Dear participants
We are pleased to invite you to the 16th Meeting of Rabies Program Directors in the Americas (REDIPRA) and the Pre-REDIPRA International Seminar, entitled "Rabies: Unfinished Challenges - An Unfinished Process", which will take place from 28 to 30 November, 2017 in the Landívar Mayor Room of the Porta Hotel Antigua, in the city of Antigua Guatemala - Guatemala.
This edition of REDIPRA and Pre-REDIPRA will analyze the current situation of rabies in the region; the progress made, as well as the challenges, in the control and elimination of human rabies transmitted by the dog; the definition of strategies for the care, monitoring and prevention of wild rabies and herbivores; and the health-agriculture interrelationship for the control of this zoonosis of impact in the public and social health, besides the economy and tourism of the countries of the Region of the Americas.
The event will take place in the magical city of Antigua Guatemala, designated as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1979 and an important tourist destination for its well preserved and colorful colonial architecture.
REDIPRA 16 is sponsored by the Veterinary Public Health Area of the Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center (PANAFTOSA) of the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and has the support of the Government of Guatemala through the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA).
We are waiting for you in Antigua Guatemala.
Transfer information: Guatemala x Antigua Guatemala
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