One Health Publications

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Research Helps Keep Animals—and People—Healthy   Please see http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm414139.htm and http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/default.htm. Note: The outstanding Director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine is Bernadette Dunham, DVM, PhD, Rockville, Maryland (USA).  Dr. Dunham, a veterinarian, is also a member of the One Health Initiative team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php

One Health in Action Presentation On August 25, 2014, Drs. Neil Olson and *Ralph Richardson, Deans of the University of Missouri and Kansas State University veterinary schools, respectively, gave a presentation entitled “One Health in Action” at the Kansas City Area Life Science Institute’s annual symposium (see attached Power Point slides).  This year’s symposium was on “Antibiotics: Choosing the Path of Least Resistance”.  Drs. Olson and Richardson had the opportunity to set the stage for the other symposium speakers as they explored the interfacing of animal health, human health and the environment.  The KCALSI symposium is part of the activities incorporated into the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor’s (KCAHC) Homecoming event and the Central Veterinary Conference’s annual continuing education meeting. See http://www.kclifesciences.org/news/life-sciences-bulletin/bulletin-volume-2-2014/kcalsi-to-host-animal-health-research-symposium-antibiotics-choosing-the-path-of-least-resistance/ for additional information about the symposium and http://www.kcanimalhealth.com for further information about the KCAHC. *Dr. Richardson is a member of the One Health Initiative team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

Important One Health oriented Online Course…for veterinarians, physicians and other health professionals: FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Source: Center for Food Security and Public Health College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State University Zoonoses@iastate.edu  Press Contact:  Connie Scovin, communications: cscovin@iastate.edu or Telephone 515-520-9200 Online Course Promotes Awareness and Prevention of Companion Animal Zoonotic Diseases and Collaboration among Health Professionals  Course offered at a reduced rate of $90 for registration prior to October 18, 2014 Ames, IA – The Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH) at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine announces the web-based course, Zoonoses: Protecting People and Their Pets. It will be offered October 20 – November 10, 2014. The course, offered annually, provides an excellent opportunity for medical [i.e. physicians & veterinarians] and public health professionals and students to refresh and gain knowledge of key zoonotic diseases. The course includes lessons, case studies, a discussion board, and online resources to assist in conveying zoonotic disease prevention measures to clients. “Companion animals play an important role in people’s lives,” said Dr. Glenda Dvorak, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, course instructor, Assistant Director, CFSPH. Dr. Dvorak emphasizes that “Partnerships between medical, public health and veterinary [medical] professionals are needed to raise awareness, enhance detection, and promote prevention of zoonotic diseases to protect the health of people and pets.” The cost to register for the course is $90. This course is subsidized with support from the Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD) at Kansas State University, a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence. All course participants will receive a copy of the *companion textbook (a $70 value). To find out more and to register, visit http://zoonoses.info. Veterinary CE Credit: This program has been submitted (but not yet approved) for 8.5 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call the Center for Food Security and Public Health, 515-294-7189, for further information. About the Center for Food Security and Public Health The Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH) is nationally and internationally recognized for providing educational materials and animal disease information. The CFSPH was established in 2002 through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to increase national and international preparedness for accidental or intentional introduction of diseases that threaten food production or public health. The CFSPH website (www.cfsph.iastate.edu) is the Number One result on Google searches for “animal disease information,” with more than 450,000 visits annually. Note:  The textbook provided for this One Health course is…*Zoonoses – Protecting People and Their Pets :: Click Here :: - 1st Edition (2013) The physician co-editor of this textbook, Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA, is a member of the One Health Initiative team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

8th One Health Veterinary Record article posted on One Health Initiative website today… British (United Kingdom) Veterinary Journal Publishes another Article of One Health Series 2014 Veterinary Record 2014;175:188-193 doi:10.1136/vr.g4996 Rabies control and elimination: a test case for One Health 1.          Sarah Cleaveland, OBE, BSc, BA, VetMB, PhD, FRSE, 2.          Felix Lankester, BVSc, MSc, 3.          Sunny Townsend, BSc, MSc, PhD, 4.          Tiziana Lembo, DVM, MSc, PhD and 5.          Katie Hampson, BSc, MSc, PhD 1.          e-mail: sarah.cleaveland@glasgow.ac.uk  Abstract One Health approaches have already been shown to be successful in controlling rabies in different parts of the world. In this article, the latest in Veterinary Records series promoting One Health, Sarah Cleaveland and her colleagues at the University of Glasgow discuss why integrated strategies are needed to enhance the cost effectiveness of measures to control and eliminate rabies, particularly in low-income countries AS One Health becomes more widely advocated, particularly within the veterinary profession, practitioners are coming under increasing scrutiny to demonstrate the added value of these approaches. Despite an intuitive appreciation that complex health problems need to be tackled through an integration of the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches that define One Health, there still remains a need to generate quantitative and qualitative evidence to clearly demonstrate these benefits (Okello and others 2011, Zinsstag and others 2011, Häsler and others 2012, Gibbs 2014). One Health encompasses a wide variety of disease and health problems; however, zoonoses have always been an area of interest and, of these, rabies provides an exemplar of the benefits of a One Health approach. In this paper, we outline how One Health has underpinned successful rabies control programmes, and why integrated approaches are likely to be essential to enhance the cost-effectiveness of control and elimination measures, particularly in low-income countries. Please read entire article at: http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/175/8/188.full or click on PDF attachment. Provided FREE-ACCESS to the One Health Initiative website September 3, 2014 by: Laura Feetham Assistant Editor, Veterinary Record and In Practice BMJ, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR T: 020 78747061 E: lfeetham@bmj.com W: bmj.com/company Note: The previous seven One Health articles of the series were posted in the One Health Initiative website January 23, 2014, February 23, 2014, March 25, 2014, April 20, 2014, June 3, 2014, June 29, 2014 and July 19, 2014.

Neglected zoonotic diseases (NZD) - World Health Organization http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/zoonoses/en/ “Control of neglected zoonotic diseases at the human animal interface require integrated approaches [=“One Health”] and the application of veterinary science. Neglected zoonotic diseases are a subset of the neglected tropical diseases. Zoonoses are diseases that are naturally transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans and vice-versa. Their management needs integrated approaches and application of veterinary science, which are part of the NTD strategic approach to transmission control. The term “neglected” highlights that diseases affect mainly poor and marginalized populations in low-resource settings. Addressing this group of diseases requires collaborative, cross-sectoral efforts of human and animal health systems and a multidisciplinary approach that considers the complexities of the ecosystems where humans and animals coexist [=“One Health”]. Preventing and mitigating their occurrence in humans requires control and, where feasible, elimination of the diseases in their animal reservoirs.”

Notice of new book: “Nanotechnology for Animal Health and Production” (Editor: Sudhi Ranjan Garg), International ISBN: 9789351302872 published by Astral International (P) Ltd., 81, Darya Ganj, Near Hindi Park, Delhi Medical Association Road, New Delhi - 110 002.  http://www.astralint.com/bookdetails.aspx?isbn=9789351243182 About the Book “The integration of nanotechnology with biotechnology has led to great opportunities and revolutionizing technologies in biology and medicine. Targeted delivery of therapeutic agents, vaccine developments, imaging and novel diagnostic procedures have attracted prime attention of the scientists, who have been able to develop effective and validated nanoparticles and marketable products for human medicine. These developments are expeditiously extending to veterinary medicine because of the similar guiding principles and close linkages between the two disciplines of medicine. Nanotechnology thus has a great potential to revolutionize veterinary medicine, animal production systems and food security. It is important that these emerging technologies form a part of the curriculum of veterinary sciences, particularly in the context of One Health initiatives. This book presents an understanding of the concept, current status and future potential of nanotechnology in veterinary and animal sciences.” Provided by: Prof Sudhi Ranjan Garg Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, LLR University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, HISAR-125004  (Haryana), India Email: srgarg415@gmail.com Alternate Email: srgarg415@yahoo.com Cellphone: +91-9896121131 Phone:  +91-1662-285087 (Residence)

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has produced: “One Health: From Concept to Action”  See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG0pduAYESA For additional clarification please view… National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases and CDC One Health http://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/index.html

American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP)  AAPHP is a Proud Supporter of the One Health Initiative (OHI).    http://www.aaphp.org/onehealth

University of Pittsburgh – Center for Global Health (USA)  Resources for Students and Faculty  http://www.globalhealth.pitt.edu/resources/additional-links.php

The contribution of veterinary medicine to public health and poverty reduction in developing countries Veterinaria Italiana 2014, 50 (2), 117-129. doi: 10.12834/VetIt.1405.323 April – June 2014 issue   Summary Few studies have explicitly examined the linkages between human health, animal disease control and poverty alleviation. This paper reviews the contribution that veterinary medicine can make to poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa. Our analysis attempts to explore aspects of this contribution under five themes: food production; food safety; impact and control of zoonotic infections; promotion of ecotourism; and environmental protection. While these areas of human activity have, more or less, fallen under the influence of the veterinary profession to varying degrees, we attempt to unify this mandate using a ‘One Health’ narrative, for the purpose of providing clarity on the linkages between the veterinary and other professions, livestock production and poverty alleviation. Future opportunities for improving health and reducing poverty in the context of developing African countries are also discussed. We conclude that veterinary science is uniquely positioned to play a key role in both poverty reduction and the promotion of health, a role that can be enhanced through the reorientation of the profession’s goals and the creation of synergies with allied and related professions. http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2014/50_2/VetIt_1405_323.pdf

One Health… Capacity building efforts and perceptions for wildlife surveillance to detect zoonotic pathogens: comparing stakeholder perspectives   Schwind et al. BMC Public Health 2014, 14:684 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/684   Abstract   “Background: The capacity to conduct zoonotic pathogen surveillance in wildlife is critical for the recognition and identification of emerging health threats. The PREDICT project, a component of United States Agency for International Development’s Emerging Pandemic Threats program, has introduced capacity building efforts to increase zoonotic pathogen surveillance in wildlife in global ‘hot spot’ regions where zoonotic disease emergence is likely to occur. Understanding priorities, challenges, and opportunities from the perspectives of the stakeholders is a key component of any successful capacity building program.” “Conclusions: A One Health approach to capacity building applied at local and global scales will have the greatest impact on improving zoonotic pathogen surveillance in wildlife. This approach will involve increasing communication and cooperation across ministries and sectors so that experts and stakeholders work together to identify and mitigate surveillance gaps. Over time, this transdisciplinary approach to capacity building will help overcome existing challenges and promote efficient targeting of high risk interfaces for zoonotic pathogen transmission.”

Perspective [“One Health”] Chinas great wall, Israels Bar Lev Line, and passive infectious disease surveillance Maha A Elbadry, Mary M Merrill, Meng-Meng Ma, Mai-Juan Ma, Jia-Hai Lu, Wu-Chun Cao and Gregory C Gray Military Medical Research 2014, 1:15  doi:10.1186/2054-9369-1-15 – Open Access Published: 21 July 2014 Abstract (provisional) Emerging infectious diseases are some of modern societys great threats. Like some great construction efforts designed to protect mankind, current public health measures against these emerging pathogens have not always been successful. This paper highlights the importance of embracing new interdisciplinary approaches towards emerging pathogen threats. One such approach, termed One Health, is quickly being embraced by professional organizations and public health institutions across the world as a way forward. This paper briefly discusses the above problems and preliminary steps taken by Chinese academic institutions to embrace the One Health approach. Please see http://www.mmrjournal.org/content/1/1/15/abstract or click on attachment.

An unheralded Significant One Health (One Medicine) approach… “Successful vaccines for naturally occurring protozoal diseases of animals should guide human vaccine research. A review of protozoal vaccines and their designs” Parasitology (2014), 141, 624–640. © Cambridge University Press 2014. The online version of this article is published within an Open Access environment subject to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ doi:10.1017/S0031182013002060   …“ONE MEDICINE [One Health] The concept of ‘One Medicine’ includes the beneficial flow of knowledge and techniques from human medicine to veterinary medicine, and from veterinary medicine to human medicine. However, because of the dominance of human medical research funding, the flow of information moves predominantly from human medicine to veterinary medicine. Human medicine is missing significant benefits that could be had by paying greater attention to veterinary knowledge and by supporting opportunities to investigate naturally occurring diseases of animals. This missed opportunity is vividly illustrated by the discordance between development of veterinary protozoal vaccines, of which there are many, and human protozoal vaccines, of which there are none. ” ...   SUMMARY “Effective vaccines are available for many protozoal diseases of animals, including vaccines for zoonotic pathogens and for several species of vector-transmitted apicomplexan haemoparasites. In comparison with human diseases, vaccine development for animals has practical advantages such as the ability to perform experiments in the natural host, the option to manufacture some vaccines in vivo, and lower safety requirements. Although it is proper for human vaccines to be held to higher standards, the enduring lack of vaccines for human protozoal diseases is difficult to reconcile with the comparatively immense amount of research funding. Common tactical problems of human protozoal vaccine research include reliance upon adapted rather than natural animal disease models, and an overwhelming emphasis on novel approaches that are usually attempted in replacement of rather than for improvement upon the types of designs used in effective veterinary vaccines. Currently, all effective protozoal vaccines for animals are predicated upon the ability to grow protozoal organisms. Because human protozoal vaccines need to be as effective as animal vaccines, researchers should benefit froma comparison of existing veterinary products and leading experimental vaccine designs. With this in mind, protozoal vaccines are here reviewed.”   Please read: http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=PARPAR141_05S0031182013002060a.pdf&code=cc3694393c93e0f62cf84720c13bb8d5 Also, please note   http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/ThomasP.Monath,MDSept2013OneHealthVaccineArticle.pdf    

The New One Health Journal Veterinary Sciences Released — Basel, Switzerland Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vetsci   Vet. Sci., Volume 1, Issue 1 (June 2014), Pages 1-76 http://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/1/1/

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) President-elect (2014-2015), Dr. Ted Cohn, Issues “ONE HEALTH” Support Comments at AVMA Convention    July 27, 2014 - Denver, Colorado (USA)   Please read second paragraph and third from last paragraph:   http://digitaleditions.sheridan.com/publication/?m=18293&l=1   From American Veterinary Medical Association Convention website https://www.avma.org/events/convention/pages/convention-news.aspx

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal (EID) Volume 20, Number 3—March 2014 An early One Health leader… In Memoriam: James Harlan Steele (1913–2013) “James Steele, DVM, MPH, passed away on November 10, 2013, in Houston; he was 100 years old. Jim Steele (Figure) was an extraordinary man. All of the dimensions of his life were on a grand scale. He was larger than life in so many ways; his vision, his leadership, his accomplishments in public health, his worldwide friendships, his mentorship of scores of young acolytes who came within his orbit, his extraordinary memory, his bear hugs, and his longevity were all manifestations of his boundless enthusiasm for life. … “ Read complete article: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/3/im-2003_article.htm Also please listen to: In Memoriam: James Harlan Steele (1913—2013) Drs. Jennifer McQuiston and Casey Barton Behravesh talk with Dr. Myron Schultz about the legendary Dr. James Harlan Steele. Created: 5/19/2014 by National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID). Date Released: 5/20/2014. Series Name: Emerging Infectious Diseases. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8632476 By: Myron G. Schultz, DVM, MD, DCMT, FACP Senior Medical Officer Global Disease Detection Operations Center Center for Global Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop D-68 Atlanta, GA 30333 Note: Dr. Steele was also the founder of the prestigious American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (AVES). Its current President is Charles Thoen, DVM, PhD.  Drs. Thoen, Craig Carter (Steele biographer - http://www.amazon.com/One-Man-Medicine-Health-Steele/dp/1439240043) and other members of the AVES Executive Board will be attending the upcoming American Veterinary Medical Association convention in Denver, Colorado (USA) July 25-29, 2014.  AVES will be honoring high achieving individuals with an awards ceremony including Virginia Dato, MD, MPH and Jack Woodall, PhD.  Dr. Dato is a distinguished member of the One Health Initiative teams Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php and Dr. Woodall is a member of the One Health Initiative team.

7th One Health Veterinary Record article posted on One Health Initiative website today… British (United Kingdom) Veterinary Journal Publishes another Article of One Health Series 2014 Veterinary Record 2014;175:61-63 doi:10.1136/vr.g3641        One Health in action: the work of the HAIRS group Dilys Morgan, MBChB, DTMH, MSc, MD, FFPHM, MBE + Author Affiliations Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK e-mail: dilys.morgan@phe.gov.uk Abstract The Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance (HAIRS) group is collaboration between a number of human and animal health organisations within the UK government. The group aims to provide a ‘joined-up’ response to emerging diseases that threaten the health of people or animals. Here, Dilys Morgan, who chairs the group, discusses its work, highlighting its response to Schmallenberg virus, and shows how a One Health approach can improve government responses to potential crises. Please read entire article at: http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/175/3/61.full or click on PDF attachment. Provided FREE-ACCESS to the One Health Initiative website June 27, 2014 by: Laura FeethamAssistant Editor, Veterinary Record and In PracticeBMJ, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JRT: 020 78747061E: lfeetham@bmj.comW: bmj.com/company Note: The previous six One Health articles of the series were posted in the One Health Initiative website January 23, 2014, February 23, 2014, March 25, 2014, April 20, 2014, June 3, 2014 and June 29, 2014.  

July 11, 2014 United States Department of Agriculture – Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS)  Subject:  Notice on Vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (USDA-FSIS)                                                                          We are working to recruit new members for the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF).  The Committee provides scientific advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services concerning the development of microbiological criteria by which the safety and wholesomeness of food can be assessed.    We are seeking members with scientific expertise in the fields of microbiology (food, clinical, and predictive), food technology, toxicology, epidemiology, risk assessment, infectious disease, biostatistics, and other related sciences. We are also seeking nominations for one individual affiliated with a consumer group to serve on the NACMCF. This member will serve as a representative member to provide a consumer viewpoint. Please see the attached Federal Register Notice for additional details on this Committee and how to apply.  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/2f1784a8-57e8-4126-9476-e5de86af8f5e/2014-0017.htm?MOD=AJPERES   Provided by:   Karen Y. Thomas Advisory Committee Specialist USDA, FSIS, OPHS, MD, NACMCF Stop 3777, PP3, 9-210B 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 Office:  202-690-6620 Fax: 202-690-6364 Email: Karen.thomas-Sharp@fsis.usda.gov

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (USA) Known Universities Around the world with One Health Programs (as of July 2014) Graphic prepared and provided by: Mary Leigh Merrill, MHS Program Coordinator // Co-Editor, One Health Newsletter One Health Center of Excellence, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida 2055 Mowry Road, Gainesville, FL 32611 (USA) Tel.: (352) 273-9649 // Cell: (662) 871-8335 Email: mleighmorris@epi.ufl.edu // Website: http://epi.ufl.edu/onehealth Note:  The One Health Initiative team/One Health Initiative website collaborates closely with the University of Florida’s Co-editors of the One Health Newsletter http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/newsletter.php and the current Director of their One Health Center of Excellence, Greg Gray, MD, MPH.  Dr. Gray also serves on the One Health Initiative team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

The whole family, one waiting room By Dean Eleanor M. Green, Texas A&M University, July 9, 2014 Please read http://www.tribtalk.org/2014/07/09/the-whole-family-one-waiting-room/ Provided by:  “… a link to an article that Dean Green wrote for the Texas TribTalk.  It captures our [TAMU] One Health philosophy quite well.” Mike Chaddock, DVM, EML Assistant Dean for One Health and Strategic Initiatives &    Clinical Professor, Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University Mchaddock@cvm.tamu.edu   Suite 101, VMA Building 4461 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-4461 Tel. 979.845.5617 Fax. 979.845.5088