2025 NEUSAHA Meeting Held in Harrisburg

The 2025 NEUSAHA annual meeting occurred this year in April at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg. The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to connect with colleagues outside the usual October gathering and was a welcome change from virtual meetings. The inclusive nature of our regional group, which includes AAVLD representation, was notable, and the meeting featured interesting presentations on topics ranging from rabies and HPAI to mRNA vaccines and market prices. A highlight included multiple laboratory speakers from the NAHLN and NADPRP-funded “Transboundary, Regional Emerging and Novel Disease (TREND) Rounds,” an initiative open for northeast AAVLD members to join (email Rob to receive communications: [email protected]). The meeting attendees also had the opportunity to tour the Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory that is across the street from the PA Expo Center. We look forward to seeing the rest of our amazing colleagues at the annual meeting this October, where NE AAVLD Representative Melanie Prarat (Ohio) and her virology co-chair, Roman Pogranichniy (Kansas) are presenting a one-day symposium, "International Experiences with High Consequence Animal Disease Outbreaks and Response" that includes speakers from Italy, Germany, Ukraine, Singapore and other countries.

From L to R: Erin Goodrich (Cornell AHDC); Mani Lejeune (Cornell AHDC); Francois Elvinger (Cornell AHDC); Cassandra Guarino (Cornell AHDC); Robert Gibson (New Hampshire VDL); Deep Tewari (Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory); Amar Patil (New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Health); Leonardo Cardia Caserta (Cornell AHDC)