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<p class="MsoNormal">Is anyone within your office dealing with the H5N1 with their stakeholders?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If so, please let me know who and what their activity is, and I’ll pass it on to Shane – see the email below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Office: 520-621-7145</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> |
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to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O'odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Burgess, Shane C - (shaneburgess) <shaneburgess@arizona.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 14, 2025 12:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Merrell, Douglas Scott - (dscottmerrell) <dscottmerrell@arizona.edu>; Stoner, Kathryn E - (kstoner) <kstoner@arizona.edu>; Martin, Edward C - (ecmartin) <ecmartin@arizona.edu>; Scaramella, Laura V - (scaramella) <scaramella@arizona.edu>; Curry, Joan
E - (jecurry) <jecurry@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Chorover, Jon - (chorover) <chorover@arizona.edu>; Craig, Zelieann R - (zelieann) <zelieann@arizona.edu>; Ratje, Jeffrey M - (jmratje) <jmratje@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FYI: [EXT] AZDA Press Release - Dairy Cattle H5N1 Detection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Everyone, this is of direct importance/relevance for some of your faculty. Can you please prove their names to me, Jon and Jeff by email so we are aware of them (I think I can remember all but I am not certain).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can you please keep me informed of what they are doing with stakeholders on this issue.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="s3"><b>Shane C. Burgess</b></span><br>
<span class="s5">Vice President for the Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension</span><br>
<span class="s5">Charles-Sander Dean of the College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences</span><br>
<span class="s5">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA</span><br>
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<span class="s5">Forbes Building, Room 306</span><br>
<span class="s5">PO Box 210036 | Tucson, AZ 85721</span><br>
<span class="s5">Office: 520-621-7621</span><br>
<a href="mailto:shaneburgess@arizona.edu"><span class="s5">shaneburgess@arizona.edu</span></a><br>
<a href="https://alvsce.arizona.edu/"><span class="s6"><b>alvsce.arizona.edu</b></span></a><span class="s7"><b> </b></span><span class="s8">| </span><a href="https://cals.arizona.edu/"><span class="s6"><b>cales.arizona.edu</b></span></a><br>
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<p class="s2" style="margin:0in"><span class="s12"><i>We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b> Rachel Andrews <<a href="mailto:randrews@azda.gov">randrews@azda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> February 14, 2025 at 12:02:20 MST<br>
<b>To:</b> Rachel Andrews <<a href="mailto:randrews@azda.gov">randrews@azda.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>[EXT] AZDA Press Release - Dairy Cattle H5N1 Detection</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is an AZDA press release detailing an H5N1 detection in dairy cattle in Maricopa County. <o:p></o:p></p>
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