One Health Publications

Massey News   World Bank funds health project into second phase   “The World Bank has granted Massey University $5m in funding to extend its education programme strengthening Asian public health and veterinary capacity to combat zoonotic diseases. ...” Please read more at http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=09B36896-0BE9-56D4-8151-7BE22D89B2E2   Provided by:   James GardinerCommunications Director External RelationsMassey UniversityPrivate Bag 11-222Palmerston North, New Zealand +64-6-350-5255  cell: +64-21-275-3394http://news.massey.ac.nz/

One Health importance... New Facility to Advance Public Health, Zoonoses Research - December 14, 2011 - News Release “The University of Guelph today opened a new research facility to help prevent and control emerging animal-related diseases that threaten public health. ...” Please read complete release:  http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2011/12/new_facility_to.html or click on HTM view.

 Huffington Post Exotic Pets Human Health Risk: Could The Global Pet Trade Import The Next Pandemic? By Lynne Peeples  lynne.peeples@huffingtonpost.com   Part of a series investigating the complex links between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop A One Health issue...   Please see http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/17/exotic-pets-wildlife-trade-infectious-disease_n_1155624.html?1324395189

One Health USA oriented veterinary medical journal...   Clinician’s Brief Journal – December 2011 Volume 9 Number 12   Contains CAPSULES Section (http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/73ec98a9#/73ec98a9/7) Page 4—The current literature in brief, featuring One Health Initiative   Please see http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/73ec98a9#/73ec98a9/42 Page 39 and http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/73ec98a9#/73ec98a9/49 Page 46   Courtesy of: Editor, Indu Mani, DVM, DSc. The official journal of the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC), Clinician’s Brief (http://www.cliniciansbrief.com/journal/), a peer reviewed journal, has established a unique, visionary and seminal One Health policy...the journal is primarily designed to provide pertinent veterinary medical scientific articles for busy small animal medicine/surgery practitioners.  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 2012 Conference is scheduled for January 14-18, 2012.  A One Health program is scheduled from 8:00 a.m. through 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2011.

Americans Worried About Global Pandemics, Yet Lack Knowledge Of Their Likely Source, Survey Shows By Lynne Peeples lynne.peeples@huffingtonpost.com  The Huffington Post   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/14/global-pandemic-animals_n_1148284.html

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Emerging Infectious Disease Journal   Volume 17, Number 12—December 2011   Photo Quiz- Calvin W. Schwabe, DVM, MPH, DSc. [Coined “One Medicine” term*]   Myron G. Schultz, DVM, MD, DCMT, FACP and Peter M. Schantz, VMD, PhD Author affiliations: Author affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M.G. Schultz)   Schultz MG, Schantz P. Calvin W. Schwab [photo quiz]. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2011 Dec [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1712.110484     Please see http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/12/11-0484_article.htm and/or attached PDF provided by Dr. Schultz.   *http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/WhocoinedthetermOneMedicinebyBKaplanandCScottMay192011-CS.pdf

Historic One Health Resolution (USA)...   National League of Cities · Adopted at the 2011 Congress of Cities · November 12, 2011 (USA)  2012 Energy, Environment and Natural Resources  Pg.68 & 69   NLC RESOLUTION #2012-17 - One Health Initiative - [Please see http://alturl.com/tz5gx and http://alturl.com/zh45j]   WHEREAS, cities depend on the health and vitality of their inhabitants, reliable access to sufficient quantities of wholesome food and clean water, clean air, and the ecosystem services that support them; and WHEREAS, government plays an important role in coordinating efforts to preserve and maintain those resources; and WHEREAS, policymakers are challenged to make sense of complex inter-relationships among human health, animal health, and ecological health, and pressed to conform with decision-making models that often isolate those critical connections and shorten planning horizons; and WHEREAS, cities‘ economic, social, and environmental well-being—the ¨Dtriple bottom line¡¬ whereon environmental stewardship, economic prosperity, and social responsibility intersect—depends on our ability to integrate diverse interests through unified long-range planning, and to engage and inform policymakers and practitioners about critical interdependent needs; and WHEREAS, the One Health Initiative4 is the collaborative objective of multiple disciplines, including the American Medical Association (AMA), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), their international counterparts, and environmental organizations, working locally, nationally, and globally to disseminate information about human health, animal health, and environmental health; and 4 www.onehealthinitiative.com     WHEREAS, leaders in local government are ideally suited as partners in that responsibility; and WHEREAS, successful adoption and implementation of the One Health Initiative will be predicated on the leadership, communication skills, and cooperation of its advocates; and WHEREAS, One Health topics that pertain to local government include the costs and organizational structure of public health services; pandemic preparedness; health education; adaptation to climate change; animal control and vaccination requirements; transportation and land use planning affecting public wellness; water quality protection; waste management; energy choices; food safety and regional food systems; ecological protection, restoration, and monitoring; homeland security and bioterrorism; measures of economic trends and workforce preparedness relative to sustainable practices; health, healthcare costs, and absenteeism of personnel; and WHEREAS, facilitating communication among increasingly specialized experts will improve health outcomes for communities through increased awareness of connections between climate variability, food production, and infectious diseases; cross-species contagion (zoonoses), and human and animal health conditions; and demands on municipal infrastructure and services; and WHEREAS, climate change will affect energy costs, the frequency and severity of floods, fires, wind events, heat waves, and other extreme weather conditions; coastal development and building standards; incidence vector-borne illnesses; crop production; habitat loss; endangerment and extinction of species; and human illness; and WHEREAS, cities can only thrive if they remain attractive and livable, with sufficient quantities of clean water, clean air, efficient, affordable buildings, healthful food choices, healthy food animals, and leaders who are committed to cooperative long-range planning for a sustainable future. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National League of Cities supports integrated decision-making in the context of the One Health Initiative, and calls on the federal government to adopt legislation and practices that address human health, animal health, and ecological health in an integrated fashion and support local efforts to advance sustainability goals.

Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans in China Peng Zhou, Zhaoguo Chen, Hai-Long Li, Haihong Zheng, Shenyi He, Rui-Qing Lin and Xing-Quan Zhu Open Access: Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:165 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-165 Published: 24 August 2011  “Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic infection of humans and animals, caused by the opportunistic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa. Infection in pregnant women may lead to abortion, stillbirth or other serious consequences in newborns. Infection in immunocompromised patients can be fatal if not treated. On average, one third of people are chronically infected worldwide. Although very limited information from China has been published in the English journals, T. gondii infection is actually a significant human health problem in China. In the present article, we reviewed the clinical features, transmission, prevalence of T. gondii infection in humans in China, and summarized genetic characterizations of reported T. gondii isolates. Educating the public about the risks associated with unhealthy food and life style habits, tracking serological examinations to special populations, and measures to strengthen food and occupational safety are discussed.” Read more by clicking here http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/pdf/1756-3305-4-165.pdf or see attachment.

Following the genes: a framework for animal modeling of psychiatric disorders Kevin J Mitchell, Z Josh Huang, Bita Moghaddam, Akira Sawa BMC Biology 2011, 9:76 (11 November 2011) Abstract The number of individual cases of psychiatric disorders that can be ascribed to identified, rare, single mutations is increasing with great rapidity. Such mutations can be recapitulated in mice to generate animal models with direct etiological validity. Defining the underlying pathogenic mechanisms will require an experimental and theoretical framework to make the links from mutation to altered behavior in an animal or psychopathology in a human. Here, we discuss key elements of such a framework, including cell type-based phenotyping, developmental trajectories, linking circuit properties at micro and macro scales and definition of neurobiological phenotypes that are directly translatable to humans. Please see more: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/9/76

One Health Newsletter – Fall Issue Published today –   November 21, 2011   Please See attached PDF and link  http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/medicine/One_Health/OneHealth.html  Also see http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/newsletter.php

Book review     Review of Non-native and invasive ticks - Threats to human and animal health in the United States by Michael J. Burridge Sparagano OA Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:78 (15 May 2011)[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/pdf/1756-3305-4-78.pdf

A One Health Comparative Medicine Research Concern...   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - Volume 17, Number 11—November 2011   Hepatitis E Virus in Rabbits, Virginia, USA   “...The fact that rabbit HEV appears to be closely related to genotype 3 HEV raises a potential concern for zoonotic infection because genotype 3 HEV from other animal species is known to infect humans (1,2). Therefore, cross-species infection and zoonotic risk for infection with rabbit HEV should be evaluated. ...” Please Read complete article: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/11/11-0428_article.htm   Cossaboom CM, Córdoba L, Dryman BA, Meng X-J. Hepatitis E virus in rabbits, Virginia, USA. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2011 Nov [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110428

One Health Publications   Courtesy of:  *Clinicians Brief Journal – November 2011 Issue:   ·        “Public Health Significance of Toxoplasma” - See attached PDF.   ·        Ask the expert...“Checklists: An Answer to Avoiding Mistakes” – See http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/AsktheExpert_Checklists.pdf   See full November issue: http://www.cliniciansbrief.com/journal   *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 2012 Conference is scheduled for January 14-18, 2012.

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New on the AI Toolkit 31 October 2011 FEATURE CASE STUDY Five project success factors in developing surveillance capacity in PNG   This case study written specially for the AI Toolkit describes how NAQIA and PNG’s Chief Veterinary Officer collaborated with AusAID, the Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry (DAFF) and PNG provincial livestock officers to develop the foundations for a national surveillance system, and identifies a five factors contributing to the project’s success.     DOCUMENT   Flu and emerging zoonoses   The outcomes of the second Joint Scientific Consultation among the FAO, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have been published. The document underlines the growing consensus that the scientific community must move beyond avian influenza to reduce disease risks, especially those emerging from animals with potential implications for human health, food security and livelihoods.     NEWS ·         World Bank project to help fight bird flu ·         Study finds larger households a risk in Indonesian H5N1 clusters We hope you like the new newsletter design!   For other articles and documents, please go to http://www.aitoolkit.org.

Notice—November 8, 2011:   Please send any One Health News, Publications and Upcoming Events items to kkm@onehealthinitiative.com c/o Contents Manager.   We are happy to promote One Health by posting appropriate items submitted!   Thank you for your assistance...   Your One Health Initiative team

Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations   FAO and Max Planck Institute take on species-swapping diseases     Focus on interactions between wild animals, livestock, and human populations to reduce risks, strengthen responses  “... FAO is moving forward with the ‘One Health approach ...” 30 May 2011, Rome - FAO and the German Max Planck Institute are joining forces to study species-swapping diseases that move back and forth between wild animals and domestic livestock and, in some cases, jump to human victims.In todays interconnected world, population growth, modern transportation and increased global trade in animals and animal products have vastly accelerated the spread of zoonoses - species jumping diseases - capable of wreaking major impacts on farmers livelihoods and human health alike. A/H1N1 swine flu and the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza are but two recent examples.  ...  “This is why FAO is moving forward with the ‘One Health approach that emphasizes a multidisciplinary collaboration in solving challenging health issues arising from the livestock-wildlife-human-ecosystem interfaces -- working closely with partners like the Max Planck Institute, ...   Read complete article at http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/79562/icode/

Second FAO-OIE-WHO Joint Scientific Consultation on Influenza and Other Emerging Zoonotic Diseases at the Human-Animal Interface   Verona, Italy, in April 2010   Additional information is available on the agency websites:   FAO: http://www.fao.org/avianflu/en/conferences/verona_2010.html     OIE: http://www.oie.int/for-the-media/onehealth/oie-involvement/verona/   WHO: http://www.who.int/influenza/human_animal_interface/en/    

Food Safety and One Health Issues Discussed   By Reporter Lynne Peeples – The Huffington Post lynne.peeples@huffingtonpost.com The second in a series investigating the complex linkages between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop. Please see: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/26/produce-contamination-illness-listeria-infection-loop_n_1033152.html or click on PDF attachment.

One health national programme across species on zoonoses: a call to the developing world   Asokan G. V., Dr1*, Vanitha Asokan, Dr2 and Prathap Tharyan, Dr3   1College of Health Sciences, Kingdom of Bahrain; 2American Mission Hospital, Kingdom of Bahrain; 3South Asian Cochrane Network & Centre, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India   Citation: Infection Ecology and Epidemiology 2011, 1: 8293 - DOI: 10.3402/iee.v1i0.8293 - Infection Ecology and Epidemiology 2011.#2011 Asokan. G. V. et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.   Note: The One Health Initiative team considers Infection Ecology and Epidemiology to be a significant One Health oriented international journal.  In addition the journal’s responsible editor: Björn Olsen, MD, a physician, is a member of the One Health Initiative website’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.