, 2011
Omni Bayfront Hotel, Corpus Christi, Texas
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
8:00 – 9:30 Session I: Zoonotic Disease Surveillance
- Suspected Case of Bubonic Plague, Corpus Christi, Texas (
168 KB)
William Burgin, MD, Local Health Authority, Corpus Christi – Nueces County Public Health District, Corpus Christi, TX
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory Zoonotic Disease Surveillance ( 17.4 MB)
Roger Parker, DVM, PhD, MS, DACVPM, DACVM, Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX
- Zoonotic Disease Surveillance in a Pronghorn Population in the Texas Panhandle ( 5.6 MB)
James L. Alexander, DVM, MPVM, DACVPM, Department of State Health Services, Canyon, TX
9:30 – 10:30 Session II: Infectious Disease Risks Associated with Healthcare Facilities
- Assistance and Therapy Animals in Human Care Facilities – An Overview of Benefits, Risks, and Prevention (760 KB)
Ron Warner, DVM, PhD, MPVM, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
- Hospital-Acquired Listeriosis Outbreak Caused by Contaminated Diced Celery, Texas, 2010
( 465 KB)
Linda Gaul, PhD, Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX
11:00-1:00 Session III: Rabies
- The Status of Terrestrial Rabies in Texas( 35.8 MB)
Ernest H. Oertli, DVM, PhD, DACVPM, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX
- A Look at Laboratory Confirmed Feline Rabies Cases in Central Texas, 2010 ( 1.0 MB)
Leslie Platz, BS, CHES, Texas Department of State Health Services, Temple, TX
Evaluation of a Postexposure Rabies Prophylaxis Protocol for Domestic Animals in Texas: 2000-2009( 5.4 MB)
Pamela Wilson, RVT, MEd, MCHES, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX
1:00-2:30 Luncheon and Lecture
From Colonial Plague to Influenza H1N1: The Multiple Roles of the Anthropologist in an
Urban Medical Examiner Office ( 70.2 MB)
Sharon M. Derrick, PhD, Forensic Anthropology Division,
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Houston, TX
Thursday, June 16, 2011
8:00 – 10:00 Session IV: Vector-borne Zoonoses
- Human Babesiosis: The Pathobiology, Epidemiology, and Ecology of an Emerging Tick-borne Zoonosis ( 34.8 MB)
Edward J. Wozniak, DVM, PhD, Texas Department of State Health Services, Uvalde, TX
- Development of Area Characterization for Assessing Mosquito-borne Disease Risk in Harris County, Texas ( 20.9 MB)
Rudy Bueno, Jr., PhD, Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services, Harris County, TX
- Current Status of Vaccines for Venezuelan and Eastern Equine Encephalitis( 13.4 MB)
A. Paige Adams, DVM, PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
10:30 – 12:00 Session V: Bacterial Zoonoses
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA): A Review of the Animal-Human Intersection ( 1.8 MB)
Rodney E, Rohde, PhD, MS, SV/SM/MB(ASCP)CM, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infections in Exotic and Domestic Animals ( 1.3 MB)
Maryanne E. Tocidlowski, DVM, DACZM, Houston Zoo Inc., Houston, TX
- TB or Not TB? That is the Question ( 3.0 MB)
Kit Darling, MS, CIC, M, MT(ASCP), Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, College Station, TX
1:30 – 3:30 Session VI: Anthrax
- Anthrax on the Western Edwards Plateau, Summer, 2010 ( 10.4MB)
Martin Hugh-Jones, MA, VetMB, MPH, PhD, MRCVS, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
- Detection, Characterization, and Quantification of Anthrax and Botulinum Toxins by Mass Spectrometry( 23.1 MB)
John Barr, PhD, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
- The FBI Response to a White Powder Incident( 9 MB)
Mike Ponte, Special Agent, WMD Coordinator, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Corpus Christi, TX
4:00 – 5:30 Session VII: Food- and Water-Borne Zoonoses
- Gastroenteritis Outbreak Associated with a Triathlon, Oklahoma City, May 2009 ( 2.3 MB)
Jolianne Stone, MPH, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City, OK
- Focal Seroprevalence of Francisella tularensis in Feral Swine in North Central and Northwest Texas ( 5.5 MB)
Steven M. Presley, PhD, MS, MMS, Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Integrated Approach To Food Safety and Public Health ( 5.9 MB)
Jennifer McKean, DVM, Food Safety Inspection Service, USDA-FSIS, Dallas, TX
Friday, June 17, 2011
8:00 – 1:00 Session VIII: Zoonoses of International and Biosecurity Concern
- Rift Valley Fever: Coming to a County Near You? ( 6.5 MB)
George Bettinger, PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
- The Use of Sentinel Animals for Detection of a Biological Weapons Attack ( 3.6 MB)
Tess Crider, DVM, Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX
- Dog Importations Across the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Risk for Rabies Importation? ( 7.6 MB)
Susan Reese, MPH, Texas Department of State Health Services, El Paso, TX
- Needs for Laboratory Capacity Building in Africa to Support Zoonotic and Trans-Boundary Disease Diagnostics ( 13.1 MB)
Linda Logan, DVM, PhD, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX