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Africa ramping up One Health efforts AND WHO Director-General Statement on the Role of Social Media Platforms in Health Information

August 29, 2019

  Africa ramping up One Health efforts IPPmedia With global efforts to support One Health programming to combat zoonotic diseases at the human-animal-ecosystem interface, the second tripartite … WHO Director-General Statement on the Role of Social Media Platforms in Health Information SEE https://www.ippmedia.com/en/features/africa-ramping-one-health-efforts World Health Organization Vaccines are one of the most powerful innovations in the…

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Confronting Emerging Zoonoses: The One Health Paradigm (2014)

August 26, 2019

© 2014 Confronting Emerging Zoonoses The One Health Paradigm Editors: Yamada, A., Kahn, L.H., Kaplan, B., Monath, Th.P., Woodall, J., Conti, L. (Eds.) SEE: https://www.springer.com/us/book/9784431551195?gclid=Cj0KCQjwho7rBRDxARIsAJ5nhFpOtDgwaOzt7g1_ezbvanA-C-JNGEx7e6k0qBsEhBx4vPXjQTIZIpMaAoAaEALw_wcB Free Preview Furnishes a unique resource for everyone interested in the interface of human and veterinary medicine and public health Presents the latest understanding of the origin of human pathogens…

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One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization for Multi-Sectoral Engagement in Mozambique – CDC

August 25, 2019

One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization for Multi-Sectoral Engagement in Mozambique CDC APPENDIX C: Zoonotic Disease List Considered in One Health Zoonotic … the One Health process used to prioritize the top zoonotic diseases for … SEE: https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/pdfs/Mozambique-508.pdf

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Center for ONE HEALTH Research-Univ. of Alaska (USA) AND What’s Killing Otters? Scientists Pinpoint Parasite Strain

August 23, 2019

Center for One Health Research UAF Catalog – University of Alaska Fairbanks The UAF Center for One Health Research seeks to engage participants from UAF, Alaska and the circumpolar North to build and support as well as … SEE: https://catalog.uaf.edu/overview/research-institutes-centers-consortia/center-for-one-health-research/ What’s Killing Sea Otters? Scientists Pinpoint Parasite Strain UC Davis … said corresponding author Karen Shapiro,…

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Tuberculosis in Animals: An African Perspective – The Control of Mycobacterium bovis Infections in Africa: A One Health Approach

August 23, 2019

    © 2019 Tuberculosis in Animals: An African Perspective   Editors: Bogale Dibaba, Asseged, Kriek, Nick P. J., Thoen, Charles O. (Eds.)         SEE: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030186883  The Control of Mycobacterium bovis Infections in Africa: A One Health Approach   Chapter 4 Pages 41-55 S. I. B. Cadmus, P. I. Fujiwara, J. A. Shere, B. Kaplan, C.…

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One Health Initiative: World medical Association and World Veterinary Association

August 20, 2019

A message worth repeating…from November 22, 2012  From The World Medical Association One Health Initiative: World medical Association and World Veterinary Association Please see https://www.wma.net/blog-post/one-health-initiative-wma-and-wva/  

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United States Department of Defense (DOD) – “Where Animal and Human Health Research Coincide”

August 15, 2019

United States Department of Defense (DOD) Where Animal and Human Health Research Coincide “…Since the 1940s, DOD has considered veterinary pathology interlinked with human health and environmental issues such as anthrax, Ebola and the West Nile virus, said Alves, who also is the veterinary pathology consultant to the Army surgeon general….” “One-Health Approach The relationship…

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August 14, 2019

August 14, 2019 An opinion regarding … “The Trump administration announced far-reaching revisions to the Endangered Species Act” [first enacted in 1973 by a Republican President and Administration] See: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/climate/endangered-species-act-changes.html?action=click&module=TopStories&pgtype=Homepage https://apnews.com/9bf4541d89e6444783814e53302ce479 https://www.npr.org/2019/08/12/750479370/trump-administration-makes-major-changes-to-protections-for-endangered-species Political pros and cons are currently and over the coming months will be engaged by this controversial fiat. “…Senator Tom Udall of New…

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World Veterinary Association (WVA): GLOBAL REPOSITORY OF AVAILABLE GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS IN ANIMAL HEALTH – REVISION 1 (August 2019)

August 13, 2019

GLOBAL REPOSITORY OF AVAILABLE GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS IN ANIMAL HEALTH – REVISION 1 (August 2019) See: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/Revised%20list%20of%20available%20guidelines%20on%20AMU%20-AUG2019.pdf Provided by: Dr. Zeev Noga, Deputy Executive Director World Veterinary Association (WVA) Avenue de Tervueren 12 B-1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 (0) 2 533 70 22 zeev_noga@worldvet.org secretariat@worldvet.org http://www.worldvet.org

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August 2, 2019

DUKE (USA) ONE HEALTH Newsletter – ISSUE 17 August 2019 … Veterinarians Merged with Physician Educations: Past and Present Combined into One Individual “One Health” [opinion article] Please see newsletter link: https://mailchi.mp/f94b970e96b5/oh-newsletter-august-issue – Also available on Duke One Health Monthly Newsletter website: https://sites.globalhealth.duke.edu/dukeonehealth/monthly-newsletters/  Veterinarians Merged with Physician Educations: Past and Present Combined into One Individual “One Health”     Although veterinary medicine…

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CONTACTS for: 6th World One Health Congress

July 29, 2019

Creating a healthy future for humans, animals and their environments.   Toggle navigation Home News overview Registration Register Join mailinglist General The venue About Edinburgh About Scotland Code of conduct About the organizers Hotels Supporters Programme Show full programme One Health Science1 One Health Science2 Antimicrobial agents and resistance1 Antimicrobial agents and resistance2 Science Policy…

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Survival: One Health, One Planet, One Future

July 26, 2019

  Survival: One Health, One Planet, One Future WEEC network Survival: One Health, One Planet, One Future. Planet Earth has been here for over 4.5 billion years but in just two human generations we have … https://weecnetwork.org/survival-one-health-one-planet-one-future/   

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Veterinarians, physicians to jointly explore links between animal and human health – University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)

July 25, 2019

  Veterinarians, physicians to jointly explore links between animal and human health University of Wisconsin-Madison … of Pharmacy and partners in the Clinical and Translational Science Award One Health Alliance: Robert Rebhun at the University of California, Davis; … https://news.wisc.edu/veterinarians-physicians-to-jointly-explore-links-between-animal-and-human-health/  

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One Health – “News & Views from The Himalayas”

July 25, 2019

  “Disease surveillance has to go beyond humans and encompass preventive health and hygiene in livestock and poultry. The concept on One Health would really catch the imagination if the critical importance of animal health in human well-being is underscored time and again” One Health Hill Post Disease surveillance has to go beyond humans and…

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July 23, 2019

July 23, 2019 FOURTH ANNUAL GLOBAL “ONE HEALTH DAY” – NOVEMBER 3, 2019 ARE YOU PLANNING YOUR EVENT? Since 2016, three leading international One Health groups, the One Health Commission, the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team, and the One Health Platform Foundation, have partnered in leading global “One Health Day”. Officially celebrated on November 3, individuals and groups from around…

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Reps. Kurt Schrader(D-OR) and Ted Yoho (R-FL) introduce bipartisan AdvancingEmergency Preparedness Through One Health Act

July 21, 2019

Press Releases Reps. Schrader and Yoho Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Improve Public Health Preparedness For Immediate Release  [see https://schrader.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=392591] July 16, 2019 Contact: Larkin Parker, 202-225-5711 Reps. Schrader and Yoho Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Improve Public Health Preparedness   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Ted Yoho (R-FL) introduced the…

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MEDICC Review online [open access publication]: VIEWPOINT – “Increasing Research Productivity across Africa”

July 20, 2019

“… stressing the value of transdisciplinary engagement in One Health research. …”  http://mediccreview.org/ April–July 2019, Vol 21, No 2–3 MEDICC Review online (ISSN 1527-3172) is an open access publication SEE: VIEWPOINTIncreasing Research Productivity across AfricaBankole K. Oyewole MBChB, et al.PDF http://mediccreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MR-AprilJuly2019-VP-oyewole-increasing-research.pdf “…Third, prioritize research training in higher education Faculty reviews of curricula and identification of…

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A new meaning for ‘sick as a dog’? Your pet’s health may tell you something about your own [One Health approach]

July 17, 2019

  A new meaning for ‘sick as a dog’? Your pet’s health may tell you something about your own Washington Post – Monday, July 1, 2019 Bartges has been involved in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s One Health initiative, an effort co-led by physicians and veterinarians … SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/a-new-meaning-for-sick-as-a-dog-your-pets-health-may-tell-you-something-about-your-own/2019/06/28/4af74ede-91fa-11e9-aadb-74e6b2b46f6a_story.html?utm_term=.76329f492e4a  

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Bacteria associated with hospital infections are found in raw meat: EurekAlert! NEWS RELEASE July 8, 2019

July 8, 2019

“The results underscore the fact that many microbes that infect humans can also be transmitted through contaminated food; therefore the need to establish interdisciplinary collaborations between health care for humans, animal health and the environment, an approach known as “One Health.” EurekAlert! EurekAlert! is a service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.…

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Veterinarians merged with physician educations: Past and present combined into one individual “One Health” examples—a useful conjoined degree program?

July 2, 2019

A One Health opinion piece…  PLEASE SEE: JULY 2 2019 DVM VMD-MD DO Joint Degree Program “… There can be no doubt about the unique potential for the One Health Model for Multidisciplinary Training and Collaboration.” Dr. Gary Roubin, veterinarian-physician trained Interventional Cardiologist research team member who helped developed the first Balloon-expandable Coronary artery stent…

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