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Communique at the end of ABUAD SMS One Health Conference 2017 Provided by: Adeyemi Johnson ADEMOWO, PhD (Ibadan) Associate Professor and Head Department of Sociology Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria  www.abuad.edu.ng Please see attached PDF

Please see http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/RxOneHealth2018flyer-1.pdf Applications are now being accepted for Rx One Health 2018 Travel to Tanzania for this intensive 4-week course aimed at early career health, agriculture, and conservation professionals who wish to gain knowledge and skills in the principles and practices of One Health. The Rx One Health course provides a unique hands-on experience to learn with a diversified group of global health professionals.  You will discover new ways of approaching global health challenges impacting communities, their animals and the environments they share. Application packets are due by: 5 pm PST on January 30, 2018.  A maximum of 22 participants will be accepted for the program, so please apply early! For a glimpse at Rx One Health in action WATCH: Rx One Health - A Student’s Perspective For complete information see the attached flyer and visit:  http://rx.onehealth.institute Please direct any inquiries to: rxonehealth@ucdavis.edu Provided by:  Patricia Conrad DVM, PhD Distinguished Professor Associate Dean for Global Programs School of Veterinary Medicine University of California, Davis Co-Director, University of California Global Health Institute paconrad@ucdavis.edu Office for Global Programs: 530-752-7210 Personal cell phone: 530-219-4079 http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/global-programs/ Dr. Conrad http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/faculty/results.cfm?fid=13079 is a prominent longstanding One Health supporter/advocate.

  A One Health Perspective on Antimicrobial Resistance Center for Veterinary Health Sciences - Oklahoma State University Kahn shared her research on One Health and the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance in “A One Health Perspective on Antimicrobial Resistance.” Kahn has spent years investigating the history, science and politics behind the issue of antimicrobial resistance. Her analysis includes looking at ...  

Kansas State University (USA) Launches latest One Health Newsletter Volume 9 Issue 3 - November 2017 1.    College of Veterinary Medicine One Health Newsletter Latest Edition Climate Change: A One Health Call to Action Insect Life and Climate Change: Pollinators and Pests Vector-borne Disease Emergence and Climate Change Previous Editions Resources Volume 9 Issue 3 – November 2017 The One Health Newsletter is a collaborative effort by a diverse group of scientists and health professionals committed to promoting One Health. This newsletter was created to lend support to the One Health Initiative and is dedicated to enhancing the integration of animal, human, and environmental health for the benefit of all by demonstrating One Health in practice.  After many successful years of production by the Florida Department of Health and the University of Floridas Emerging Pathogens Institute, Kansas State University faculty and staff have transitioned as the managers of the One Health Newsletter. The goal is to continue to engage professionals and students all over the globe to promote a variety of issues and innovations in One Health. Read more about the newsletter transition to Kansas State University here. This issue of the One Health Newsletter was written by graduate/veterinary students from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University with the assistance of our faculty editorial board and guest contributors. To submit comments or future article suggestions please email Rachel Reichenberger. SEE http://www.vet.k-state.edu/OneHealth/

European Commission - Statement European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2017 - Statement by Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, and Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Brussels, 15 November 2017 Today we mark the 10th anniversary of the European Antibiotic Awareness Day, by raising awareness once more about the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – one of the biggest threats to global health. With 25 000 deaths per year and € 1.5 billion in healthcare costs and productivity losses in the EU, a robust communication effort is needed more than ever. But raising awareness is not enough, we need action that bridges differences and raises the level of all Member States to that of the highest performer. With increasing resistance even to last-resort antibiotics such as Colistin, we face a frightening post-antibiotic future where we could lose the ability to perform any major surgery, organ transplant or successfully implant devices like new hips or heart valves. By 2050, AMR could potentially kill one person every three seconds and become a more common cause of death than cancer. It is precisely to avoid this unthinkable future that on 29 June we presented a new One Health action plan against AMR, building on nearly two decades of EU action in both the human health and veterinary health sectors, taking account of the lessons learnt from the previous EU actions. It stresses that we need to tackle antimicrobial use in people and animals simultaneously, while better addressing the role of AMR in the environment. It stresses that the EU should play a leading role in the fight against AMR and should add value to Member States actions. The goal of the new Action Plan is to preserve our ability to effectively treat infections in humans and animals. The key objectives are: Making the EU a best practice region; Boosting research and innovation; and Shaping the global agenda.  ... Read complete statement: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-4607_en.htm

USA Global Initiatives One Health People, Animals and the environment One Health expands the social work ecological model that focuses on persons-in-environment to include our life support system. https://www.du.edu/humananimalconnection/global-initiatives/one-health.html

Parasites & Vectors Volume 10 Supplement 2 Proceedings of the 15th American Heartworm Society Triennial Symposium 2016 Review Open Access Subcutaneous dirofilariosis (Dirofilaria repens): an infection spreading throughout the old world Claudio Genchi1Email author and Laura Kramer2 Parasites & Vectors201710(Suppl 2):517 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2434-8 ©  The Author(s). 2017 Published: 9 November 2017 https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-017-2434-8 Also see more One Health parasitology at: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/1756-3305-2-36?site=parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com

Kansas State University – Olathe (USA) Three students earn awards at Kansas City One Health Day, draws large audience See http://olathe.k-state.edu/about/news/2017/nov17/onehealth111017.html Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 Provided by: Ralph C. Richardson, DVM,  Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology, Internal Medicine) Dean and CEO K-State Olathe 22201 W. Innovation Dr. Olathe, KS 66061 Phone: 913-541-1220 Cell: 785-770-7679 Fax: 913-541-1488 E-mail: rcr@ksu.edu www.olathe.k-state.edu  StrengthsFinder Signature Themes: Maximizer, Belief, Positivity, Arranger, Adaptability  Dr. Richardson is a member of the One Health Initiative Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php

SEE complete article: https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/bio-terror-is-a-public-health-issue Bio-terror is a public health issue Cosmos Some years ago, exploring possible alternative strategies to better manage the threat posed by zoonotic diseases, Kahn co-founded the One Health ... Princeton University’s Laura Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, a physician, spends her days analysing the risks of animal diseases jumping to humans – accidentally or deliberately. She talks to Andrew Masterson, news editor of cosmos. ...Some years ago, exploring possible alternative strategies to better manage the threat posed by zoonotic diseases, Kahn co-founded the One Health Initiative – a collaboration between physicians, veterinarians and other health professionals. Member organisations include the American Medical Association, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the US department of Agriculture and the American Nurses Association. “One Health recognises the close linkages between human, animal, and environmental health,” she explains. ...

Global Conference on One Health Archives Pan European Networks Dr Bruce Kaplan of the One Health Initiative collated both his own responses and his colleagues on the importance of a worldwide One Health [...]. Flag as irrelevant

TODAY IS ONE HEALTH DAY 2017! One Health Day 2017 events planned by scientists, health practitioners/organizations and students demonstrate a tremendous global interest, need and call for health professionals to work together across disciplines. One Health Day https://www.onehealthcommission.org/en/eventscalendar/one_health_day/ is an international campaign launched in November 2016, co-coordinated by the One Health Commission ttps://www.onehealthcommission.org/, the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/ and the One Health Platform Foundation https://www.onehealthplatform.com/. The goal of One Health Day is to bring attention around the world to the need for One Health interactions and for the world to see them in action. The One Health Day campaign is designed to engage as many individuals as possible from as many arenas as possible in One Health education and awareness events, and to generate an inspiring array of projects worldwide. If you know someone planning and implementing a One Health Day event any time of the year, (only competing student events https://www.onehealthcommission.org/en/eventscalendar/one_health_day/student_competition/ must fall within a certain time frame) please ask them to register their event https://www.onehealthcommission.org/en/eventscalendar/one_health_day/event_submission_form/ (even after the fact) to get on the map. (https://goo.gl/p81doo). We know there are many events being held around the world that are not registered and pinned on the map because we are seeing them discussed on OH Day Facebook and Twitter. Get on the Map!! https://www.onehealthcommission.org/en/eventscalendar/one_health_day/event_submission_form/

New Workgroup set up to fight antimicrobial resistance http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/new-workgroup-set-up-by-govt-to-fight-antimicrobial-resistance The Straits Times Senior Minister of State for Health and Transport Lam Pin Min, who announced this at a dialogue on Wednesday (Nov 1), said that this national ... Government announces National Strategic Action Plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance - Channel NewsAsia Full Coverage  

World Banking on One Health Power point slides https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5TD-JaUTI-jSjFRRGkwTDdaMWM/view Also please see attachment:  UPPSALA ONE HEALTH CONFERENCE TIMOTHY BOULEY PRESENTATION NOTES 11 October 2017   Provided to One Health Initiative website October 27, 2017 by: Timothy A. Bouley, MD Team Lead: Health and Climate T: + 1.202.473.3035 M: + 1.617.970.8497 tbouley@worldbank.org WORLD BANK GROUP 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA

October 2017 Irish Forum for International Agricultural Development [Utilizing One Health Approach] See: https://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-archive/2017/october2017/irish-forum-for-international-agricultural-development--one-health-approach-needed-to-fight-antimicrobial-resistance--1.html October 2017 - NUI Galway Entitled Agriculture in the Delivery of One Health the IFIAD event brought together international development experts, health practitioners, animal ...

Duke University One Health Training Program (USA) https://sites.globalhealth.duke.edu/dukeonehealth/trainingprogram/ Resources: https://sites.globalhealth.duke.edu/dukeonehealth/links/ The 2018 Duke One Health Training Program will be held May 17th through June 10th, 2018

U.S. Agency for International Development Emerging Pandemic Threats The Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT) program strengthens capacities in developing countries to prevent, detect, and control infectious diseases in animals and people with an emphasis on early identification of, and response to, dangerous pathogens from animals before they can become significant threats to human health. https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/fact-sheets/emerging-pandemic-threats-program Background Nearly 75 percent of all new, emerging, or re-emerging diseases affecting humans at the beginning of the 21st century are zoonotic (i.e. originated in animals). Notable reminders of how vulnerable the increasingly interconnected world is to the global impact of new emergent diseases include HIV/AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, and the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus. The speed with which these diseases can emerge and spread presents serious public health, economic, and development concerns. It also underscores the need for the development of comprehensive disease detection and response capacities, particularly in “hot spot” areas such as central Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America where a confluence of risk factors may contribute to disease emergence. ... “...RESPOND project: implementing partners are Development Alternatives Inc., Tufts University, University of Minnesota, Ecology and Environment, and Training Resources Group. RESPOND focuses on pre-service workforce training and strengthening outbreak response capacity. Specific activities include: networking 34 schools of public health, veterinary medicine, and environment in both Africa and Southeast Asia to promote a “One Health” approach among future graduates; developing an outbreak response algorithm for health events where the cause has not yet been identified; and supporting outbreak response when requested....”

International Journal of One Health E-mail: editoronehealth@gmail.com, Website: www.onehealthjournal.org Organizational leadership perspectives in implementation of the One Health approach: A case of the Zoonotic Disease Unit and core One Health implementers in Kenya Thomas Manyibe Nyariki, Mathew Muturi, Athman Mwatondo, Michael Cheruiyot, Harry Oyas, Vincent Obanda, Francis Gakuya, Rees Murithi Mbabu and Mercy Muthoni Mugambi International Journal of One Health, 3: 57-65 Conclusion: Organizational leadership plays an important role in the implementation of the OH approach. However, sensitization of leaders about the OH approach needs to be enhanced and expanded. http://www.onehealthjournal.org/Vol.3/10.html  

  Roadmap for zoonotic tuberculosis World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), 2017    

--2009 article remains a valid argument today in 2017-- ‘One Health’ – the Rosetta stone for 21st century health and health providers  http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2009/45_3/377.htm

SEE: http://mailchi.mp/onehealthplatform/5th-international-one-health-congress-updates-183345?e=49188b2102 Deadline for One Health Fellowship applications extended to 1 December 2017 Several early career scientists have informed us that they are unable to submit their research abstract by the 15 October deadline. Submitting an abstract is an essential part of the One Health Fellowship application procedure. The organizers have hence decided to extend the deadline for submission of all required documents to 1 December 2017 (23h59 Central European Time). The organizers are very pleased to have received so many outstanding entries already. Submitted entries remain valid, and applicants are free to update their submissions until the new deadline of 1 December 2017. The Call for One Health Fellowship Applications is open to participants from all over the globe. One Health Fellows will receive financial support to cover the registration fee, accommodation for the duration of the conference, and travel (economy class). If youre interested in applying for the One Health Fellowships, check the eligibility and application guidelines and download the application form from the congress website. Feel free to share this announcement with anyone you think might be interested in applying. Or download and share the One Health Fellowship announcement flyer.