Influenza


The following are contacts and media experts that can provide information regarding flu outbreak issues

Media Relations Contacts:

Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu

Kathleen Phillips, 979-845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu

Dave Mayes, 979-845-2803, d-mayes@tamu.edu


Media Experts:

Texas AgriLife Extension Service has specialists that can serve as media experts addressing H1N1 issues:

Animal Health:

Dr. Jodie Sterle
Texas AgriLife Extension Service Swine Specialist (pork operations, production and management, reproduction)
979-845-3560
j-sterle@tamu.edu
 
Dr. Buddy Faries
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-program leader for veterinary medicine (signs, symptoms in swine)
979-845-9370
ffaries@cvm.tamu.edu

Diagnostics:

Dr. Tom Hairgrove
Program coordinator, foreign animal and zoonotic disease defense
Texas AgriLife Research/Extension Service
979-845-6574
tbhairgrove@ag.tamu.edu
 
Dr. Tammy Beckham
Director, Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
979-845-3414
tbeckham@tvmdl.tamu.edu
 
Dr. Jason Osterstock
Epidemiologist,Texas AgriLife Research-Amarillo Research and Extension Center
806-677-5600
jbosterstock@tamu.edu
 

Economics, Pork Market:

Dr. David Anderson
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-livestock marketing
979-845-4351
danderson@tamu.edu
 

Human Health:

Josefa Pena
Family Development, Resource Mgmt, Texas AgriLife Extension Service
979-845-8954
JBPena@ag.tamu.edu
 
Dr. Janie Harris
Family Development Resource Mgmt, Texas AgriLife Extension Service
979-847-8865
JHarris@ag.tamu.edu
 
Dr. Carol Rice:
Health & Wellness Education, Texas AgriLife Extension Service
979-845-3877
CRice@ag.tamu.edu
 

Tourism:

Dr. Tazim Jamal
Texas AgriLife Research - specializes in tourism planning, heritage tourism and community and stakeholder collaboration
979-845-6454
tjamal@tamu.edu
 
Dr. Ulrike Gretzel
Texas AgriLife Research - specializes in tourism and technology, and sustainable tourism
979-862-4043
ugretzel@tamu.edu
 
Dr. James Petrick
Texas AgriLife Research - Tourism Marketing and Tourist Behavior expert
979-845-8806
jpetrick@tamu.edu
 

Preparation and possibly prevent pandemic flu materials available at http://texashelp.tamu.edu/004-natural/disease-and-epidemic.php