Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and Biosecurity
February 22, 2022
7-8 p.m.

Join Dr. Jessica Walters (BS '09, PhD '14, DVM '16) for updates on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and recommendations for biosecurity measures. Dr. Walters is a three-time graduate of Virginia Tech and now serves as the Program Manager for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (VDACS) Office of Laboratory Services and oversees all four of the veterinary diagnostic labs in the Commonwealth. She is a boarded poultry veterinarian who previously served both as the Poultry Diagnostician for VDACS and as the Director of both the Harrisonburg Regional Animal Health Laboratory and Lynchburg Regional Animal Health Laboratory for the Office of Laboratory Services. She is also an Official State Agent representative for the National Poultry Improvement Plan.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Cassie Wagner at cwwagner@vt.edu.