1998 Richard J. Duma/NFID Annual Press Conference and Symposium on Infectious Diseases

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Health expert Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, discusses the likelihood of future biological terrorism at an April press conference sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases in Washington, DC.

Panel member William R. Jarvis, MD (second from left), briefs press members on infectious disease predictions for 1999. Other panel members pictured (left to right) are moderator Richard J. Duma, MD, PhD, Nancy J. Cox, PhD, and Bruce G. Weniger, MD, MPH.

William R. Jarvis, MD, acting director of the Hospital Infections Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the dangers of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and ways to further prevent their growth.