VANCOUVER – “Containing Ebola Outbreaks: Lessons for Bio-Security and H1N1” will be the topic of the WSU Vancouver Chancellor’s Seminar Series at 11:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, in the Firstenburg Student Commons.
Speaker Barry Hewlett, professor of anthropology, has conducted research in central Africa since 1973. He was the first medical anthropologist to be invited by the World Health Organization to help control ebola outbreaks.
Ebola is a lethal virus that causes massive internal hemorrhaging. It is thought to have originated in central Africa.
Hewlett will discuss how Africans and the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network at the WHO respond to ebola outbreaks. He said that what is learned from containing ebola may improve response in the U.S. to a bioterrorist attack or outbreaks of new diseases such as H1N1.
Tickets to the event are $25 and include the lecture, lunch and parking. For tickets call 360-694-2588 or visit www.vancouverusa.com.
WSU Vancouver’s Chancellor’s Seminar Series examines timely topics and extends an invitation to exchange ideas. The series gathers students, faculty, staff, business leaders, elected officials and community members for an in-depth conversation about a topic of current interest or concern. Guests are encouraged to ask questions and share ideas after the presentation.
The series will continue with:
Friday, Jan. 15, Rogers Weed, director, Washington State Department of Commerce, “How Can the State Work with Businesses and Partners to Grow and Improve Jobs?”
