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FLI tests mobile One Health laboratory for diagnosing highly pathogenic pathogens | Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
June 13, 2025
06/13/2025 Press Releases “This mobile laboratory can examine samples from humans, animals and the environment directly on site in the event of unexplained disease outbreaks, in line with the One Health approach. This is the idea behind the EU-funded MOBILISE project. …” SEE: FLI tests mobile One Health laboratory for diagnosing highly pathogenic pathogens | Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut…
View ArticleOpinion | Want accurate, nongovernment information on vaccines? Try these sites. – The Washington Post
June 13, 2025
Opinion Leana S. Wen Where to go for accurate, up-to-date vaccine information Concerned about federal government websites? Here are some trusted alternatives. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/12/alternate-website-resources-vaccine-science/
View ArticleMicrobes, medicine, more: University of Hawaii (UH) students earn One Health Interdisciplinary certificates
June 11, 2025
“The first University of Hawaiʻi One Health Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Certificate Program—integrating human and veterinary medicine and environmental science—graduates accepted their certificates at the UH Mānoa Commencement Ceremony on May 17. The inaugural One Health certificate recipients were molecular biosciences and biotechnology major Braxton Ramos, and biology major Zarek Kon. …” SEE: https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/06/10/uh-students-earn-one-health-interdisciplinary-certificates/
View ArticleAmerican Medical Association (AMA) statement on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
June 10, 2025
Press Releases AMA statement on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices The following statement is attributable to: Bruce A. Scott, M.D. President, American Medical Association “For generations, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has been a trusted national source of science-and data-driven advice and guidance on the use of vaccines to prevent and control disease.…
View ArticleRFK Jr. purges every vaccine adviser on CDC panel; will pick replacements
June 10, 2025
Kennedy said the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a group of experts who recommend vaccines, has been “plagued with persistent conflicts of interest.” “… Bruce A. Scott, the president of the American Medical Association, said the committee for generations has been a trusted source for vaccine guidance. “Today’s action to remove the 17 sitting members…
View ArticleOptimising our response to a potential H5N1 avian influenza pandemic: preparing to protect people working at the human–animal interface | The Medical Journal of Australia
June 8, 2025
The Medical Journal of Australia … Medical Stockpile.1 This initiative is part of a broader $100 million One Health approach that includes increased agriculture biosecurity response … SEE: Optimising our response to a potential H5N1 avian influenza pandemic: preparing to protect people working at the human–animal interface | The Medical Journal of Australia https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/3/optimising-our-response-potential-h5n1-avian-influenza-pandemic-preparing-protect
View ArticlePreparing for Disease X in a Changing World | The Scientist
June 5, 2025
Any microbe, new or known, could cause an infection outbreak at any time. Researchers gear up to preemptively fight this potential pathogen X. SEE: Preparing for Disease X in a Changing World | The Scientist https://www.the-scientist.com/preparing-for-disease-x-in-a-changing-world-73044
View ArticleExtraordinary Special Assistant to the U.S. President and Senior Director for Biosecurity and Pandemic Response
June 5, 2025
President Donald J. Trump’s visionary White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy will help fortify and refresh the U.S. President’s “Making America Healthy Again” motto through an inventive and far-sighted revolutionary health care strategy. Dr. Gerald Parker [DVM, PhD], is a particularly proficient appointee as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director…
View ArticlePreventing the next pandemic: One Health researcher calls for urgent action
June 5, 2025
The pace of investment to manage diseases transmissible from animals to humans is dangerously slow. “The world is facing daunting health challenges with the rise of zoonotic diseases – infections that are transmissible from animals to humans. These diseases – which include Ebola, avian flu, COVID-19 and HIV – show how the health and wellbeing of humans,…
View ArticleOne Health Initiative team supports American Public Health Association (APHA) statement, “Secretary Kennedy and his policies are a danger to the public’s health”
June 3, 2025
June 3, 2025 George C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, Executive Director American Public Health Association 800 I Street, NW Washington, DC USA 20001 Email: georges.benjamin@apha.org; aphapress@apha.org Dear Dr. Benjamin, The One Health Initiative team fully concurs with your assessment regarding the APHA statement you issued April 9 and previously posted on the OHI website as follows: News…
View ArticleGuyana is second country in the world to launch multi-million One Health Project – News Room Guyana
May 31, 2025
Guyana is the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the second worldwide, to establish a One Health Project. “A US$22 million initiative funded by a grant from the Pandemic Fund and the World Bank, was launched on Friday. Guyana is the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the second…
View ArticleTrump administration cancels $766 million Moderna contract to fight pandemic flu – May 28, 2025
May 31, 2025
“The Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna Inc. to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including the H5N1 bird flu. The company said it was notified Wednesday that the Health and Human Services Department had withdrawn funds awarded in July 2024 and in January to pay for development and purchase of…
View ArticleNews Release – American Public Health Association (APHA) – April 9, 2025 “Secretary Kennedy and his policies are a danger to the public’s health”
May 29, 2025
April 9, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Media Relations Statement from APHA Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin, MD APHA expressed concerns about Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the choice for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and in the few short weeks that he has been in this position, those concerns have…
View ArticleInfectious animal diseases on the rise, says landmark WOAH report
May 27, 2025
The world is witnessing an unprecedented rise in infectious animal diseases, with new outbreaks threatening not only livestock and wildlife but also human health and food security. “… Published ahead of WOAH’s 92nd General Session and its Animal Health Forum, the report aims to drive high-level discussions on innovative prevention strategies, including the role of science-based vaccination…
View ArticleFAO hails Egypt as regional pioneer in implementing ‘One Health’ concept – Egyptian Gazette
May 25, 2025
“CAIRO – The Regional Coordinator of the One Health Initiative at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) on Sunday hailed Egypt as a regional pioneer in implementing the One Health concept. …” SEE: FAO hails Egypt as regional pioneer in implementing ‘One Health’ concept – Egyptian Gazette https://egyptian-gazette.com/egypt/fao-hails-egypt-as-regional-pioneer-in-implementing-one-health-concept/
View ArticleBill establishes commission to increase communication on public health issues – CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS (USA)
May 23, 2025
“SPRINGFIELD — A bill creating an interdisciplinary commission to study the interplay between animals, the environment and infectious disease within the Illinois Department of Public Health passed the House unanimously Wednesday. Senate Bill 291 aims to establish the One Health Commission to aid in communication and collaboration between the state’s physicians, veterinarians, scientific professionals and state…
View ArticleThe European Commission Hosts Key One Health Meeting
May 22, 2025
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…
View ArticleThe role of information and communication technology for One Health
May 18, 2025
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…
View ArticleU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to cut one employee for each it is recalling from layoffs
May 15, 2025
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…
View ArticleOne Health: Burkina Faso builds wildlife surveillance capacity to combat future pandemics
May 15, 2025
“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…
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Please see MONOGRAPH in Veterinaria Italiana
“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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