One Health News

8th One Health Veterinary Record article available… British (United Kingdom) Veterinary Journal Publishes another Article of One Health Series 2014 One Health and emergency preparedness Veterinary Record 2014;175:422-425 doi:10.1136/vr.g5246 1.          Kendra E. Stauffer, DVM, DACVPM1 and 2.          Lisa Conti, DVM, MPH, DACVPM2     Author Affiliations 1.       1USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Emergency Coordinator, Gainesville, Florida, USA…

Texas A & M (College Station, Texas-USA) Dean Endorses One Health Initiative team activities November 11, 2014 Dear One Health Autonomous Pro Bono Team, It is an encouragement to see your teams’ persistent effort in the promotion of the One Health message. Your relentless effort to garner support and solicit endorsements from leaders in health care for…

Health Initiative Targets Exotic Pet Keepers TONBRIDGE, England, November 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —   “In response to the burgeoning exotic pet trade, and subsequent increased risk to human health, the Emergent Disease Foundation, One Health Initiative, Worldwide Veterinary Service, and UNISON have collaborated in the launch of a new leaflet containing important hygiene measures concerning…

Last important international One Health reminder – it is not too late…please register NOW (no charge)!   1st International Who’s Who in One Health Webinar – November 10, 2014 – 1st Notice Posted One Health Initiative website Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Learn more about One Health worldwide from U.S. and international guest commentators…November 10, 2014…

Please see http://www.worldvet.org/news.php?item=169 WVA/WMA GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON ONE HEALTH – SAVE THE DATE May 21 & 22, 2015 – Madrid Spain The World Veterinary Association and the World Medical Association in collaboration with the Spanish Medical and Veterinary associations are preparing a Global Conference on ‘One Health’ Concept. The Global Conference on ‘One Health’ Concept…

“Can We Stop Ebola?” is posted on the Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases (CEEZAD) website: SEE www.ceezad.org/resources/index.html Also see attached PDF for distribution http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/CAN%20WE%20STOP%20EBOLA%20website%202.pdf   Provided to One Health Initiative website by: Robert E. Kahn, PhD Education Consultant College of Veterinary Medicine Kansas State University rs_kahn@hotmail.com   Dr. Kahn is a longstanding…

Mayo Clinic Alumni Association website features One Health oriented TB book publication “Charles O. Thoen, DVM, Ph.D. (M 1971) has, with colleagues, edited the third edition of Zoonotic Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis and Other Pathogenic Mycobacteria, a comprehensive review of the state of the art in the control and elimination of infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex…

Important International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) One Health survey request… October 22, 2014 Dear Colleagues and readers of the One Health Initiative website, Your assistance is greatly needed to help identify gaps in capacity, information, and networks with regard to One Health Surveillance (OHS) approaches to disease surveillance.  International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS)…

Learn more about One Health worldwide from U.S. and international guest commentators…November 10, 2014 1st International Who’s Who in One Health Webinar Notable comments to consider: “Future generations will judge us by how well we – physicians, public health professionals, veterinarians, other health professionals and social science experts – took a One Health approach to…

Wake up call to governmental and political leaders…a must read book: Whos in Charge? Leadership during epidemics, bioterror attacks, and other public health crises. By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, co-founder of the One Health Initiative team and website http://www.amazon.com/Whos-Charge-Leadership-Epidemics-International/dp/0275994856  The book is highly relevant for all elected officials and public health professionals to…

Important One Health REPEAT reminders…why “One Health” approach is essential for the 21st century!   Posted Wednesday, October 09, 2013 on One Health Initiative website NEWS page: A potential large scale “One Health in Action” … another dynamic case for implementing One Health!   Vaccines against diseases transmitted from animals to humans: A one health…

One Health Newsletter (USA) now under University of Florida’s Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI) Sponsorship “The One Health Newsletter is a collaborative effort by a diverse group of scientists and health professionals committed to promoting One Health.  This quarterly newsletter was created to lend support to the One Health Initiative and is dedicated to enhancing the…

American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) Endorses One Health Approach September 26, 2014—In a letter to the One Health Initiative team, American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) President Steve Mulligan said, “…The One Health Initiative provides the ideal platform for this exchange of ideas and can serve as a transformative model for researching and discovering new methodologies…

“Strengthen national [U.S.] One-Health surveillance efforts to combat [antibiotic] resistance”… White House Strategy Recognizes Importance of One Health Approach in Combating Antibiotic Resistance (USA) NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COMBATING ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT BACTERIA       September 2014 – See http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/carb_national_strategy.pdf Vision: The United States will work domestically and internationally to prevent, detect, and control illness and death related…

An important One Health related symposium with prominent speakers… National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) – Hosted Antibiotic Use and Resistance Symposium November 12-14, 2014 – Crowne Plaza Atlanta Midtown (Formerly Meliá Hotel) Atlanta, GA (USA) Keynote Speaker Lonnie King, DVM, MS, MPA, ACVPM – http://vet.osu.edu/LonnieKing Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at The…

Important new – International Journal of One Health – (from INDIA) www.onehealthjournal.org Aims and Scope: International Journal of One Health publishes papers focusing on One Health (Human, Animal and Environmental health). All articles published by International Journal of One Health are made freely and permanently accessible online. All articles will be assigned a DOI number (Digital Object Identifier) whereby…

Immediate Past President (World Medical Association) comments: Global “One Health” Conference May 21-22, 2015 World Veterinary Association & World Medical Association “At the meeting July 15 of the World Veterinary Association (WVA) and the World Medical Association (WMA), in association with the Spanish Medical and Spanish Veterinary Associations, agreement was held to hold a Global…

Mexico’s Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Endorses One Health   September 3, 2014 – A One Health endorsement message was received by the One Health Initiative team today on behalf of the Dean and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Automa De Nuevo Leon, Mexico.  Please see attached PDF http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/OneHealthEndorsementVeterinaryMedicineSchoolUANLMexico.pdf and message below:    On behalf…

World Veterinary Association/World Medical Association global One Health Conference to be held in Madrid, Spain – May 2015 See http://www.worldvet.org/news.php?item=151 On 15th July 2014, the World Veterinary Association (WVA) had a meeting with representatives of the World Medical Association (WMA), the Spanish Medical and the Spanish Veterinary Associations. The four organizations agreed to organize a…