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Description

Joni Scheftel, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Lecturer
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota            

This is a graduate-seminar style discussion class where we all learn from each other. The biology and epidemiology of influenza viruses will be covered in the context of public health, animal health and the current highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak. Students will explore the challenges of responding to influenza outbreaks in animals with human health risk, from the perspective of public, occupational, and animal health. Topics to be covered include the epidemiology of human seasonal and animal influenza viruses; molecular genetics of the highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype currently circulating in poultry, dairy cows, and wild birds and mammals in North America; human and animal influenza surveillance; naming convention for influenza subtypes when humans are infected with animal viruses; impact of media coverage of zoonotic influenza on animal agriculture; coordinated “One Health” response to influenza outbreaks; prevention at swine exhibitions, vaccination; and personal protective equipment and animal agriculture.

This non-credit course meets with the academic course PubH 7230-102 as part of the 2025 Public Health Institute.

Enrollment for this course opens on February 27, 2025.

Additional information can be found on the Public Health Institute website.

Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Characterize influenza as a classic One Health issue.
  2. Understand the basic science and epidemiology of avian, swine, and human seasonal influenza viruses sufficiently to evaluate health policy.
  3. Describe the roles of public and animal health officials in zoonotic influenza outbreak response.
  4. Appreciate the economic, political, and social dynamics of influenza and other livestock diseases with human health impact.

Registration & Cancellation

The registration fee for this course is $595. You will receive an email letter outlining program logistics two weeks prior to the start of the course.

Requests for refunds will be honored in full if a written cancellation request is received prior to the course start date. An administration fee of $50 will be charged to all refund requests received after the first day of class. The University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) reserves the right to cancel any course. In the event of a course cancellation, registrants will receive a full refund of the program registration fee. SPH is not responsible for refund of travel or other costs incurred by registrants.

SPH will provide a certificate of attendance verifying 1.5 CEUs (15 contact hours) offered for this program. This course is eligible for 15 CPH recertification credits.

All courses are approved for CPH Recertification Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.

Contact & Questions

Email phi@umn.edu.

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Section Title
Influenza at the human-animal interface: a scientific and political challenge
Type
Lecture
Days
T, W, Th
Time
1:00PM to 5:00PM
Dates
May 27, 2025 to May 29, 2025
Campus
Twin Cities (US Central Time)
Building
Blegen Hall
Type
Lecture
Days
F
Time
1:00PM to 4:00PM
Dates
May 30, 2025
Campus
Twin Cities (US Central Time)
Building
Blegen Hall
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
15.0
Course Fee(s)
Full Pay $595.00
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