One Health News

August 29, 2015

“One health genomics- why animal diseases matter for human health” – United Kingdom (UK) “…At the PHG Foundation, a science and health policy think tank, we have been examining policy issues surrounding the prospective implementation of pathogen genomic technologies in the UK health service. Our most recent briefing note is titled “One health genomics- why…

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August 26, 2015

“ONE HEALTH” at International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) Atlanta, Georgia – USA August 26, 2015—One Health was featured in many of the presentations at the ICEID in Atlanta http://www.iceid.org/ this week (August 24-26, 2015).  Presentations ranged from water sanitation, avian influenza, microbial resistance and Ebola: See program schedule http://www.iceid.org/images/2015/ICEID2015_3-49.pdf and Poster and Oral…

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August 23, 2015

“One Health: A Concept for the 21st Century” World Medical Association (WMA) journal – July 2015 *Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP Research Scholar, Program on Science and Global Security Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey (USA) E-mail: lkahn@princeton.edu http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/LauraKahnBiographyFeb2015.pdf Please scroll to pages 62-63 of the World…

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August 21, 2015

International Society for Infectious Diseases/ProMED Symposium on Emerging Infectious Diseases at 2015 American Society of Microbiology’s Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)/ International Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection (ICC) Please consider joining ISID, ProMED and ASM in a new one-day collaborative symposium, Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Time of Ebola, at ICAAC/ICC on Thursday,…

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National Academies of Practice (NAP) Addresses One Health in June Letter to U.S. President

August 19, 2015

National Academies of Practice (NAP) Addresses One Health in June 2015 Letter to U.S. President June 15, 2015 The President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500   Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the National Academies of Practice (NAP), representing 14 health care professions (Audiology, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Osteopathic…

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New Duke One Health training opportunities video now posted on YouTube

August 18, 2015

New Duke One Health training opportunities video now posted on YouTube A Duke One Health Team video about international research opportunities and summer graduate courses Please see:  https://youtu.be/WNpuipGzwlo   This was chiefly developed to recruit graduate students from Duke, Duke-NUS, and Duke Kunshan University to Duke One Health research and training opportunities. Learn more about One…

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Revisiting: World Veterinary Association/World Medical Association Global Conference on One Health

August 15, 2015

Revisiting: World Veterinary Association/World Medical Association Global Conference on One Health The WVA/WMA Global Conference on One Health which was held in Madrid, Spain on May 21-22, 2015, brought together 330 delegates from 40 countries around the world to discuss the One Health Concept. Introduction On 21 and 22nd of May 2015, The World Veterinary…

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Upcoming Continuing Education One Health Illinois Summit (USA) – August 19, 2015

August 9, 2015

Upcoming Continuing Education One Health Illinois Summit (USA) – August 19, 2015 3505 Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Building, MC-002 2001 S. Lincoln Ave. Urbana, IL 61802 P: (217) 333-2907 F: (217) 333-4628 ope@vetmed.illinois.edu Allan J. Paul, DVM, MS Associate Dean for Public Engagement – http://vetmed.illinois.edu/veo/bio_paul.html  “The purpose of the third One Health Illinois Summit is to…

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The Age of Contagion

August 3, 2015

Huffington Post – July 25, 2015 The Age of Contagion “… This moment in time demands that scientists and health-care workers move beyond the boundaries of their professions and adopt a One Health mindset to match the scale and complexity of human and animal health needs. Nothing less is acceptable. Our world hangs in the…

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July 31, 2015

One Health Commission (USA) Offers Public Service “One Health” Announcement Audios, April 2015 Please listen to: English Version and Spanish Version According to Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD, Executive Director, One Health Commission (OHC) https://www.onehealthcommission.org/, these are suitable for all amenable radio stations in the U.S. (or elsewhere) and any other interested health oriented organizations or university…

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University of Florida (USA)- One Health Center of Excellence for Research and Training Emerging Pathogens Institute

July 28, 2015

University of Florida (USA)- One Health Center of Excellence for Research and Training Emerging Pathogens Institute http://epi.ufl.edu/onehealth/ 

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International One Health Platform Project Evolving

July 22, 2015

A potentially valuable international One Health project… International One Health Platform Project Evolving A nascent international “One Health Platform” project http://onehealthplatform.com/engine/ has been developing with various hopeful features aimed at promoting and implementing the One Health concept.  It currently has several prominent One Health supporting partners http://onehealthplatform.com/engine/?page_id=76.  Since 2011, three International One Health Congresses http://onehealthplatform.com/engine/?page_id=222…

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Extraordinary One Health Leader Awarded Gold Headed Cane (USA): an internationally recognized physician virologist and vaccine developer – July 13, 2015

July 13, 2015

Left to right: Charles O. Thoen, DVM, PhD, President, American Veterinary Epidemiology Society, Thomas P. Monath, MD,and Georgette D. Wilson, DVM, Director, Scientific & Medical Affairs, The Hartz Mountain Corporation Extraordinary One Health Leader Awarded Gold Headed Cane (USA):an internationally recognized physician virologist and vaccine developer   Dr. Thomas P. Monath [MD, FACP, FASTMH] received…

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One Health Newsletter – Volume 8, Issue 2 – Published July 3, 2015 (USA)

July 8, 2015

Notice: One Health Newsletter – Volume 8, Issue 2 – Published July 3, 2015 (USA)   SEE: http://media.news.health.ufl.edu/misc/egh/One%20Health%20Newsletter/OHNL_Volume_8_Issue2.pdf   An outstanding internationally distributed “One Health” publication product of the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida (USA) http://epi.ufl.edu   Accessible online via: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/newsletter.php, (One Health Initiative Home page tab)  and/or http://epi.ufl.edu/onehealth/news/one-health-newsletter/ This quarterly newsletter…

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July 3, 2015

PHYSICIANS’ World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) issues One Health Letter of Support – July 2, 2015   2nd July 2015   Laura H Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP Bruce Kaplan, DVM Thomas P. Monath, MD One Health Initiative kkm@onehealthinitiative.com   Dear colleagues Please find a letter of support, to the OneHealth Initiative, from WONCA –…

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One Health Community Addresses Advocacy Letter to the White House (USA) – June 30, 2015

July 2, 2015

One Health Community Addresses Advocacy Letter to the White House (USA) Dated: June 30, 2015     “…On behalf of the community of One Health advocates and stakeholders, the One Health Commission, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and the signatories below, writes to urge creation of One Health platforms in both the United States (U.S) and the…

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July 1, 2015

Former Mayor—Environmental Health Activist—Urges President and U.S. Government(s) Adoption of One Health Principles   June 9, 2015 – In a recent letter to the White House, One Health Initiative Team Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php member Nancy Chaney, RN, MS, former mayor, City of Moscow, Idaho (USA) urged prompt across the board adoption of the One Health…

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June 23, 2015

The relevance of “One Health” to South Africa Brigid Letty MSc.Agric1, Alan Rowe BVSc.2, Nkululeko Manci MBChB 3 and Debbie Rowe CPDH4 1Principal Scientist – Institute of Natural Resources http://inr.org.za/ 2State Veterinarian – KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development 3Medical Manager – St Apollinaris Hospital, Centocow Mission 4Director – Creighton Sunflower Health Education and…

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National Academies of Practice (NAP) supports One Health – Letter to The President, The White House (USA)

June 22, 2015

NAP Supports the One Health Commission June 15, 2015 The PresidentThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC  20500 Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the National Academies of Practice (NAP), representing 14 health care professions (Audiology, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Podiatric Medicine, Psychology, Social Work, Speech & Language Pathology,…

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June 16, 2015

One Health approach to fight Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)… WWS (Woodrow Wilson School – Princeton University, USA) Reacts: How to Fight MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) Jun 16, 2015—By: B. Rose Huber—Source: Woodrow Wilson School   Since mid-May, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has infected 150 and killed 16 people in South Korea. Now,…

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