On December 12, 2024, the 32nd session of the Young Scholars Association (YSA) activity was successfully held in the second-floor Radiobiology Conference Room at the School of Public Health, Jilin University. This exchange activity invited Associate Research Fellow Wu Jianyong from the School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, who is mainly engaged in infectious disease epidemiology and novel vaccine research. This exchange was conducted under the framework of the Ministry of Education's Joint Construction Project for High-Level Public Health Schools between Jilin University and Xinjiang Medical University, and was held in a hybrid format (online and offline). More than 20 young faculty members and graduate students from both schools participated.

Associate Research Fellow Wu shared his research under the theme "Livestock Exposure and Zoonotic Pathogen Infection in Humans: Preliminary Results from the Xinjiang Field," presenting his research team's findings on the infection status of hepatitis E virus among populations exposed to cattle, sheep, and mixed cattle-sheep farming in Xinjiang, analyzing the potential infection risks of different exposure populations, and introducing his team's next research plans. Young scholars from both schools subsequently engaged in lively discussions around Associate Research Fellow Wu Jianyong's research and expressed anticipation for further collaboration. This activity promoted young scholars' understanding and in-depth discussion of livestock exposure and zoonotic pathogen infection status in Xinjiang, and also provided a platform for better future exchanges and cooperation between the two schools.