March 8th - Andrew Bartlow; Los Alamos National Laboratory. Biosurveillance of zoonotic diseases to promote global health security. 

Emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases will continue to be a major risk to global health and economic security. Early detection is essential to prevent spillover events to humans and to limit the spread of pathogens with pandemic potential. Preventing, detecting, and responding to zoonotic diseases requires a global effort and the integration of the One Health concept. Our group works with countries around the world on biosurveillance activities and research projects to understand the ecology surrounding pathogen transmission in humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. I will discuss a few ongoing projects and how biosurveillance tools, modeling, and cooperative research aids in limiting the impact of zoonotic diseases on a global scale.