The ASM Sentinel Laboratory Guideline for Yersinia pestis, was revised by its author, Susan E. Sharp, to include updated information on the number of cases and when most cases occur in the United States.

On 10-11 December, Yvette Mc- Carter represented ASM at a meeting organized by the Association of Public Health Laboratories and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of TB Elimination (DTBE) regarding tuberculosis (TB) testing in the United States.