Lesser Known Arboviruses Symposium II

Moderator(s)

• AF

  Ary Faraji, PhD

  SLCMAD
  Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
• GM

  Goudarz Molaei, PhD

  The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
  New Haven, Connecticut, United States
• TA

  Ted Andreadis, PhD

  The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
  New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Presentations:

• 10:45am – 11:00am  

  The increasing threat of Rift Valley fever virus globalization: strategic guidance for protection and preparation
  

  Presenter: Seth Gibson, PhD – United States Department of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Kenneth Linthicum, PhD – United States Department of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Lee Cohnstaedt, n/a – USDA-ARS-NBAF

  Co-Author: Dana Mitzel, PhD – USDA-ARS-NBAF

  Co-Author: Melinda Rostal, PhD – EcoHealth Alliance

  Co-Author: Chad Mire, PhD – USDA-ARS-NBAF

  Co-Author: Assaf Anyamba, PhD – ORNL

  Co-Author: Leela Noronha, PhD – USDA-ARS-NBAF

  Co-Author: Heidi Tubbs, n/a – ORNL
• 11:00am – 11:15am  

  Snowshoe Hare Virus: Discovery, Distribution, Vector and Host Associations, and Medical Significance
  

  Presenter: Edward D. Walker, PhD – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Thomas Yuill, PhD – University of Wisconsin
• 11:15am – 11:30am  

  Emergence and Spread of Heartland and Bourbon Viruses in New York State
  

  Presenter: Alan P. Dupuis, II – Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health

  Co-Author: Rachel Lange, n/a – Wadsworth Center, Arbovirus Lab

  Co-Author: Alexander Ciota, Ph.D. – Wadsworth Center, Arbovirus Lab
• 11:30am – 11:45am  

  Colorado tick fever virus: A review of historical literature and research emphasis for a modern era
  

  Presenter: Brian Foy, PhD – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Gregory Ebel, ScD – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Emma Harris, Ph.D. – Colorado State University
• 11:45am – 12:00pm  

  The known unknowns of Powassan virus ecology
  

  Presenter: Doug E. Brackney, PhD – The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

  Co-Author: Chantal Vogels, PhD – Yale School of Public Health