Biological Threat Surveillance Tools

The USGS Biological Threats and Invasive Species Program will present a series of talks that tell the story of a Biological Threat Surveillance tool. These talks will highlight projects that demonstrate great examples of tools that are in use or nearing the use stage. We hope these talks will stimulate ideas in the audience and spark ideas for potential collaborations for new Bio-Threat Surveillance tools. Each presentation will give a “life history of the project” (how it started, the journey it took, original objectives, current status, and vision for the tool), demonstrate functionality of the tool, and, where applicable, include examples and success stories of how it has been used.

Presented by:
2:16 Cindy Tam (Welcome & Introduction)
3:45 Wes Daniel: NAS Database
19:17 Mossballs
27:11 Jon Amberg: Role of eDNA kits in ED

48:18 Patrick Kocovsky (Session Introduction)
53:03 Adam Sepulveda: eDNA detection at gauge stations ED for dreissenids
1:07:39 Ryan Jackson: FluEgg modeling as early detection
1:23:56 Duane Chapman/Jesse Fisher: Modified Unified-Method as ED for invasive carps
1:40:08 James Duncker: Real-time telemetry as an early detection tool

1:55:32 Cindy Tam (Session Introduction)
1:55:57 Mike Adams: Preparing for Bsal in the US
2:11:42 Catherine Jarnevich: INHABIT: communicating invasive plant distribution models to inform detection and monitoring

2:26:45 Camille Hopkins (Session Introduction)
2:28:59 Diann Prosser: Avian influenza - the wild/domestic bird interface
2:50:26 Patrick Hutchins: Exploration of the 2016 Yellowstone River fish kill and proliferative kidney disease in wild fish populations
3:09:05 Anne Ballmann: non invasive sampling for White-nose syndrome

3:27:32 Cindy Tam: Novel Biological Threat Surveillance Tools - IR/Drones, eDNA