One Health News

 Brussels, May 21, 2025 – Over the past two days, representatives from the Cross-agency One Health Task Force, comprising five EU Agencies (ECDC, EMA, EFSA, EEA and ECHA), convened in Brussels with officials from the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) and other European Commission services to advance coordination and implementation of…

 In the face of growing global health challenges, particularly those arising from the complex interactions between humans, animals, and the environment, information and communication technology (ICT) is a powerful enabler of the One Health approach, seamlessly connecting data across human, animal, plant, and environmental health sectors. Launch of the Community of Practice on Information and…

Workforce The agency returned around 300 staff and plans to soon cut an additional 300 in response.  “While the Trump administration has walked back a small number of its layoffs in the public health field, it did so only after requiring an equal number of employees to be cut going forward. The Centers for Disease…

“In Burkina Faso, the fight against pandemic threats starts with stronger surveillance and skilled frontline workers. With support from the Pandemic Fund, the country is investing in its people and systems to better detect and respond to health threats. As zoonotic diseases continue to account for most human infections and emerging outbreaks, building the implementation…

“… Dr. Al-Ma’ani stated that Event-Based Surveillance is not just a system—it rather represents a qualitative leap toward smart and early detection of unconventional health signals, through integration among the health, environmental, and animal sectors, and by activating the ‘One Health’ approach. …” “… As part of the program’s agenda, Dr. Adel Al-Wahibi, Director of…

TO: The Honorable Donald J. Trump        President of the United States RE: One Health Initiative Team PLEA via (21) Kahn-Kaplan-Monath (@OneHealthNews) / X (back-to-back Tweets) May 12, 2025: Hasty retreat is essential to partially salvage President Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again!!” goals. Mr. President, we urge seeking scientific re-direction from remaining traditional public health…

Over 200 student-led posters showcased innovation, collaboration, and Midwestern University’s commitment to research excellence SEE: Record-Breaking Participation at KAS Research Day on Downers Grove Campus | Midwestern University  https://www.midwestern.edu/news-stories/record-breaking-participation-kas-research-day-downers-grove-campus

“The Department of Health and Human Services has granted an exemption to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to hire a new class of its disease detectives, multiple CDC officials said, averting a feared halving of the highly selective fellowship. Each year, the CDC usually hires a new class of its Epidemic Intelligence Service officers to replace…

Dr. Karen Becker, President of the American Veterinary One Health Society (previously called American Veterinary Epidemiology Society – AVES) began her second term in that esteemed office by announcing names of honorary awards to prominent national and international One Health, public health, veterinary medical and related health field notables on May 6, 2025.  These coveted…

“As the Trump administration marches forward with its plan to dramatically slash the federal workforce, agencies are bidding farewell to employees who have agreed to resign now in exchange for pay and benefits through September. But at least one agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is already scrambling to…

“… “My vision,” says Zavros, “is that this will be the center that other institutions will look to as an example of how to successfully connect biomedical research and medicine in away that will rapidly translate scientific discovery to the patient.” Zavros will continue her work with an interdisciplinary team of researchers focused on solving…

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The commission’s approach imitates some of the broader goals outlined in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 plan. This was a conservative policy agenda prepared for the presidential transition. Both the commission and Project 2025 emphasize increased transparency in health data, redirected research funding to focus on root causes of illness, and skepticism towards the current…

Apr 21, 2025 Learn how a One Health approach to zoonotic diseases like bird flu is important in an ever-changing environment, with *Dr. Peter Rabinowitz (UW DEOHS). SEE: A One Health approach to bird flu YouTube·UW DEOHS·Apr 21, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhLg8xymNc0  *Peter M. Rabinowitz, MD, MPH – Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Department of…

Breast cancer drug Supinoxin shows potential for small-cell lung cancer in new tests Purdue University scientists have identified the Supinoxin small-molecule drug as a possible new therapy for small-cell lung cancer. Elizabeth Tran, professor of biochemistry in the College of Agriculture, and co-principal investigator Bennett Elzey, associate research professor of comparative pathobiology in the College…

“This is the most advanced stage of testing a human Rift Valley fever vaccine has ever reached in an outbreak-prone area,” said Peter Hart, CEPI’s Rift Valley fever Programme Lead.  “Of course, CEPI’s priority for RVF is developing a safe and effective human vaccine, but the fact this vaccine may be able to protect both…

Key Takeaways The WHI, a landmark study on women’s health, faces defunding, threatening its regional centers and data collection efforts by September 2025. The WHI’s hormone therapy trial has significantly impacted clinical practice, preventing numerous breast cancer and cardiovascular disease cases. SHOW MORE Following the Trump Administration’s mandate to cut $2.6 billion in NIH contracts,…

“… This research opens the door to finding treatments for Nipah and Hendra. According to the World Health Organization, 40–75% of people infected with these diseases die. “Henipaviruses are lethal pathogens,” said Bohmann. “They’re endemic to animal populations in Asia and Australia, but spillover events to livestock and humans occur regularly on a seasonal basis, which is…

“ … Secretary Kennedy’s personnel reductions and planned reorganization of HHS already threaten Americans’ health, as critical programs that respond to specific needs have been cut. But the long-term consequences go well beyond those of shuttering individual programs that respond to specific needs. Kennedy has taken a sledgehammer to the Department’s broader capacity to analyze,…

Disease X preparations ongoing in the United States Geneva (Vax-Before-Travel News) – “After more than three years of negotiations, World Health Organization (WHO) Member States recently took a significant step forward, making the world safer from pandemics by drafting an agreement for consideration at the upcoming World Health Assembly in May 2025. Announced on April 16, 2025, this WHO proposal…