28 November 2013
Organised by:
SCI's Environment, Health and Safety and BioResources Groups
Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, London
This event is no longer available for registration.
Drug or vaccine distribution has been effective in treating many vector-borne diseases such as malaria, yellow fever and West Nile virus, but where resistance to drugs occurs, and given the lack of effective vaccines for some deadly vector borne diseases such as malaria and dengue, vector control must be implemented. This event will consider traditional methods of reducing suitable habitats and vector-man contact as part of an hollistic approach to vector control, alongside development of new technologies.
Distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets to protect young children and pregnant women most susceptible to malaria has been emphasised, but not all disease transmission occurs inside homes at night and the vectors are becoming resistant to the insecticides: a more comprehensive approach is needed.
With growing interest in eliminating malaria, this event will look back at successful methods of vector control prior to the advent of insecticides. That these methods were highly successful in curbing malaria transmission suggests that they should also be a component of current vector control programmes alongside new technologies and environmental strategies. At this meeting we will review whether this approach can provide more effective control of disease transmission and help those living in many disease endemic areas to move out of poverty.
Institute of Materials (IOM/3)
Institute of Materials, Minerals and MiningSCI Conference Team
Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561
Email: conferences@soci.org
Earlybird fees - before 25 October 2013
SCI Member £150
SCI Student and students presenting posters £40
Academics and Charities £100
Non-Member £200
Standard fees - after 25 October 2013
SCI Member £200
SCI Student and students presenting posters £40
Academics and Charities £100
Non-Member £260
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Tube
IOM3 can be reached on foot from the following underground (tube) stations - Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines), Green Park (Piccadilly, Victoria and Jubilee lines) and Charing Cross (Bakerloo and Northern lines).
For more information about services, and a map, please go to - www.tfl.gov.uk
Rail
IOM3 is approximately a 10 minute walk from Charing Cross mainline train station.
For information on train times and operators, contact National Rail Enquiries - +44 (0)8457 484950, www.nationalrail.co.uk
Car
For more information about parking in the area, please go to - http://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/sw1y_5db/
There are a number of hotels and B&Bs in the Belgravia area, a short distance from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. For more information, please click here.
Dr Mary Nnankya, Namba-Biotech Ltd, UK
Professor Graham Matthews, Imperial College, UK