May 2022 ZOHU Call

Presentations:

One Health News from CDC
Casey Barton Behravesh, MS, DVM, DrPH, DACVPM
Captain, U.S. Public Health Service
Director, One Health Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
dlx9@cdc.gov

Brucella canis Overview
Maria E. Negron Sureda, DVM, PhD, MS
Veterinary Medical Officer
Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch
Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
yfp3@cdc.gov

Investigation of an Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among African Lions at Utah’s Hogle Zoo
Heather Oltjen, DVM, MPH
Zoonotic Disease Epidemiologist
Utah Department of Health
holtjen@utah.gov
AND
Erika Crook, DVM, Dipl ACZM, Dipl ECZM
Director of Animal Health
Utah’s Hogle Zoo
ecrook@hoglezoo.org

SARS-CoV-2 Infection of White-tailed Deer: Public Health Implications
Suresh Kuchipudi, DVM, MVSc, PhD, FHEA, DACVM
Professor and Chair of Emerging Infectious Diseases
The Pennsylvania State University
svk11@psu.edu

Resources

Brucella canis Overview

• CDC Brucellosis
• CDC Brucellosis Reference Guide: Exposures, Testing and Prevention [PDF – 40 pages]

Investigation of an Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among African Lions at Utah’s Hogle Zoo

• COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Tool for Captive Wildlife Facilities
• CDC Animal Exhibit Visitors and Managers
• CDC Handling Wildlife
• African lions at Utah’s Hogle Zoo contract delta variant of coronavirus
• Utah’s Hogle Zoo hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinic for children

SARS-CoV-2 Infection of White-tailed Deer: Public Health Implications

• Multiple spillovers from humans and onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer

Overall series objectives:

1. Identify an implication for human, animal, and environmental health.
2. Identify a One Health approach strategy for prevention of public health threats.
3. Identify a One Health approach strategy for detection of public health threats.
4. Identify a One Health approach strategy for responding to public health threats.
5. List two ways to improve collaborative practice across the public healthcare team.

Disclosures:

In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.

CDC, our planners, presenters, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters.

The planning committee reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.

The presentations will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

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