One Health News

Yellow fever – Threat to Asia

March 1, 2013

Yellow fever – Threat to Asia   In view of China instituting yellow fever vaccination for its aid workers traveling to Sudan, and health checks on citizens returning from there, because of the recent epidemic there, the following 2 relevant slide presentations have been uploaded to the Supercourse site http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/*:   Yellow fever: threat to…

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One Health Supporter and Former Extraordinary U.S. Surgeon General Dies

February 27, 2013

One Health Supporter and Former Extraordinary U.S. Surgeon General Dies   We are sad to report that C. Everett Koop, MD, ScD, former U.S. Surgeon General (1981-1989), died February 25, 2013 at age 96.  Dr. Koop, a physician, was a visionary early supporter of the One Health initiative:   In an email message to One Health Initiative…

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February 24, 2013

Important “One Health in Action”… veterinarian, medical microbiologist and physician working collaboratively on zoonotic disease pathogen   “Cat Scratch Disease”: *Much More to it than Many Thought!     Neurological Manifestations of Bartonellosis in Immunocompetent Patients: A composite of reports from 2005-2012   Please see: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/BreitschwerdtJNeuroparasitolReview2012.pdf Edward B. Breitschwerdt, DVM, DACVIM1, Sushama Sontakke, PhD1,2, Sarah…

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One Health – A visionary World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Editorial

February 20, 2013

World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Editorial – A visionary commentary “One Health” Sixty percent of the pathogens that cause diseases in humans are of animal origin. These diseases, known as zoonoses, can be transmitted by domestic or wild animals. Animal diseases that are transmissible to humans, such as avian influenza, rabies, brucellosis and bovine…

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One Health in Action…Ireland Veterinarian in association with Dublin City of Science 2012 Develop Unique One Health Video

February 15, 2013

One Health in Action…   Ireland Veterinarian in association with Dublin City of Science 2012 Develop Unique One Health Video   An unusual, unique and most dramatic One Health Utube video was recently developed by Dr. Sean J. Callanan http://www.ucd.ie/conway/research/researchers/conwayfellowsa-z/professorseancallanan/, a veterinary medical pathologist from Ireland, “in collaboration with film students and academics/researchers in an…

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Gold Headed Cane Awarded to One Health Initiative Team Member

February 13, 2013

Gold Headed Cane Awarded to One Health Initiative Team Member Dr. Bruce Kaplan receiving the 2012 American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (AVES) Gold Headed Cane Award from Dr. Charles Thoen, AVES President as Dr. Georgette Wilson (Hartz Mountain Corp. director of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs) and Mr. Armando Rios, Jr. (Hartz Mountain Corp. Animal Health Category…

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One Health Message from President of the World Medical Association (WMA)

February 9, 2013

One Health Message from President of the World Medical Association (WMA)   Sent to One Health Initiative website February 5, 2013   “Following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the World Medical Association (WMA) and the World Veterinary Association (WVA) at the WMA meeting in Bangkok last October, Margaret Mungherera, MD, President-elect…

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February 5, 2013

NOTICE: New One Health faculty position advertisement now posted – University of Florida (USA) https://jobs.ufl.edu/postings/37275   Job Description:   The University of Florida’s College of Public Health and Health Professions invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate/Full Professor faculty position in one health. Through academic training, infectious disease and toxicological research, we embrace goals of One…

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2nd Global Risk Forum (GRF) One Health Summit 2013 – One Health – One Planet – One Future Risks and Opportunities: November 17 – 20, 2013 in Davos, Switzerland

February 3, 2013

2nd Global Risk Forum (GRF) One Health Summit 2013 – One Health – One Planet – One Future Risks and Opportunities: 17 – 20 November 2013 in Davos, Switzerland Please see http://onehealth.grforum.org Also note: The “One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪ Thomas P. Monath,…

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January 31, 2013

Question: “One Health in action”… who coined the phrase, when and where?   Answer: One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪ Thomas P. Monath, MD ▪ Jack Woodall, PhD ▪ Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH   The One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team…

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One Health in Action…The New United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

January 25, 2013

One Health in Action… The New United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Posted One Health Initiative website NEWS January 25, 2013   Graciously provided January 23, 2013 to the One Health Initiative website by:   Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine at the U.S. Food…

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Praecipio International and One Health Initiative Team Partners

January 23, 2013

Praecipio International and One Health Initiative Team Partners   Advance for Public Health via One Health   See http://praecipiointernational.org/?page_id=852 Praecipio International is a non-profit corporation dedicated to providing information on disruptive infectious disease events in order to promote well-informed response.  Praecipio International works to enhance and improve global health and international security against biological threats…

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American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) Announces Appointment of One Health Representative

January 16, 2013

American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) Announces Appointment of One Health Representative   The President of the American Association of Public Health Physicians, Virginia Dato, MD, MPH, FACPM, FAAP, recently requested that “lifetime” AAPHP member Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/LauraKahnBiography2012.pdf serve as an AAPHP “One Health” representative http://www.aaphp.org/OneHealth.  Dr. Kahn has accepted…

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World Research and Innovation Congress – Pioneers in Healthcare – June 5th and 6th, 2013

January 12, 2013

Notice: Important Groundbreaking Event Scheduled for 2013 in Brussels, Belgium!   June 5th and 6th, 2013   World Research and Innovation Congress – Pioneers in Healthcare    The Steigenberger Grand Hotel  Brussels, Belgium “World Research and Innovation Congress – Pioneers in Healthcare promises to provide a unique opportunity for those facilitating and effecting change within their…

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January 9, 2013

Australian One Health Leader Responds to Previous One Health Initiative team’s Opinion NEWS Commentary of January 4, 2013: “Advance One Health or… Impede One Health? – An opinion”   “Whilst I absolutely support your sentiments I am not sure that it is as bad as you suggest and I am equally not sure of the…

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January 8, 2013

U.S. One Health Leader Responds to Previous Opinion NEWS Commentary of January 4, 2013: “Advance One Health or… Impede One Health? – An opinion”   “Well said…!   Over the last decade, due to the interconnectivity provided by the internet and social media, peoples expectations have dramatically changed. The new standard is that everyone expects to…

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January 4, 2013

Advance One Health or… Impede One Health? – An opinion     By One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪ Thomas P. Monath, MD ▪ Jack Woodall, PhD ▪ Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH        Posted One Health Initiative website NEWS page January 4,…

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December 28, 2012

Physician and Veterinarian Jointly Present “Introduction to One Health” at Canadian Family Medicine ForumDr. David Fisman, a physician and Dr. Erin Leonard, a veterinarian presented an introduction to One Health at the Family Medicine Forum, in Toronto, Ontario on November 15, 2012, entitled Enhancing Family Health Connections in Clinical Practice – A One Health Approach…

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One Health Leaders: Physician and U.S. Mayor Speak at Annual National League of Cities (NLC) 2012 Congress of Cities and Exposition

December 21, 2012

One Health Leaders: Physician and U.S. Mayor Speak at Annual National League of Cities (NLC) 2012 Congress of Cities and Exposition   Dr. Peter Rabinowitz, Associate Professor in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program at Yale School of Medicine, delivered a presentation about One Health to the University Communities Council of the National League of…

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December 19, 2012

An Important One Health Dutch project – Funded by the Ministry of Health, The Netherlands OneHealth portal Zoonoses may pose a health risk to humans and animals. Signaling of a zoonosis is important for timely action can be taken in both the human and the veterinary domain. Outbreaks of avian influenza and Q fever have…

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