{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"82661","title":"CEMinar Speaker Series: Dr. Irene Ruberto, Arizona Department of Public Health","campus":"Tempe campus","locations":"Life Sciences C Wing, Room 202","college_unit":"Center for Evolution and Medicine, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, School of Life Sciences","department":"Center for Evolution and Medicine","field_cost_value":"Free","event_price_level":"Free","asu_events_price_desc":"Free","body_summary":"\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-fluid\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/inline-images\/IreneRubero.jpg\u0022 data-enti\u003E","full_body":"\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-fluid\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/inline-images\/IreneRubero.jpg\u0022 data-entity-uuid=\u00228fa56f58-f8cf-4983-9ff8-05bbb59c2bca\u0022 data-entity-type=\u0022file\u0022 alt=\u0022Portrait of Dr. Irene Ruberto\u0022 width=\u0022328\u0022 height=\u0022410\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us to learn more about: \u0027Public Health Stories of Arizona Arboviral Outbreaks\u0027 by Dr. Irene Ruberto, the Manager of the Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases (VBZD) as well as the Mycotic Disease teams at the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS).\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003EIrene has been with ADHS for over ten years , contributing to public health responses to Avian Influenza (2025), Mpox (2022), West Nile virus (2021), SARS-CoV-2 (2020), Opioids (2017) , Zika (2016) and dengue (2022 and 2014).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn her current role, Irene leads efforts with local county health departments, vector control agencies, state, federal and academic One Health partners to monitor and control vector and zoonotic diseases in Arizona. 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