September 2019 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

Fungus Among Us: Three Fungal Lung Diseases in the United States
Kaitlin Benedict, MPH
Epidemiologist
Mycotic Diseases Branch
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
jsy8@cdc.gov

Rabies Risks in the United States: Shifting Focus from Dogs to Wildlife
Emily Pieracci, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Veterinary Medical Officer
Poxvirus and Rabies Branch
Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ydi7@cdc.gov

Cryptosporidiosis Outbreaks — United States, 2009–2017
Radhika Gharpure, DVM, MPH
Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer
Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
krr4@cdc.gov

Resources

Fungus Among Us: Three Fungal Lung Diseases in the United States

• CDC Fungal diseases
• CDC Blastomycosis
• CDC Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever)
• CDC Histoplasmosis

Rabies Risks in the United States: Shifting Focus from Dogs to Wildlife

• Vital Signs: Trends in Human Rabies Deaths and Exposures — United States, 1938–2018
• CDC Rabies
• CDC Travelers’ Health

Cryptosporidiosis Outbreaks — United States, 2009–2017

• MMWR: Cryptosporidiosis Outbreaks — United States, 2009–2017
• CDC Cryptosporidium
• CDC Healthy Swimming

Overall series objectives:

1. Describe 2 key points from the presentation.
2. Describe how a multisectoral One Health approach can be applied to the presentation topic.
3. Identify an implication for animal and human health.
4. Identify a One Health approach strategy for prevention, detection, or response to public health threats.
5. Identify 2 new resources from CDC partners.

Objectives Covered:

• One Health News from CDC – objective 5
• Fungus Among Us: Three Fungal Lung Diseases in the United States – objectives 1, 2, 3
• Rabies Risks in the United States: Shifting Focus from Dogs to Wildlife – objectives 1, 2, 3, 4
• Cryptosporidiosis Outbreaks — United States, 2009–2017 – objective 1, 4

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.

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.

CDC did not accept commercial support for this activity.