One Health News

A One Health international model program for Food Safety and Security… Comprehensive One Health Conference Bonds Universities [in U.S. and China] This entry was posted in Food Safety International Outreach One Health on February 12, 2015 by Chris Brunner. “The bond between UC Davis and Nanjing Agricultural University was further strengthened when the two universities…

One Health Letter Endorsement sent to U.S. President (The White House) from 7 United States Senators February 12, 2015, Washington, DC (USA)—Led by Minnesota’s United States Senator Al Franken, seven (7) U.S. Senators sent a letter to the President of the United States, Barak Obama supporting and endorsing the One Health collaborative approach saying: “As…

One Health Comments from Prominent Romanian Comparative Medicine Professor “The information that is to be presented below represents the fruit of professional commitment of over 50 years, a time in which Romania has developed the concept of “comparative medicine”, a concept that has, much to our joy, roughly the same foundation and pillars as the…

Antibiotic Use, Resistance and Shared Stewardship White Paper Available Now To read the 2014 Antibiotics Symposium White Paper go to www.animalagriculture.org. The 2014 Antibiotics Symposium, developed by the NIAA, was held in Atlanta, Ga. November 12-14, 2014. The symposium was a continuation of discussion and sharing of information from symposiums in 2011, 2012 and 2013.…

Pertinent One Health Approach suggested by Canadian veterinarian This blastomycosis case in Ontario provides a first hand example for me (an early career veterinarian) of a need for integrated surveillance between animal and human health sectors. I am an associate veterinarian on Manitoulin Island, the same district as the recently posted case (ProMED-mail post Blastomycosis…

One Health approach identified as key strategy… The White House – Office of the Press Secretary (USA) For Immediate Release January 27, 2015 FACT SHEET: President’s 2016 Budget Proposes Historic Investment to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria to Protect Public Health “Resistance can arise in bacterial pathogens affecting humans, animals, and the environment.  The adoption of a…

One Health Academy in Washington, D.C. offers Outstanding One Health Presentations since 2006 (USA) http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/One%20Health%20Initiative%20article%20bk%20edits.pdf   Since its founding in 2006 by Tom McGinn, DVM https://avma.eventkaddy.net/sessions/16371, the One Health Academy http://www.onehealthacademy.org/ in Washington D.C. has enjoyed success in its mission to bring together those interested in One Health every month.  At its inception, the group…

Notice: Historic milestone physician/veterinarian global One Health conference…   World Veterinary Association/World Medical Association GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON ONE HEALTH Thursday, 21st May – Friday, 22nd May 2015 Madrid, Spain. Drivers towards One Health “Strengthening collaboration between medical and animal doctors” To register click here __________________________________________________________ The World Veterinary Association (WVA) and the World Medical Association…

Important reminder: American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) strongly endorses One Health Concept Please see: http://www.aaphp.org/onehealth Note:  Immediate Past President of AAPHP, physician Virginia M. Dato, MD, MPH is a member of the One Health Initiative Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.  Dr. Dato recently received an Honorary Diploma from the American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (AVES)…

A One Health approach… Major research into animal-to-human diseases launched in Tanzania A major, international One Health research programme exploring the factors that drive animal-to-human (zoonotic) disease transmission in Tanzania [a country in East Africa] has been launched. Social, Economic and Environmental Drivers of Zoonoses in Tanzania (SEEDZ) is a four-year project that will see…

One Health Newsletter, Volume 7 Issue 4 Published – January 3, 2015   A quarterly online product of the University of Florida (Emerging Pathogens Institute), Gainesville, FL – USA See:  http://media.news.health.ufl.edu/misc/egh/OneHealthNewsletter/OHNL_Vol7_Issue4.pdf, http://epi.ufl.edu/onehealth/news/one-health-newsletter/ or http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/newsletter.php:     The One Health concept arose from the realization that human health and animal health are inextricably linked and that…

Announcement: Veterinary Sciences Journal—A Forum for One Medicine, One Health  http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vetsci New Publications in the One Health Journal Veterinary Sciences — Basel, Switzerland The new online Open Access journal Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vetsci) published two new issues in 2014: Vet. Sci., Volume 1, Issue 2 (September 2014), Pages 77-135 Vet. Sci., Volume 1, Issue…

Texas A & M University (TAMU) Physician and Infectious Disease Specialist Endorses One Health – (USA)  Provided to One Health Initiative website December 26, 2014: “We are committed to the One Health view at Texas A&M University where I, along with another physician, work in collaboration with a veterinarian to promote One Health solutions from…

New 2014 One Health Book … “Confronting Emerging Zoonoses – The One Health Paradigm”   Furnishes a unique resource for everyone interested in the interface of human and veterinary medicine and public health from internationally acknowledged One Health authors and co-authors.   Presents the latest understanding of the origin of human pathogens and disease emergence…

Four Landmark One Health Textbooks of the early 21st Century: 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 implementation will help protect and/or save untold millions of lives in our generation and for those to come.…

Outstanding 21st Century One Health Pioneer and Leader Joins One Health Initiative Team’s Honorary Advisory Board The One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team is delighted to announce that Dr. Roger K. Mahr, a prominent One Health veterinarian, has graciously accepted becoming a member of the team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php on December 8, 2014. …

Notable One Health Program…  Public Policy Drivers During Global Public Health Emergencies: Focus on Ebola Tuesday, November 11, 2014 5:30 – 7:30 PM – Texas Tech University Law School – Lanier Auditorium (USA) See Program Flyer http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/HSC%20Flyer%20-%2011-11-14.pdf Facilitator Annette Sobel, MD, MS – Associate Professor of Medical Education; Executive for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Health…

Join Infection Ecology & Epidemiology (IEE) Journal in advancing the one health research agenda … “Infection Ecology & Epidemiology – The One Health Journal http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee is aiming to be a truly international forum for the free exchange of original, cross-disciplinary, high quality papers from researchers in multiple medical and ecological disciplines engaged in describing the complexity of zoonotic infections…

Colorado State University (USA) Director of Center for Comparative and Integrative Medicine Issues Strong One Health Endorsement “I am delighted that the One Health Initiative is leading the charge of fostering collaboration and communication among all branches of health care.  The time has come to make this happen.  We need to bridge the gap between…

 A One Health related Ebola Epidemic Chronology project – Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh (USA) The NIH-funded MIDAS Informatics Services Group (ISG) has released the Ebola Epidemic Chronology.   The Ebola Epidemic Chronology is a collection of machine-interpretable representations of information about Ebola epidemics.  The Chronology contains representations of 27 Ebola epidemics, both historical…