Thinking Ahead of the World Cup: South American Hemorrhagic Fevers

What this episode covers

In this fifty-eighth episode of SCDP’s ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris reviews the Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report. Dr. Anabel Sinchi presents a VHF case followed by Dr. Gaby Frank’s didactic on South American Hemorrhagic Fevers (SAHF) – providing a background on the disease, old and new world arenaviruses, epidemiology, transmission, clinical phases, mortality risk factors, diagnoses, and more. Dr. Jessica Pavlick also presents, covering the public health perspective. Audience questions are addressed during a Q&A discussion. This is the recording of our live ECHO session, held on 4.30.26. RESOURCES: Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links, agenda, and speaker bios, on the Emory SCDP ECHO website: https://scdp.emory.edu/programs/echo-program/resources.html Please Note: Unless otherwise stated, the opinions expressed in the program reflect those of the panelists and not necessarily those of their respective organizations, including (but not limited to), Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.

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