Update on Recent Cases of Invasive Meningococcal Disease Among MSM

Demetre C. Daskalakis, MD, MPH
Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of HIV Prevention and Control
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City



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Learning Objectives: Top of page

At the completion of this educational session, learners will:
  • Review the current status of new cases of IMD in MSM in NYC .
  • Understand the present epidemiology and microbiology around new cases of IMD in MSM.

About the Presenter: Top of page

Demetre Daskalakis is the Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of HIV Prevention and Control of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He received his medical education from NYU School of Medicine and completed his residency training in 2003 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He also completed Clinical Infectious Disease Fellowships at the Brigham and Womens | Massachusetts General Hospital combined program. He received his Masters of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health.

CME is not available for this brief public health announcement Top of page

This brief non-CME report, from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, was added as an urgent public health announcement at the beginning of PRN’s September 2014 meeting, prior to our regularly scheduled CME program.

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