Moderator: Daniel Baker

Presentation Order:

1. Examining Syphilis in New York State (Excluding New York City) Using the Social Vulnerability Index
Presenter: Shaiza Bushra, Office of Sexual Health and Epidemiology, AIDS Institute, New York State Department of Health
Authors: Shaiza Bushra, Alexander B. Losey, John Lake

2. Trends in Infant Botulism, Connecticut, 1991–2026
Presenter: Sydney Jones, Connecticut Department of Public Health
Authors: Sydney A. Jones, Christina Turner, Eileen Flaherty, Elena Washington, Quyen Phan, Manisha Juthani, Lynn Sosa

3. Disseminating Local Meningococcal Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Recommendations, New York City, 2024–2026
Presenter: Page Keating, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Authors: Page Keating, Mike Antwi, Judy Chen, Tingting Gu-templin, Hannah Jordan, Joel Ackelsberg, Shama Ahuja, Jorge Montfort Gardeazabel, Addie Crawley, Ana Maria Fireteanu, Tristan D. McPherson

4. Increased Incidence of Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease Among the Rhode Island Homeless
Presenter: Nancy Persson, Rhode Island Department of Health
Authors: Nancy B. Persson, Lara Grenier, Sean Sierra-Patev, Kristin Carpenter-Azevedo, Richard Huard, Michael Gosciminski

5. An Interactive App for Rightsizing of Sequences for Surveillance
Presenter: Zachary Thompson, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Authors: Zachary Thompson, Carolyn Casiello, Emily Decker, Laura Jones, Meagan Burns, Esther Fortes, Shirlee Wohl

6. First Reported Case of Tinea Caused by Trichophyton indotineae in New Jersey, January 2026
Presenter: Christopher Yao, Epidemic Intelligence Service, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Valley Health System; Wadsworth Center Mycology Laboratory, New York State Department of Health; New Jersey Department of Health
Authors: Christopher J. Yao, Karl Saardi, Sudha Chaturvedi, YanChun Zhu, Gabrielle Todd, Adrienne Sherman, Edward Lifshitz, Christina Tan

7. A Systematic Framework to Prioritize Wastewater Sites for Future Sustainability in Rhode Island
Presenter: Stephanie Pollen, Rhode Island Department of Health
Authors: Stephanie L. Pollen, Genevieve C. Caron, Suzanne W. Bornschein