One Health News

Avian Flu and the COVID Connection  SEE: https://impakter.com/avian-flu-covid-connection/ “… These are early days in Avian flu vaccine development and availability, and in the future we may look to some of the new technologies, such as mRNA, to provide faster and more easily produced vaccines.  But the idea of getting ahead of a possible epidemic or pandemic…

A One Health approach to tick borne diseases | Second Opinion | KCRW SEE: https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/second-opinion/a-one-health-approach-to-tick-borne-diseases Veterinarians and Human health providers often deal similar diseases and that would stand a better chance of treatment with improved communication between the two professions. Michael Wilkes, MD, PhD Host, Second Opinion Michael Wilkes is Professor of Medicine at the University of…

A warming world gives viruses more chances to hitchhike from species to species – The Verge That puts humans at greater risk, too https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/28/23044725/climate-change-zoonotic-virus-spillover “… That includes pairing surveillance of new viruses with observations of how species’ geographic ranges are shifting, the authors say. It’s part of a bigger movement to adopt a concept called One…

Pathogens can hitch a ride on plastic to reach the sea: Microplastics can carry land-based parasites to ocean, affecting wildlife and human health — ScienceDaily SEE: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220426101709.htm “… Crypto and giardia cause gastrointestinal disease and can be deadly in young children and people who are immunocompromised. “This is very much a problem that affects both humans and…

“… They can amplify and increase the reach and impact of major international initiatives – from the One Health approach to ensuring the health of ecosystems and people,  …” SEE: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1ubfny1xh

World Health Day: Our Planet, Our Health – AMRRIC SEE: https://www.amrric.org/uncategorized/view/world-health-day-our-planet-our-health/ “ … The year’s theme is a big show of support for ‘One Health’ approaches. The idea of “One Health” is built on the understanding that animal health, human health and the health of the shared environment in which we live are deeply interconnected.…

SEE: https://www.ktvq.com/news/coronavirus/watching-for-new-covid-variants-in-wildlife-now-critical-cdc-says

Portman, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce the Risk of Zoonotic … SEE: https://www.portman.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/portman-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-reduce-risk-zoonotic In particular, this legislation emphasizes the United States’ role in promoting a One Health approach, which includes collaboration with the …

“…we have long embraced a one-health paradigm at NIAID, especially in the realm of emerging and re-emerging diseases, most of which are zoonoses and must be studied in the context of the ecosystems humans share with microbes, non-human hosts, vectors, reservoirs and other actors.  Many of the research efforts about which I speak and write…

Renowned Physician Interventional Cardiologist Endorses One Health Concept SEE: https://onehealthinitiative.com/renowned-physician-interventional-cardiologist-endorses-one-health-concept/ REPEAT: September 5, 2017 The One Health Concept: How Multidisciplinary Training and Collaboration Leads to Major Advances in Health Care

SEE: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/administrator-letters-to-stakeholders/2021-impact-report  “… At the same time that the pandemic challenged us, it also gave us a vital inroad to advancing One Health. Through the American Rescue Plan Act, Congress allocated $300 million to APHIS to strengthen our One Health capacity and develop an early warning system for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). This…

Together for One Health 6 April 2022  | Publication SEE: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240045408  

  Issue 1                                                                                            April 2022   Introduction to the UTMB…

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Member, Texas Medical Center: UTMB One Health Advancing Health Care in Humans, Animals and the Environment SEE: Research Associate: https://aa083.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/senior-research-associate-internal-medicine-infectious-disease-5371 Biostatistician/bioinformatician: https://aa083.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/biostatistician-i-bioinformatics-scientist-internal-medicine-infectious-disease-7930?et=VdtjGtFV Provided by: Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA Professor, Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Microbiology and Immunology, and Preventive Medicine & Population Health University of Texas…

SEE: https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/integrated-effort-needed-to-mitigate-fracking-while-protecting-both-humans-and-the-environment/ “… The authors recommend scientists and practitioners take a more integrated approach that spans both public health and conservation interests and focuses more on regions and populations that are underrepresented, historically marginalized or poorly understood. They cite One Health initiatives as an example of how a wide range of collaborations can work. One Health is…

SEE: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/health/convention-on-biological-diversity-draft-recommendation-to-focus-on-one-health-approach-covid-19-82153    

March 28, 2022— In a message today to the One Health Initiative team, World Veterinary Association (WVA) President-elect, Dr. John de Jong expressed strong support and advocacy for the One Health concept/approach.  President de Jong’s election to WVA was discussed in a March 7th article in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).…

SEE: https://thefederal.com/science/scientists-working-together-can-prevent-future-pandemics/ An interdisciplinary One Health approach and strong decision-making are our best defence against the next zoonotic-disease outbreak.

Thurs, March 17, 2022 *One Health was showcased in an interactive presentation about public health and our changing climate, hosted by Idaho Conservation League. SEE video: https://vimeo.com/689531518 *Note:  Nancy Chaney, RN, MS, AVES Dipl (Hon.), member of the One Health Initiative Advisory Board, begins her discussion that includes describing the One Health concept/approach at approximately 28:38…

SEE: https://www.smith.senate.gov/us-senator-smiths-legislation-strengthen-public-health-measures-takes-key-step-forward The Bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act, Recently Passed by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Includes Critical Provisions Led by Smith WASHINGTON, D.C. [03/17/22]—This week, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee passed the bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act, which includes several important pieces of U.S. Senator Tina Smith’s (D-MN) public…