title: Infectious diseases of the nervous system: pathogenesis and worldwide impact.
abstract: The 2008 Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System: Pathogenesis and World Impact conference was held at the Pasteur Institute of Paris, and was the first worldwide conference on neuroinfections. While viral encephalitis and bacterial meningitis are being actively studied in the developed world, much less attention is paid to the often fatal nervous system infections caused by neurotropic viruses, parasites and mycobacteria that represent important health problems in tropical regions. This meeting fostered worldwide interactions between scientists and stimulated the exchange of the latest research results on these neglected neurotropic pathogens.
authors.affiliation: University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), K3-110, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. b.berkhout@amc.uva.nl
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berkhout
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D009420:Nervous System / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology