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Texas A&M System Experts Host Avian Influenza Media Teleconference

Skip breadcrumb navigation COLLEGE STATION, Texas (October 19, 2005) -- Texas A&M University System experts, including the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine's own Dr. John Quarles, hosted a two-hour Avian Influenza Media Teleconference, Monday, October 17. Each expert gave an overview on avian influenza, as well as a short presentation about the disease, how it could affect human health and the state's poultry industry, and review current research. They also answered media questions.

Experts on the panel were:
  • Dr. John El-Attrache, assistant professor, College of Veterinary Medicine. His expertise is in avian viral diseases and vector-based vaccines.
  • Dr. Blanca Lupiani, assistant professor in the department of veterinary pathobiology. Lupiani specializes in avian viral diseases and was available for interviews in Spanish.
  • Dr. John Carey, associate head of the department of poultry science and Texas Cooperative Extension specialist.
  • Dr. Markus Peterson, wildlife researcher, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. His expertise is wildlife disease, game birds, quail and turkey.
  • Dr. John Quarles, professor and interim department head of medical microbiology and immunology in the College of Medicine. He has done extensive research on influenza.
  • Dr. Tom Lester, head of diagnostic microbiology & virologist for the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (TVDML)

Agricultural Communications at Texas A&M and the National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense sponsored the event.


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