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The goal of this project is to assemble a diverse international meeting to bring together the world's leading experts from diverse disciplines to discuss new insights into Salmonella biology and novel strategies for control. Salmonella represents one of the most prominent foodborne infections in the United States and also poses a threat to animal health and public safety. Attendees should emerge from the meeting with new insights into Salmonella biology and novel strategies for Salmonella detection, prevention, and treatment.
NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: Salmonella represents one of the most prominent food safety problems in the United States and also poses a threat to animal health and public safety. The emergence of multi-resistant Salmonella strains has complicated efforts to prevent and treat infections in humans and animals. This diverse international meeting will include sessions on Salmonella evolution, genomics, genetics, physiology, epidemiology, clinical aspects (including antimicrobial resistance), animal infections, food safety, pathogenesis (including systems, molecular and cellular biology), immunology and vaccines. The focus of this meeting specifically addresses the priorities of the USDA program on Food Safety: Biological Approaches, NRI, which include Salmonella associated with seafood, fresh fruits, nuts and vegetables, and methods to reduce the Salmonella burden in poultry and swine. The meeting is also relevant to the program on Animal Protection and Biosecurity or Food Safety: Epidemiological Approaches. <P>APPROACH: The meeting will take place from 5-9 October 2009 in Aix-en-Provence, France. Attendees will include 300-350 scientists, administrators, fellows and students, with approximately 40% coming from the United States. Speakers will included invited scientists with prominence in the field as well as individuals selected on the basis of submitted abstracts.