CDC Webinar | Think Fungus: Insights from Blastomycosis Surveillance and Outbreak Investigations in an Endemic Region
September 19 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am CDT
Follow the CDC online during Fungal Disease Awareness Week, September 16-20.
Join the CDC, Minnesota Department of Health, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and Wisconsin Department of Health for a1 hour webinar Thursday, September 19, 10:00 AM- 11:00 AM CT. Register now. This webinar will provide a brief overview of the epidemiology of the fungal infection blastomycosis followed by presentations from three state health departments in an endemic region. Speakers will present insights from outbreak and cluster investigations as well as findings from surveillance data describing risk factors for severe blastomycosis. Register
Presenters
- Samantha Williams, Epidemiologist, Mycotic Diseases Branch, CDC
- Malia Ireland, Senior Epidemiologist, Minnesota Department of Health
- Rebecca Reik , Zoonotic Disease Epidemiologist, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
- Katie Wiesner, Research Analyst, Wisconsin Department of Health Services