Iowa Conference

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I received this information today. Is anyone from Iowa or surrounding areas

willing to attend this meeting. Here is a link for more information:

http://www.vetmed.iastate.edu/iicab/IABS.hp10.html " >Risk Management

of Infectious Agents of Animals .............Pat

Risk Management of Infectious Agents of Animals in the Manufacture of

Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals

April 26-28, 1999, Ames, Iowa USA

Organized by

International Association of Biological Standardization

USDA APHIS Center for Veterinary Biologics

Institute for International ation in Animal Biologics

OIE Collaborating Centre for the Diagnosis of Animal Diseases and Vaccine

Evaluation in the Americas

Purpose

The interest in assessing and managing the risks to humans and animals from

contamination of medicinal products with infectious agents of animals has

grown

significantly in the last few years. These issues are important to the

scientific community, pharmaceutical and biologics manufacturers, and

regulatory authorities. The purpose of this meeting is to review

state-of-the-art techniques for assessing and managing risks of contamination

with infectious agents of animal origin. The Scientific Program is divided

into the following sections: Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; Risks

associated with other infectious agents; Production and maintenance of animals

free of infectious agents; New testing methods to identify and validate the

inactivation and removal of infectious agents; and Regulatory aspects of risk

analysis and mutual recognition. This international meeting will bring

together research scientists, manufacturers, and regulators to exchange

scientific information. The meeting proceedings will be published by the IABS

as a volume of Developments of Biological Standardization.