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Strengthening Europe’s resilience to emerging health threats | EurekAlert! [using One Health approach]
June 8, 2022
NEWS RELEASE 7-JUN-2022 Strengthening Europe’s resilience to emerging health threats Reports and Proceedings UMEA UNIVERSITY Strengthening Europe’s resilience to emerging health threats | EurekAlert! SEE: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/955186 IDAlert aims to tackle the emergence and transmission of zoonotic pathogens by developing novel indicators, innovative early warning systems and efficient tools for decision-makers, and by evaluating adaptation and mitigation…
View ArticleWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) consultation sets research priorities for monkeypox
June 4, 2022
3 June 2022 – News release – Geneva SEE: https://www.who.int/news/item/03-06-2022-who-consultations-sets-research-priorities-for-monkeypox “… Experts underlined the need for expedited studies to better understand the disease epidemiology, its clinical consequences, and the role of various modes of transmission. In addition, the following research needs were highlighted: a comprehensive One Health approach to understand animal-to-human transmission and animal reservoirs; development and evaluation of better diagnostic tools that can be available around the world; improved approaches to communicate and engage communities in…
View ArticleG7 science academies set out top four research priorities | Science|Business (sciencebusiness.net) [RE: One Health…]
June 2, 2022
G7 science academies set out top four research priorities | Science|Business (sciencebusiness.net) [RE: One Health…] 02 Jun 2022 | News In advance of the G7 heads of state get together later this month, the academies are demanding action on pandemic preparedness, zoonotic diseases, decarbonisation and melting ice SEE https://sciencebusiness.net/news/g7-science-academies-set-out-top-four-research-priorities “… “The G7 summit must provide leadership…
View ArticleScience Academies Call on G-7 Governments to Take Urgent Action to Accelerate Decarbonization, Develop Antiviral Drugs to Increase Pandemic Preparedness, Address Other Global Challenges
May 31, 2022
News Release | May 31, 2022 Science Academies Call on G-7 Governments to Take Urgent Action to Accelerate Decarbonization, Develop Antiviral Drugs to Increase Pandemic Preparedness, Address Other Global Challenges | National Academies SEE: https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2022/05/science-academies-call-on-g-7-governments-to-take-urgent-action-to-accelerate-decarbonization-develop-antiviral-drugs-to-increase-pandemic-preparedness-address-other-global-challenges National Academies The Need for a One Health Approach to Zoonotic Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance [PDF] To address the global challenges posed by zoonotic …
View ArticleAvian influenza: How bird flu affects domestic and wild flocks, and why a One Health approach matters | National Post
May 27, 2022
SEE: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/avian-influenza-how-bird-flu-affects-domestic-and-wild-flocks-and-why-a-one-health-approach-matters “… Avian influenza virus and One Health Management and control of avian influenza virus requires a One Health approach, which places equal importance on measures that address avian influenza virus from animal, human and environmental health perspectives. Climate change, human population growth and socio-economic factors have long-lasting impacts on environmental health. A cross-sectoral…
View ArticleREMINDER! wva/wma global conference on one health – World Veterinary Association
May 26, 2022
REMINDER! wva/wma global conference on one health – World Veterinary Association World Veterinary Association CONFERENCE ON ONE HEALTH. Drivers towards One Health. “Strengthening collaboration between. Physicians and Veterinarians”.
View ArticleWHO/Europe | Food safety – Building One Health preparedness capacities: Implementation of the National bridging workshop roadmap in Kazakhstan
May 24, 2022
SEE: https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/food-safety/news/news/2022/5/building-one-health-preparedness-capacities-implementation-of-the-national-bridging-workshop-roadmap-in-kazakhstan 24-05-2022 Kazakhstan has a historically well-developed agriculture sector with an emphasis on livestock production. There are territories prone to endemic zoonotic diseases as well as to environmental issues such as the Aral Sea. The interactions between humans, animals and the environment increase the risk of public health threats and spread of diseases. Having…
View ArticlePMGR: Strengthening One Health & Supporting Schools in the COVID-19 Response – Audio Description | Covid-19 | news-journal.com
May 21, 2022
PMGR: Strengthening One Health & Supporting Schools in the COVID-19 Response – Audio Description | Covid-19 | news-journal.com May 21, 2022 PMGR: Strengthening One Health & Supporting Schools in the COVID-19 Response – Audio Description | Covid-19 | news-journal.com VIEW PUBLICATION
View ArticleMcGill/Pegasus Summer Institute in Peace, Global Health & Sustainability (May 24 – June 10) Tue May 24 to Fri Jun 10, 2022, Virtual
May 21, 2022
McGill/Pegasus Summer Institute in Peace, Global Health & Sustainability (May 24 – June 10) Tue May 24 to Fri Jun 10, 2022, Virtual SUMMER INSTITUTE SERIES Environment and Human Health-June 6-10 SCHEDULE (The World Clock) For further information, please contact: Melissa Whaling missywhaling@gmail.com
View ArticleTracking coronavirus in animals takes on new urgency – The Washington Post
May 20, 2022
Tracking coronavirus in animals takes on new urgency – The Washington Post May 20, 2022 “We really have to highlight the concept of one health. It’s not only about human health. We have to consider health in animals and the environment. And if you don’t look after these areas, we are the one that suffer…
View ArticleSynthetic Biology in Our Future from a One Health Perspective
May 13, 2022
" ... Paradoxically the COVID-19 pandemic has had a providential side-effect: It has accelerated worldwide recognition that a One Health approach is the best prescription for more expeditious and efficacious public health innovations. Simply put, all aspects of future biomedical advances are likely to benefit from a One Health interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary approach.”
View ArticleFACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Global Health Worker Initiative | The White House [One Health approach utilized]
May 12, 2022
SEE: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/11/fact-sheet-the-biden-harris-administration-global-health-worker-initiative/ “…Develop a multidisciplinary Global Health Security workforce. Achieving global health security requires a multi-sectoral approach that incorporates an understanding of the linkages among human, animal, and environmental health– a “One Health” approach. As part of the U.S. Government’s Global Health Security programs, USAID is investing up to $85 million over five years to create…
View ArticleRE: Cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus A(H5N1) in birds throughout the U.S. – CDC Information Resources Provided May11, 2022
May 11, 2022
Cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus A(H5N1) in birds throughout the US continue to be seen and one case of H5 bird flu in a person, please find resources that you can use and share below: Bird Flu Current Situation Summary | Avian Influenza (Flu) (cdc.gov) What To Know About Bird Flu Fact Sheet…
View ArticleAnimals In Space: We Owe Them Now And In Future
May 9, 2022
Prime examples of a One Health approach, animals have tested the way for humans in space; now research moves back to Earth with new lines of inquiry by *Richard Seifman and *Claude Forthomme – Senior Editor May 9, 2022 in Science, Society SEE: https://impakter.com/animals-in-space-owe-now-future/ *Members, Advisory Board – One Health Initiative
View ArticleDisease-causing parasites can hitch a ride on plastics
May 8, 2022
THE MEMBER MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY NEWS – Disease-causing parasites can hitch a ride on plastics SEE: https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/science/050822/disease-causing-parasites-can-hitch-a-ride-on-plas “Typically when people hear about plastic pollution, they might envision seabirds with bellies full of trash or sea turtles with plastic straws in their noses. However, plastic pollution poses another threat…
View ArticleAvian Flu and the COVID Connection
May 2, 2022
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…
View ArticleA One Health approach to tick borne diseases | Second Opinion | KCRW
April 30, 2022
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…
View ArticleA warming world gives viruses more chances to hitchhike from species to species – The Verge
April 28, 2022
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…
View ArticlePathogens can hitch a ride on plastic to reach the sea: Microplastics can carry land-based parasites to ocean, affecting wildlife and human health [highlights need for One Health approach] — ScienceDaily
April 27, 2022
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…
View ArticleSecuring a Sustainable Life on Land – SDG 15 – 2022 ECOSOC Youth Forum, Thematic Breakout sessions, Parallel Session 2B | UN Web TV
April 20, 2022
“… 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
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“One Health – One Medicine”: linking human, animal and environmental health
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History of the One Health Initiative team and website (April 2006 through September 2015) and the One Health Initiative website since October 1, 2008 … revised to June 2020 and again to date February 2021
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Vaccines for zoonoses: a One Health paradigm
SciTech Europa Quarterly (March 2018) – Issue 26
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Pan European Networks SciTech Europa Quarterly
SciTech Europa Vaccines for zoonoses: a one Health paradigm – Pages 227-229 (Read PDF) “One of the One Health Initiative team’s co-founders and leaders is an internationally-recognized eminent physician…
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