One Health Publications

Provided by:

Dr. Didier Villate, a French veterinarian and author specializing in poultry and wildlife. He is currently semi-retired and based in the Lombez/Samatan area of the Gers department in France.

villate.didier@wanadoo.fr

and

Translated by Richard Seifman, JD, MBA – View bio

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“The One Health Summit will take place in Lyon, France, with the High-Level Summit on 7 April, coinciding with World Health Day.

Hosted by the French Government as one of the flagship events of the G7 French Presidency, the Summit will convene Heads of State and government, international organizations, scientists, civil society, youth and local actors to advance global action on One Health.

The Summit will highlight the interdependence of human, animal, plant and ecosystem health, and the need for coordinated, science-based approaches to address shared health threats. It will showcase the Quadripartite partnership between, FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH, as well as the role of the WHO Academy and WHO’s work across country, regional and global levels.

With WHO assuming the Chair of the Quadripartite on 8 April 2026, the Summit represents a key moment to translate political commitment into concrete, multisectoral action on prevention, preparedness, antimicrobial resistance, sustainable food systems and environmental health, helping to build more resilient and equitable health systems for humans, animals and the planet.  …”

More information

About the Summit

One health and protect the future

Integrate the perspectives of human, animal, and environmental health, promote cross-disciplinary teaching, research, and service cooperation, strengthen surveillance and testing, data analysis, and vaccine drug research and development, deepen policy and regulatory research, implement education and promotion, and work together to prevent zoonotic diseases and protect ecological sustainability and national health.

Provided by:

*Day-Yu  Chao, PhD

Professor  and  Director  of  One  Health  Center

https://ohc.nchu.edu.tw/ 

Graduate  Institute  of  Microbiology  and  Public  Health
School  of  Veterinary  Medicine
National  Chung  Hsing  University
Taichung  (40202).
Taiwan,  R.O.C.

Visiting  professor
Institute  Pasteur,  Paris,  France
University  of  Malaya,  KL,  Malaysia

TEL:  886-4-2284-0694
FAX:  886-4-22852186
Email: dychao@nchu.edu.tw

*Dr. Chao  is a prominent Professor and researcher in the Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health at National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) in Taichung, Taiwan. Her work focuses extensively on infectious disease epidemiology and the development of next-generation vaccines. She is listed on Our Supporters – One Health Initiative (scroll down) since February 2025.

Advancing Health Care in Humans, Animals and the Environment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston invite you to the free, hybrid course “Achieving Data Quality and Integrity in Maximum Containment Labs,” April 20-24, 2026. Highlights include One Health framework, hands-on PPE training, expert networking, and a BSL-3/4 pathogen research focus. The course is open to U.S. and international researchers, sponsors, and regulators and covers FDA Good Laboratory Practice compliance and the integration of human, animal, and environmental health topics relevant to supporting the development of medical countermeasures. Register at https://www.utmb.edu/orncs/regulatory-ops/non-clinical-course

On March 5 2026 (04:00 to 05:30 pm CET) , PREZODE will organise the 8^th session of its webinar series; a panel discussion to examine how to define and measure indicators that capture the added-value and impact of zoonotic disease prevention.

The evaluation of zoonotic disease prevention is hampered by a fundamental methodological challenge: when prevention succeeds, no adverse event occurs, making it inherently difficult to quantify impact, secure sustained funding, or build institutional commitment. Developing robust, evidence-based indicators appears critical to making prevention both measurable and investable. Under the title “How can we assess the added value and impact of One Health prevention strategies?”, our webinar will critically examine the technical, institutional, and political barriers that persist even in the presence of well-designed indicator sets, and explore pathways to translating measurement frameworks into effective policy action.

The panel, moderated by Dr. Christina Pettan-Brewer (University of Washington School of Medicine), will bring together Dr. Osman Dar (Africa CDC), Prof. Wanda Markotter (University of Pretoria), and Dr. Marc Leandri (Université Paris Saclay).

REGISTER HERE: https://inrae-fr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LRbkaicwSAm69P79VqD_Sg

More information here: https://prezode-initiative.org/en/how-can-we-assess-the-added-value-and-impact-of-one-health-prevention-strategies/

Provided by:

Elsa LEGER, PhD

elsa.leger@inrae.fr

Global Science Officer – PREZODE Initiative

prezode.org

Direction des Relations Internationales

INRAE centre-siège

147 rue de l’Université
75338 Paris cedex 07
inrae.fr

AND

Prof Dr Christina Pettan-Brewer MV, DVM, MSc, Indigenous CPOH, Global and One Health PhD 

University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Comparative Medicine

Associate  Professor, Researcher and Director of Animal Health Surveillance and Infectious Disease Monitoring Program

Affiliate Professor DEOHS School of Public Health: UW Center for One Health Research

Global One Health USA/Latin America Fulbright Scholar and Ambassador

*Comparative Medicine Expert Advisor: The 3 R’s Collaborative (human and animal health)

https://3rc.org/health-monitoring/

United Nations (UNEP) One Health High Level Expert Nature For Health (N4H) TAG Member  (Chair)

https://nature4health.org/governance/#tag

Editor, CABI ONE HEALTH – One Health Journal Beyond One Oceans Health 

https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/journal/cabioh

The International Alliance against Health Risks and Wildlife Trade  Steering Committee Member _ https://alliance-health-wildlife.org/about/ 

AVMA USA One Health Experts Group  and One Health Education Subgroup

World Veterinary Association WVA 2020 – present One Health Expert Committee

Senior Editor, Special Edition CABI One Health Journal : Beyond One Oceans Health

https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/journal/cabioh/special-issues/beyond-one-ocean-health 

PREZODE TAG member and One Health Scientific Advisor (Co-Chair of IWTG): Pandemic Prevention : https://prezode-initiative.org/en/

PREZODE Scientific Steering Committee Member

ABRASUNI Vice President https://abrasuni.com.br/

Founder One Health Brazil, One Health Colombia and One Health Latin America and Caribbean Research Networks

Visiting Professor and Research Collaborator in Latin America, Asia and Africa

“There is no question that the drama unfolding with the ongoing uncertainties surrounding the United States’ tariff regime over the next 150 days, or thereafter, will have consequences that will not be limited to the U.S.

The February 20 Supreme Court ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s IEEPA-based tariffs incurred his fury and led to his announcement of a 15% global tariff. This has enormous implications for the United States, but also for the Global South and Global North. And it needs to be considered in the context of a broader construct, namely the interface of human, animal, and the ecosystem, e.g., One Health.  …”

Original: https://www.vaticannews.va/es/papa/news/2026-02/el-papa-la-salud-esta-en-peligro-por-la-guerra-el-atentado-mas.html

English: https://www-vaticannews-va.translate.goog/es/papa/news/2026-02/el-papa-la-salud-esta-en-peligro-por-la-guerra-el-atentado-mas.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

“One Health”

In this context, the concept of “One Health,” promoted by the World Health Organization as a multidisciplinary, integrated, and global approach, represents a path forward for balanced development. It demonstrates how human life is unsustainable without other creatures. This approach, affirms Leo XIV, is in harmony with global bioethics, an area of ​​interest for the Pontifical Academy for Life.

Regarding public action, the Pope adds: “One Health requires integrating the health dimension into all policies (transport, housing, agriculture, employment, education, etc.), aware that health is built at the intersection of all dimensions of social life.”

“Therefore, we need to strengthen our understanding and practice of the common good, so that it is not neglected under the pressure of particular, individual and national interests.”

26 Indian Veterinary Congress & 33 Annual Conference of IAAVR

on

“Progress and Emerging Trends in Animal Health and Production Including Poultry and Wildlife in the Global Context”

At

ICAR-IVRI, Izzatnagar, Bareilly

“One Health is a concept that recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health; it is built on the premise that the health of all living things and our planet may be improved when experts across different fields work together to solve complex health problems.

One Health involves collaboration at local, regional, national and global levels — with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes for all. Public health focuses on preventing illness and injury and promoting health in populations such as neighborhoods, communities, regions or countries. Issues relevant to public and One Health include — but are not limited to — zoonotic and vector-borne disease, hunger, diet-disease linkages, biosecurity, occupational health and safety, pandemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance and global health issues affected by climate. …”

Abstract

The development of non-invasive diagnostic methods for zoonotic viral infections is important for animal welfare and public health. Sebum-based diagnostic methods using commercial oil-blotting films have been used for SARS-CoV-2 detection in humans, but similar strategies for veterinary use remain unexplored. Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), caused by the SFTS virus (SFTSV), presents a major health threat in Asia—especially in Japan, where multiple cases of cat-to-veterinarian transmission have been reported. To address this need for safer diagnostics, we sought to establish a sebum-based RNA virus detection method for cats. We designed primers that efficiently detected RNA from feline sebum while distinguishing it from human and feline DNA/RNA. Using this platform, we deemed the ear to be the optimal sebum collection site and confirmed that feline immunodeficiency virus RNA can be reliably identified from ear sebum with sensitivity comparable to conventional blood-based testing. Additionally, we detected SFTSV RNA from sebum samples of infected cat. Our findings introduce a minimally invasive, safe diagnostic platform for feline viral infections, reducing animal distress while safeguarding veterinarians and pet owners from zoonotic risks. This strategy is an important step toward realizing the One Health framework by advancing the well-being of animals and humans.