The ease and speed with which animals, animal products and food are shipped around the world has increased dramatically in recent years. In addition, humans are traveling at ever increasing rates. Consequently, the spread of infectious diseases and the movement of foodborne pathogens has become a truly global issue. Because of the many links that exist among countries in the Americas, it is critical that networks of people in academia, government and industry begin to address these issues in the Americas. The purpose of this Summer School is to present courses that introduce some of the key concepts that are necessary for improving human and animal health in the Americas.

Directors
	Dr. Randall Singer		Dr. Santiago Ernst
	University of Minnesota		Universidad Austral de Chile
	singe024@umn.edu		sernst@uach.cl
			UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

 

Organizing Committee:
	Dr. Gerardo González		Dr. Claudia Muñoz-Zanzi
	Universidad de Concepción, Chile		University of Minnesota and Universidad Austral de Chile
	ggonzal@udec.cl		munozzan@umn.edu
	Dr. Enrique Pérez
	Inocuidad de Alimentos, HDM-VP/FOS Organización Panamericana de la Salud Organización Mundial de la Salud
	perezenr@fos.ops-oms.org
The School is financed in part by USDA NRICGP, through the program Epidemiological Approaches to Food Safety UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EXTENSION AND EDUCATION SERVICE