BIRD FLU UPDATES: Impacts on Poultry and Wildlife

Monday, March 24, 2025, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Join us for a free, in-person and virtual (webinar) event, about updates related to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly referred to as "Bird Flu."

While this is a free event, attendees are asked to please register and choose which location or format (in-person or online) they would prefer.

If you do not have access to the internet, call CCE Seneca at (315) 539-9251.

Locations

Seneca County - CCE Conference Room, 369 East Main St, Waterloo

Cayuga County - CCE Office, 248 Grant Ave, Auburn

Schuyler County - Silver Spoon Cafe, Human Services Complex, 323 Owego St, Montour Falls

Experts from Cornell, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and the NYS Department of Health will be on hand to provide updates, explain the reporting process, answer questions and offer best practices for prevention, reporting and more.

Presenters:

Amy Barkley Livestock Specialist Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team, Cornell Cooperative Extension Subject Matter Expert on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Topic: “A Review of HPAI in Poultry and a Proactive, Protective Approach to Managing Against this Disease”
Christina M. Hoh (NYS DEC) Wildlife Biologist I, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Fish and Wildlife | Bureau of Wildlife, Northern Montezuma Field Office
Bryon Backenson, MPH. Deputy Director, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany School of Public Health

Please register each attendee separately.