One Health Publications

Narratives of One Health in Action One Health can provide a safe, no judgment zone for many needed conversations surrounding our most difficult global and environmental health challenges. ‘Narratives of One Health in Action’ is a page where many items can be shared, from peer reviewed scientific case studies to examples of One Health successes (or missed opportunities) to Op Eds and Opinion Pieces. Opinions expressed here are not necessarily approved by the One Health Commission but are shared ‘because’ this is a safe, no judgement zone and we need to hear from many perspectives on many of today’s challenges. Thoughtful articles written in a professional tone will be considered for posting. Submit suggested items to ohc@onehealthcommission.org. August 21, 2016 One Health – One Method of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing - by T. Shryock and M. Papich https://www.onehealthcommission.org/documents/news/82116_PapichShryock_OH_OM_Final_4E08E8E585FA4.pdf Antimicrobial resistance is a globally recognized issue; therefore, efforts to combat this problem have been initiated by international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) as well as national antibiotic action plans in the United States, the European Union, and other countries. Many associations, stakeholders and professional societies have made commitments to fulfilling various components of these plans to combat antimicrobial resistance. Provided to One Health Initiative website August 22, 2016 by Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD, Executive Director, One Health Commission

Historic Physician Epidemiology Leader and One Health Advocate Dies D. A. Henderson, MD, MPH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Henderson, the great American physician who directed the eradication of small pox in the 20th century and a strong supporter/advocate of the One Health concept, died August 19, 2016.   Dr. Henderson served on the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team’s (OHI) Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.  Early in the development of the OHI’s campaign to promote the One Health approach to worldwide public health and clinical health (comparative medicine), Henderson expressed strong support and encouragement.   April 22, 2007 Dr. D. A. Henderson, legendary leader of the worldwide smallpox eradication program said:   “I thank you for your email and congratulate you and your colleagues in promoting the One Medicine [now generally referred to as One Health] concept. It is an initiative that is long overdue but, at the same time, I dont personally identify dramatic solutions that are apt to change the landscape in the short term. I would note that when one has had the good fortune to have enjoyed the tutelage of *Jim Steele during my tenure at CDC and periodically ever since, as a friend, the one medicine concept becomes well engrained. Indeed, when I came to Hopkins as Dean in 1977, I cast about to determine how we might link up with a veterinary school for research and educational purposes. Unfortunately, geography was simply too great a hurdle to overcome.   Bottom line: I would be more than happy to do whatever I could in support of your efforts.”    *Note Dr. James H. Steele [DVM, MPH]: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/news.php?query=In+Memoriam+James+H.+Steele+DVM+MPH++Dr.+Steele+a+One+Health+leader+died+November+10+2013  

In case you missed one or more of these One Health publications: StepsCentre has an important list of previous “One Health” papers http://steps-centre.org/?s=one+health on their website. ESRC STEPS Centre steps-centre.org/ “We are a global research and policy engagement centre funded by the ESRC, bringing together development studies and science & technology studies.” Note:  The idea for posting this important One Health publications link evolved from communications with Dr. Cheryl M. Stroud [DVM, PhD], Executive Director of the U.S. based One Health Commission https://www.onehealthcommission.org/.  

The OIE (World Organization for Animal Health) introduces its new ‘One health’ web portal “A large amount of information on the ‘One Health’ concept can be found on this platform, along with details of global level action taken by the OIE and its partners to promote cooperation between the human health and animal health sectors.”   Paris, 12 August 2016 - Introduced at the beginning of the millennium, this concept expresses in a few words the acknowledgement that human health and animal health are interdependent and related to the ecosystems in which they coexist. Diseases of animal origin which can be transmitted to humans, such as avian influenza, rabies, Rift Valley fever and brucellosis, pose global threats to public health. Other diseases which are mainly transmitted from person to person also circulate in animals or have a known animal reservoir, and are susceptible to causing serious health crises, as the recent epidemic of Ebola virus demonstrated. These risks grow stronger with globalisation, climate change and changes in human behaviour, all of which provide opportunities for pathogens to colonise new areas and evolve into new forms. The OIE believes that this concept requires a global collaborative approach to tackle the risks to human, animal and environmental health as a whole, and takes action accordingly. It builds on its intergovernmental standards and the worldwide information on animal health that it gathers, as well as its network of international experts and programmes for strengthening the capacities of national Veterinary Services. Moreover, it works in collaboration with more than 70 other international organisations, in particular those that play a key role at the human–animal–environmental interface. The new web portal brings together the tools developed by the OIE to control worldwide animal health risks more effectively, presenting the actions taken with its partner organisations – in particular, the WHO and the FAO, within the framework of the Tripartite Alliance – as well as the tools used by stakeholders on the ground to support the joint work of the human health and animal health services. One page is dedicated to the OIE’s communication tools, which are aimed at diverse audiences and include fact sheets, explanatory tools, videos and press releases, as well as information on various events related to the One Health theme.”  Communication Unit   12 rue de Prony  75017 Paris, France Tel: +33 - 1 44 15 18 88 Fax: +33 - 1 42 67 09 87 See: http://www.oie.int/en/for-the-media/press-releases/detail/article/the-oie-introduces-its-new-one-health-web-portal/

One Health International Journal, published by One Health Romania http://goo.gl/zgWPAG Please see links to the first 2 volumes of the One Health International Journal: http://www.onehealth.ro/pdf/OneHealthInternationalJournalVolume1November2015.pdf   AND http://www.onehealth.ro/pdf/OneHealthInternationalJournalVolume2June2016.pdf Provided On behalf of the One Health Romania Team, by: Supeanu Alexandru, DVM, PhD(s) Spokesperson for the One Health Romania Team Phone:   +40 724 088 001 Email:  contact@onehealth.ro Dr. Supeanu Alexandru is a recognized One Health supporter/advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php (scroll down).

BIOTECHNOW What Is the One Health Paradigm All About (in a Nutshell—and More)? By Bruce Kaplan, DVM – August 8, 2016 The One Health Initiative is a movement to forge co-equal, all-inclusive collaborations between physicians, osteopathic physicians, veterinarians, dentists, nurses and other scientific-health and environmentally related disciplines, including the American Medical Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Nurses Association, American Association of Public Health Physicians, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. National Read More > Please see: http://www.biotech-now.org/food-and-agriculture/2016/08/what-is-the-one-health-paradigm-all-about-in-a-nutshell-and-more

A Systematic Review of Human Bat Rabies Virus Variant Cases: Evaluating Unprotected Physical Contact with Claws and Teeth in Support of Accurate Risk Assessments  Citation: Dato VM, Campagnolo ER, Long J, Rupprecht CE (2016) A Systematic Review of Human Bat Rabies Virus Variant Cases: Evaluating Unprotected Physical Contact with Claws and Teeth in Support of Accurate Risk Assessments. PLoS ONE 11(7): e0159443. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159443 Please see: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371journal.pone.0159443 Note: Dr. Virginia Dato, a physician, is a member of the One Health Initiative team’s Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

Call for Information on One Health Research and One Health training and education activities in Western Europe We are asking for your help to complete an overview of previous, current, and planned One Health (OH) research and training activities, including antibiotic resistance (ABR) in Western Europe (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal , Scandinavia, Spain, Switzerland, UK). This overview is to be published as a review in a special issue of OH review articles for Current Clinical Microbiology Reports and will focus on One Health in infectious disease research and training. We designed a short and simple questionnaire [see Attached PDF], that we hope you can complete to aid us in compiling a complete overview of relevant OH activities in infectious disease research and training/education. It is a very nice opportunity to promote the One Health concept and any One Health activities that you may be involved in that are currently in place or that are planned for the future. Reina Sikkema, DVM, MSc PhD candidate Emerging Infectious Diseases, department Viroscience, EMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands r.sikkema@erasmusmc.nl Dr. Sikkema is a One Health Supporter http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php (scroll down).

One Health Happenings! – Courtesy U.S. One Health Commission July 29, 2016 http://conta.cc/2avD9a1

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION ON AGEING (IFA) Recognizes Health Value of “Human-animal bond”, a One Health Umbrella* Inclusion VIEW COMPLETE COMPANION ANIMALS INFOGRAPHIC AT Website News Post (http://goo.gl/wXgPeD) to help generate awareness about the importance of the human-animal bond. Falls under the One Health Umbrella inclusions*http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/OneHealth2

The Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere (MAHB) http://mahb.stanford.edu/Newsletter Features One Health   MAHBs July 2016 Newsletter that features an update from the One Health Initiative (OHI) by co-founder Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP can be seen/read in full at http://eepurl.com/b_ZTjz(scroll down): Node | One Health Initiative Laura Kahn One Health is a concept that recognizes that human, animal, and environmental health are linked. It is a worldwide strategy for expanding interdisciplinary collaborations and communications in all aspects of health care for humans, animals and the environment in an effort to improve the health of all species. The One Health Initiative (OHI) is focused on educating international multidisciplinary scientific communities, political and governmental leaders, the news media, and the general public about the One Health concept. This has been achieved via numerous national and international publications, book chapters, presentations, and articles.  The OHI team works collaboratively with many national and international organizations, such as the American Association of Public Health Physicians and the One Health Commission (OHC).  The OHI team currently participates in all known international One Health Journal endeavors. In addition, the OHI team has worked closely with the One Health Newsletter, a widely read online One Health product of the University of Florida (Emerging Pathogens Institute-USA) --formerly produced by the Florida State Department of Health (USA). The OHI autonomous team was co-founded in 2006 by physician Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP and veterinarian Bruce Kaplan, DVM. Thomas P. Monath, MD joined one year later. Jack Woodall, PhD, health research scientist joined in 2009, and public health veterinarian Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH joined in 2012. Two years later, Drs. Kahn, Kaplan and Monath initiated the OHI website on October 1, 2008 and Dr. Kaplan is the primary OHI website contents manager/editor. The policy of the OHI team is to provide free access for all news, information, and events pertaining to One Health. All reputable One Health organizations, and individuals in the US and worldwide are recognized and welcomed as supporters and advocates without discrimination. The OHI team works pro bono and does not require nor accept fees from any One Health supporter or advocate organizations and who wishes to participate. The OHI website has been referred to internationally by many as the clearinghouse for all pertinent One Health information worldwide and recently some prominent One Health advocates have called it “the New York Times” of One Health. The OHI website now has at least 118 reciprocal links from within the US and internationally. Over the last few years the OHI team website’s monthly individual visits reached roughly 20,000 from over 150 countries! To learn more about OHI, please visit their website or contact Dr. Laura Kahn.    

Africa Health News (Issue 5): http://africahealthnews.com/ Especially see One Health Day http://africahealthnews.com/one-health-day/ and Preparing society to create the world we need through ‘ One Health ’ education! http://africahealthnews.com/preparing-society-create-world-need-one-health-education/

One Health meeting Reminder... Advancing One Health Through Biotechnology  September 21-23, 2016 | Bethesda, Maryland “This conference focuses on using animal biotechnology to advance the objectives of One Health.  The tools of biotechnology are uniquely suited to address challenges at the nexus of human, animal and environmental health. Topics to be discussed include biotechnology applications and policy issues associated with emerging infectious diseases, animal models of human diseases, food safety, biodefense, agricultural productivity, biodiversity conservation, and animal health and welfare.” For Details SEE: https://www.bio.org/events/animal-biotech-summit   One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team recommends One Health animal biotech summit https://www.bio.org/events/animal-biotech-summit/sponsors Advisory Committee: https://www.bio.org/events/animal-biotech-summit/advisory-committee *Dr. Bernadette Dunham is a member of the One Health Initiative Team’s Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php

Yellow fever: World Health Organization (WHO) authorizes emergency expansion of global vaccine stocks by using fractionated doses WHO has published a statement endorsing the emergency use of fractionated doses of the vaccine to stretch global stockpile which is being rapidly depleted with requests from at-risk countries not only in Africa but also in Latin America. “1. Preamble This document represents the World Health Organization (WHO) Secretariat position on the use of yellow fever (YF) vaccine in the context of supply shortages in response to the current outbreak in Africa in 2016. The development of this paper was led by the WHO Initiative for Vaccine Research with contributions to specific sections from the WHO Departments of Pandemic and Epidemic Diseases, Essential Medicines, and Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals. The evidence and the proposed recommendations, reflected in this document, has been discussed with YF experts and reviewed by the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization. SAGE and the YF experts provided input to this paper. The recommendations were vetted by SAGE, but they don’t represent a formal SAGE recommendation. The paper will be updated as additional data become available. A full review on the use of fractional dose YF vaccine will be conducted by SAGE in October 2016. 2. Introduction Ongoing YF outbreaks are sharply increasing the demand for YF vaccine, exhausting the global stockpile and putting at risk the immunization of endemic populations. The campaigns currently planned have led to a shortage of the vaccine, a situation which could deteriorate further should expansion of outbreaks necessitate additional immunization campaigns on a large scale. An assessment of existing opportunities to increase the availability of vaccine in response to ongoing outbreaks is therefore urgently required. This paper reviews the evidence on dose-sparing strategies through fractional dosing of YF vaccine as an immediate and short-term option to meet the needs of large-scale campaigns, and proposes recommendations for fractional dose vaccination in case of imminent need in the context of outbreak response. The paper is intended to support efforts to introduce YF vaccine fractional dose use in situations where supply capacity is threatened or inadequate, e.g. following the spread of YF into densely populated areas. This is not proposed as a longer-term strategy or to replace established routine immunization practices.” ... Please see attached PDF Provided by:  Jack Woodall, PhD Co-founder & Assoc.Ed.  ProMED www.promedmail.org Former member One Health Initiative Team

GIDEON “The world’s premier global infectious diseases database” SUPPORTS ONE HEALTH GIDEON (http://www.gideononline.com/) is an active supporter and exchanges information with the One Health Initiative Please see http://www.gideononline.com/features/resources/#Organizations

Oxford University Presss Journals - Pathogens and Disease -  FEMS Federation of European Microbiological Society  Joint Thematic Issue on OneHealth Editor-in-Chief Prof. Patrik Bavoil Call for Papers Please see: http://femspd.oxfordjournals.org/page/call-for-papers Guest Editors: Pathogens and Disease: Stanley Maloy (UC San Diego, USA) and Edmundo Calva (Instituto de Biotecnología UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico) FEMS Microbiology Ecology: Cindy Nakatsu (Purdue Univ, USA), Julian Marchesi (Cardiff University, UK), Liping Zhao (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) The health of humans is inextricably linked to the health of other living creatures and to the health of the environment. This is perhaps best illustrated by infectious disease microorganisms, many of which evolve in animals and/or the environment and at various times during evolution find a niche in humans. In recognition of the significance of the OneHealth concept, the two journals of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) that publish on the health of humans and that of their environment, Pathogens and Disease and FEMS Microbiology Ecology, are teaming up to organize a joint thematic issue on the theme of OneHealth. We hereby invite authors to submit their latest research for inclusion to a thematic issue entitled OneHealth for Life which will be published in Pathogens and Disease or FEMS Microbiology Ecology. We welcome all article types, including Research Articles, Mini Reviews, Short Communications, Perspectives, Commentaries, and Shortomics. Authors should specify OneHealth in their cover letter to either journal. All submitted papers will undergo independent peer-review. Upon publication of these articles, a virtual joint thematic issue will bring together articles from both titles and will be promoted by FEMS and their publisher, Oxford University Press. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 30 November 2016 Read the joint virtual issue on OneHealth. Email contact: Dr. Frederique Belliard at frederique.belliard@fems-microbiology.org

Tennessee Department of Health (USA) One Health Resources... https://tn.gov/health/article/one-health-resources

“ONE HEALTH” Editorial Published on ‘Parasites and Vectors’…ONE HEALTH and Parasitology Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:36 (12 August 2009)  http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/2/1/36

U.S. One Health Commission (OHC) Sponsors Important One Health Webinar –July 13, 2016 at 11am EDT with Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP One Health can provide a safe, no judgment zone for many needed conversations surrounding our most difficult global and environmental health challenges. Yesterday [July 6, 2016] the One Health Commission was pleased to present Dr. Kahns data driven research in her webinar, One Health and the Politics of Antibiotic Resistance. The first of a two-part series, that webinar saw over 200 online attendees from over 30 countries. Now that the word is out, next weeks webinar on Antimicrobial Resistance and the Environment will likely draw even more participants. Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD, Executive Director, One Health Commission                                                                                        https://www.onehealthcommission.org/index.cfm/37526/78598/antimicrobial_resistance_in_the_environment_part_2_of_2 Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment (Part 2 of 2) 07/13/2016 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM  EDT Title: Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment (Part 2 of 2) Overview:  This presentation will discuss findings of widespread antibiotic resistance in the environment. Massive amounts of human and animal waste applied to agricultural fields alter the global “resistome.” Wildlife never exposed to antibiotics harbor antibiotic resistant bacteria in their feces. The Human Microbiome project has found that microbial cells outnumber human cells by an estimated 10-fold, fundamentally changing our perceptions about health and disease. Taken together, the findings of antibiotic resistance in external and internal environments suggest that human antibiotic use has altered global microbial populations in ways that we do not fully understand. We are fast approaching a post antibiotic era. This presents challenges and opportunities and will require a One Health approach to succeed.  Learning Objectives:  1. Understand the 21st century challenges posed by the growing human population and its increasing demands for terrestrial and aquatic animal proteins.  2. Develop familiarity with metagenomics and “The Global Resistome.”  3. Understand how open defecation jeopardizes human, animal, and environmental health.  4. Understand how application of manure to agricultural fields alters the global “resistome” and harms global health.  Speaker:  Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP  Research Scholar  Program on Science and Global Security  Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs  Princeton University  Dr. Kahn is a Co-Founder, One Health Initiative, http://www.onehealthinitiative.com and Columnist, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, http://www.thebulletin.org    For more information, please click here.

One Health movement in South Asia  See http://www.onehealthnetwork.asia/