The Seventh Annual International Society for Disease Surveillance Conference – Sustaining Innovation in Practice - was held December 3-5, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Research conducted at ISIS Center by the pandemic influenza research group was chosen for oral presentation for application of methodologies to new domains in pneumonia and influenza surveillance. The abstract, “Indications and Warning of Pandemic Influenza Compared to Seasonal Influenza,” was presented by Dr. Noele P. Nelson on behalf of the research group. A link to the presentation can be found here. Other persons in attendance included fellow authors: Aimee R. Reilly, Emily A. Iarocci, and Carrianne M. Jung.
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