One Health Publications

REMINDER:  3rd International One Health Congress 2015 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands   See http://www.iohc2015.com/ and http://www.immunovalley.nl/about-immuno-valley/one-health-links/ Provided by: Aurélie Veltema • Communications Officer My work days are Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Immuno Valley Yalelaan 42  •  3584 CM Utrecht  •  The Netherlands P  +31 30 253 11 42 Follow us on Twitter 

Master Class One Health for young scientists from the European Union and Southeast Asia Please see attached PDF Provided by: Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA Professor, Department of Environmental and Global Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions Professor, Infectious Diseases and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine Director, One Health Center of Excellence for Research & Training Email: gcgray@phhp.ufl.edu Emerging Pathogens Institute 2055 Mowry Road Gainesville, FL 32611 Tel: 352-273-9449/9418 Fax: 352-273-9420 epi.ufl.edu/onehealth http://egh.phhp.ufl.edu/ Dr. Gray is a longstanding One Health Supporter/advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php and a member of the One Health Initiative team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

4rd One Health article published… British (United Kingdom) Veterinary Journal Publishes 4rd Article of One Health Series 2014 Veterinary Record 2014;174:546-551 doi:10.1136/vr.g3263 “Emerging infectious diseases: opportunities at the human-animal-environment interface” Matthew A. Dixon, BSc, MSc, Osman A. Dar, MBBS, MSc, FFPH and *David L. Heymann, MD   Abstract Infectious diseases pose a serious threat to the wellbeing of both human and animal populations. Here, in the fifth in Veterinary Records series of articles promoting One Health, Mathew Dixon, Osman Dar and David Heymann examine lessons learned from previous disease outbreaks; they also consider current threats and how a better understanding of underlying risk factors could stimulate a paradigm shift from treatment to prevention of zoonotic infectious diseases. Please read entire article at: http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/174/22/546.full or click on PDF attachment. Provided FREE-ACCESS to the One Health Initiative website June 2, 2014 by: Laura Feetham Assistant Editor, Veterinary Record and In Practice BMJ, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR T: 020 78747061 E: lfeetham@bmj.com W: bmj.com/company *Dr. Heymann is a longstanding physician One Health Supporter/advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php and a member of the One Health Initiative team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php. Note: The previous three One Health articles of the series were posted in the One Health Initiative website’s NEWS page January 24, 2014, February 23, 2014, and March 25, 2014.

PLoS ONE, Tuesday May 1, 2014 Emerging Infectious Diseases in Free-Ranging Wildlife – Australian Zoo Based Wildlife Hospitals Contribute to National Surveillance    Keren Cox-Witton, Andrea Reiss, Rupert Woods, Victoria Grillo, Rupert T. Baker, David J. Blyde, Wayne Boardman, Stephen Cutter, Claude Lacasse, Helen McCracken, Michael Pyne, Ian Smith, Simone Vitali, Larry Vogelnest, Dion Wedd, Martin Phillips, Chris Bunn, Lyndel Post   Please read complete article http://www.plosone.org/article/infodoi10.1371journal.pone.0095127   Abstract Emerging infectious diseases are increasingly originating from wildlife. Many of these diseases have significant impacts on human health, domestic animal health, and biodiversity. Surveillance is the key to early detection of emerging diseases. A zoo based wildlife disease surveillance program developed in Australia incorporates disease information from free-ranging wildlife into the existing national wildlife health information system. This program uses a collaborative approach and provides a strong model for a disease surveillance program for free-ranging wildlife that enhances the national capacity for early detection of emerging diseases. Citation: Cox-Witton K, Reiss A, Woods R, Grillo V, Baker RT, et al. (2014) Emerging Infectious Diseases in Free-Ranging Wildlife–Australian Zoo Based Wildlife Hospitals Contribute to National Surveillance. PLoS ONE 9(5): e95127. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095127

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Thursday May 22, 2014   One Health: past successes and future challenges in three African contexts Reference: Okello AL, Bardosh K, Smith J, Welburn SC (2014) One Health: past successes and future challenges in three African contexts. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8(5): e2884. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002884 http://www.plosntds.org/article/infodoi10.1371journal.pntd.0002884 Author Summary “The One Health movement requires more robust evidence around its practical implementation if it is to truly become a way forwards for addressing health issues at the human, animal and ecosystem interface. The research in this paper discusses some of the recent successes and challenges with both Emerging and Neglected zoonoses in the sub-Saharan Africa context. Through speaking to various human and animal health practitioners and policy makers in Uganda, Nigeria and Tanzania, the authors have created three case studies highlighting the various successes of the approach to date, but also clarifying areas where the approach will take longer to implement, often as a result of the wide institutional and policy changes required in many countries. The authors conclude that whilst the “goodwill” is certainly there, the reality of planning, executing and budgeting for joint interventions – particularly at the national or regional level – proves in many cases more difficult than first thought. It is hoped however that through gaining better insight from those charged with the decision-making in these countries, One Health practitioners will be encouraged to build on the momentum through addressing some of the issues that arise with its implementation.”

Center of Excellence for zoonotic and animal diseases (CEEZAD) CEEZAD One Health Bulletin #4: The Spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)   Read complete article at http://www.ceezad.org/resources/index.html   May 20, 2014 “Since the emergence of the first known case of MERS-CoV in a human in Jordan in April 2012, as noted in the CEEZAD One Health Bulletin #2 below, this RNA virus has puzzled virologists, epidemiologists and public health officials. What is the source of the virus? How does the virus spread? Does this virus have pandemic potential? The answer to each of these three questions is still much debated, but understanding of the virus is increasing on a daily basis because of extensive international surveillance, monitoring, laboratory investigation and public health care. However, MERS-CoV has now been found in humans in 14 countries-9 in the Middle East, as well as Greece, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Philippines and the USA, as visitors to the Middle East have contacted the virus and returned to their home countries. With more than 600 confirmed laboratory cases of MERS-CoV, and a death rate of approximately 30%, it should be noted that 514 of these cases and 160 deaths have been in Saudi Arabia. …” Provided by:   Robert E. Kahn, PhD Education Consultant College of Veterinary Medicine Kansas State University   Dr. Kahn is a longstanding One Health supporter/advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

United States Department of Agriculture – Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS)   One Health Food Safety Memorandum of Understanding between USDA-FSIS and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Federal Agencies Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Leverage Expertise during Foodborne Outbreak Investigations http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/newsroom/news-releases-statements-and-transcripts/news-release-archives-by-year/archive/2014/nr-051914-01  WASHINGTON, May 19, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will provide a more comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to address foodborne health hazards associated with meat, poultry and processed egg products. The MOU is part of the One Health initiative, a concept that inextricably links the health of humans, animals and the environment. It embraces the idea that a disease impacting the health of humans, animals and the environment can be best solved through improved communication, cooperation and collaboration across disciplines and institutions. “The FSIS investigation process identifies health hazards in meat and poultry products, and this agreement leverages the expertise of personnel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to complement that process,” said FSIS Administrator Al Almanza. The MOU outlines mutual roles and responsibilities for the training of personnel and the planning of interagency assessment of FSIS-regulated establishments as part of foodborne illness investigations and health hazard evaluations. The MOU does not modify any existing interagency collaborative work, which includes illness cluster and outbreak investigations. “Our agencies work together on foodborne outbreak investigations to identify the source of illnesses and conduct epidemiologic studies. This memorandum will enhance opportunities for us to participate in assessments of FSIS-regulated establishments and other health hazards evaluations,” said Robin Ikeda, Deputy Director of CDC’s Office of Noncommunicable Diseases, Injury and Environmental Health. “This agreement builds on the current working relationship between our agencies with respect to food safety and reaffirms our mutual commitment to a multidisciplinary approach to conducting foodborne disease investigations,” said Beth P. Bell, MD, MPH, Director of CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases.   As part of the MOU, FSIS personnel have completed training selected epidemiologists, environmental health scientists and other subject matter experts within the ATSDR, the National Center for Environmental Health and the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. The training focused on FSIS statutes, regulations and investigation process. In addition, training included an in-plant food safety assessment. Following the implementation of the MOU, the trained CDC/ATSDR personnel will be available to assist FSIS in the interpretation of epidemiological data to identify the possible causes of contamination. To read the MOU, visit http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/f09a7013-bb5b-4a2f-bb67-2a61928f77c9/MOU-FSIS-CDC-ATSDR.pdf?MOD=AJPERES. Last Modified May 19, 2014

One Health approach is essential!   How to fight MERS and other zoonotic diseases *Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, columnist - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists  “Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), which has sickened at least 495 people, killed 141, and now popped up in the United States, has much in common with other recent outbreaks, including SARS, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, which killed some 775 patients in 2002 and 2003: They can spread rapidly across borders, stir up fear in the public, and be transmitted from human to human. The most important shared characteristic of ailments like MERS, SARS, Ebola, avian influenza, West Nile virus, and even diseases of bioterrorism like anthrax, though, is the fact that they are zoonotic: That is, they originate in animals and then spread to humans. And this fact points the way to fighting them. Only through a “One Health” approach, which treats human and animal health as all part of the same system, can they be prevented. …” Please read entire column by clicking this link http://thebulletin.org/how-fight-mers-and-other-zoonotic-diseases7159 or the attached HTM view.   *Dr. Kahn, a physician, is a founding member of the One Health Initiative team/One Health Initiative website.  She is also a widely published internationally renowned One Health leader and expert on the subject.

A new Promotional published in The Lancet…in need of revision!   Entitled “From public to planetary health: a manifesto” http://preview.smartfocusdigital.com/go.asp?/.2014.digitalmarketing.planetaryhealth.homepage/bELA001&utm_source=blank&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=               *  *  *  *  * In respectful opposition, 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 (and others) refused a request to become signatories and submitted a Letter-to-the-Editor of The Lancet http://www.thelancet.com/ explaining why.  Please see below:   Published in The Lancet’s Correspondence: www.thelancet.com Vol 383 April 26, 2014—Page 1459 (see OHI team letter below): Planetary health(1) needs One Health. One Health is a concept that recognizes the links between human, animal, and environmental health. These factors must be incorporated and integrated before planetary health can be achieved. The One Health concept promotes multidisciplinary collaborations between physicians, veterinarians, environmental specialists, and other health-related professions. Support for One Health has increased substantially and must be embraced and implemented globally.(2) Regrettably, Richard Horton and colleagues’ manifesto for planetary health excludes One Health;(1) as such, it is incomplete and ineffectual. It does not adequately address the overwhelming environmental threats to the sustainability of human civilisation. Our planet is rapidly sickening because of anthropogenic causes, but planetary health for humanity is impossible without including animal, environmental, and ecosystem health.(3) About 75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic; many emerge because of environmental destruction.(4) We must recognise that planetary health equals human, animal, environmental, and ecosystem health.  Achieving planetary health requires implemention of the One Health concept globally. We declare that we have no competing interests. *Laura H Kahn, Bruce Kaplan, Thomas Monath, Jack Woodall, Lisa Conti lkahn@princeton.edu Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Science and Global Security, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA (LHK); Retired, Sarasota, FL, USA (BK); PaxVax, Menlo Park, CA, USA (TM); Retired, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (JW); and One Health Initiative, Tallahassee, FL, USA (LC) 1 Horton R, Beaglehole R, Bonita R, Raeburn J, McKee M, Wall S. From public to planetary health: a manifesto. Lancet 2014; 383: 847. 2 Fisman DN, Laupland KB. The ‘One Health’ paradigm: time for infectious diseases clinicians to take note? Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol 2010; 21: 111–14. 3 Kahn LH. Protecting the environment in the Anthropocene. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Dec 22, 2013. http://thebulletin.org/ protecting-environment-anthropocene (accessed April 9, 2014). 4 Robbins J. The ecology of disease. The New York Times. July 14, 2012. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/sunday-review/theecology-of-disease.html (accessed April 9, 2014).

One Health item Worth repeating…Originally posted Friday, January 24, 2014.   Landmark CDC Report Details Threat of Postantibiotic Era   http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/threat-report-2013/pdf/ar-threats-2013-508.pdf   Please note below a potential One Health visionary approach to ameliorating this dangerous international health threat (posted One Health Initiative website NEWS October 9, 2013):   Vaccines against diseases transmitted from animals to humans: A one health paradigm http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/ThomasP.Monath,MDSept2013OneHealthVaccineArticle.pdf   “In simple terms, the idea is to develop vaccines that protect domestic animals and wildlife thereby establishing effective barriers against human infections.  Developing animal vaccines are less expensive and are less strictly regulated than are those for humans.  Hopefully a common sense One Health approach can go forward.”

A One Health issue… WHO’s first global report on antibiotic resistance reveals serious, worldwide threat to public health New WHO report provides the most comprehensive picture of antibiotic resistance to date, with data from 114 countries News release 30 April 2014 | Geneva - A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance–when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need them to treat infections–is now a major threat to public health. … Please read entire news release at http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/amr-report/en/ or click on attachment.

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: How “One Health” Connects Humans, Animals, and Ecosystems   Wendee Nicole, MS, Wildlife Ecology Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian Web:  http://www.wendeenicole.com Adventures Blog: http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com Writing Green ~ online class  http://www.wendeenicole.com/nature.htm   Published in Environmental Health Perspectives • volume 122 | number 5 | May 2014   … “The History of One Health The connection between animal and human health was recognized even in ancient times; later, nineteenth-century physician Rudolf Virchow coined the term “zoonosis,” writing that “between animal and human medicine there are no dividing lines—nor should there be.” In the late twentieth century epidemiologist Calvin Schwabe first proposed the idea of “One Medicine” encompassing both human and animal health. But medicine has since lost sight of the forest for the trees, now even to the point of focusing on individual leaves, says *Laura Kahn, a physician and research scholar at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. “A schism has been developing in medicine for decades,” Kahn says: Should it focus strictly on individual care or more broad-based population-level health? Shortly after the anthrax attacks following 9/11, Kahn was reading the veter­inary medicine literature and found herself struck by how many diseases of bioterrorism are—like anthrax—zoonotic. “Yet I discovered that [people working in] veterinary and human medicine and agriculture rarely talk to one another,” she says. “We’re trying to deal with new twenty-first-century challenges using outdated twentieth-century paradigms.” …   Please read entire article http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/122-a122/ or http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/122/5/ehp.122-A122.pdf or click on attachment.   Provided to One Health Initiative website by:   Susan M. Booker News Editor, Environmental Health Perspectives National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 919-541-1587  http://www.ehp.niehs.nih.gov        *Dr. Kahn is a founding 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

“The business case for One Health”   Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 81(2), 6 pages – Open Access   Abstract   This article outlines a pathway to develop the business case for One Health. It describes the origin and development of One Health and then identifies five potential areas where One Health can add value and reduce costs. These are: (1) sharing health resources between the medical and veterinary sectors; (2) controlling zoonoses in animal reservoirs; (3) early detection and response to emerging diseases; (4) prevention of pandemics; and (5) generating insights and adding value to health research and development. Examples are given for each category along with preliminary estimates of the potential savings from adopting the One Health approach. The literature reviewed suggests that one dollar invested in One Health can generate five dollars worth of benefits and a global investment of US$25 billion over 10 years could generate benefits worth at least US$125 billion. Conservation implications: the time has come to make the bigger case for massive investment in One Health in order to transform the management of neglected and emerging zoonoses and to save the lives of millions of people and hundreds of millions of animals whose production supports and nourishes billions of impoverished people per annum.  http://www.ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/725/993

Global Health Fellows Program II – United States Agency for International Development Technical Advisor III: Senior Livestock Technical Advisor Technical Assistance Group, Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development Location: Washington, DC Assignment: Two year fellowship GHFP-II-P3-109 “The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with Global Health Corps, GlobeMed, Management Systems International and PYXERA Global. GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). GHFP-II’s goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID health programs by addressing the Agency’s immediate and emerging human capacity needs. The program seeks to accomplish this goal first through the recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels. These program participants include fellows, interns, corporate volunteers and Foreign Service National professionals. The program then provides substantial performance management and career development support to participants, including annual working planning assistance, and ensures that professional development opportunities are available. Looking to the future, GHFP-II also seeks to establish a pool of highly-qualified global health professionals that will ensure the Agency’s ongoing technical leadership and effectiveness. This objective is supported by an extensive outreach program that brings global health opportunities and specialized career advice to a diverse range of interested individuals, with a particular focus on those underrepresented in the field of global health. …” Please read complete notice by clicking on attachment. Provided to One Health Initiative website April 23, 2014 by: Jennifer Russell Recruitment Coordinator The Global Health Fellows Program/The Public Health Institute https://www.ghfp.net/ jrussell@ghfp.net

British (United Kingdom) Veterinary Journal Publishes 4th One Health article in a series …   Veterinary Record 2014;174:398-402 doi:10.1136/vr.g2539 A One Health approach to the control of zoonotic vectorborne pathogens Chris Oura, BVetMed, MSc, PhD, MRCVS “Abstract In the fourth article in Veterinary Records series of articles promoting One Health, Dr. Chris Oura discusses the threats posed to both animal and human populations by vectorborne diseases and how a multidisciplinary approach would be effective in reducing the risks and managing outbreaks.” Please read entire article at:  http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/174/16/398.full   Previous three One Health articles published and available via the One Health Initiative website:   3rd   http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/174/11/269.full 2nd  http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/174/8/189.full 1st   http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/174/4/85.full   Provided FREE-ACCESS by: Laura Feetham Assistant Editor, Veterinary Record and In Practice BMJ, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR T: 020 78747061 E: lfeetham@bmj.com W: bmj.com/company

U.S. One Health Commission Board Meets in Atlanta, Georgia - Updates Charter Statement   Date Press Release Issued– March 12, 2014: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina “The One Health Commission (OHC) Board of Directors (USA) met on February 27-28, 2014 in a working retreat funded and hosted by OHC Institutional member, the Georgia Aquarium. The Board reviewed and updated the OHC Mission and Vision statement.  …” Please read complete press release by clicking on attachment provided by Cheryl M. Stroud, DVM, PhD, the Commission’s Executive Director.

American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Press publication, Microbiology Spectrum    “Making One Health a Reality - Crossing Bureaucratic Boundaries”   CAROL RUBIN, DVM, MPH1, BERNADETTE DUNHAM, DVM, PhD2, and JONATHAN SLEEMAN, VetMB, Dipl.ACZM, MA3   1National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333; 2Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD 20855; 3National Wildlife Health Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Madison, WI 53711   “ABSTRACT: A One Health approach requires that nontraditional partners with differing mandates collaborate and communicate effectively. Barriers to such redefined relationships range from personality and institutional cultural and value differences to impediments that require changes in agency-specific policies. This article reviews interagency One Health collaborations, nationally and internationally. It presents a series of case studies that describe situations in which barriers were overcome, thus culminating in successful One Health outcomes. The case studies illustrate challenges, tipping points, and externally enabling factors that help institutionalize cross-bureaucratic working relationships. Likewise, the cases demonstrate the added value of taking a One Health approach to solving (or preventing) public health problems.”    http://ohcea.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Making-One-Health-a-Reality-Crossing-Bureaucratic-Boundaries-Rubin-et-al-MicrobiolSpectrum-Feb2014.pdf    Permission to post on One Health Initiative website granted April 10, 2014 by: Lindsay Williams |Editorial and Rights Coordinator, ASM Press American Society for Microbiology 1752 N Street, NW | Washington, DC 20036 202.942.9245 direct | 202.737.3600 main | 202.942.9342 fax Note: Drs. Rubin, Dunham and Sleeman are all listed on the One Health Initiative Supporter website page http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.  Dr. Dunham is also a member of the One Health Initiative team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

A One Health “big picture” opinion commentary reminder…  “One Health…or Some Health”  Published in Veterinaria Italiana 2011 - Volume 47 (2), April-June   http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2011/47_2/129.pdf   Summary: “In essence, the One Health concept represents a visionary paradigm shift for health and health care (for humans and animals) by promoting interdisciplinary communications and by co-equal and respectful collaborations for more expeditious public health and comparative biomedical investigations, research and discoveries.  This is intended to be all inclusive among the scientific disciplines of human medicine, veterinary medicine and all related scientific health disciplines…”  

Reminder: 3rd Global Risk Forum (GRF) One Health Summit 2014 will be held from 05 - 08 October 2014 at the Davos Congress Centre in Davos, Switzerland. Please see: http://onehealth.grforum.org/home/ and endorsing partners—includes One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team—http://onehealth.grforum.org/partnership/endorsing-partners/ One Health – A holistic Paradigm “The deliberations and discussions of the GRF One Health Summit Davos 2012 on “One Health, One Planet, One Future: Risks and opportunities” have shown that One Health has evolved to a broad and holistic paradigm that addresses and frames the complex interactions between human health, livestock, pet and wildlife health, climate, ecosystems, agriculture, food systems and human development. It includes aspects of nutrition, agriculture, the safety and security of food supplies, environmental stewardship and the management of natural resources, water, energy, and ecosystems services, as well as questions of awareness, behaviour and learning, governance, economics, and disaster preparedness. Keeping in mind that more than half of the worldwide population is living in urban areas and rural exodus continues to grow; One Health may become a crucial approach to successfully cope with all the drivers and consequences in urbanization dynamics. Recently, One Health has begun to move beyond the status of a mere concept to become a truly global movement at the interface of science, society, policy and practice. It is deeply interdisciplinary and cross-sectorial and provides a fascinating, powerful framework that a variety of professional communities and social groups can adhere to. Our best hope is that the One Health paradigm will be helpful in reversing the worst of current problems at the human-animal-environment and development interface thus fostering a more sustainable way of life on Mother Earth.” Walter J. Ammann, PhD, Chairman and CEO Note:  Dr. Ammann is a prominent engineer by training representing the true spirit of One Health’s interdisciplinary collaborative approach.  He and his outstanding staff http://www.grforum.org/about-us/team/?L=  have assembled an international Scientific and Technical Advisory Group http://onehealth.grforum.org/about/scientific-and-technical-advisory-group/ to assist with the One Health summit preparations.  

One Health Initiative: Fat Cat? Note: This article has been updated with additional news since it was originally published [Page Last Updated: 01/24/2014]. By Ashley Steel, Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/ResourcesforYou/AnimalHealthLiteracy/ucm278139.htm