One Health News

The following is a preview abstract of a “Rinderpest” presentation to be given by Dr. Paul Gibbs at:   The One Health Initiative Symposium: Vaccination of Animals for Prevention and Control of Zoonotic Diseases   American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene – 59th Annual Meeting – www.astmh.org   November 3-7, 2010 Marriott Atlanta Marquis…

One Health History Study Award Granted To London Imperial College (UK) from Wellcome Trust     “The Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at Imperial College London, England, has won a prestigious, 5-year award from the Wellcome Trust to study the history of One Health. Worth over £0.5m [over $792,000 at current U.S.…

One Health in ACTION – 2nd Article in Tuberculosis Series   Human tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean   By de Kantor I N,  LoBue P A, Thoen C O.  [Dr. Isabel de Kantor is a PhD; Dr. Philip LoBue is a physician; and Dr. Charles Thoen…

One Health in ACTION:   Significant New One Health Oriented “Infection, Ecology and Epidemiology Network (IEE)” Established in Sweden Read More on Home page: www.infee.se “Combating and controlling zoonotic infections effectively, requires an approach where researchers use the “One World – One Health” perspective. The purpose of the IEE network is to stimulate interdisciplinary projects resulting…

2nd Reminder: IMPORTANT ONE HEALTH MEETING SESSIONS ANNOUNCED August 7, 2010: November 11-17, 2010 United States Animal Health Association (USAHA)114th Annual Meeting – Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) http://www.usaha.org/meetings/2010/ American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD)53rd Annual Conference For more information on AAVLD programs, please go to www.aavld.org   One Health – 2010 AAVLD/USAHA Plenary Sessions  …

Press Release (received October 6, 2010): Agricultural Science and Politics October 5, 2010—Dr. Juergen A. Richt [DVM, PhD], Kansas State University Regents Distinguished Professor and Director of CEEZAD, (Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases), speaking at the Farm Foundation Conference on September 24, 2010, “Zoonoses: Understanding the Animal Agriculture and Human Health…

Breast Cancer Awareness Month This October   http://www.thepinkagenda.org/   This previous News item is how “One Health” comparative medicine has advanced critical scientific knowledge about Breast Cancer:  think of what full One Health implementation and institutionalization could achieve!   One Health in ACTION: Human Breast Cancer Comparative Medicine Research Advances at MD Anderson Cancer Center…

2nd REMINDER:  A Highly Significant … One Health Initiative Symposium: Vaccination of Animals for Prevention and Control of Zoonotic Diseases   American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene – 59th Annual Meeting – www.astmh.org   November 3-7, 2010 Marriott Atlanta Marquis Hotel Atlanta, Georgia (USA)   A symposium organized jointly by members of the ASTMH…

News – London International Development Centre   Maasai Vets [veterinarians] Carry Out Disease Surveillance of 86,000 Animals With Google Mobile Phones 05 August 2010 “Mobile phones enable vets to upload information about diseases and vaccinations (shown by the coloured markers) to a project website. Credit: EpiCollect Maasai vets in East Africa are using mobile phones…

Reminder… Important Rabies Webinars: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 The Global Alliance for Rabies Control and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are co-hosting four Webinars on World Rabies Day 2010. There is no cost to attend the Webinars but you must register for each Webinar separately, using the links provided, e.g.: Webinar #2: 9:00-11:15am (EST)…

Why the environment and environmental change matter to One Health   Submitted By: Meredith A. Barrett Meredith.barrett@duke.edu, Aaron H. Stoertz, Timothy A. Bouley   Human medicine and veterinary medicine demonstrate a long history of collaboration dating back to the 19th century.  Today, the One Health movement maintains this tradition, yet also increasingly incorporates environmental, public…

CAPRINE ARTHRITIS/ENCEPHALITIS – PHILIPPINES: COMPARATIVE MEDICINE ASPECTS   Please see a notable One Health ProMED-mail posting on One Health Initiative Website ProMED Page - Tuesday, September 21, 2010.  http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/promed.php http://www.promedmail.org/pls/apex/f?p=2400:1001:4788988141084359::NO::F2400_P1001_BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1000,84924  

One Health Advocate/Supporter Website Promotes Global Cancer Awareness   A recent global call to action is now promoted on the “Millennium Medicine Project Global Cancer Initiative” of the Humanitarian Resource Institute.  This website’s One Health advocacy http://www.humanitarian.net/biodefense/fazdc/zdc1/ was previously reported on a One Health Initiative website News item April 24, 2010 (scroll down).  While scrolling…

One Health in ACTION: Human Breast Cancer Comparative Medicine Research Advances at MD Anderson Cancer Center   Physicians, PhDs, and Veterinarians working collaboratively and synergistically   Department of Veterinary Sciences, Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research, The University of Texas    Provided September 13, 2010 by:   Christian R. Abee, DVM, MS,…

A One Health Challenge An Innovative Approach to Graduate Public Health Education The Master of Public Health (MPH) Program at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas (USA) is not what one would normally expect from graduate public health education.  While a few other Master of Public Health programs in the United States are aligned with…

One Health Poster Representation at Farm Foundation Symposium by Two Department of Homeland Security Centers of Excellence   Titled: “One Health – One Medicine – One Environment”   Two outstanding Department of Homeland Security Centers of Excellence—the Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD), Kansas State University and National Center for Foreign…

Two Important One Health Tuberculosis Articles – Published by “The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease” The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease publishes articles on all aspects of lung health, including public health-related issues such as training programmes, cost-benefit analysis, legislation, epidemiology, intervention studies and health systems research. The IJTLD is dedicated…

American Medical Association (USA) President Reaffirms Strong Support of One Health     “The AMA strongly supports the One Health Initiative, the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines to attain optimal health for humans, animals, and our environment. More than 60 percent of human infectious diseases and the preponderance of emerging infectious diseases have an animal vector. Better collaboration is…

A second good reason to attend the … “One Health” Session Scheduled for the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC), in Orlando, Florida (USA) Monday, January 17,  2011 www.navc.com Remember the first good reason to attend was described about and by Dr. Paul P. Calle.   It was posted on August 13, 2011 (scroll down). Here is…

U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Bernadette Dunham, DVM, PhD Supports AVMA/AMA “One Health” Initiative FDA Veterinarian Newsletter 2007 Volume XXII, No IV – Dr. Dunham Supports AVMA/AMA “One Health” Initiative http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/FDAVeterinarianNewsletter/ucm109489.htm –         Last Updated Version below: 10/28/2009 Dr. Bernadette Dunham, [Current] Director of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (USA), is a strong proponent…