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Abstract: RNA viruses are constantly emerging and re-emerging, threatening the health of wildlife, agricultural animals, and humans. Viral phylodynamics are emerging tools for outbreak reconstruction that can provide insights to inform public health practice and surveillance. In this talk, I will discuss work using phylodynamic approaches to reconstuct the drivers of two outbreaks: one emerging, and re-emerging. First, I will discuss work to reconstruct the ongoing panzootic of H5N1 viruses in North America, with a focus on how wild bird movement impacted introductions into agricultural settings. Next, I will discuss work where we used phylodynamics to reveal the role of inequities in healthcare access in driving a mumps virus outbreak in Washington State. 

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