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Submitted exclusively to One Health Initiative website June 28. 2013   *Aspergillus felis – One-health & Public Health Implications   **Vanessa R Barrs, BVSc(hons), MVetClinStud, FANCVSc(Feline Medicine), Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney Malcolm Richardson, PhD, FSB, FRCPath, FInstSSE, University Hospital of South Manchester (Wythenshawe Hospital), Manchester, UK Tineke van Doorn, BSc, CBS-KNAW…

Director World Health Organization’s Global Smallpox Eradication Campaign Joins One Health Initiative Honorary Advisory Board   The One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team is delighted to announce that Dr. D. A. Henderson, a physician, has accepted becoming a member of the team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php on July 17, 2013.  He said, “I am…

Submitted exclusively to One Health Initiative website June 21, 2013   …“Without the consistent and adequate support of the university and the college leaders, such an innovative interdisciplinary approach to education would not succeed,” Dr. Cates noted.  “We are very fortunate here to have some leaders who are willing to fund non-traditional approaches in a…

Submitted exclusively to One Health Initiative website and posted on NEWS page July 10, 2013   An Account of Recent One Health Actions   Stephanie Crawford, BS, MPH(c) American Public Health Association (APHA) Policy Center Intern                                                                                                                             Stephanie.Crawford@apha.org 202-777-3928   Tracy Kolian, MPH American Public Health Association Center for Public Health Policy Deputy Director Tracy.kolian@apha.org 202-777-2435…

Commentary provided exclusively to the One Health Initiative website July 5, 2013  The Need to Include Animal Protection in Public Health Policies  *Aysha Akhtar, MD, MPHAuthor, Animals and Public Health. Why Treating Animals Better is Critical to Human Welfarewww.ayshaakhtar.com  “Recent experience with emerging infectious diseases such as H7N9 reminds us of the intricate connection between…

Wildlife Disease Association Endorses One Health   July 1, 2013—“It is my very great pleasure to inform you that the President of the Wildlife Disease Association www.wildlifedisease.org, Dr. Dolores Gavier-Widen [DVM, MS, PhD], and the Governing Council has authorized me to inform you that the Association officially endorses the One Health Initiative (OHI) and requests…

Submitted exclusively to the One Health Initiative website June 20, 2013   One Health Sweden   The Swedish One Health network is an example of an informal but successful network for physicians, veterinarians, ecologists, biologists, philosophers and others with an interest in human and animal health, with a focus on zoonotic infections and antibiotic resistance.…

The One Health Initiative at University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) – USA   “Throughout the world, hunger, poverty, and infectious disease threaten the world’s overall health and well-being. Without action, these issues will spiral out of control and have irreversible effects. The One Health Initiative has shown a clear commitment to…

Nobel Laureate Joins One Health Initiative Honorary Advisory Board   The One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team is happy to announce that Professor Dr. Peter C. Doherty, a veterinarian and Nobel Laureate graciously accepted becoming a member of the team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php on June 14, 2013.   The Advisory Board was established in…

Exclusive Report to One Health Initiative website June 13, 2013… http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/Up%20date%20on%20One%20Health%20in%20Australia%202013%20EXCLUSIVE%20to%20OHI%20June14%202013.pdf     Update on One Health in Australia   Following the 2011 1st International Conference on One Health in Australia, there was a lot of energy and enthusiasm to develop further the one health concepts and to operationalize activities. In reality this has not…

Important One Health Book Reminder!   Check out the groundbreaking ‘first of its kind’ One Health book entitled Human-Animal Medicine – Clinical Approaches to Zoonoses, Toxicants and other Shared Health Risks http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/product.jsp?isbn=9781416068372. “Human-Animal Medicine is an innovative reference exploring the unprecedented convergence of human, animal, and environmental health, triggering global pandemics and requiring new clinical…

*Hendra Virus Vaccine:  A Classical Example of One Health   Thomas P. Monath, MD In November, 2012, Pfizer Animal Health launched Equivac®HeV, a vaccine for the prevention of Hendra virus disease of horses in Australia. Since horses are a major source of contact spread of Hendra virus to humans, the vaccine promises to make an…

What is the essence of One Health (formerly called One Medicine)?   Answer:  There are more than one definitions of “One Health”.  However, one that is widely accepted and quoted in other publications is “The One Health concept is a worldwide strategy for expanding interdisciplinary collaborations and communications in all aspects of health care for…

Final Reminder…   Reminder: The First World Research and Innovation Congress is scheduled June 5 & 6, 2013 – Brussels, Belgium – Posted One Health Initiative website Tuesday, April 23, 2013   The First World Research and Innovation Congress is scheduled June 5 & 6, 2013 – Brussels, Belgium   The first World Research and…

An important One Health organizational supportive endeavor…     The National Academies of Practice (NAP) http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php   Please see https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=NAP2&WebCode=AboutNAP “…Dr. Cummings suggested to his colleagues that what the Congress needed was an interdisciplinary body of health care practitioners that would set aside turf battles and advise Congress as to what was best for the…

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CD) Morbidity and Mortality Report   Emergence of Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus Causing Severe Human Illness — China, February–April 2013 One Health in Action…   Early Release May 1, 2013 / 62(Early Release);1-6    “…Continued collaboration between the human and animal health sectors is essential to better understand…

One Health Initiative website Honorary Advisory Board Joined by President, World Medical Association   May 6, 2013 — Today we proudly announce that among the current outstanding and distinguished One Health supporter/advocates and recognized One Health  leaders, Cecil B. Wilson, MD, MACP has graciously agreed to serve as a participating member of the One Health…

Published Horizon Solutions Site www.solutionssite.org April 27, 2013   One Health Initiative Advances Care for Humans, Animals and the Environment 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   “The…

Horizon International of Yale University (USA) Endorses One Health   On April 24, 2013, Janine M. H. Selendy, Chairman, President, and Publisher of Horizon International, Yale University, Department of Biology, Box 208103, New Haven, CT 06520-8103 (USA) sent the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team an important and welcomed One Health endorsement message.  …

Reminder…   The First World Research and Innovation Congress is scheduled June 5 & 6, 2013 – Brussels, Belgium   The first World Research and Innovation Congress www.worldresearchcongress.com – Pioneers in Healthcare conference takes place at the Steigenberger Grandhotel, Brussels, Belgium on the 5 and 6 June, 2013. Bringing together over 500 of the world’s…