On Tuesday, May 19 2020, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) lead a roundtable discussion on limiting the spread of wildlife-borne diseases to humans. Speakers discussed how the House’s newly passed Heroes Act improves research and testing for diseases at risk of being passed to humans and how federal agencies can protect the public from animal-to-human disease transmission.

Title: Crossing the Species Barrier: The Growing Threat of Wildlife Disease to Human Health and What We Can Do About It

Watch the recording of the livestream here

Speakers:

Christine Kreuder Johnson
Professor of Epidemiology and Ecosystem Health
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis

Daniel Ashe
President and CEO
Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Former Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Leslie Dierauf
Former USGS Regional Director
Retired Wildlife Veterinarian

Dave Jessup
Former Executive Director
Wildlife Disease Association

Retired Wildlife Veterinarian

For more information: https://naturalresources.house.gov/media/media-advisories/livestreamed-roundtables-next-week-coronavirus-impacts-on-fisheries-on-monday-preventing-wildlife-borne-disease-spread-on-tuesday