One Health Publications

  Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Column... The One Health solution By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP | 27 September 2012 The popular press is finally recognizing the important connections among human, animal, and environmental health. Environmental destruction, global trade and travel, intensive agriculture, and other human activities all lead to the emergence of previously unknown microbes that can infect across species, causing zoonotic disease outbreaks like West Nile virus, avian influenza, hantavirus, HIV/AIDS, and others. No wonder the media is paying attention. These zoonotic diseases typically emerge from wildlife and occasionally from domestic animals. Most bioterrorism agents, as recognized by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are zoonotic as well. Think: anthrax, plague, tularemia, the viral hemorrhagic fevers, brucellosis, glanders, psittacosis, Q fever. Adequately addressing these emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism agents requires a new interdisciplinary approach -- a One Health approach. The One Health movement (which I support and participate in) is based on ... READ MORE: http://thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/laura-h-kahn/the-one-health-solution or see attached PDF.   Dr. Kahn is a member of the 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

Please see attached PDF...   University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (USA) One Health graduate programs flyer   Provided by:   Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Global Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions Professor, Infectious Diseases and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine Director, Global Pathogens Laboratory Email: gcgray@phhp.ufl.edu   Academic address - USA College of Public Health and Health Professions University of Florida Box 100188 101 S. Newell Dr, Suite 2150A Gainesville Florida 32610 (zip for overnight 32611) Tel 352-273-9449/9188 Fax 352-273-6070 http://egh.phhp.ufl.edu/      Dr. Greg Gray serves on the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.  Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪ Thomas P. Monath, MD ▪ Jack Woodall, PhD ▪ Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH

Bovine Veterinarian Magazine   Beware the fair (and petting zoos) One Health in ACTION... “Veterinarians play an important role in educating petting zoo administrators and staff about infectious disease transmission and risk, to ultimately keep the public safe. Identifying, isolating, and treating sick animals is only one aspect of their role in protecting the public.” ...” Please read entire article at: http://www.bovinevetonline.com/news/industry/Beware-the-fair-and-petting-zoos-170049516.html Permission to post on One Health Initiative website by Geni Wren, Editor & Associate Publisher, Bovine Veterinarian Magazine, September 21, 2012  

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association NEWS – October 1, 2012   Stepping up to one-health challenge   “Twenty-two veterinary colleges took on the challenge to educate students, faculty, and the public about vector-borne diseases this past year. Most events focused on educational programming, but some included charitable components. This collective effort was a student initiative through the AVMA student chapters and was overseen by the SAVMA One Health Project, a program created and run by the SAVMA House of Delegates and SAVMA Executive Board to stimulate awareness of the global one-health movement. Every two years, this group chooses an initiative and encourages students to organize and participate in events to increase community awareness and collaboration within the health professions. ... “   Please read more: https://www.avma.org/News/JAVMANews/Pages/121001j.aspx

North American Veterinary Conference’s *Clinicians Brief Journal (USA) Features One Health Initiative Capsules   September 2012 issue – Please see http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/CBSept12onehealthcapsules.pdf or attached PDF   *Clinician’s Brief, the official Journal of the North American Veterinary Conference (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, Managing Editor 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

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)   Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)   See: http://www.cdc.gov/foodnet/data/trends/tables-2011.html

National Science Foundation Precautions for Tick-Borne Disease Extend Beyond Lyme  “September 7, 2012 This years mild winter and early spring were a bonanza for tick populations in the eastern United States. Reports of tick-borne disease rose fast. While Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the Northeast and Upper Midwest, new research results emphasize that it is not the greatest cause for concern in most Southeastern states. The findings are published today in a paper in the journal Zoonoses and Public Health.” ... Please read entire Press release at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=124286&org=NSF&from=news Permission to post on One Health Initiative website by Cheryl L. Dybas, National Science Foundation, September 10, 2012.

Emerging Infectious Disease Journal – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Volume 18, Number 3—March 2012 Chicken as Reservoir for Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Humans, Canada Racicot Bergeron C, Prussing C, Boerlin P, Daignault D, Dutil L, Reid-Smith RJ, et al. Chicken as reservoir for extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli in humans, Canada. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet] 2012 Mar [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1803.111099   Abstract “We previously described how retail meat, particularly chicken, might be a reservoir for extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) causing urinary tract infections (UTIs) in humans. To rule out retail beef and pork as potential reservoirs, we tested 320 additional E. coli isolates from these meats. Isolates from beef and pork were significantly less likely than those from chicken to be genetically related to isolates from humans with UTIs. We then tested whether the reservoir for ExPEC in humans could be food animals themselves by comparing geographically and temporally matched E. coli isolates from 475 humans with UTIs and from cecal contents of 349 slaughtered animals. We found genetic similarities between E. coli from animals in abattoirs, principally chickens, and ExPEC causing UTIs in humans. ExPEC transmission from food animals could be responsible for human infections, and chickens are the most probable reservoir.”   http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/3/11-1099_article.htm

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2012 Poster and Oral Presentation Abstracts Emerging Infectious Diseases is providing access to these abstracts on behalf of the ICEID 2012 program committee (www.iceid.org ), which performed peer review. Emerging Infectious Diseases has not edited or proofread these materials and is not responsible for inaccuracies or omissions. All information is subject to change. Comments and corrections should be brought to the attention of the authors. Suggested citation for this article: Authors. Title [abstract]. International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2012 poster and oral presentation abstracts. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2012 Mar [date cited]. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/pdfs/ICEID2012.pdf

Open Access: www.plosntds.org   Nigeria: ‘‘Ground Zero’’ for the High Prevalence Neglected Tropical Diseases   Citation: Hotez PJ, Asojo OA, Adesina AM (2012) Nigeria: ‘‘Ground Zero’’ for the High Prevalence Neglected Tropical Diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 6(7): e1600. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001600 Published July 31, 2012    

Homeland Security   Department of Defense (DoD) Has Running Start on Biosurveillance Strategy By Cheryl Pellerin - American Forces Press Service  “WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2012 – The White House has issued the first U.S. National Strategy for Biosurveillance to quickly detect a range of global health and security hazards, and the Defense Department has a running start in implementing the new plan, a senior defense official said. Andrew C. Weber, assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs, told American Forces Press Service that many of the activities described in the strategy are ongoing at DOD.” Important reference to One Health comments in Press release text excerpted below: “What was important about both outbreaks is that they helped give birth to the ‘One Health’ concept,” he said. “Because H5N1 was a poultry disease that jumped species to humans, it got the veterinarian community, the animal health community and the human health community to work together.” One Health is an international effort by veterinarians, physicians and other health professionals to integrate health care for people, animals, agriculture and the environment. Please read complete release link: http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2012/08/sec-120822-afps01.htm  Permission to post on One Health Initiative website graciously granted by:   John E. Pike — Director, GlobalSecurity.org

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) President Issues Strong One Health Endorsement and Challenge – Posted One Health Initiative website Friday, August 17, 2012 American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) President Issues Strong One Health Endorsement and Challenge   Provided exclusively to the One Health Initiative website August 17, 2012 by the recently inaugurated AVMA President Dr. Douglas G. Aspros:   “One Health must be the vision for human, animal and environmental health in the future. We recognize the biologic connections between humans and animals  and must use that knowledge to improve the health and welfare of all. The days of working in our separate silos are over.”     Douglas G. Aspros, DVM President American Veterinary Medical Association

Does Pet Arrival Trigger Prosocial Behaviors in Individuals with Autism?   Grandgeorge M, Tordjman S, Lazartigues A, Lemonnier E, Deleau M, et al. (2012) Does Pet Arrival Trigger Prosocial Behaviors in Individuals with Autism? PLoS ONE 7(8): e41739. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041739 http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0041739

NAVC Clinician’s Brief / August 2012 / Capsules     North American Veterinary Conference’s *Clinicians Brief Journal (USA) Features One Health Initiative Capsules   August 2012 issue – Please see http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/CBAugonehealthcapsules1.pdf or attached PDF   *Clinician’s Brief, the official Journal of the North American Veterinary Conference (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, Managing Editor 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

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Interventions to Impede Date Palm Sap Contamination by Bats to Prevent Nipah Virus Transmission in Bangladesh   “Conclusion: Bamboo, dhoincha, jute stick and polythene skirts covering the sap producing areas of a tree effectively prevented bat-sap contact. Community interventions should promote applying these skirts to prevent occasional Nipah spillovers to human.”   Citation: Khan SU, Gurley ES, Hossain MJ, Nahar N, Sharker MAY, et al. (2012) A Randomized Controlled Trial of Interventions to Impede Date Palm Sap Contamination by Bats to Prevent Nipah Virus Transmission in Bangladesh. PLoS ONE 7(8): e42689. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042689  

Catalog of One Health Activities and Programs   Updated July 2012   Provided by:   UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 1354 Eckles Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55198 Phone (612) 625-5900  Fax (612) 624-4906 www.foodsystemsleadership.org   Please see PDF attachment to read all information.

Annual Conference 2012  Tennessee Public Health Association (USA) Annual Educational Conference  THEME:         “one health, one environment, one world”  WHEN:           September 11-14, 2012  WHERE:         Cool Springs Marriott Hotel and Convention Center - Franklin, Tennessee More information see: http://www.tnpublichealth.org/index.php?id=32 AND ATTACHMENT (for speakers/topics).

Please see important One Health articles in Infection, Ecology and Epidemiology Journal (IEE) - Sweden:   http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/issue/current   http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/article/view/18667/pdf_1 “Discussion: Multi-sectorial efforts and targeted public private partnerships would spur needed R&D foreffective and accessible EReNTD treatments, improvement of social determinants of health, crucial lowincomecountry development, and health system strengthening efforts. Utilization of One Health principles isessential for enhancing knowledge to efficaciously address public health aspects of these EReNTDs globally.”  

Canine and feline parasitic zoonoses in China Jia Chen, Min-Jun Xu, Dong-Hui Zhou, Hui-Qun Song, Chun-Ren Wang and Xing-Quan Zhu Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:152 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-152 Published: 28 July 2012 Abstract (provisional) Canine and feline parasitic zoonoses have not been given high priority in China, although the role of companion animals as reservoirs for zoonotic parasitic diseases has been recognized worldwide. With an increasing number of dogs and cats under unregulated conditions in China, the canine and feline parasitic zoonoses are showing a trend towards being gradually uncontrolled. Currently, canine and feline parasitic zoonoses threaten human health, and cause death and serious diseases in China. This article comprehensively reviews the current status of major canine and feline parasitic zoonoses in mainland China, discusses the risks dogs and cats pose with regard to zoonotic transmission of canine and feline parasites, and proposes control strategies and measures. http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/pdf/1756-3305-5-152.pdf http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/152/abstract  

Call to Arms...   One Health more than a name...it represents efficacious, economical approach to protecting and saving lives!   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 tip of the iceberg of truth and proof in favor of One Health implementation has been documented in the One Health Initiative website and from many other sources during the first decade of the 21st century and much of the previous 20th century.  Some illustrations provide a strong case for a call to arms:   Please see attachment