VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES: Understanding testing and maintaining standards of care

Approved for 1hr California Statutorily Approved CE

The emergence and geographic expansion of vector-borne diseases represent a growing health concern in veterinary and human medicine. The objectives of this presentation are:

(1) to review the etiology and pathogenesis of the most common vector-borne diseases in California and the United States;

(2) to review recent trends in the emergence of novel vectors and emerging vector-borne diseases in California (including incident report data for Los Angeles County and Orange County) area;

(3) to understand vector-borne disease diagnostics and how to choose the best test for your patient; and (

4) a review of how to interpret test results and practice best medicine.

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Brad Ryan, MSc, DVM, MPH

Brad Ryan Professional Biography for SCVMA Vector-borne Disease Presentation:

Prior to joining Antech as Professional Services Veterinarian for the west coast region, Dr. Ryan interned at the Ohio Department of Health’s Zoonotic Disease Program and completed his MPH in veterinary public health through The Ohio State University Colleges of Public Health and Veterinary Medicine. In addition to working in small animal private practice, Dr. Ryan also served as Program Manager for the Smithsonian’s Global Health Program at the National Zoo in Washington, DC as part of the USAID PREDICT 2 initiative. PREDICT, also known as the USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats Program, was a 10-year global research initiative that resulted in the most comprehensive zoonotic virus surveillance program in the world. With its focus on detection and discovery of viruses at the wildlife-human interface, PREDICT made significant contributions to: strengthening surveillance and laboratory capacities for monitoring wildlife and people in contact with animals for novel and known viral agents that may pose a significant public health threat; characterizing human and ecological drivers of disease spill-over from animals to people; and strengthening and optimizing models for forecasting disease emergence globally.

Johanna Cooper, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)

Dr. Johanna Cooper obtained a Bachelor in Science from the University of Guelph. Her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine was completed at the Ontario Veterinary College. After spending 2 years in general practice she elected to pursue a residency in Small Animal Internal medicine. Her internal medicine residency in small animal was obtained at Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. She was an associate professor at Tufts Veterinary Emergency Treatment and Specialties for over 8 years where she trained residents, interns and students in the art of veterinary medicine. In 2014 she became an internal medicine consultant for Antech Diagnostics. Her area of specialty is hepatology and gastroenterology. She has published numerous articles and book chapters pertaining to hepatic disease.