Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World

Do you want to try your hand at being an outbreak responder? This interactive forum will engage participants to walk through the decision-making process of responding to infectious disease threats such as avian influenza and Ebola. Participants will work together to consider the many factors that play into these decisions, including availability of funding, testing and surveillance development, global partnerships, distribution of medical countermeasures, and alerts from the Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON). Content based on an exhibition created for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Presented in collaboration with the Boston University Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (BU CEID). This event is free, thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute.