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May 23, 2018

2018 Bug Run

The Vancouver seawall was once again the beautiful sunny setting for the Annual Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases (CFID) Bug Run that took place at the AMMI Canada CACMID Annual Conference. Nearly 40 enthusiasts braved the early hour and joined together to run, jog or stroll the 2.5/5km course prior to attending their first session […]

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March 17, 2018

Professional Development Workshop for Canadian Virologists

This workshop, co-chaired by Dr. Curtis Cooper (University of Ottawa) and Dr. Susan Richardson (University of Toronto), brought together two leading infectious disease based organizations: the Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases (CFID) and the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR). Date: Wednesday March 21 – Friday March 23, 2018 Location: Buffalo Mountain Lodge, Banff, AB […]

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November 30, 2017

The GeoSentinel Surveillance Project of the CDC and International Society of Travel Medicine

Dr. Davidson H. Hamer, Project Lead of the GeoSentinel Global Surveillance Network and Professor of Global Health & Medicine, Boston University, gave a fascinating analysis of travel-related illnesses and outbreaks reported to the Network during 2007-2011, including Zika virus infections and acqusition of multidrug antimicrobial resistant microorganisms. His talk was presented at the Intercity Rounds […]

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November 30, 2017

Emerging Arboviral Threats: Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika

Dr. Davidson H. Hamer, Professor of Global Health & Medicine, Boston University, and Director of the Boston Medical Center Travel Clinic, described the epidemiology, clinical manifestations and laboratory diagnosis of these emerging arboviral threats as well as their risk assessment and prevention strategies, including vaccines. This talk was presented to ID and Med Micro professionals […]

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May 6, 2017

2017 CFID Bug Run

The morning of May 6, 2017 dawned grey and unsettled in Toronto, which was an improvement over the near-continual rain of the preceding week. An intrepid group of about 25 runners congregated outside the Sheraton Centre Hotel on Queen Street West to begin a historical/medical tour of central Toronto over the course of the run. […]

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The Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases is a charitable organization committed to improving the health of Canadians and people worldwide through the support of research and dissemination of knowledge pertaining to the prevention, diagnosis, control and treatment of infectious diseases.

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