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See: “One Health: A Concept for the 21st Century” World Medical Association (WMA) journal – July 2015 *Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP Research Scholar, Program on Science and Global Security Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey (USA) E-mail: lkahn@princeton.edu http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/LauraKahnBiographyFeb2015.pdf   Please scroll to pages 62-63 of the World Medical Association (WMA) journal July 2015 issue PDF attachment. http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/WMJ22015.pdf http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/20journal/index.html   Permission to post on One Health Initiative website granted August 17, 2015 by: Dr. Peteris Apinis Editor in Chief, World Medical Journal President, Latvian Medical Association, Skolas street 3, Riga, Latvia, Phone +371 67 220 661 peteris@arstubiedriba.lv, editorin-chief@wma.net http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/20journal/index.html *Note: Dr. Kahn, is a recognized international One health leader and co-founder of the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team/website www.onehealthinitiative.com.  She has authored and co-authored numerous One Health professional journal articles and book chapters.

New One Health Master of Public Health (MPH) training program: Occupational Health at the Human-Animal Interface Occupational Health at the Human-Animal Interface MPH Training Program   The Occupational Health at the Human-Animal Interface (OHHAI) training program is based at the UW Center for One Health Research (COHR). The OHHAI training program promotes a One Health approach to the current lack of adequate research and best practices regarding the occupational health of animal workers. Animal workers interact with animals in a wide range of settings ranging from veterinary clinics to research laboratories, farms, markets, zoos, aquariums, and wildlife environments. They face unique and important health issues including exposure to zoonotic infectious diseases, allergens, and injury risks. Students in the OHHAI training program will satisfy the requirements for an MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. The curriculum also includes a seminar in the occupational health of animal workers, a One Health survey course, an original research thesis and a practicum experience. Potential practicum sites include zoos, farms, veterinary hospitals, animal research laboratories, department of agriculture, farmworker clinics, and wildlife health organizations, both in the US and internationally. A limited number of scholarships including tuition support and stipend are available on a merit basis. The OHHAI training program is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) through the UW Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS). For more information about the Training Program contact Vickie Ramirez at ramirezv@uw.edu. For more information about the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences visit the DEOHS Home page. To apply for the 2016/2017 school year (application deadline Dec. 1, 2015) visit the Application Instructions page. The Center for One Health Research Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences | School of Public Health | University of Washington Box 357234 | Seattle, WA | USA 98195-7234 | 206-685-2654 | cohr@uw.edu See: http://deohs.washington.edu/cohr/ohhai

One health: Veterinary and medical associations mark a One Health milestone Veterinary Record 2015;177:6 138-139 http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/177/6/138.full.pdf+html?ijkey=CfKrkZ4NonooE&keytype=ref&siteid=bmjjournals Provided by: Dr. Zeev Noga, Veterinary Policy Officer World Veterinary Association (WVA) Avenue de Tervueren 12 B-1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 (0) 2 533 70 22 zeev_noga@worldvet.org secretariat@worldvet.org http://www.worldvet.org  

New Duke One Health training opportunities video now posted on YouTube A Duke One Health Team video about international research opportunities and summer graduate courses Please see:  https://youtu.be/WNpuipGzwlo   This was chiefly developed to recruit graduate students from Duke, Duke-NUS, and Duke Kunshan University to Duke One Health research and training opportunities

Call for One Health Surveillance Case Study Awards By International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) One Health Surveillance Workgroup ISDS started the One Health Surveillance Workgroup (OHS WG) to engage its members in the advancement of this important and topical field. We define OHS as the collaborative, on-going, systematic collection and analysis of data from multiple domains to detect health related events and produce information which leads to actions aimed at attaining optimal health for people, animals, and the environment. One Health Surveillance Case Study Awards ISDS is asking for submissions of OHS Case Studies to identify and hightlight examples of how professionals have implemented an OHS approach that integrates animal, human, and environmental surveillance to address a public health threat. Three case studies will be chosen for an award.  ... Please read complete notice at: http://www.syndromic.org/programs/one-health-surveillance

One Health position available... USPSC Senior International Higher Education Advisor Solicitation Number: SOL-OAA-15-00015 Agency: Agency for International Development Office: Washington D.C. Location: USAID/Washington Position Title: Senior International Higher Education Advisor Solicitation Number: SOL-OAA-15-00015 Salary Level: GS-14 Equivalent Level ($107,325 - $139,523) Issuance Date: August 6, 2015 Closing Date: August 27, 2015 Closing Time: 5:00 P.M. Washington, DC time Dear Prospective Applicants: “The United States Government represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking applications from qualified U.S. citizens interested in providing Personal Services Contract (PSC) services for a Senior International Higher Education Advisor (Senior Advisor) position to serve as the One Health Workforce (OHW) projects Agreement Officers Representative (AOR) and provide key technical, operational and strategic planning assistance to the Global Health Security and Development Unit within the Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition (HIDN) within the Bureau of Global Health, as described in the attached solicitation. ...” Please note that the application deadline is 27 August 2015 at 5:00 PM US EDT. To read complete notice see: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e5aadf62c557814b5e958e6c4b870113&tab=core&_cview=0 Provided by: Mark Varner, PhD mvarner@aplu.org  Senior Counselor Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) 1307 New York Ave, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005-4722 +1-202-478-6023 ( APLU voice) +1-240-281-6772 (mobile) +1-202-478-6046 (FAX) @MAVatAPLU (Twitter)  Professor Emeritus Animal & Avian Sciences University of Maryland

Veterinary Record, Saturday August 8, 2015 [One Health] Comment (Editorial): Veterinary Record (2015) 177:134  doi:10.1136/vr.h4265 “Lines of engagement WITH the theme ‘Drivers towards One Health: strengthening collaboration between physicians and veterinarians’, a conference on One Health held in Madrid earlier this summer was, as Joanne Harries reports on pp 138-139 of this issue, a milestone event, in that it was the first to have been organised jointly by the World Veterinary Association (WVA) and the World Medical Association (WMA), with a view to bringing the two professions together. Held in conjunction with the Spanish medical and veterinary associations, the conference featured a strong programme, and was well attended, attracting 330 delegates from 40 countries around the world. As at previous One Health meetings (see, for example, VR, March 21, 2015, vol 176, p 292) speakers made a compelling case for closer collaboration between doctors and vets in meeting the challenges being presented by, for example, antimicrobial resistance, emerging diseases and global demand for food, as well as in responding to natural disasters. However, it was clear from a show of hands that the number of vets attending the meeting greatly exceeded the number of doctors. No one went so far as to suggest, as was suggested at a meeting in London last year, that, with few notable exceptions, ‘Vets get One Health, doctors dont’ (VR, October 18, 2014, vol 175, p 360). However, it was clear that the veterinary profession continues to take the lead in this area and that more must be done to get more members of the medical profession involved. Progress continues to be made in this direction, as evidenced by the fact that the joint WVA/WMA meeting in Madrid was held in the first place. Encouragingly, the medical profession was better represented among the students who were present at the meeting, which should bode well for the future. As well as hearing from the presidents of the International Veterinary Students Association and the International Federation of Medical Students Associations, the meeting also featured a ceremony in which the winners of a competition for students, ‘The Global One Health Challenge’, were presented with their awards. Sponsored by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control and World Animal Protection, the competition, which attracted 28 entries from 17 countries, aimed to encourage students to work together on One Health rabies prevention projects, to build new relationships and strengthen cooperation. It was won by students from St Georges University in Grenada, and a video of their project, which was shown at the conference, was notable for the enthusiasm it conveyed. ...” Please read full text at http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/177/6/134.full  

*An important “One Health” interdisciplinary public health research project example... Research Environmental contamination with Toxocara eggs: a quantitative approach to estimate the relative contributions of dogs, cats and foxes, and to assess the efficacy of advised interventions in dogs Rolf Nijsse1*†, Lapo Mughini-Gras12†, Jaap A. Wagenaar13, Frits Franssen2 and Harm W. Ploeger1 Corresponding author: Dr. Rolf Nijsse e.r.nijsse@uu.nl Abstract - Background Environmental contamination with Toxocara eggs is considered the main source of human toxocariasis. The contribution of different groups of hosts to this contamination is largely unknown. Current deworming advices focus mainly on dogs. However, controversy exists about blind deworming regimens for >6-month-old dogs, as most of them do not actually shed Toxocara eggs. We aim to estimate the contribution of different non-juvenile hosts to the environmental Toxocara egg contamination and to assess the effects of different Toxocara-reducing interventions for dogs. … … Even though raw meat is considered to be an important source of human Toxocara infections in other countries [45], infection through the ingestion of embryonated eggs from the environment is by far the most important route in the Netherlands and other Western European countries [4], [15]. Infective Toxocara eggs can survive for several years in the environment; therefore, effective measures to reduce human exposure to Toxocara should mainly aim at reducing the environmental contamination with eggs. Models like the one presented here are useful to attempt to quantify the sources of Toxocara eggs in a given locality as to prioritize control interventions and to assess the expected impact of such interventions. … *NOTE: Frits Franssen, MD, PhD is a physician.  Dr. Franssen is working in concert with veterinarians, Drs. Rolf Nijsse, Lapo Mughini-Gras, Jaap A. Wagenaar and Rolf Ploeger.. Please read entire article at http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/8/1/397

WN Vaccine News: World Health Organization (WHO)  “…Reducing antimicrobial resistance will require a One Health approach…” World health officials call for global action on antimicrobial resistance Published on July 2, 2014 by Emma Rogers “Health officials across the world recently called on lawmakers to do more to address the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which may hamper the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.” … “Reducing antimicrobial resistance will require a One Health approach combining efforts of many stakeholders and sectors, especially in the fields of health, agriculture and aquaculture to work together using synergistic and complementary approaches. The effectiveness and future use of antimicrobials must be preserved for the treatment of human and animal diseases.” Please read entire article: http://vaccinenewsdaily.com/world_health_organization/331095-world-health-officials-call-for-global-action-on-antimicrobial-resistance/

Global Alliance for Rabies Control Newsletter   July 2015 Issue 43 http://rabiesalliance.org/uploads/newsletters/English/2015/GARCnewsletter43.pdf

Huffington Post – July 25, 2015 The Age of Contagion By *Lonnie J. King, DVM, MS, MPA - Former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Controls (CDC) new National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases (NCZVED) and current Dean and Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University (USA) “Grim predictions of infectious diseases have been with us as long as recorded history. As author David Quammen remarked in a recent New York Times editorial, our once sunny optimism that modern miracle antibodies would stop modern-day plagues has proven to be mistaken. Scary new viral diseases such as MERS, SARS, Monkeypox and the West Nile virus are merely the latest examples of zoonotic diseases -- those passed from animals to humans -- which are now responsible for almost 75 percent of new human infectious diseases over the last quarter century. ... ... This moment in time demands that scientists and health-care workers move beyond the boundaries of their professions and adopt a One Health mindset to match the scale and complexity of human and animal health needs. Nothing less is acceptable. Our world hangs in the balance as we race to come to grips with our new microbial mysteries in labs around the world.” Please read complete blog http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-lonnie-j-king/the-age-of-contagion_b_4226828.html *Dr. King, a veterinarian, is a longstanding, great international One Health leader and member of the One Health Initiative Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

EcoHealth One Health - Ecology & Health - Public Health Official journal of International Association for Ecology and Health2015:1022 DOI: 10.1007/s10393-015-1022-7 Barriers to, Efforts in, and Optimization of Integrated One Health Surveillance: A Review and Synthesis Published online: 18 April 2015 © International Association for Ecology and Health 2015 Abstract Insufficient data from existing surveillance systems underlie societal tolerance of acute and slow-onset health disasters that threaten, harm, and kill vast numbers of humans, animals, and plants. Here we describe barriers to integrated “One Health” surveillance, including those related to a lack of medical services, professional divisions, incompatible vocabularies, isolated data sets, and territorial borders. We draw from publications of experts who justify broader and more integrated surveillance, education, and stewardship focused on preventing and mitigating disease emergence and re-emergence. In addition, we highlight efforts from Illinois, the United States and the broader world, pointing to examples of relevant education; ways to acquire, compile, and analyze diagnostic and syndromic data; mapping of diseases of humans and animals; and rapid communication of findings and recommendations. For the future, we propose using needed outcomes for health and sustainability to set priorities for One Health programs of education, surveillance, and stewardship. Professionals and paraprofessionals should gather, interpret, and widely communicate the implications of data, not only on infectious diseases, but also on toxic agents, malnutrition, ecological damage, the grave impacts of warfare, societal drivers underlying these problems, and the effectiveness of specific countermeasures. Please read entire article http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10393-015-1022-7/fulltext.html   Permission to post on One Health Initiative website granted July 20, 2015 by: Peter Daszak, PhD, President EcoHealth Alliance 460 West 34th Street – 17th Floor New York, NY 10001  +1.212.380.4473 (direct) +1.212.380.4465 (fax) www.ecohealthalliance.org

Free Webinar: Understanding Bartonella http://www.galaxydx.com/web/2015/webinar-understanding-bartonella/ Bartonella infections are increasingly implicated in complex chronic disease syndromes, yet are extremely difficult to diagnose accurately. The purpose of this webinar is to raise awareness aboutBartonella; its prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Medical, veterinary and public health professionals will benefit from attending this webinar. Speakers include subject matter experts Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM and B. Robert Mozayeni, MD.  Please note that the content is highly technical and designed for an audience of medical, veterinary and public health professionals. Learning objectives include the ability to: Describe the epidemiology of Bartonella; Identify populations most at risk for Bartonella infection; and Explain the process for accurate and timely diagnosis of and treatment considerations for Bartonella   Our mission is to educate as many people as possible about the increasing medical importance of Bartonella.  As an advocate for One Health, please share this free webinar link with others who may be interested. Cut and paste following webinar link into your browser: http://www.galaxydx.com/web/2015/webinar-understanding-bartonella/  ___________________ Amanda Elam, PhD President Galaxy Diagnostics, Inc. www.galaxydx.com                                               

University of Minnesota: CIDRAP – Centers for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Feds propose adding H5N1 to HHS select agent list Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News | Jul 17, 2015 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday unveiled a proposal to add certain H5N1 influenza viruses to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) select agent list and to designate ones that are modified to be more transmissible in mammals to the category that poses the greatest risk to humans. ... Please read more http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2015/07/feds-propose-adding-h5n1-hhs-select-agent-list

Pathogen Genomics Into Practice “Genomic technologies have the potential to transform the management of infectious diseases. In Pathogen Genomics Into Practice we set out a roadmap to converting the power of this exciting new technology into services that are high quality, evidence based, and available population-wide on an equitable basis.” Pathogen Genomics Into Practice – Executive summary Recommendations for action  Pathogen Genomics Into Practice – Full report Interactive policy map for infectious diseases Press release http://www.phgfoundation.org/ Provided by: Dr. Philippa Brice External Affairs Director PHG FOUNDATION Registered office: 2 Worts Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 761913 Web:    www.phgfoundation.org Twitter (corporate): @PHGFoundation Twitter (personal): @PhilippaBrice Registered Charity No. 1118664

One Health statement Adopted by American Meterorological Society Council 4 January 2015: American Meteorological Society’s http://www.ametsoc.org/ Board on Environment and Health http://www2.ametsoc.org/stac/index.cfm/boards/board-on-environment-and-health/ One Health An Information Statement of the American Meteorological Society (Adopted by the AMS Council 4 January 2015) PDF Version “One Health recognizes that the health of humans, other animals, and ecosystems is interconnected.  It involves applying a coordinated, collaborative, multidisciplinary, and cross-sector approach to address potential or existing risks that originate at the interface of humans, other animals, and ecosystems1. Because weather and climate affect the health and well-being of humans, other animals, and ecosystems, meteorologists and climate scientists bring fundamental knowledge, skills, and experiences that can improve health today and throughout the coming decades. ...” Please see complete statement http://www.ametsoc.org/POLICY/2015_one_health_information_statement_ams.html

Institute of Natural Resources (South Africa) www.inr.org.za establishes “relevant link” with One Health concept/movement See http://inr.org.za/relevant-links/ Information provided by:   Brigid Letty (MSc Agriculture) Principal Scientist   Tel:  +27 (0)33 346 0796 Email:   bletty@inr.org.za Fax: +27 (0)33 346 0895 Web:    www.inr.org.za Cell: +27 (0)82 871 1048 Fax: +27 (0)33 346 0895   Institute of Natural Resources NPC   PO Box 100396, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa 67 St Patricks Road, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3201   Note: Brigid Letty, MSc is listed among One Health Initiative Supporters http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php (scroll down)

Another excellent One Health program at College of Veterinary Medicine (USA)... Colorado State University (CSU) scientists working together through the One Health initiative to solve big problems “As the human population around the world continues to increase, the demand for resources such as food, water and land is also increasing, which can create complex problems in society. Mark Stetter, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and one of the leaders of the One Health initiative at CSU, explained that some diseases, such as the plague and tularemia, are passed from animals to humans. Rates of infection are influenced by interactions between humans, animals and the environment. ...” Please read complete article: http://www.collegian.com/2015/04/csu-scientists-working-together-through-the-one-health-initiative-to-solve-big-problems/121408/

Notice:  One Health Newsletter - Volume 8, Issue 2 - Published July 3, 2015 An Internationally distributed product of the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida (USA) http://epi.ufl.edu This quarterly newsletter is dedicated to enhancing the integration of animal, human, and environmental health for the benefit of all by demonstrating One Health in practice.  The One Health Newsletter is a collaborative effort by a diverse group of scientists and health professionals committed to promoting One Health. Please email co-editors with questions, comments, or suggestions for articles, upcoming events, or publications to share relevant to One Health. One Health article submissions and participants are welcomed from all nations.  Indeed, readers from over 150 countries are known to access this Newsletter each month. SEE: http://media.news.health.ufl.edu/misc/egh/OneHealthNewsletter/OHNL_Volume_8_Issue2.pdf

Repeat One Health journal notice: International Journal of One Health (India) http://www.onehealthjournal.org/ Open access and peer reviewed journal on Human, Animal and Environmental health Aims and Scope: International Journal of One Health publishes papers focusing on One Health (Human, Animal and Environmental health). Topic includes agro-bioterrorism, animal science, antimicrobial resistance, bacteriology, biosecurity, bioterrorism, climate change, comparative medicine, disaster management, ecology, entomology, environmental health, epidemiology, food science, food security, global trade and commerce, health communication, human health, immunology, infectious disease, nutrition, occupational health, parasitology, pathology, physiology, public health and public policy, toxicology, veterinary science, virology, wildlife protection, zoonoses etc. Audience: International Journal of One Health is of interest to those in human medicine, veterinary medicine, infectious diseases, public health, parasitology, food science, epidemiology, immunology, virology, bacteriology, nutrition, pathology, physiology, wildlife, toxicology, environmental health. Please send pre-submission queries to editoronehealth@gmail.com Please refer instructions to authors at http://www.onehealthjournal.org/instructions.html Submit your manuscript online at http://my.ejmanager.com/ijoh/