State of the Art Plenary

Adolescent Medicine

Children with Chronic Conditions

COVID-19

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Global Neonatal & Children's Health

Infectious Diseases

Neonatology

Public Health

Session Type: State of the Art Plenary

Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral Threats to Children

Sunday, April 30, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Location: Convention Center: 150 B

CE: Live CME: 1.50

Selected By: PIDS
Co-sponsored By: AAP SoNPM

Chair(s)

Cynthia Bearer, MD, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics
UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital/Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
SM

Sarah Mulkey, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Fetal-Neonatal Neurologist, Associate Professor Neurology and Pediatrics
Children's National Health System
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Disclosure(s):

Cynthia F. Bearer, MD, PhD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Sarah B. Mulkey, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Session

Description: The past decade has seen the emergence of new viruses which cause disease in children such as COVID 19 and multisystem inflammation syndrome in children (MIS-C), viruses such as Zika that became newly identified as a teratogen, and others that are re-emerging as the globe warms, such as West Nile Virus. Some viruses have just been overlooked, such as lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) and are likely responsible for more infections than recognized. This session will pull together information on causes, pathophysiology, treatment and outcomes of these viral threats to children. Specifically, the following will be addressed: Zika, COVIID 19, MIS-C, Parechorvirus, and LCMV. The following are the speakers and presentations:
1. Cynthia F. Bearer, MD, PhD, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. Introduction.
2. Sarah Mulkey, MD, PhD., Children's National Hospital. Lessons from Zila virus and Long-term impact on Child Development
3. Eleanor Molloy, MB, PhD, Trinity College Dublin.
4. Nada Harik, MD, Children's National Hospital. Neonatal Parechovirus Infection.
5. Daniel Bonthius, MD, PhD, Levine Children's Hospital. Injury to the Developing Brain by Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus.
6. Panel Discussion and Wrap-Up

Learning Objectives:

Describe infection with Zika, LCMV and parechovirus
Identify the multisystem inflammatory syndrome from COVID 19 infect in children
Be able to take the next steps in identifying and treating disease from these viruses.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM ET

Introduction (5 min), Panel Discussion (5 min)
Speaker: Cynthia F. Bearer, MD, PhD – UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital/Case Western Reserve University
8:10 AM – 8:30 AM ET

Zika Virus and long-term Impact on Child Development
Speaker: Sarah B. Mulkey, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Children's National Health System
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM ET

New Insights in COVID 19-associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Speaker: Eleanor J. Molloy, MB PhD FRCPI (she/her/hers) – CHI
8:50 AM – 9:10 AM ET

Neonatal Parechovirus Infections
Speaker: Nada Harik, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's National Health System
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Injury to the Developing Brain by Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus.
Speaker: Daniel J. Bonthius, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Levine Children's Hospital