One Health Publications

Domestic abuse and animal abuse are Intertwined

October 24, 2016

A One Health Issue... Domestic abuse and animal abuse are Intertwined. See: http://aldf.org/resources/when-your-companion-animal-has-been-harmed/animal-cruelty-and-domestic-violence/ Please visit this website and help stop domestic and intimate partner abuse HITSToolDVscreen.com  Questions-Text 4073250433  Provided by: Kevin Sherin MD, MPH, MBA Dr. Sherin is a longstanding One Health Supporter/Advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php and is a member of the One Health Initiative Team’s Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

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American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) Supports One Health!

October 23, 2016

American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) Supports One Health!  http://www.aaphp.org/OneHealth

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October 17, 2016

Outstanding Tuberculosis Expert and Notable ‘One Health’ Leader Veterinarian Recognized in Prestigous U.S. Mayo Clinic Alumni Association Magazine   Charles O. Thoen, DVM, PhD, a noted American TB authority, immediate past President of the American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (AVES), and a One Health leader has been featured in the highly regarded Mayo Clinic Alumni Association Magazine, 2016, Issue 3.  Please see the piece about Dr. Thoen on pages 28-30 in https://alumniassociation.mayo.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/MC4409-16031.pdf. “During his half-century-long career in veterinary medicine, Charles Thoen, D.V.M., Ph.D. (M ’71), has worked with food-producing animals, companion animals, nonhuman primates, elk, buffalo and even elephants. Early in his career he was a veterinary medical epidemiologist for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He later chaired the department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine at Iowa State University, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Scientific Committee on Tuberculosis in Animals, and World Health Organization Committee on Animal Tuberculosis. ...” Among many other publications, Dr. Thoen is also co-editor/co-author of Zoonotic Tuberculosis: Mycobacterium bovis and Other Pathogenic Mycobacteria http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118474295,subjectCd-LS50.html - 3rd Edition (2014) which is listed among other notable One Health textbooks posted on the One Health Initiative website’s Home Page sidebar link entitled “Animal Diseases & Humans” http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/animalHumans.php. Permission to post on the One Health Initiative website was granted October 17, 2016 by: Judith D. Anderson Director Alumni Center  

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CDCs One Health program

October 13, 2016

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention -  ONE HEALTH http://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/index.html

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ONE HEALTH

October 10, 2016

Australian Veterinary Association – One Health http://www.ava.com.au/news/media-centre/hot-topics-6

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Global One Health

October 7, 2016

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH Global One Health  See: http://www.wur.nl/en/About-Wageningen/Strategic-Plan/Global-One-Health.htm Controlling the risks of disease outbreaks and reducing endemic infectious diseases are crucial to food security, public health, climate change and biodiversity. We use the phrase ‘A Global One Health’, as it reflects the interconnectedness and global nature of health care for humans, animals, plants and the environment. Many health risks can be controlled through effective interventions consisting of an adequate and varied food supply, hygiene, medicines, vaccines, vector control and crop protection. A sustainable and shared approach requires an integrated analysis of infectious diseases, with contributions from various knowledge domains. We perform research into infectious diseases, vectors, ecology, epidemiology, healthy agriculture (animal health and plant health), healthy nutrition and intestinal flora, food security and safety, and social health issues. Through a system approach, we provide an essential contribution to improving the health of people, animals and plants. Global One Health at Wageningen University & Research focuses on four themes, covering a broad spectrum of health and diseases in a societal context.:   Health and (Emerging) infectious diseases Health and environment (this includes climate change) Health and society Health and food Within all subthemes multidisciplinary research and research integration is endorsed. Projects Successful implementation of intervention strategies From the perspective of Global One Health, successful implementation of promising interventions does not happen as frequently as one would wish.... Emerging zoonoses in relation to the changing socio-economic environmentInfections acquired from animals, known as zoonoses, are a major source of human microbiological infection and pose a risk to public health. In the... Reduction of airborne endotoxins in animal production to improve human and animal health A citation of the position paper ‘Global One Health - a new integrated approach’: Until recently, disease prevention and control... Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy PeopleThe global burden of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs, e.g. obesity, diabetes, CVD, malignancies), infectious diseases (e.g. malaria, measles) and the... Global One Health risks of livestock manure applicationManure is widely used as a natural fertiliser and therefore constitutes a globally important resource for agriculture. However, manure application...  

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One Health/Ecosystem Health Faculty Position Available

October 3, 2016

The Ohio State University (USA) FACULTY POSITION Department: College of Veterinary Medicine in collaboration with the Public Health Preparedness for Infectious Diseases program Position: One Health/Ecosystem Health Rank: Assistant Professor Description: “The College of Veterinary Medicine (vet.osu.edu) in partnership with the Public Health Preparedness for Infectious Diseases program (phpid.osu.edu) at The Ohio State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level to investigate ecosystem health and the role of the environment in the emergence and dissemination of infectious pathogens affecting both animals and humans. ...” For details see: http://files.constantcontact.com/b8070196be/57f8648c-234c-4ce5-9119-652af9ee8f83.pdf

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October 3, 2016

Integrating one health in national health policies of developing countries: India’s lost opportunities  Pranab Chatterjee1, Manish Kakkar1Email author and Sanjay Chaturvedi2 Infectious Diseases of Poverty20165:87 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-016-0181-2 ©  The Author(s). 2016 Published: 3 October 2016 Abstract Background Globally, the threat of infectious diseases, particularly emerging infectious diseases, originating at the human-animal-environment interface, has caught health systems off guard. With forecasts that future pathogen emergence will be centred in hotspots in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the need to prepare policy frameworks that can combat this threat is urgent. Discussion Emergence of diseases such as avian influenza and Ebola virus disease, which threatened social disruption, have established the need for intersectoral coordination/collaboration. These events led to the initiation of establishing institutionalised collaborative frameworks in India to adopt a One Health approach to disease prevention and control. However, the gains made in influenza control could not be adapted to other infectious diseases. Intersectoral coordination was briefly carried out, more as a reactive response to threats. The systemic failure to sustain such efforts have therefore, only undermined a coordinated response. The recent draft National Health Policy, 2015, has also failed to establish the need for intersectoral coordination in disease control approaches. Neglecting the need to endorse linkages between human health, animal health and husbandry, agriculture, and environmental sectors, has led to duplicative and weak response systems. The absence of health impact assessment with respect to the development agenda in policies, has cast negative effects on the health and wellbeing of man, animal, and the environment. Lack of attention to building core capacity in these critical sectors has further raised challenges in designing and deploying mitigation strategies. With developing countries like India being home to a major portion of the world’s poorest livestock farmers, the absence of a policy discourse that endorses the One Health approach in development and health policies is a major hurdle in eliminating poverty and poverty-related diseases. Conclusions The adoption of One Health approaches in health and related sectoral policies is a critical policy requirement for India and other developing countries. The goal should be to not just establish preparedness plans, but also to encourage a policy environment where assessment and mitigation of downstream impacts of different agenda are incorporated. SEE: http://idpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40249-016-0181-2

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Bat Rabies Education in the Americas – PRESS RELEASE Sept 28, 2016

October 1, 2016

Press Release: September 28, 2016  For immediate Release: The One Health Commission supports Bat Rabies Education in the Americas “One Health is a very old concept being resurrected in the past 15 years to encourage awareness of the inextricable interconnectedness between humans, animals and the environment. The One Health Commission, a non-profit organization, supports One Health Action Teams that identify and try to address gaps in awareness and education about issues that fall at the intersection of these sectors. One example is the Bat Rabies Education Team (BRET) which promotes a critical message to prevent the spread of Rabies in the Americas: Never Touch a Bat. Educational posters have been developed in partnership with the Global Alliance for Rabies Control and Bat Conservation International (in English, Portuguese and Spanish) and are available free for anyone to download and print for educational purposes. https://www.onehealthcommission.org/en/one_health_resources/bat_rabies_education/ ...” See complete release at: https://www.onehealthcommission.org/documents/filelibrary/commission_news/press_releases/BRET_Press_Release_92716__Final_AF064504C47E9.pdf Provided by: Clarissa Noureddine, DVM, MS, Chair, Bat Rabies Education Team members https://www.onehealthcommission.org/documents/filelibrary/resources/bat_rabies_education/Clarissa_Noureddine_Bio_7252016_B79955EFDEE4C.pdf

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One Health Happenings Newsletter – September 28, 2016

September 29, 2016

U.S. One Health Commission Issues: One Health Happenings Newsletter – September 28, 2016 Please see: http://conta.cc/2dHcvQb

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September 27, 2016

New Publications in the One Health Journal Veterinary Sciences — Basel, Switzerland The new online Open Access journal Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vetsci) published a new issue in 2016: Vet. Sci., Volume 3, Issue 3 (September 2016) Full text are available free of charge. Table of Contents: Case Report: Gliomatosis Cerebri in the Brain of a Cat by Stephanie Shrader, Serene Lai, Kelsey Cline and Rachel Moon Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(3), 13; doi:10.3390/vetsci3030013 Article: Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci Isolated from Food Producing Animals: A Public Health Implication by Etinosa O. Igbinosa, Abeni Beshiru, Lucy U. Akporehe and Abraham G. Ogofure Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(3), 14; doi:10.3390/vetsci3030014 Review: Anaplasma phagocytophilum Manipulates Host Cell Apoptosis by Different Mechanisms to Establish Infection by Pilar Alberdi, Pedro J. Espinosa, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz and José de la Fuente Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(3), 15; doi:10.3390/vetsci3030015 Review: Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Spirochetes in the Americas by Job E. Lopez, Aparna Krishnavahjala, Melissa N. Garcia and Sergio Bermudez Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(3), 16; doi:10.3390/vetsci3030016 Review: Cat Mammary Tumors: Genetic Models for the Human Counterpart by Filomena Adega, Ana Borges and Raquel Chaves Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(3), 17; doi:10.3390/vetsci3030017 Article: p16, pRb, and p53 in Feline Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Wachiraphan Supsavhad, Wessel P. Dirksen, Blake E. Hildreth and Thomas J. Rosol Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(3), 18; doi:10.3390/vetsci3030018 Article: Pathogen and Host Response Dynamics in a Mouse Model of Borrelia hermsii Relapsing Fever by Christopher D. Crowder, Arash Ghalyanchi Langeroudi, Azadeh Shojaee Estabragh, Eric R. G. Lewis, Renee A. Marcsisin and Alan G. Barbour Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(3), 19; doi:10.3390/vetsci3030019 Review: Ehrlichioses: An Important One Health Opportunity by Tais B. Saito and David H. Walker Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(3), 20; doi:10.3390/vetsci3030020 Review: Genomic Tools and Animal Health by Ricardo Zanella Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(3), 21; doi:10.3390/vetsci3030021 Article: Forced-Air Warming Provides Better Control of Body Temperature in Porcine Surgical Patients by Brian T. Dent, Karla A. Stevens and Jeffrey W. Clymer Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(3), 22; doi:10.3390/vetsci3030022 Article: An Evaluation of Quantitative PCR Assays (TaqMan® and SYBR Green) for the Detection of Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis, and a Novel Fluorescent-ITS1-PCR Capillary Electrophoresis Method for Genotyping B. bovis Isolates by Bing Zhang, Jacqueline L. Sambono, Jess A. T. Morgan, Bronwyn Venus, Peter Rolls and Ala E. Lew-Tabor Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(3), 23; doi:10.3390/vetsci3030023 Article: Anaplasma phagocytophilum-Occupied Vacuole Interactions with the Host Cell Cytoskeleton by Hilary K. Truchan, Chelsea L. Cockburn, Levi J. May, Lauren VieBrock and Jason A. Carlyon Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(3), 25; doi:10.3390/vetsci3030025 Editorial: Comparative Pathogenesis of Cancers in Animals and Humans by Jaime F. Modiano Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(3), 24; doi:10.3390/vetsci3030024 Provided to the One Health Initiative website September 27, 2016 by: Margie Ma Managing Editor Veterinary Sciences

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Post-Doctoral Researcher in One Health Systems Evaluation

September 26, 2016

University of Zurich Post-Doctoral Researcher in One Health Systems Evaluation “...One health integrates transdisciplinarity and systemic thinking to create synergies across sectors. Although one health promises better solutions than the classic single disciplinary approaches, methods and benchmarks for its evaluation are missing. This requires the adaptation of methods from many fields that do not belong to classical health disciplines such as education, collective learning processes, data management, etwork science, etc. The candidate’s responsibility will be to review existing methods from these fields for applicability to the NEOH framework and identify existing methodological gaps. The metrics and indicators will be tested on case studies in integrated surveillance in collaboration with the ISDS. The applicability and usefulness of the methods will be assessed, and the methods will be modified in an iterative process. Results will feed into improving the current NEOH framework....” Please see more: http://www.jobs.uzh.ch/jobDetail.php?jobID=7004

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Fighting rabies – 33 IMAGES CREATED 10 MAR 2013

September 25, 2016

Fighting rabies 33 IMAGES CREATED 10 MAR 2013 “The people of Sierra Leone fight back against rabies by educating communities through World Rabies Day celebrations and events. From song and dance to skits to vaccination clinics to school competitions, word got out. Still, not enough has been done to rid the country of this killer for good.”  Please see: http://radforddavis.photoshelter.com/gallery/Fighting-rabies/G0000zFmzHIB9SK0/C0000pvtmqUdEMGQ Provided by: Radford Davis, DVM, MPH, DACVPM Associate Professor of Public Health Dept. Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State University 1800 Christensen Drive, Ames, Iowa  50011-1134 (USA) 515-294-8972 www.davisvph.com Note: Dr. Davis is a longstanding One Health supporter http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

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September 23, 2016

Global Family Doctors (physicians) Newsletter PROMOTES “Global One Health Day WONCA E-Update Friday 23rd September 2016 See Announcements and Updates: http://globalfamilydoctor.com/News/AnnouncementsUpdates.aspx which contains: Global “One Health Day” – November 3, 2016  http://globalfamilydoctor.com/News/GlobalOneHealthDayNovember32016.aspx May, 2016 Three leading international One Health groups, the One Health Commission, One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team, and the Health Platform Foundation are partnering to create a global “One Health Day” on November 3 [2016].

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Statement from the participants of the One Health Summit September 21-22 in Washington, D.C.

September 22, 2016

Statement from the participants of the One Health Summit September 21-22 in Washington, D.C., related to the United Nations General Assembly call to action on global antimicrobial resistance WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As members of the global animal protein community, we support the United Nations efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance as part of our efforts to produce a safe, sustainable food supply. Well each do our part to help maintain antibiotics long-term effectiveness to ensure the health of people, animals and the planet. We have identified the following priorities for the industry to focus on... See complete: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/statement-from-the-participants-of-the-one-health-summit-september-21-22-in-washington-dc-related-to-the-united-nations-general-assembly-call-to-action-on-global-antimicrobial-resistance-300332315.html

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September 21, 2016

Democracy Journal “Why We Must All Fight Antimicrobial Resistance” The international community is finally coming to terms with the urgent threat of antimicrobial resistance. Can the UN high-level meeting be a first step toward tackling it? By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP  from September 21, 2016, 2:03 pm – 8 MIN READ Please see: http://democracyjournal.org/arguments/why-we-must-all-fight-antimicrobial-resistance/ Dr. Kahn is a founding member of the One Health Initiative team and One Health Initiative website.  

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ProMED-Mail Global Links

September 17, 2016

ProMED-Mail Global Links http://www.promedmail.org/links/global/

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The One Health Media Bulletin – September 2016

September 16, 2016

“The One Health Media Bulletin is issued by the One Health Platform. It is disseminated monthly to the global One Health community and offers you a selection of articles collected from a range of sources. It does not represent the opinions of the One Health Platform. Kindly e-mail any comments or questions regarding this Media Bulletin to info@onehealthplatform.com” Please see http://us12.campaign-archive2.com/?u=aa61bff87462e909c53465135&id=0d011ff4a9&e=61168395e6

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Updated One Health Postdoctoral Associate Position Studying Zoonotic Diseases, Mongolia

September 16, 2016

Updated notice: “One Health Postdoctoral Associate Position Studying Zoonotic Diseases, Mongolia Duke University’s Division of Infectious Diseases invites applications from US citizens for a very unique two-year postdoctoral associate position, who will, with a team of two other postdoctoral associates from Mongolia, design and apply innovative solutions to Mongolia’s zoonotic disease problems. The trainee will receive comprehensive instruction in the concept of One Health, which seeks to utilize cross-cutting nterdisciplinary strategies to solve complex public health problems. ...” Salary raised from $42,840 to $47,476 to reflect FY17 stipend levels for postdocs supported by Kirschstein-NRSA awards. Please see attached PDF...

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September 14, 2016

U.S. One Health Commission Issues: One Health Happenings Newsletter – September 14, 2016 Please see: http://conta.cc/2cZgmYB  

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