GUIDELINES

Abstracts should be single-spaced and contain a maximum of 250 words. They must be saved as a WordPerfect or Word document, using 12 point New Times Roman font or similar with 1” margins (left, right, bottom, top).

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Abstracts should include the following information at the top: Title (uppercase letters), names of authors with the name of presenter underlined, and affiliation of authors. Example of author affiliation format:

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John Black , Mary Smith , Peter Jones . 

 Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM,  John Hopkins School of Public health, Baltimore, MD,  Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA

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Abstracts should provide clear data and validated conclusions. They should consist of an introduction that presents the background of the study, a brief description of the methods employed, a summary of the results, and a statement of the conclusions.