One Health News

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…

One Health in Action…   One Health Initiative team *Physician member Joins Prominent International veterinary biopharmaceutical company ANNOUNCEMENT: Dr. Thomas Monath (Harvard School of Public Health) joins SmartVet Advisory Board and heads up Transdermal Vaccine Project.  http://www.smartvet.com/news/entry/announcement-dr-thomas-monath-harvard-school-of-public-health-joins-smartvet-advisory-board.html    http://www.smartvet.com/images/PDFs/Bios%20of%20Management%20Team%2011June14%20v1%202.pdf SmartVet is glad to formally announce that Dr. Thomas Monath, Adjunct Professor Harvard School of Public…

One Health approach acknowledged worldwide—Examples (USA, Europe, Asia, Australia, India):   SEE http://goo.gl/UURd4N; http://goo.gl/9jIyGT; http://goo.gl/aYKoeR; http://goo.gl/Mu3NUa; http://goo.gl/OGWuFp; http://goo.gl/35wbdB

Amat victoria curam           –Victory favors the prepared- One Health Initiative WEBSITE Snapshots of EBOLA…  August 11, 2014 – NOTABLE “One Health in Action” Highlights:   ·         Ebola virus – A One Health History – In 1976, two eminent virologists, Drs. Karl M. Johnson [MD] a physician and Frederick A. Murphy [DVM, PhD] a veterinarian…

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) President’s One Health Support Comments to AVMA House of Delegates – Denver, Colorado (USA)   July 25 – 29, 2014: The President-elect of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2014-2015, Dr. Ted Cohn spoke to the AVMA’s House of Delegates at the AVMA Convention in Denver, Colorado (USA) about his commitment…

Excellent One Health article on Huffington Post… The Critical Question We’re Not Asking About The Ebola Outbreak Posted: 07/31/2014 6:39 pm EDT Updated: 07/31/2014 6:59 pm EDT “The ebola outbreak in West Africa has the world on edge: Will the virus spill into new communities? Will it cross more borders? Even oceans? How can caregivers…

The New One Health Journal Veterinary Sciences Released — Basel, Switzerland The new online open access “One Health” journal Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vetsci) is now released and has published its first issue: Vet. Sci., Volume 1, Issue 1 (June 2014), Pages 1-76 http://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/1/1/ Table of Contents: Editorial: Veterinary Sciences—A Forum for One Medicine, One…

Tuberculosis in Animals and Humans: A One Health Approach A power point slide presentation http://goo.gl/SVVFcv for the One Health Section of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) convention in Denver, Colorado on July 28, 2014 by:   Charles O. Thoen, DVM, PhD Professor of Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine Iowa State University College of Veterinary…

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 07/13/2014 – 20:48 How to prevent the next Ebola outbreak By Columnist *Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP Laura H. Kahn “The Ebola virus has emerged in three West African countries where it had not previously been reported: Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. In early July, health ministers from 11…

*An Editorial News item Viewpoint…   Single One Health example shines during U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Laboratory Accident Reports The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a press release July 11, 2014 outlining their recognition of and plans for remedying disclosures about a recent regrettable anthrax episode. …

A List of some current [known] “ONE HEALTH” activist University Institutions (USA) http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/OneHealthUniversitiesUSAJuly10,2014.pdf The One Health Initiative team* honors and congratulates each of these 32 One Health [or One Health related] programs (26 states) and—in the true spirit of One Health (One Medicine)—encourages continued collaborations (sharing information) between and among these institutions of higher learning.…

Published in Environmental Health Perspectives • volume 122 | number 5 | May 2014   Seeing the Forest for the Trees: How “One Health” Connects Humans, Animals, and Ecosystems   Wendee Nicole, MS, Wildlife Ecology Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian Web:  http://www.wendeenicole.com Adventures Blog: http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com Writing Green ~ online class  http://www.wendeenicole.com/nature.htm   … “The…

A TIMELY serious One Health issue… Tackling the ebola epidemic in west Africa: why we need a holistic approach Immediate medical action is not enough to manage the disease. We need cross-sector collaboration and integrated research [One Health] By Naomi Marks Guardian Professional, Thursday 19 June 2014 12.18 EDT As the death toll from ebola…