One Health News

News releases  |  UW News blog April 26, 2019 The University of Washington and Washington State University community partnership [USA]: Improving the health of homeless youth and their pets SEE: https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/04/26/uw-wsu-community-partnership-improving-the-health-of-homeless-youth-and-their-pets/

Connecting Human, Animal and Environmental Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases | One Health Office April 2018 Now Available! U.S. One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization Workshop Report Today CDC posted the final workshop report from the U.S. One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization Workshop jointly hosted…

Physician Virologist, Vaccinologist and One Health Leader, Dr. Thomas P. Monath, Speaks at World Vaccine Congress in Washington, DC (USA)       “World Vaccine Congress Washington is a multi-faceted conference experience with over 300 industry leading speaker, 10 conferences, 8 workshops, 100+ exhibitors providing the most exciting vaccine event on the planet. It is carefully…

“…We invite applications for the position of an ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR IN EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES This is a joint position between the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The research and teaching field of the professorship is microbiology, infectious diseases and vaccines. An emphasis is in the areas,…

World Vaccine Congress Washington 2019 | 14 – 17 April 2019 https://www.terrapinn.com/conference/world-vaccine-congress-washington/index.stm   “World Vaccine Congress Washington is a multi-faceted conference experience with over 300 industry leading speaker, 10 conferences, 8 workshops, 100+ exhibitors providing the most exciting vaccine event on the planet. It is carefully curated by an experienced team who are plugged into a…

Antimicrobial Resistance: Building a Better Mousetrap Pork Magazine https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nyas.14057 Five new papers published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences explore the issue of a “One–Health” concept. This worldwide strategy … COMMENTARY Open Access Antimicrobial resistance in a One Health context: exploring complexities, seeking solutions, and communicating risks https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nyas.14057

DUKE (USA) One Health Team News Monthly Newsletters 2019 Please see: https://sites.globalhealth.duke.edu/dukeonehealth/monthly-newsletters/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332) One Health: It’s for All of Us “…The health of people, animals, and the environment is intertwined. A health hazard for people may likely be a health hazard for animals. For example, smoking…

      Granite Geek: Broader response from health community on microbes is needed Concord Monitor via Google Alerts News “This was impressive,” said Laura Kahn, a medical doctor who helps run a program called the One Health Initiative, about the fact that 270 medical … SEE: https://www.concordmonitor.com/antibiotic-resistance-disease-nh-24263736  Note: Physician, Dr. Laura H. Kahn is a co-founder…

March 25, 2019 “This is the presentation of a “open access” book entitled “Brucellosis in Goats and Sheep: An Endemic and Re-Emerging Old Zoonosis in the 21st Century” which was just released. It can be freely downloaded at https://novapublishers.com/shop/brucellosis-in-goats-and-sheep-an-endemic-and-re-emerging-old-zoonosis-in-the-21st-century/: 1) Add to cart; 2) complete the register form; 3) and a link for download will…

One Health Initiative team (OHI), One Health Commission (OHC) and 68 other Health Oriented Organizations sign Supporting Letter RE: “Pandemic and All-Hazards & Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI, H.R. 269)” to U.S. Congressional Leadership Today  March 22, 2019 On behalf of the undersigned organizations, representing public health, healthcare providers, emergency managers, environmental health, biotechnology innovators, and…

Originally published in EDI Journal 1/2019 European Journal for Dental Implantologists www.teamwork-media.de/project/edi-journal Implementation of One Health in undergraduate education Working together from curricula to practice One Health is a concept that recognises interlinks between human health, animal health and the environment. The value of the One Health holistic approach is undisputed when it comes to…

OIE World Organisation for Animal Health Press releases Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and World Health Organization (WHO) launch a guide for countries on taking a One Health approach to addressing zoonotic diseases Zoonotic diseases continue to be a threat to global health, causing millions of deaths and economic…

DUKE ONE HEALTH News Leptospirosis Study Update from the Field January 30, 2019 By Jane Fieldhouse, MSc and Diego Gálan Leptospirosis study team at Sibu Clinical Research Centre (left-to-right Ms. Jakie Ting, Ms. Kamilah Dahian, Dr. Wendy Lee, Ms. Tiing Tiing Chua, Diego Gálan, Dr. Teck-Hock Toh, and Dr. Gregory Gray) The Duke One Health team…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Field Epidemiology Manual – Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)   Edited by Sonja A. Rasmussen and Richard A. Goodman The CDC Field Epidemiology Manual is a definitive guide to investigating acute public health events on the ground and in real time. Assembled and written by experts from the…

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases | One Health Office February 2019 Q Fever Fact Sheets Available in Six Languages Did you know that CDC now has Q fever fact sheets available in six languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Vietnamese, and simplified Chinese? The fact…

Planes, Trains and Viruses: How Transit Air Might Predict the Next Outbreak Duke Today Duke One Health researchers are using bioaerosol sampling—that is, testing airborne particles—to start chipping away at this question. Their hope is … https://globalhealth.duke.edu/media/news/planes-trains-and-viruses-how-transit-air-might-predict-next-outbreak

Epidemiologist Who Helped Eradicate Smallpox Strongly Endorsed One Medicine/One Health concept                           D.A.Henderson, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine and Public Health, University of Pittsburgh. Resident Scholar, Center for Biosecurity, U. of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Service Professor. Dean Emeritus, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Pier IV…

An extraordinary team of health professionals … One Health Newsletter Faculty Editorial Board – Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan, KS (USA) Paige Adams, DVM, PhD College of Veterinary Medicine Kansas State University Jean Paul Gonzalez, MD, PhD College of Veterinary Medicine Kansas State University Ellyn Mulcahy, PhD, MPH Director Master of Public…

Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506 (USA) College of Veterinary Medicine   One Health Newsletter “The One Health Newsletter is a collaborative effort by a diverse group of scientists and health professionals committed to promoting One Health. This newsletter was created to lend support to the One Health Initiative and is dedicated to enhancing the integration of animal,…