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1st International Biosafety and Biocontainment Symposium – February 6-9, 2011   1st International Biosafety & Biocontainment Symposium http://arssymposium.absa.org/   United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Animal Research Service (ARS)   Animal Production & Protection: Challenges, Risks, and Best Practices Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden YardsBaltimore, Maryland (USA) Symposium Hotel Rates are only $119.00!…

Make plans to attend the 1st International One Health Congress  Human Health, Animal Health, the Environment and Global Survival   Melbourne Convention Centre Victoria, Australia February 14 -16, 2011    See Website for More information http://www.onehealth2011.com/ Welcome to the 1st International One Health Congress! For the last few years, the One Health concept has brought…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Announcement:  CDC Pioneer, Arbovirologist and Entomologist, Dr. Wm. Daniel Sudia Dies   William Daniel Sudia, 1922-2010 ______________________ Born in Ambridge, Pennsylvania on 19 Aug 1922, resided in Decatur, Georgia, USA, departed this life on 25 Dec 2010.   Dr Sudia obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida,…

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service “White-Nose Syndrome: Something is killing our bats” This serious ecosystem threat to bats can indirectly threaten aspects of life for farmers, loggers and homeowners.  Bats ingest billions of insects (bugs) thereby helping to diminish the use of more pesticides for protecting trees, crops and other concerns. http://www.fws.gov/WhiteNoseSyndrome/?sid=ST2010122203289

Reminder: North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC) – 2011 (USA) – ONE HEALTH Program  January 15 – 19, 2011—Orlando, Florida (USA)   A “One Health” program section is planned for Monday, January 17, 2011 at the Marriot Hotel Crystal Salon G1 and requires conference registration: 8:00 a.m. to 4:50 P.M. (EST).   Please see December 7, 2010…

One Health Leader, Veterinarian Dr. Jean Blancou Dies Obituary: Jean Blancou (1936-2010) Dr. Jean Blancou, former Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) from 1991 to 2000, died in Paris on 10 Nov 2010 at the age of 74. Son of wildlife expert Lucien Blancou, Jean qualified as a veterinarian from the…

Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Presents Thoughts on ‘One Health’   http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/home/en/news_archive/2010_one-health.html Thoughts of FAO on ‘One Health’ The number of emerging infectious diseases and pandemic threats at the animal-human interface is increasing. In recent past the world has witnessed the emergence of novel diseases such as Nipah virus in Malaysia,…

American Nurses Association Supports and Endorses One Health     The One Health Initiative website team was notified on December 9, 2010 that the president of the American Nurses Association www.nursingworld.org, Karen A. Daley, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN supports the One Health concept.  The following is President Daley’s endorsement statement:   “Nurses recognize all forms…

A fourth good reason to attend the … “One Health” Session Scheduled for the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC), in Orlando, Florida (USA) Monday, January 17,  2011 www.navc.com By scrolling down, you can read about the first three good reasons to attend.  These were described and prepared by Dr. Kate Hodgson (posted November, 29, 2010);…

Annual Conference of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA), April 11 – 14, 2011   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                      Contact: Teres Lambert December 1, 2010                                                                                847-838-2966 tlambert@animalagriculture.org     National Conference to Identify Consumers as Stakeholders in Today’s Food Production   COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – By most estimates, food production must double…

One Health Initiative website team establishes Honorary Advisory Board   The following outstanding One Health supporters/advocates have graciously agreed to participate on the One Health Initiative website’s honorary advisory board.      One Health Initiative Website Advisory Board (Hon.)   Established: December 1, 2010     Larry R. Anderson, DVM, MD – Sumner County Family…

“One Health is the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally to attain optimal health for people, animals, plants and our environment.”  One Health Initiative Website NEWS Statistics:    Serves as Website’s “LINKS PAGE”      The autonomous pro bono One Health Initiative website has been operational since October 1, 2008.  Since…

A third good reason to attend the … “One Health” Session Scheduled for the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC), in Orlando, Florida (USA) Monday, January 17,  2011 www.navc.com By scrolling down this One Health website NEWS page, you can read about the first two good reasons to attend that were described about and by speakers Drs. Kirsten…

Outstanding USA Motivational Educator and One Medicine (One Health) Advocate Dies *By Dennis Thompson, DVM, MPVM,  Ronald D. Warner, DVM, MPVM, PhD, James L. Alexander, DVM, MPVM, Thomas L. Cropper, DVM, MPVM, James H. Wright, DVM, MPVM Margaret E. Meyer, PhD (1923-2010), died on October 8th, 2010, after a long, distinguished career as a microbiologist…

  Highly Successful One Health Sessions Reported from United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) 114th Annual Meeting The American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians  (AAVLD 53rd Annual Conference) in conjunction with the United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) Annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) held their first ever One Health Sessions on Saturday November 13th, 2010 and Monday…

Reprinted (Text only) from One Health Newsletter Fall Issue http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/newsletter.php   The One Health Initiative through a 50-Year Lens   Robert E. Dedmon, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM           ‘There are no passengers on spaceship Earth. We are all crew.’                                                                    – Marshall Mcluhan   The ‘50-year lens’ refers to my 50-plus years in medicine…

Jack Woodall, PhD, member of the One Health Initiative Website team, giving a One Health Initiative poster presentation at the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) www.astmh.org – 59thAnnual Meeting – in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) on Friday, November 5, 2010.  The poster presentation by Dr. Woodall was held in conjunction with an important and successful…The One Health Initiative Symposium: Vaccination…

One Health focused Training Opportunity offering PhD at Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio (USA)   The Food Animal Health Research Program at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University located in Wooster, Ohio is offering a training opportunity leading to a PhD degree in Veterinary Medicine, Food Science or Public Health. …

Reminder: Upcoming IMPORTANT ONE HEALTH MEETING SESSIONS Sample Abstracts for Upcoming One Health Meeting (Go to the meeting, there are other excellent talks): November 11-17, 2010 United States Animal Health Association (USAHA)114th Annual Meeting – Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) http://www.usaha.org/meetings/2010/ American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD)53rd Annual Conference For more information on AAVLD programs, please…

Press announcement  10 November, 2010   Immuno Valley [the Netherlands] is funded €1.5 Million [$2.09 Million USA Dollars] to concert the combat against infectious diseases of animals and humans   Life Sciences network Immuno Valley announces to receive over  €1.5 Million [$2.09 Million USA Dollars] of funding to roll-out their viPps program 2011-2014. Immuno Valley…