AZBA Fall Meeting

Thursday, September 25, 2025
9:50am Arizona time (currently Pacific Time): Join for welcome and socialize
10:00am – 12:00 pm: Speakers

Join us on Zoom  

Cost – Free

9:50 – 10:00
Welcome and Socialize

10:00 – 10:30
Speaker: Irene Ruberto, PhD, MPH
Vector-borne & Zoonotic Diseases (VBZD) & Mycotic Diseases Program Manager, Arizona Department of Health Services
“Yersinia pestis in the High Desert: Understanding plague transmission in Northern Arizona”

10:30 – 11:00
Speaker: David Larsen, PhD, MPH
Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health, Syracuse University
“Environmental (wastewater) surveillance for polio following a paralytic case in New York State in July 2022”

11:00 – 11:55
Speakers: Christy Ottendorfer, PhD, and Travis Brown, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Readiness and Response, U.S. National Authority for Containment of Poliovirus
“Poliovirus Containment Program in the United States”

11:55 – 12:00
AZBA Updates and Closing

For more information, please reach out to secretary@azba.org.