One Health Publications

A Quantitative Approach to the Prioritization of Zoonotic Diseases in North America: A Health Professionals’ Perspective   Victoria Ng*, PhD, Jan M. Sargeant, DVM, PhD Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada   Conclusions/Significance: We present the first zoonoses prioritization exercise involving health professionals in North America. Our previous study indicated individuals with no prior knowledge in infectious diseases were capable of producing meaningful results with acceptable model fits (79.4%). This study suggests health professionals with some knowledge in infectious diseases were capable of producing meaningful results with better-fitted models than the general public (83.7% and 84.2%). Despite more similarities in demographics and model fit between the combined public and combined professional groups, there was more uniformity across priority lists between the Canadian public and Canadian professionals and between the US public and US professionals. Our study suggests that CA can be used as a potential tool for the prioritization of zoonoses.   Citation: Ng V, Sargeant JM (2013) A Quantitative Approach to the Prioritization of Zoonotic Diseases in North America: A Health Professionals’ Perspective. PLoS ONE 8(8): e72172. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072172   Provided by:   Victoria Ng, PhD Research Scientist Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses Department of Population Medicine Ontario Veterinary College University of Guelph, Guelph Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1 Phone: 519-824-4120, ext. 54471 Mobile: 416-262-2901 Fax: 519-766-1730 Email: vng03@uoguelph.ca   Drs. Ng and Sargeant are One Health Supporter/Advocates http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

“Good surveillance does not necessarily ensure the making of the right decisions, but it reduces the chances of wrong ones.” Dr. Alexander D. Langmuir [MD, MPH], 1963 - Founder of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Epidemic Intelligence Service http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemic_Intelligence_Service CDC Estimates of Foodborne Illness in the United States Foodborne Illness Surveillance, Response, and Data Systems http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/surveillance-systems.html

Submitted to One Health Initiative website August 6, 2013   Hospital personnel need greater awareness of animal-to-human disease threats   The Royal Society of Medicine - Managing patients for zoonotic disease in hospitals, Warwick, C. & Corning, S. (2013).  J R Soc Med Sh Rep., 4: 1–9. DOI: 10.1177/2042533313490287   Clifford Warwick, PGDipMedSci, CBiol, CSci, EurProBiol, FOCAE, FSB Consultant Biologist & Medical Scientist Riverside House, River Lawn Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1EP, UK mail@emergentdisease.org cliffordwarwick@yahoo.com   Susan Corning, BA, MSc, BVSc, MRCVS, FRSPH Director, Collaborating for Global Health Bologna, Italy www.collab4globalhealth.com dr.susan.corning@collab4globalhealth.com   “Noscomial disease transmission is a true “One Health” issue, and there is an urgent need for the medical and veterinary professions to collaboratively plan to ensure that hospital staff can implement simple and effective measures to prevent and control this transmission.”   Please see: http://shr.sagepub.com/content/4/8/2042533313490287.full.pdf+html

One Health “a possible way forward”... Andrew Read, PhD, Pennsylvania State University (USA) Ethical considerations in an era of mass drug administration   Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6:234 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-6-234 Barney Wharam Barney.Wharam@bristol.ac.uk Luke Lazarou Luke.Lazarou@bristol.ac.uk   Abstract In a Plenary debate at the 51st Spring meeting of the British Society of Parasitology, Bristol, UK, April 8–11, 2013, the bioethicist James Wilson used the value of a life in the present and future to question the effectiveness of current health strategies.   “...The emerging problem of antibiotic resistance was used as a current, real world example of drug resistance by both Wilson and Andrew Read (Pennsylvania State University).   Read illustrated the problems of drug resistance through his recent visit to a Michigan hospital, where patients are dying from “superbugs” - bacteria that are resistant to many or all antibiotics that are available. Patients alive now are put into jeopardy because of actions from the past. Antibiotic resistance demonstrates how past health care policies did not sufficiently account for the evolution of parasites and therefore discounted the value of future lives inappropriately.   Read argued that there is a lack of research on how to use drugs whilst minimising the evolution of drug resistance. Drug resistance is also a key issue in veterinary science and the fields of human and veterinary medicine have become so distinct that veterinary studies are rarely used to inform human medicine. Movements such as The One Health Initiative (http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/index.php) were highlighted by Read as a possible way forward. The initiative aims to improve global healthcare through interdisciplinary collaborations. ...”   http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/pdf/1756-3305-6-234.pdf

The Foundations of Virology Discoverers and Discoveries Inventors and Inventions Developers and Technologies   *Frederick A. Murphy, DVM, PhD University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX 77555-0609 (USA) famurphy@utmb.edu Copyright © 2011 by Frederick A. Murphy   First Published April 2012 / Revision July 2013   Infinity Publishing 1094 New Dehaven Street, Suite 100 West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2713 Toll Free (610) 941-9999 Local Phone (610) 941-9999 Fax (610) 941-9959 Info@buybooksontheweb.com www.buybooksontheweb.com     The Foundations of Medical and Veterinary Virology: Discoverers and Discoveries, Inventors and Inventions, Developers and Technology (.ppt files). F.A. Murphy. Online, on IHII/UTMB Web at http://www.utmb.edu/virusimages, and with links at the websites of the American Society for Virology, the American Society for Microbiology and the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. (2008).     *Dr. Murphy is a valued One Health supporter/advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php and http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/endorsements.php.

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) NEWS...January 28, 2013   Animal-to-human diseases: From panic to planning–new recommendations for policymakers “The UK’s Institute for Development Studies (IDS) has published a 4-page Rapid Response Briefing titled ’Zoonoses: From panic to planning’.” “Veterinary epidemiologist Delia Grace, who is based at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), along with other members of a Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium, based at the STEPS Centre at IDS, c0-authored the document.” “The briefing recommends that policymakers take a ‘One-Health’ approach to managing zoonotic diseases.” “‘A new, integrated “One Health” approach to zoonoses that moves away from top-down disease-focused intervention is urgently needed. With this, we can put people first by factoring development implications into disease preparation and response strategies – and so move from panic to planning.” Please read complete article at: http://www.ilri.org/ilrinews/index.php/archives/10322?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed+ilriblogposts+ILRI+Blog+Postings&goback=gde_4034930_member_259781829  

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 19, Number 6—June 2013 Koplan JP, Butler-Jones D, Tsang T, Yu W. Public health lessons from severe acute respiratory syndrome a decade later. Emerg Infect Dis [Internet]. 2013 Jun [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1906.121426 Perspective Public Health Lessons from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome a Decade Later “During and following the outbreak, 8 broader national and international policy, operational, and systems needs were identified by public health officials. The first need was stronger and more integrated coordination between animal and human public health. This need is currently being addressed in One Health efforts by the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Organisation for Animal Health, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Public Health Agency of Canada (3). ...”   http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/6/12-1426_article.htm?s_cid=eid-gDev-email

Alberta, CANADA Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA) is inviting proposals for funding of its “One Health” initiative to attain optimal health for people, animals and the environment. See “One Health roadmap” http://www.alma.alberta.ca/cs/groups/alma/documents/document/mdaw/mda2/~edisp/agucmint-006407.pdf “Other One Health Initiatives in the U.S. –See Page 7   • The One Health Commission, a joint initiative of the American Veterinary Medical Association and American Medical Association • The One Health Initiative’s website, a global repository for news and information pertaining to One Health • The One Health Initiative’s informative document One Health: A New Professional Imperative, a key document guiding One Health efforts” For more details visit  http://alma.alberta.ca/cs/groups/alma/documents/document/bnqt/mji2/~edisp/agucmint-226038.pdf.   Permission to post granted July 23, 2013 by:   David Chalack, DVM Board Chair Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA) email  dchalack@altagenetics.com cell 1-403-585-2455

New Research from Kansas State University on The Novel H7N9 Influenza A Virus Interviewed by David Keh, July 2, 2013 As part of DugDug’s ongoing series on leading researchers in veterinary science, we have had the unique privilege of interviewing Dr. Juergen A. Richt, a Regents Distinguished Professor and Kansas Bioscience Eminent Scholar at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in the Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology. He also serves as the Director of the Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD) which is now working with Principal Investigators in 16 different universities, as well as linking to various industrial partners. Dr Richt comes from a farming family (dairy) in Southern Germany and received his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from the University of Munich and his PhD in Virology and Immunology from the University of Giessen, also in Germany. He completed his postdoctoral/residency studies at The Johns Hopkins University. He was then a Veterinary Medical Officer at the National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa, where he worked on both swine and prion diseases. His latest paper, titled “The Novel H7N9 Influenza A Virus: Its Present Impact and Indeterminate Future”was recently published in the journal Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. The paper studies the life and molecular evolution of the influenza virus. ... Please read entire article by clicking on [HTM –view-] or this link http://www.dugdug.com/Kansas-State-Research-H7N9  Note: Permission to post on One Health Initiative website granted July 15, 2013 by: David Keh, founder of http://www.dugdug.com/.

Free Webinar notice: Cytology in the Diagnosis of Infection - THURSDAY 1st AUGUST, 2013 8pm  “Antimicrobial resistance is now recognised as one of the major medical challenges in the 21st century. The potential impact of increasing antimicrobial resistance on the treatment of man and animals is devastating. It is vital therefore that the medical and veterinary professions and the pharmaceutical industry work together to inform, encourage and facilitate the responsible use of antimicrobials. ...” Speaker: Tim Nuttall, BSc, BVSc, CertVD, PhD, CBiol, MSB, MRCVS    Please see attached PDF   Information provided July 19, 2013 by:   *The Bella Moss Foundation Support Team Jill Moss president & founder BMF 135 Edgwarebury Lane.Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8ND (United Kingdom)   Telephone 0845 2888804 www.thebellamossfoundation.com www.veterinarynursetrainingonline.org     *One Health Supporter http://www.thebellamossfoundation.com/about-the-foundation/partners-collaborations/

North American Veterinary Community’s *Clinicians Brief Journal (USA) Features One Health Initiative Capsules   July 2013 issue – Please see attached PDF    *Clinician’s Brief, the official Journal of the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC), adopted support and advocacy of the One Health concept in its October 2011 issue.     The NAVC http://www.navc.com/ conducts a prominent and outstanding yearly meeting in Orlando, Florida (USA).  It is one of the largest veterinary medical continuing education events in the world.  A focus is maintained “on a single goal—providing high quality, practical information to every member of the veterinary [medical] professional team.”    The One Health Initiative team believes Clinician’s Brief to be the only peer reviewed small animal medicine/surgery journal in the world to have adopted and implemented a significant identifiable One Health oriented section (One Health Initiative Capsules) in their monthly publication issues.   Provided exclusively to One Health Initiative website by:      Michelle N. Munkres, Editorial Director and Indu Mani, DVM, DSc, Editor    NAVC Clinician’s Brief     http://www.cliniciansbrief.com/     Educational Concepts, LLC     2021 S. Lewis Avenue #760     Tulsa, OK 74104      T: (918) 710-4610               F: (918) 749-1987 

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 10 July 2013 Zombie lessons By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, Columnist “This summer a new blockbuster movie, World War Z, entered the zombie canon. Based on Max Brooks’s novel of the same name and starring Brad Pitt, it has stoked fascination with the undead all over again while raking in enough at the box office -- its North American opening brought in $66 million -- that Paramount is already planning a sequel. ...” Please read complete column http://www.thebulletin.org/zombie-lessons   Dr. Kahn is a founding member of the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team and OHI website www.onehealtinitiative.com.

Journal of Environmental Health, July/August 2013   Environmental Health—Champions of One Health   Christopher Eddy, MPH, REHS, RS Boonshoft School of Medicine   Wright State University Paul A. Stull, DVM   Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management University of Dayton Erik Balster, MPH, REHS, RS Preble County General Health District   Posted with permission from the Journal of Environmental Health, July/August 2013, (Volume 76, Number 1, pp. 46–48), a publication of the National Environmental Health Association, www.neha.org.   Provided by:   Kristen Ruby Content Editor, Journal of Environmental Health National Environmental Health Association P: 303.756.9090, ext. 341 kruby@neha.org

NOTICE—Please see attached informational letter...RE: 24th International Conference on Rabies in the Americas (RITA), October 27-31, 2013.   “On behalf of the RITA XXIV Local Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to the 24th International Conference on Rabies in the Americas (RITA) that will be held from Sunday, October 27th to Thursday, October 31, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Abstract Submission is now open and will close on Thursday, August 1, 2013. Please visit our website for additional information: www.rita2013.com   We hope to greet you in Toronto for RITA XXIV.”   Jan Sargeant, DVM, PhD, Chair of the RITA XXIV Organizing Committee Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ),  Ontario Veterinary, College University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada   Dr. Sargeant is a One Health Supporter/advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

PLOS Pathogens   A significant One Health issue... Emerging Infectious Diseases: Threats to Human Health and Global Stability Morens DM, Fauci AS (2013) Emerging Infectious Diseases: Threats to Human Health and Global Stability. PLoS Pathog 9(7): e1003467. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003467 “The inevitable, but unpredictable, appearance of new infectious diseases has been recognized for millennia, well before the discovery of causative infectious agents. Today, however, despite extraordinary advances in development of countermeasures (diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines), the ease of world travel and increased global interdependence have added layers of complexity to containing these infectious diseases that affect not only the health but the economic stability of societies. HIV/AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and the most recent 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza are only a few of many examples of emerging infectious diseases in the modern world [1]; each of these diseases has caused global societal and economic impact related to unexpected illnesses and deaths, as well as interference with travel, business, and many normal life activities. Other emerging infections are less catastrophic than these examples; however, they nonetheless may take a significant human toll as well as cause public fear, economic loss, and other adverse outcomes. ...” Please read entire article http://www.plospathogens.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003467 

Ticks and associated pathogens collected from dogs and cats in Belgium Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6:183 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-6-183 “…Dogs and cats were chosen, because several tick-borne diseases are of clinical importance in dogs and/or cats (e.g. babesiosis and ehrlichiosis) and because dogs and cats live in the close vicinity of their owners and can act as direct sentinels for infection of humans [6]. The approach of gathering data on the distribution of (zoonotic) vector-borne diseases through a veterinary survey is consistent with the ˜One Health” concept [7,8]…” http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/6/1/183

Journal of Public Health Policy advance online publication 27 June 2013; doi: 10.1057/jphp.2013.29 The need to include animal protection in public health policies      Aysha Akhtara,b                  aOxford Centre for Animal Ethics, 91 Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1EG, England, UK                  bOffice of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats, FDA, 10903 New Hampshire          Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA. E-mail: aysha_akhtar@hotmail.com   Abstract:   “Many critical public health issues require non-traditional approaches. Although many novel strategies are used, one approach not widely applied involves improving the treatment of animals. Emerging infectious diseases are pressing public health challenges that could benefit from improving the treatment of animals. Other human health issues, that overlap with animal treatment issues, and that warrant further exploration, are medical research and domestic violence. The diverse nature of these health issues and their connection with animal treatment suggest that there may be other similar intersections. Public health would benefit by including the treatment of animals as a topic of study and policy development.”   http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jphp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/jphp201329a.html?goback=gde_1503767_member_254870833   Provided by:   Aysha Akhtar, MD, MPH Author, Animals and Public Health. Why Treating Animals Better is Critical to Human Welfarewww.ayshaakhtar.com

Horizon International - Working to Find and Advance Solutions Yale University   Free Multidisciplinary Articles and Global Health DVDs Received by 55 Countries  NEW HAVEN, CT.  Monday, July 1, 2013 – An abundance of multidisciplinary resources, covering diverse topics from anthropology to economics to global health are being distributed free of charge by the Global Development And Environment Institute (GDAE) at Tufts University.  These will be sent to thousands of libraries, organizations, and institutions in 138 less-wealthy countries and will be invaluable additions to library materials for use in classrooms and communities, by researchers and government decision-makers.  As of June 25, 2013, these resources have been made available in over 1,200 entities across 55 countries. ... Please read more http://solutions-site.org/press/release1july2013.pdf        Also see: A two-page summary of the article about the SSL project by Dr. Goodwin, Free Scholarly Journal Articles and Global Health DVDs Available to 3,800 University Libraries, Institutions and Organizations in 138 Countries  that appears on the Horizon International Solutions Site at http://www.solutions-site.org/node/823.       PDF Version is also available at http://solutions-site.org/press/summary.pdf Provided by:   Janine M. H. Selendy, Founder, Chairman, President and Publisher Horizon International Yale University Department of Biology New Haven, CT 06520-8103 Mobile: (914) 329-1323 Res: 914-276-3155 jselendy@gmail.com     Note: Janine M.H. Selendy is a One Health supporter http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

One Health : Clinical Implications for Travel Medicine   Peter Rabinowitz, MD, MPH Yale School of Medicine ISTM 13th Conference Maastricht, the Netherlands May 22 2013   http://www.istm.org/Documents/Members/MemberActivities/meetings/congresses/cistm13/Plenary3.2part1.pdf   Dr. Rabinowitz is an Honorary Advisory Board member of the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team. http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php

Health Works Collective...   One Health Initiative: People, Animals, Environment Posted June 25, 2013   http://healthworkscollective.com/joan-justice/110366/one-health-initiative-people-animals-environment   Provided by:   Joan Justice, RN, MBA   Ms. Justice is a One Health supporter http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.