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One Health Happenings News Notes! October 2018 One Health Commission https://goo.gl/79t8Gg

Saskatchewan (Canada) One Health Initiative http://onehealth.usask.ca/about/index.php

CELEBRATE ONE HEALTH DAY 2018! Get involved and set up your own activity to bring attention to the need for One Health interactions and collaborations.

Bacteriophages: a promising approach to fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, October 9, 2018 https://thebulletin.org/2018/10/bacteriophages-a-promising-approach-to-fighting-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria/

One Health Approach to Prevent Post-Disaster Outbreaks in Palu and Donggala PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire Oct. 9, 2018, 04:39 AM JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ “... General Directorate of Infection Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia dr. Anung Sugiantono stated that Palu, Donggala and regions around them are malaria endemic areas. Environmental changes after the earthquake and tsunami will facilitate the spread of diseases carried by the Anopheles mosquito. For this reason, One Health approach is needed to prevent the expansion of malaria endemic in Palu and its surroundings. One Health is a collaborative effort of multi-professions and health institutions which work locally, nationally and globally in achieving optimal health through the prevention and mitigation of adverse impacts due to animal, human and environmental interactions. This means that doctors, veterinarians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, epidemiologists, and health institutions and other related institutions collaborate in addressing health issues. The One Health approach considers the role of changing environment with regard to the risk of infectious and chronic diseases affecting humans and animals. Based on the situation, Prof. Wiku Adisasmito as INDOHUN (Indonesia One Health University Network) coordinator conveyed the importance of implementing One Health concept as an effective effort which could be applied in preventing the spread of post-disaster infectious diseases. One Health concept developed by multi-disciplinary science and integrated cross-sector could prevent outbreaks of post-disaster diseases, especially the transmission of diseases between humans, animals and the environment. ...” Read full press release https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/one-health-approach-to-prevent-post-disaster-outbreaks-in-palu-and-donggala-1027599456

One Health Volume 6, December 2018, Pages 7-15 open access   Establishing research priorities to improve the One Health efficacy of Australian general practitioners and veterinarians with regard to zoonoses: A modified Delphi survey Author links open overlay panel Sandra G.SteeleaRobertBooybcSiobhan M.Morad https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2018.08.001 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771418300235

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 ...  

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