One Health Publications

Tick-Borne Diseases in Turkey: A Review Based on One Health Perspective http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0005021 Citation: Inci A, Yildirim A, Duzlu O, Doganay M, Aksoy S (2016) Tick-Borne Diseases in Turkey: A Review Based on One Health Perspective. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10(12): e0005021. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005021 Published: December 15, 2016 Abstract “The importance of tick-borne diseases is increasing all over the world, including Turkey. Global warming, environmental and ecological changes and the existence of suitable habitats increase the impact of ticks and result in frequent emergence or re-emergence of tick-borne diseases (TBDs) with zoonotic characteristics. In Turkey, almost 19 TBDs have been reported in animals and men, involving four protozoa (babesiosis, theileriosis, cytauxzoonosis, hepatozoonosis), one filarial nematode (acanthocheilonemasis), ten bacterial agents (anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, aegyptianellosis, tick-borne typhus, Candidatus Rickettsia vini, Lyme borreliosis, tick-borne relapsing fever [TBRF], tularaemia, bartonellosis, and hemoplasmosis), and four viral infections (tick-borne encephalitis [TBE], Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever [CCHF], louping-ill [LI], and lumpy skin disease [LSD]). The growing number of TBD cases, in particular the fatal viral epidemics in humans, have led to increased public awareness and concern against TBDs in recent years. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a new political concept, called the “One Health” initiative, which is especially relevant for developing strategies against tick infestations and TBD control in humans and animals. It would be beneficial for Turkey to adopt this new strategy and establish specific research and control programs in coordination with international organizations like WHO, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) to combat TBDs based on the “One Health Initiative” concept. In this article, we review the occurrence of primary TBDs in man and animals in Turkey in light of the “One Health” perspective.”    

New edition of the One Health Platform Communicator Enjoy the second issue of the One Health Platform Communicator [http://onehealthplatform.com/sites/default/files/downloadables/OHP_communicator2.pdf],    the newspaper that brings you news and information from the One Health arena. Download the electronic version and read the story of the first One Health Day, learn about the role of livestock products in reducing poverty, the public health impact of mass migration and the achievements of the Zoonotic Disease Unit in Kenya. And enjoy the inspiring interview with One Health pioneer Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP.  Dr. Kahn, a physician, is a co-founder of the current One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team:             Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪ Thomas P. Monath, MD ▪ Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH              Note: The ProMED Publications page http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/promed.php of the One Health Initiative website (since November 4, 2016) is being managed by Thomas M. Yuill, PhD. It was formerly managed by OHI Team member, the late Jack Woodall, PhD from November 2009 until May 4, 2016.

A One Health issue… Antimicrobial residues in tissues and eggs of laying hens at Chittagong, Bangladesh International Journal of One Health, 2: 75-80 - Open access and peer reviewed journal on Human, Animal and Environmental health Research (Published online: December 10, 2016) “Conclusions: A high percentage of tissues and eggs that could be available for human consumption had antibiotic residues. This study suggests that poultry meat and eggs should not be circulated to markets until the end of the drug’s withdrawal period. It is also recommended to observe the withdrawal period of drugs before poultry slaughter or table egg distribution to avoid antimicrobial resistance and to inform both owners and consumers about the risks of antibiotic residues.” Abstract l PDF http://www.onehealthjournal.org/Vol.2/11.pdf  

Special One Health meetings in Washington, DC (USA):   The One Health Academy promotes interdisciplinary collaboration among health professionals, industry, and policy makers by promoting public health, as well as environmental, food, agricultural, and economic protection.   Our monthly events serve to unite: Federal governmental departments Non-governmental organizations Private industry leaders to promote collaboration through networking, discussion following educational presentations, and informal mentoring.    One Health Academy monthly meetings are dinner meetings held at the NEW Capital Yacht Club at Channel Inn located at 660 Water St SW, Washington, D.C. 20024 around the left side of the Inn on the water front (visit the Location Page for additional information). The meetings are typically the 2nd Thursday of every month from September to June with dinner starting at 6:30PM and the featured talk beginning between 7:15 to 7:30PM. To register to attend a talk, please visit the RSVP page. If you would like to become a member of the One Health Academy, please send an email to onehealthacademy@gmail.com with the following information:  Name Organization Email address  Areas of interest       Details There is a 50 person limit for each meeting so we suggest you register early. The cost of the evening is $20 per person ($10 for students with ID) it includes dinner, discussion with colleagues, and networking. If you have any questions about this event or future events you can contact us at onehealthacademy@gmail.com            CALL FOR SPEAKERS: One Health Academy is filling up our Speakers roster for 2016 meetings. If you know of someone who has something to speak about that could be of interest to our group please let us know. You can contact Will Sander at onehealthacademy@gmail.com. POST IT: Members if you have something you would like to share with our members or request of One Health Academy please send it to Will Sander at onehealthacademy@gmail.com and we will POST IT to our website. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR OHA: If you are interested in helping in the organizing of our meetings, please contact Dr. Will Sander at onehealthacademy@gmail.com. GRANT WRITER VOLUNTEER NEEDED FOR OHA: If you have the know how on how to write a grant and time to give, please contact Dr. Tom McGinn at tom.mcginn@dhs.gov. SEE: http://www.onehealthacademy.org/  

Feb1 2017 Notice: Position Closed Postdoctoral Associate Position in Applied Respiratory Virus Virology   Duke University’s One Health Team (http://sites.globalhealth.duke.edu/dukeonehealth/) in  Division of Infectious Diseases of the College of Medicine has an immediate opening for a Postdoctoral Associate to work in Applied Respiratory Virus Virology. Duke University invites applications for this 12-month, annually renewable position.  The candidate would work with a team of faculty, clinicians, postdoctoral professionals, graduate and undergraduate students conducting research and training on human and animal respiratory viruses.  The position is based in Durham, NC and would require occasional short-term travel to the Team’s network of international partner sites.  Applicants should have doctoral degree in the life sciences and at least 2 years of experience in virology (molecular assays, culture, serology). The ideal candidate will also have a passion for global health research, laboratory experience working with respiratory viruses, a desire for mentoring students and international scholars, and considerable experience in scientific grant and report writing. This position includes annual support with a NIH award-level salary (starting at $47,476), and Duke University employee benefits (https://www.hr.duke.edu/benefits/). Duke University is a comprehensive research institution that includes a remarkably wide range of academic departments and programs (www.duke.edu) and is recognized as one of the premier research institutions in the United States. Duke is uniquely positioned to provide excellent opportunities for collaboration with colleagues across a variety of disciplines. More information about the One Health Team’s training and research programs can be found at http://sites.globalhealth.duke.edu/dukeonehealth/ Applicants should send their CV with a cover letter explaining how they are a good fit this program, when they are available, and references (names and contact information) to Professor Gregory C. Gray at  gregory.gray@duke.edu. Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA Professor, Infectious Diseases Division, Global Health Institute, & Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University DUMC Box 102359, Durham, NC 27710 Email: gregory.gray@duke.edu 

SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL ZOO & CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE SMITHSONIAN GLOBAL HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT - 2016 “WHO WE ARE: We are conservationists. We are health professionals. We are research scientists.  Under the auspices of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI), Smithsonian Global Health (SGH) provides leadership and expertise in the fields of wildlife health and disease, zoonotic/emerging infectious disease research, and capacity building through training international partners and the next generation of home-grown professionals. As stewards of the One Health concept, SGH recognizes that the health of humans is connected to the health of animals and the environment. By taking a One Health approach, SGH consists of a team of wildlife veterinarians, pathologists, physicians, and public health and research associates, equally committed to the health and conservation of all species. ...” PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PDF FOR COMPLETE REPORT... Provided by: Suzan Murray, DVM, DACZM | Wildlife Veterinary Medical Officer Program Director, Smithsonian Global Health Program PREDICT/USAID | Kenya PREDICT/USAID | Myanmar Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW | MRC 5502 PO Box 37012 | Washington DC 20013 T +01 202 633 3192 | F +01 202 633 4733 murrays@si.edu

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY (USA) – College for Public Health and Social Justice   Graduate Level Degrees & Programs Earn MPH degree in Biosecurity & Disaster Preparedness As the nation’s first Master of Public Health degree in biosecurity & disaster preparedness, the Institute for Biosecurity programs offer excellence in education and experience for those wanting a broad-based public health approach to this emerging discipline. The online format allows students to earn their degree while working, and without relocating. Please see attachment and http://www.slu.edu/public-health-social-justice/concentrations/bsdp.php Provided by: CAROLE R. BASKIN, DVM, MSC, CPIA ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, INSTITUTE FOR BIOSECURITY DIRECTOR, MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS  CHAIR, STANDING DIVERSITY COMMITTEE  IACUC DEPUTY CHAIR COLLEGE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH & SOCIAL JUSTICE http://www.slu.edu/public-health-social-justice/concentrations/bsdp.php Environmental & Occupational Health Saint Louis University (USA) 3545 Lafayette Room 464St Louis, MO  63104 Phone: 314-977-3247    Fax: 314-977-3234 http://biosecurity.slu.edu/faculty.html

One Health EcoHealth 2016 congress to bring global medical experts to Melbourne [Australia] December 3-7, 2016 SEE: http://www.cimmagazine.com/melbourne-to-host-medical-merger/

World Medical Association Resolution on Collaboration between Human and Veterinary Medicine Adopted by the 59th WMA General Assembly, Seoul, Korea, October 2008 http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/v2/index.html The majority of the emerging infectious diseases, including the bioterrorist agents, are zoonoses. Zoonoses can, by definition, infect both animals and humans. By their very nature, the fields of human medicine and veterinary medicine are complementary and synergistic in confronting, controlling and preventing zoonotic diseases from infecting across species. Collaboration and communication between human medicine and veterinary medicine have been limited in recent decades, yet the challenges of the 21st Century demand that these two professions work together. An initiative, often called the One Health initiative, is being developed to improve the lives of all species-human and animal-through the integration of human and veterinary medicine. (1) One Health aims to promote and implement close meaningful collaboration and communication between human medicine, veterinary medicine and all allied health scientists with the goal of hastening human public health efficacy as well as advanced health care options for humans (and animals) via comparative biomedical research. The World Medical Association (WMA) recognizes the ways in which animals and animal care may affect human health and disease through its own current policies, particularly its statements on Animal Use in Biomedical Research, Resistance to Antimicrobial Drugs and Avian and Pandemic Influenza. The WMA already works with other health professions including dentists, nurses and pharmacists though the World Health Professions Alliance. RECOMMENDATIONS That the World Medical Association: Support collaboration between human and veterinary medicine; Support the concept of joint educational efforts between human medical and veterinary medical schools; Encourage joint efforts in clinical care through the assessment, treatment, and prevention of cross-species disease transmission; Support cross-species disease surveillance and control efforts in public health, particularly the identification of early disease and outbreak trends; Support the need for joint efforts in the development, integration and evaluation of screening tools, diagnostic methods, medicines, vaccines, surveillance systems and policies for the prevention, management and control of zoonotic diseases; Engage in a dialogue with the World Veterinary Association to discuss strategies for enhancing collaboration between human and veterinary medical professions in medical education, clinical care, public health, and biomedical research. Encourage National Medical Associations to engage in a dialogue with their veterinary counterparts to discuss strategies for enhancing collaboration between human and veterinary medical professions within their own countries.

REVIEW ARTICLE One Health training, research, and outreach in North America Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD1*, Bruce Kaplan, DVM2, Jenae E. Logan, MScGH3,5 and Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA3 1One Health Commission, Apex, NC; 2One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team, Sarasota, FL, USA; 3Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine and Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA10 Citation: Infection Ecology and Epidemiology 2016, 6: 33680 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/iee.v6.33680 Published November 29, 2016 – SEE http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/article/view/33680 Infection Ecology & Epidemiology – the One Health Journal About the Journal: http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee ... publishes original and cross-disciplinary research from across medical and ecological disciplines engaged in describing the complexity of zoonotic infections and the interface between wild and domestic animals, and humans. Learn more   “The One Health concept is a global strategy for expanding interdisciplinary collaborations and communications in all aspects of health care for humans, animals, and the environment. The synergism 40 achieved will advance health care for the 21st century and beyond by accelerating biomedical research discoveries, enhancing public health efficacy, expanding the scientific knowledge base, and improving medical education and clinical care. When properly implemented, it will help 45 protect and save millions of lives in our present and future generations (1). ...” 1. One Health Initiative autonomous pro bono team. About the One Health Initiative. Available from: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/about.php [cited 3 September 2016]. Please read full article at http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/article/view/33680 *Direct Correspondence to: Dr. Cheryl Stroud, Executive Director, One Health Commission, P.O. Box 972, Apex, NC 27523, USA, Email: cstroud@onehealthcommission.org.

INFECTION ECOLOGY & EPIDEMIOLOGY – The One Health Journal One Health training approach worldwide... http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee#tabMostRecentArticles Most Recent Most Viewed 29 Nov 2016 Foreword Lotta Berg, Björn Olsen   29 Nov 2016 One Health training, research, and outreach in North America Cheryl Stroud, Bruce Kaplan, Jenae E. Logan, Gregory C. Gray   29 Nov 2016 One Health training and research activities in Western Europe Reina Sikkema, Marion Koopmans   29 Nov 2016 One Health research and training in Australia and New Zealand Simon A. Reid, Joanna McKenzie, Solomon M. Woldeyohannes   29 Nov 2016 One Health research and training and government support for One Health in South Asia Joanna S. McKenzie, Rojan Dahal, Manish Kakkar, Nitish Debnath, Mahmudur Rahman, Sithar Dorjee, Khalid Naeem, Tikiri Wijayathilaka, Barun Kumar Sharma, Nasir Maidanwal, Asmatullah Halimi, Eunmi Kim, Pranab Chatterjee, Brecht Devleesschauwer   29 Nov 2016 One Health in China Jianyong Wu, Lanlan Liu, Guoling Wang, Jiahai Lu   29 Nov 2016 One Health capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa Innocent B. Rwego, Olutayo Olajide Babalobi, Protus Musotsi, Serge Nzietchueng, Christian Keambo Tiambo, John David Kabasa, Irene Naigaga, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Katherine Pelican  

World Veterinary Association Fact Sheet: http://www.worldvet.org/uploads/news/docs/fact_sheet_on_unowned_dogs-nov24-2016.pdf   “Free-roaming dogs can act as a public nuisance as well as creating a One Health1 problem” Owned and unowned free roaming dogs.. ANIMAL ISSUES - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES - HUMAN ISSUES Learn: Why is it a problem? How can this problem be addressed? How can you help? Provided by:   Dr. Zeev Noga Veterinary Policy Officer   World Veterinary Association (WVA) Avenue de Tervueren 12 B-1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 (0) 2 533 70 22 zeev_noga@worldvet.org secretariat@worldvet.org http://www.worldvet.org  

Canadian Cattlemen – The Beef Magazine Published: November 24, 2016 “One Health: Recreating the future” https://twitter.com/CanCattlemen/status/801938564112060416  

Review (Published online: 20-11-2016) Bacterial canine vector-borne zoonotic diseases in “One Health” concept - George Valiakos, DVM, MSc, PhD International Journal of One Health, 2: 58-68 Abstract l PDF http://www.onehealthjournal.org/Vol.2/9.pdf Abstract Canine vector-borne diseases constitute a large group of diseases transmitted by arthropods with worldwide distribution. A wide range of bacterial, viral, and parasitic agents that are transmitted by vectors cause disease to dogs, many of which can also affect humans and thus have an important zoonotic potential. Bacterial agents that are transmitted by vectors have been considered less important than viral or parasitic agents and are not commonly discussed in companion animal practice. However, close contact between pet animals and people offers favorable conditions for transmission of these bacteria. Many of these diseases have become a focus of interest for scientists in recent years. Increase in reservoir abundance, climate change, changing habitat structure, socio-political changes, and imports of dogs for welfare reasons and trade as well as traveling are considered to be potential factors for the pathogens and vectors introduction into new areas. Apart from, the veterinary aspect of these diseases, domestic dogs could play a central epidemiological role in the transmission of bacterial agents to humans, acting as reservoirs and sentinels, a circumstance that requires a One Health approach. This review highlights the most important of these bacterial agents, presenting updated current knowledge with special reference to treatment approach and One Health aspect.

Notable One Health comparative medicine human and canine CANCER studies (from Kenya) ... INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ONE HEALTH Open access and peer reviewed journal on Human, Animal and Environmental health   Research (Published online: November 19, 2016)  http://www.onehealthjournal.org/Vol.2/8.html   8. One Health and cancer: A comparative study of human and canine cancers in Nairobi - Nyariaro Kelvin Momanyi, Rugutt Anne Korir and Riungu Erastus Mutiga International Journal of One Health, 2: 42-57       doi: 10.14202/IJOH.2016.42-57 or see http://www.onehealthjournal.org/Vol.2/8.pdf to read complete article.   Nyariaro Kelvin Momanyi: Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya; Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, UK; momanyink@gmail.com Rugutt Anne Korir: Cancer Registry Unit, Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya; annkorir@yahoo.com Riungu Erastus Mutiga: Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya; mutigar@yahoo.com   Received: 06-07-2016, Accepted: 21-10-2016, Published online: 19-11-2016   Corresponding author: Nyariaro Kelvin Momanyi, e-mail: momanyink@gmail.com Citation: Momanyi NK, Korir RA, Mutiga RE. One Health and cancer: A comparative study of human and canine cancers in Nairobi. Int J One Health 2016;2:42-57. Abstract Aim: Recent trends in comparative animal and human research inform us that collaborative research plays a key role in deciphering and solving cancer challenges. Globally, cancer is a devastating diagnosis with an increasing burden in both humans and dogs and ranks as the number three killer among humans in Kenya. This study aimed to provide comparative information on cancers affecting humans and dogs in Nairobi, Kenya. Materials and Methods: Dog data collection was by cancer case finding from five veterinary clinics and two diagnostic laboratories, whereas the human dataset was from the Nairobi Cancer Registry covering the period 2002-2012. The analysis was achieved using IBM SPSS Statistics® v.20 (Dog data) and CanReg5 (human data). The human population was estimated from the Kenya National Census, whereas the dog population was estimated from the human using a human:dog ratio of 4.1:1. Results: A total of 15,558 human and 367 dog cancer cases were identified. In humans, females had higher cancer cases 8993 (an age-standardized rate of 179.3 per 100,000) compared to 6565 in males (122.1 per 100,000). This order was reversed in dogs where males had higher cases 198 (14.9 per 100,000) compared to 169 (17.5 per 100,000) in females. The incident cancer cases increased over the 11-year study period in both species. Common cancers affecting both humans and dogs were: Prostate (30.4, 0.8), the respiratory tract (8.3, 1.3), lymphoma (5.6, 1.4), and liver and biliary tract (6.3, 0.5), whereas, in females, they were: Breast (44.5, 3.6), lip, oral cavity, and pharynx (8.8, 0.6), liver and biliary tract (6.5, 1.2), and lymphoma (6.0, 0.6), respectively, per 100,000. Conclusion: The commonality of some of the cancers in both humans and dogs fortifies that it may be possible to use dogs as models and sentinels in studying human cancers in Kenya and Africa. We further infer that developing joint animal human cancer registries and integrated cancer surveillance systems may lead to accelerated detection of the risks of cancer in Africa.   Footnote: The One Health Initiative team strongly supports and encourages all One Health Initiative website readers to consider following and reading INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ONE HEALTH http://www.onehealthjournal.org/. Bruce Kaplan, DVM Contents Manager/Editor One Health Initiative Website Co-Founder One Health Initiative team/website http://goo.gl/KujQkP 4748 Hamlets Grove Drive Sarasota, Florida 34235 E-mail:  bkapdvm@verizon.net Phone/fax: 941-351-5014 www.onehealthinitiative.com One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪ Thomas P. Monath, MD ▪ Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH

Open access Read the most recent One Health research   The One Health Initiative team strongly supports and encourages all One Health Initiative website readers to consider the following information provided below about the One Health Journal http://www.journals.elsevier.com/one-health/.   Bruce Kaplan, DVM Contents Manager/Editor One Health Initiative Website Co-Founder One Health Initiative team/website http://goo.gl/KujQkP 4748 Hamlets Grove Drive Sarasota, Florida 34235 E-mail:  bkapdvm@verizon.net Phone/fax: 941-351-5014 www.onehealthinitiative.com   One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪ Thomas P. Monath, MD ▪ Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH More recent articles   Keep up to speed with the latest One Health research by reading Elsevier’s open access journal One Health, which was launched in 2015 as the official journal of the One Health Platform foundation. Here are some very recently published articles from One Health: all papers are open access and free to read and download. The role of environmental health in One Health: A Uganda perspective Leadership, governance and partnerships are essential One Health competencies Proteobacteria from the human skin microbiota: Species-level diversity and hypotheses Culex pipiens and Culex torrentium populations from Central Europe are susceptible to West Nile virus infection One Health and the International Fund for Agriculture Development We hope you enjoy reading these new articles and consider submitting your latest discovering to One Health. More recent articles With best regards, Prof. Albert Osterhaus and Prof. John Mackenzie Co-Editors-in-Chief, One Health One Healths Editor-in-Chief Prof. John Mackenzie and Associate Editor Prof. Martyn Jeggo are chairing the organizing committee of the upcoming One Health EcoHealth 2016, 3-7 December in Melbourne, Australia. View the conference program. Printed journal copies will be available at the One Health Platform booth.   One Health is an open access journal. Find out more. How do you ensure you are submitting to a trusted journal? Visit Think-Check-Submit

Addressing antimicrobial Resistance: Importance of a One Health Approach 3rd Annual COPPOC One Health Lecture https://vet.purdue.edu/ce/onehealth.php – November 2, 2016 James M. Hughes, MD, Co-Director, Emory Antibiotic Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (USA) Please see PowerPoint Slide presentation, courtesy of Dr. Hughes. Note: Dr. Hughes, a physician, is a long standing member of the One Health Initiative team’s Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.  

Veterinary Record 2016;179:412-413 doi:10.1136/vr.i5470 – Viewpoint One Welfare – a platform for improving human and animal welfare  Abstract “Adopting the concept of One Welfare could help to improve animal welfare and human wellbeing worldwide, argue Rebeca García Pinillos, Michael Appleby, Xavier Manteca, Freda Scott-Park, Charles Smith and Antonio Velarde IN a similar way to the relationship between animal and human health, there is a strong link between animal welfare and human wellbeing. Here, we introduce the concept of One Welfare for wide debate, with an aim to improve animal welfare and human wellbeing worldwide. This article is a summary of a full article which appears online with this issue of Veterinary Record. A One Welfare approach complements the One Health approach and helps to empower the animal welfare and human wellbeing fields to address the connections between science and policy more effectively in various areas of human society, including environmental science and sustainability. The concept of One Welfare recognises the interconnections between animal welfare, human wellbeing and the environment. Integrating this concept in existing projects could foster interdisciplinary collaboration to improve human and animal welfare internationally. One Welfare could also help to promote key global objectives such as reducing human suffering (eg, the abuse of vulnerable people), supporting food security and improving productivity within the farming sector through a better understanding of the value of high welfare standards, among others. It extends the approach of (and partially overlaps with) the One Health theme used for human and animal health.” Read full article : http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/vr.i5470?ijkey=0EyK92iXsP1oA&keytype=ref&siteid=bmjjournals Permission to post on One Health Initiative website granted November 10, 2016 by: Georgina Mills Assistant Editor Veterinary Record and In Practice BMJ, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR T: 020 7874 7055 E: gmills@bmj.com W: bmj.com/company

The World Bank One Health: let’s not have pandemics get in the way Submitted by Franck Berthe, DVM, Phd On Thu, 11/03/2016 http://blogs.worldbank.org/health/governance/one-health-let-s-not-have-pandemics-get-way