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EIN Newsdesk & EIN Presswire (a press release distribution service) – October 6, 2018 Readout of [U.S.] Secretary Azar’s Meetings at the G20 Health Ministerial Meeting Today, [U.S.] Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar attended the G20 Health Ministerial Meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Secretary Azar delivered the following remarks at the plenary session on antimicrobial resistance (AMR): Read complete press release at: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/464045208/readout-of-secretary-azar-s-meetings-at-the-g20-health-ministerial-meeting “...The United States is committed to engaging on the issue of antimicrobial resistance, and considers it a top priority for global health engagement and hope G20 countries will continue to advocate for high level focus on AMR at the World Health Organization and other One Health multilateral organizations. ...” “…A One Health approach to AMR that incorporates this work is important. It helps us to gain a better understanding of where and how resistance arises and to better confront the transfer of resistance across human health, agriculture, and environment sectors….In the human health sector, we are undertaking initiatives to better educate providers and patients on the prudent uses of antibiotics and to encourage more in-depth consideration of how and when to use antibiotics in hospital settings…” “...In the afternoon, Secretary Azar participated in the One Health AMR Simulation Exercise. The purpose of this targeted exercise was to raise awareness and understanding of the key challenges raised by AMR across a variety of sectors. ...”  

One Health Aotearoa   See: https://onehealth.org.nz/ “An integrative approach to understanding, preventing, and controlling infectious disease” One Health Aotearoa is an alliance of New Zealand’s leading infectious diseases researchers committed to working together to address important health hazards in New Zealand, and beyond.

Penn Vets Nicola Mason receives NIH award to target autoimmune disease in dogs EurekAlert (press release) The school is a proud member of the One Health initiative, linking human, animal, and environmental health. Penn Vet serves a diverse population of ... SEE: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/uop-pvn_1100218.php

  ISSUE 7 October 2018     Recent Publications   An important broad-spectrum One Health view from the outstanding Duke One Health Team News:  See https://mailchi.mp/98f665b92256/october-issue

NEWS     New antibiotic initiative announced at UN Assembly, and what it means for producers Hoards Dairyman (press release) (blog) Thats possible through NIAAs “One Health” initiative, an ongoing series of events and collaborative measures that explore antibiotic resistance across ...   “... That’s possible through NIAA’s “One Health” initiative, an ongoing series of events and collaborative measures that explore antibiotic resistance across human, animal and environmental health perspectives. ...” See: https://hoards.com/article-24067-new-antibiotic-initiative-announced-at-un-assembly-and-what-it-means-for-producers.html  

  Speech by Commissioner Andriukaitis at the Plenary Session of the United Nations General ... EU News Hence, we need to address actions on the social determinants of health. ... Protection is also crucial taking a “one-health-approach” and focusing on ...  

Elimination of dog-transmitted rabies by 2030 targeted The total elimination of dog-transmitted human rabies by 2030 has been called for in a joint statement by the World Veterinary Association (WVA) and World Medical Association (WMA). The two organisations have joined forces to mark World Rabies Day on September 28 in collaboration with the “Rabies: Zero by 30 “campaign of Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC). Rabies claims the lives of an estimated 60,000 people each year, mainly affecting poorer people and children between the ages of five and 15. About 97 per cent of these deaths can be attributed to bites from dogs. But notifications and reporting of animal bites are generally not required in the countries in which these bites occur most commonly, leading to unreliable data on animal bites. ... SEE PDF attachment for complete information.

  5th Annual One Health Symposium – November 3, 2018 SEE for complete information: https://www2.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ce/symposia_and_events/one_health/onehealth2018.cfm

  NEWS     One Health Research Foundation Gains 501(c)(3) Status American Veterinarian “The One Health Research Foundation aims to be recognized as a premier charitable organization that promotes and advances a One Health, ...  

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  One Health Commission September 18, 2018 https://conta.cc/2D4WOjh

  Preventing the Next Pandemic UC Davis Brian Bird, now with the UC Davis One Health Institute and PREDICT project, worked in such treatment centers as part of the Centers for Disease ...  

One Health Division - ‘Promoting and expanding a vision of optimal health for people, animals and our environment.’ https://onehealth.uga.edu/

Medical research British vet[erinarian] wins top research award for breakthrough anaesthetic [propofol] https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/11/john-glen-wins-lasker-award-anaesthetic-propofol http://www.laskerfoundation.org/media/filer_public/6f/c5/6fc57545-da5e-4fa7-a710-9a809932cb56/2018_awards_press_release.pdf Note: Propofol is a short-acting medication that results in a decreased level of consciousness and lack of memory for events. It is marketed as Diprivan among others and is one of the most widely used anaesthetics in the world. Its uses include the starting and maintenance of general anesthesia, sedation for mechanically ventilated adults, and various procedural sedations.

Goddard Forums inaugural Pa. One Health Symposium focuses on zoonotic diseases September 7, 2018 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A unique gathering of physicians, veterinarians, ecologists and conservationists took place in Hershey recently with the goal of improving human, animal, plant and ecosystem health in Pennsylvania. The inaugural Pennsylvania One Health Symposium, which focused on zoonotic diseases — infectious diseases that are caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi spread between animals and people — was sponsored by the Maurice K. Goddard Chair in Forestry and Environmental Resource Conservation in Penn States College of Agricultural Sciences. Lead speakers at the symposium were Dr. Laura Kahn, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; Jack Shere, chief veterinary officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Peter Hudson, Verne M. Willaman  Professor of Biology and director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State; and James Holt, Pennsylvania Animal Health and Diagnostic Commission member. ...  Read complete at https://news.psu.edu/story/535220/2018/09/07/impact/goddard-forums-inaugural-pa-one-health-symposium-focuses-zoonotic

Journal of Animal Genetics, Transgenesis and Zoonoses (JAGTZ) http://www.lidsen.com/journals/jagtz is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal that publishes novel studies, opinions and reviews to advance the science of animal genetics, transgenesis, zoonoses and aquaculture, using a multidisciplinary approach and methods involving genetics, genomics, microbiology, virology, bacteriology, parasitology, immunology, epidemiology, transgenic and genome edited animals, etc. Research and discussions that promote the One Health concept are greatly welcome. JAGTZ covers studies on all species including domestic animals, wildlife and aquatic animals.  Topics include but are not limited to: Animal Genetics: molecular genetics; immunogenetics; molecular biology; functional genomics; mapping of genes, traits and QTLs; genetic diversity of economically important and/or domesticated animals.  Transgenesis: transgenic and genome editing of economically important and domesticated animals; cloning; breeding of domestic and aquatic animals; physiology, biochemistry, development genomics, genetics behavior, and exploitation of transgenic animals. Zoonoses: pathogenesis, etiology, diagnosis, immunology, epidemiology and control of bacterial, viral, parasitic, mycotic diseases; veterinary and public health; comparative medicine; modeling; monitor and regulatory systems and policies; One Health.  JAGTZ will provide a valuable forum for cross-fertilization of ideas and techniques in the areas of animal genetics, transgenic technology and zoonotic diseases. JAGTZ publishes research articles, reviews, communications, case reports, opinion articles, comments, short notes, book reviews, etc. Authors should present their results as outlined in the section Instructions for Authors. Manuscripts should advance the scientific knowledge and be authored by scientists with expertise in the areas described above.

Establishing research priorities to improve the one Health efficacy of Australian general practitioners and veterinarians with regard to zoonoses: A modified Delphi survey Steele, SG, Booy, R & Mor, SM (2018) Establishing research priorities to improve the one Health efficacy of Australian general practitioners and veterinarians with regard to zoonoses: A modified Delphi survey, One Health https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2018.08.001 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771418300235?viaihub Abstract While general medical practitioners (GPs) and veterinarians are often the first line responders in the face of a disease outbreak, pathways to improving the One Health efficacy of these clinicians remain unclear. A two-phase modified Delphi survey of professionals with known expertise in One Health (‘expert panel’) was used to 1) identify key knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) of GPs and veterinarians that would be consistent with a One Health approach to zoonoses; and 2) determine priorities for future surveys with Australian GPs and veterinarians to identify important gaps that impede effective diagnosis and management of zoonoses. A list of 13 topics/sub-topics, as well as a list of 25 specific zoonotic diseases/agents emerged from the first phase of the survey. In the second phase the expert panel identified general knowledge of the clinical aspects and epidemiological aspects of zoonoses, as well as risk management practices, as the most important KAPs and research priorities for both GPs and veterinarians. In terms of diseases, the expert panel regarded knowledge of Hendra virus, Q fever, Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV), anthrax and Brucella suis most important for veterinarians, whilst for GPs, Q fever, gastrointestinal/foodborne diseases, influenza, ABLV and local vector-borne diseases were found to be most important by the expert panel. Some differences were noted in terms of prioritization of topics/sub-topics and diseases/agents according to expert background (veterinary and non-veterinary). The Delphi survey technique enabled efficient collection of data from a diverse range of One Health ‘experts’/specialists and provided clear priorities for proposed future research, and potentially for educational interventions to improve One Health efficacy of clinicians.

Nobel Laureate Addresses One Health at 5th International One Health Congress Meeting in Saskatoon, Canada https://mailchi.mp/onehealthplatform/world-one-health-congress-free-lecture-202629?e=49188b2102  

 http://sites.globalhealth.duke.edu/dukeonehealth/    ISSUE 6 September 2018     Recent Publications   Duke Student Research Project Documents Human Exposure to Swine Viruses In the summer of 2017, a team of Duke students conducted research with Malaysian collaborators in demonstrating the presence of a number of pig viruses in pigs, pig environments, and pig workers noses. The research is remarkable in showing a possible route for novel pig viruses to infect men.   Read more       Duke Graduate Student Finds High Prevalence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Among Patients in Sarawak, Malaysia Through an eight-week, cross-sectional pilot study, Duke Global Health MSc student, Jane Fieldhouse, in collaboration with a number of US and Malaysian collaborator, sought to estimate the prevalence of and to identify risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and parainfluenza virus (PIV) among patients with pneumonia at Sibu and Kapit Hospital in Sarawak, Malaysia. Read more       U.S. Scholars Collaborate with Georgian Scientists in Studying Causes of Pneumonia Scholars from the University of Michigan, Duke University, and the Republic of Georgia teamed up to study causes of pneumonia among patients in and around Tbilisi, Georgia.   Read more     Duke One Health Activities   Shandong University Announces China’s First Ecohealth/One Health Institute On August 2nd, Shandong University approved a proposal to create an Ecohealth/One Health Institute which is likely the first ever such institute in China. This new Institute will be comprised of Chinese and international professionals working across their disciplines of human health, veterinary health, and environmental health in tackling some of China’s most complex health problems.    Read more       US and Mongolian Scholars Conduct One Health Research in Mosquito-Borne Viruses A team of three fellows, including one US and two Mongolian scientists, are working with Mongolian program advisors at the Institute of Veterinary Medicine in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to detect viruses which may be causing disease in humans and animals. Through this NIH-funded program, Natalie Wickencamp (USA),Saranzaya Enebish (Mongolia), and Batnasan Yondondorj (Mongolia) are collecting and studying specimens collected from humans, domestic animals, wildlife, and mosquitoes. Using molecular detection methods, they are detecting arboviruses which may be circulating in Mongolia. Natalie (middle) writes:   “Our team is currently conducting fieldwork while the weather is still warm enough to permit specimen collection. We have selected five different field sites across Mongolia based on their potential for a large mosquito habitat and/or for their close proximity to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China, where there have been recent reports of a large variety of arthropod-borne viruses. Once we conclude the fieldwork portion of our study, we will analyze the specimens that we collect for West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, Getah virus and Batai virus using real-time PCR molecular assays. Our 20-month pilot study will help identify emerging infectious diseases affecting nomadic herders and inform policymakers on current public health needs.”       Upcoming Event   <tr style=

The One Health Platform organizes its One Health congresses on a biennial basis. These meetings are the world’s premier conferences for the global One Health community as they bring together One Health advocates for four days of inspiring lectures, debates, workshops and symposia.  In evidence of the ground-breaking and captivating nature of our congresses, we have assembled a selection of lectures on different One Health topics for you. These contributions have been video-recorded during the recent 5th International One Health Congress in Saskatoon. We are pleased to share these free lectures with you in a weekly newsletter. 18 single episodes in 2018. https://mailchi.mp/onehealthplatform/world-one-health-congress-free-lecture?e=49188b2102