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International One Medicine One Science Conference in Minneapolis April 27-Wednesday to April 30, 2014

March 10, 2014

International One Medicine One Science Conference in Minneapolis  April 27-Wednesday to April 30, 2014 This conference features a distinguished roster of presenters.  Among them is Peter Agre, M.D. Professor and Director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Institute and a Nobel Prize winner. He discovered aquaporins, a family of the water-channel proteins that are responsible for numerous physiological…

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March 5, 2014

One Health Kansas – Kansas State University (USA) Introduction to One Health with Dr. Laura Kahn “Laura Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, FACP is one of the co-founders of the One Health Initiative and is an expert in One Health. Listen to her discuss One Health in this 20 minute video.”  Please see/listen to recently released…

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InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP) Endorses One Health – February 24, 2014

February 27, 2014

InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP) Endorses One Health   Please see original letter endorsement: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/IAMP_OneHealth_endorsement.pdf     24 February 2014   To: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP Bruce Kaplan, DVM Thomas P. Monath, MD The One Health Initiative   Re: IAMP ‘One Health’ endorsing statement   With its network of 73 of the world’s medical academies…

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February 26, 2014

3rd INTERNATIONAL ONE HEALTH CONGRESS launches new website March 15 – 18, 2015 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands For more information, please see www.iohc2015.com

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One Health and the food chain: maintaining safety in a globalised industry

February 23, 2014

2nd One Health article (RE: Food Safety) published… One Health and the food chain: maintaining safety in a globalised industry —British (United Kingdom) Veterinary Journal Publishes 2nd Article of One Health Series 2014)—   “Good animal health status is essential for safe food, and stressed animals are more prone to disease, so the production of…

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CDC Grand Rounds: Discovering New Diseases via Enhanced Partnership Between Public Health and Pathology Experts

February 18, 2014

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) “There is a need for a holistic “One Health*” approach with interdisciplinary engagement, given the vital interconnectedness among humans, animals, and the environment. Fortunately, many partnerships, systems, and tools are available to use in pursuit of this goal.” CDC Grand Rounds:…

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February 12, 2014

*Two important One Health related “Vaccine” reminders…   The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) – 2014 Annual Conference on Vaccine Research (ACVR) – April 28-30, 2014 – Posted on One Health Initiative website NEWS page Saturday, November 16, 2013 *The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) welcomes abstract submissions for oral or poster presentation…

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February 6, 2014

Annals of Internal Medicine Journal 21 January 2014, Vol 160, No. 2   Editorial: Taking the Bite Out of Rabies, Putting Teeth Into “One Health” David N. Fisman, MD, MPH   SEE:  http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleId=1814429&guestAccessKey=bc99ff34-86ca-4a2b-9595-2011302bf982   The highly respected and prominent Annals of Internal Medicine journal has graciously granted the One Health Initiative website’s readers full open-access to…

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February 3, 2014

New paper explores science and policy debates surrounding trypanosomiasis and tsetse control – Advocates One Health Approach The Politics of Trypanosomiasis Control in Africa, a new working paper by Professor Ian Scoones of the Institute of Development Studies, UK, http://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/cvscoonesshortnov06.pdf explores the scientific and policy debates surrounding trypanosomiasis control. The paper focuses in particular on…

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U.S. College Announces First Undergraduate One Health Specific Curriculum – Berry College One Health Program

January 29, 2014

U.S. College Announces First Undergraduate One Health Specific Curriculum  Berry College One Health Program “One Health, sometimes called “One Medicine”, is an emerging concept in which the health of any population, including humans, is assumed to be dependent upon numerous external factors, including associations with other species and the environment they occupy. The One Health…

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January 24, 2014

Important One Health article published…   British (United Kingdom) Veterinary Journal To Publish One Health Series in 2014   The highly respected and widely read Veterinary Record Journal, http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/, the journal of the British Veterinary Association, has announced that “Throughout 2014, well be publishing feature articles written by experts in a range of fields that…

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One Health Initiative Team Nominated for Katerva Award Consideration

January 19, 2014

One Health Initiative Team Nominated for Katerva Award Consideration   The 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 has been nominated for the 2013 Katerva Award http://katerva.net/ in the “Behavioral…

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Prominent Physician Virologist Researcher and Epidemiologist Endorses One Health

January 15, 2014

Prominent Physician Virologist Researcher and Epidemiologist Endorses One Health   “In 1960, the Subcommittee on Information Exchange (SIE) of the American Committee on Arthropod-Borne Viruses (ACAV) published its first quarterly newsletter. Its purpose was to facilitate a worldwide dialogue between laboratories involved in arbovirus diagnosis and research. It became an extraordinary conduit for information, and…

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January 13, 2014

“The One Health Initiative – Collaborative Practice”   Presented to the *USDA-Food Safety and Inspection Service’s http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/informational/aboutfsis Science and Technology Seminar Series on January 8, 2014 by Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH.  Please see PDF presentation slides http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/OneHealthInitiativeFSISJan82014.pdf.   According to Jude Smedra, MS, USDA-FSIS staff officer biologist and Coordinator of the Seminar Series, “The…

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One Health Career Options: Consider obtaining a Master of Health Science with a concentration in One Health from the University of Florida (USA)

January 10, 2014

 One Health Career Options:   Consider obtaining a Master of Health Science with a concentration in One Health from the University of Florida (USA)   See: http://egh.phhp.ufl.edu/academic-programs/masters-programs/mhs-one-health/   A PhD in One Health is also available…the first of its kind worldwide—   See: http://egh.phhp.ufl.edu/academic-programs/doctoral-programs/phd-in-one-health/   These One Health educational programs are endorsed by One Health…

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January 7, 2014

  The One Health “big picture” view via the “One Health Umbrella” graphic developed by One Health Sweden in collaboration with the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team:  

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December 31, 2013

Signature One Health Leader, Veterinary Medical College Dean and Former U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Joins One Health Initiative Team’s Honorary Advisory Board   The One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team is delighted to announce that Dr. Lonnie J. King, a veterinarian, has graciously accepted becoming a member of the team’s Honorary…

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December 30, 2013

One Health Newsletter – Fall Issue 2013 – Volume 6, Issue 4  Please see: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/FallOHNL2013.pdf http://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-from-animals/one-health-newsletter/index.html

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One Health Sweden steering committee visit to Florida (USA) December 2013

December 19, 2013

Report Submitted to the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team December 16, 2013 – Posted OHI website December 19, 2013   One Health Sweden steering committee visit to Florida (USA) December 2013 Sweden Björn Olsen, MD, senior physician, professor in infectious diseases, Uppsala University, Uppsala Lotta Berg, VMD, senior lecturer, associate professor in animal…

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December 15, 2013

NEW One Health Journal Announcement – Basel, Switzerland   The new online open access journal Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vetsci) will focus on publishing original studies and reviews with species comparisons of physiology, disease pathogenesis and/or treatment. Therefore, its editorial staff aims to attract publications about zoonotic diseases as well as spontaneous and experimental animal…

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