One Health Publications

U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) – Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal Volume 19, Number 12—December 2013 Review of Institute of Medicine and National Research Council Recommendations for One Health Initiative Rubin C, Myers T, Stokes W, Dunham B, Harris S, Lautner B, et al. Review of Institute of Medicine and National Research Council recommendations for One Health initiative. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Dec [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1912.121659  http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/12/12-1659_article.htm

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

FontBonne University, Department of Biological and Physical Sciences Faculty Position in One Health The Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, Fontbonne University, invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of One Health to begin fall, 2014.  We seek candidates whose research and experience includes fields such as veterinary medicine, conservation medicine, One Health, or disease ecology.  Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent.  Duties include: ·         teaching courses in the undergraduate curriculum such as ecology, conservation biology, and introductory life science, as well as helping to design and teach courses included in an Undergraduate Certificate Program in One Health. ·         Assume department and university responsibilities including advising students, participating in departmental activities and university governance. ·         Support the university’s statements of Mission, Values and Commitment.and contributing to activities in the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences.      The successful candidate will have the opportunity to interact with personnel at the Saint Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine.    Applications must be submitted electronically to Human Resources at resumes@fontbonne.edu as a PDF file that includes a detailed curriculum vitae, names and addresses of three references, a summary of research interests or professional goals, and a one-page statement of teaching philosophy.  More information about the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences is available at: http://www.fontbonne.edu/academics/undergraduate/departments/biologicalphysicalsciences/ Provided by: Linda Pipitone, MA/ PHR, Director, Human Resources, Fontbonne University, 6800 Wydown Boulevard, St. Louis, MO  63105, 314-889-1493 (office), 314-719-8023 (fax)

Reminder…   Infection Ecology & Epidemiology (IEE) – The One Health Journal   http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/index   Aims & ScopeInfection Ecology & Epidemiology (IEE) is a peer-reviewed Open Access journal aiming to be a truly international forum for the free exchange of original, cross-disciplinary, high quality papers from researchers in multiple medical and ecological disciplines engaged in describing the complexity of zoonotic infections and what exactly happens at the interface between wild and domestic animals, and humans. Read more here. TopicsThe journal specifically welcomes papers from studies where researchers from multiple medical and ecological disciplines are collaborating so as to increase our knowledge of the emergence, spread and effect of new and re-emerged infectious diseases in humans, domestic animals and wildlife. Main areas of interest include, but are not limited to: ·                                 Zoonotic microorganisms ·                                 Vector borne infections ·                                 Gastrointestinal pathogens ·                                 Antimicrobial resistance ·                                 Zoonotic microorganisms in a changing environment Target groupsVeterinarians, physicians, molecular biologists, ecologists, and environmental chemists with an interest in zoonotic infections. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology is published in cooperation with the One Health Sweden based in Uppsala, Sweden. Publication in the Journal is free of charge until further notice.

Important notice…   Revised ‘One Health’ website at U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)   Please see www.cdc.gov/onehealth     November 6, 2013 “We envision this [the CDC’s One Health website] to be an actively updated site that contributes to the overall One Health body of knowledge.”     --Carol Rubin, DVM, MPH, Associate Director for Zoonoses and One Health at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)           http://www.cdc.gov/media/subtopic/sme/rubin.html

OIE World Organization for Animal Health – Press Release   WSAVA and OIE call on political leaders for action on rabies   “Paris, 6 November 2013 - The recent cases of rabies reported in both in the Netherlands and France have highlighted the importance of the high level symposium held by the World Small Animal Veterinary Association  (WSAVA) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in Paris to explore strategies to manage and eliminate canine rabies.  The outcome of the meeting is a joint statement which sets out the course of action that is required to make real progress in rabies control. …   Please read more http://www.oie.int/for-the-media/press-releases/detail/article/wsava-and-oie-call-on-political-leaders-for-action-on-rabies/

James H. Steele, DVM, MPH Dies

Prominent Scientist, Regents’ Professor and Del E. Webb Chair in Health Innovation at Arizona State University Addresses One Health Question in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Interview (USA)   “… It [One Health] is essential. We cant treat human health and public health initiatives in isolation. It requires a more sophisticated approach to reflect the complex inter-dependency of human health and the health of animal and plant populations and the critical importance of the stability and sustainability of ecosystems on infectious disease patterns. Most of the so-called emerging infectious diseases [EIDs] which have affected humans in recent decades are zoonoses, namely, bugs that are present in an animal population and then successfully infect people.  A proficient global public health system therefore requires comprehensive biosurveillance for rapid detection of EIDs and how they are transmitted to people from their animal hosts….”   Please read entire Outstanding Atomic Bulletin interview: http://bos.sagepub.com/content/69/6/1.full with the internationally renowned scientist, Dr. George Poste https://sols.asu.edu/people/george-poste.   The following excerpt includes *Dr. Poste’s enlightened Q & A comments about “One Health” when asked about **Dr. Laura H. Kahn’s well known frequent Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists columns explaining the critical need for society to adopt One Health principles…   “…BAS: Laura Kahn, one of the Bulletins columnists, writes a lot about One Health, which focuses on an approach that goes beyond the health of humans, and includes the health of animals and the ecosystem. Why is this approach necessary now?   Poste: It is essential. We cant treat human health and public health initiatives in isolation. It requires a more sophisticated approach to reflect the complex inter-dependency of human health and the health of animal and plant populations and the critical importance of the stability and sustainability of ecosystems on infectious disease patterns. Most of the so-called emerging infectious diseases [EIDs] which have affected humans in recent decades are zoonoses, namely, bugs that are present in an animal population and then successfully infect people.  A proficient global public health system therefore requires comprehensive biosurveillance for rapid detection of EIDs and how they are transmitted to people from their animal hosts.   BAS: What are recent examples? Poste: HIV/AIDS is the most dramatic recent example of a zoonotic EID.  SARS was a bullet dodged a decade ago.  Let us hope that a near relative of the SARS virus, MERS-CoV [Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus…”   *Dr. Poste is a longstanding One Health Supporter/Advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php. **Dr. Kahn is a founding member of the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team.   Permission to post on One Health Initiative website granted November 6, 2013 by: Mindy Kay Bricker, EditorBulletin of the Atomic Scientists1155 East 60th StreetChicago, IL 60637 (U.S.A.)T.  202.286.9724E.  mbricker@thebulletin.org www.thebulletin.org & http://bos.sagepub.com/2007 National Magazine Award for General ExcellenceThe Bulletin is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit publishing organization. Online donations to sustain operations are gratefully accepted and tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.  

ONE HEALTH INITIATIVE MULTIPLE FACULTY POSITIONS UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (USA)     “The University of Florida (UF) is embarking upon a University-wide recruiting initiative in One Health. We are seeking candidates for at least two tenure-track positions at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. Applicants must hold a PhD, DVM, MD, or other terminal degree and have significant postdoctoral research experience. …”    “Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of intent including the applicant’s vision, philosophy, accomplishments, and future goals in research and education with a concentration in One Health, as well as the names and contact information for three references. Letters should address the applicant’s vision and goals for their role in the One Health initiative. Applications will be considered as they are received, but for full consideration, should be submitted electronically by January 20, 2014 to: Dr. Ammon Peck, Chair, One Health Search Committee (oconnells@ufl.edu).”     Please see complete notice on attached PDF.    Provided to One Health Initiative website November 3, 2013 by:   Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Global Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions Professor, Infectious Diseases and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine Director, Global Pathogens Laboratory Email: gcgray@phhp.ufl.edu    Dr. Gray is a longstanding One Health Supporter/advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php and a distinguished member of the OHI Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.      

A Significant One Health Group (USA) North Carolina (NC) One Health Collaborative - http://www.triangleglobalhealth.org/nc-one-health-collaborative   The mission of the TGHC North Carolina One Health Collaborative is to promote, improve and defend the health and well-being of all species by enhancing communication, cooperation and collaboration between physicians, veterinarians, researchers and other local/global public health professionals.   The North Carolina One Health Collaborative (NCOHC) formed in June 2010 under the umbrella of the Triangle Global Health Consortium. Once formed, it assumed leadership of a local, monthly One Health Intellectual Exchange Group (IEG) Discussion series. This series was created in late 2008 at the request of a group of veterinary students to provide an opportunity for students, physicians, veterinarians, public health, and environmental workers – entities who rarely interact directly – to come together in conversation about overlaps in their respective areas of expertise. As part of the NCOHC effort, in spring 2011 the IEG series was expanded to include a weekly graduate level course entitled, “One Health: From Philosophy to Practice.” Thus, the Collaborative supports year-round, monthly One Health IEG discussions and weekly sessions during the spring course. For more information about the North Carolina One Health Collaborative: Visit their website at http://nconehealthcollaborative.weebly.com/index.html Email the group at nconehealth@gmail.com Contact listserv manager, Liz Selisker, at liz_selisker@ncsu.edu

One Health Leader At University of Florida (USA) Receives Fogarty Framework Innovations Grant http://www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/framework-innovations.aspx   ONE HEALTH INNOVATION FELLOWSHIPS FOR ZOONOTIC DISEASE RESEARCH IN MONGOLIA – Announced October 30, 2103   October 29, 2013 Body To spur global health innovation and develop interdisciplinary research training, Fogarty has awarded $7.3 million to five institutions to fund projects in six low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Five-year awards from the Framework Programs for Global Health Innovation will support efforts to bring together students from engineering, design, ecology, veterinary sciences, nutrition, business and management, medicine, environmental science, social sciences, agriculture, public health and other areas with biomedical scientists to develop research training initiatives that encourage innovation in health-related products, processes and policies. The grants will fund new efforts in India, Malawi, Mongolia, Nigeria, Peru and South Africa. …   The University of Florida will create a diverse [One Health] training program in Mongolia that combines public health, environmental health and veterinary science, with the goal of educating trainees to improve the control of zoonotic diseases. One Health Innovation Fellowships for Zoonotic Disease Research in Mongolia   http://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_description.cfm?aid=8598747&icde=17876817 University of FloridaPrincipal Investigator:   Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Global Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Box 100188, 101 S. Newell Dr, Suite 2150A, Gainesville Florida 32610 (zip for overnight 32611), Tel 352-273-9449, Fax 352-273-6070, Email: gcgray@phhp.ufl.edu, Websites http://egh.phhp.ufl.edu/ and http://gpl.phhp.ufl.edu/. Dr. Gray is also a distinguished member of the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.   More:   Fogarty awards $7M in global health innovation grants http://www.fic.nih.gov/News/Pages/2013-framework-innovation-awards.aspx

REMINDER NOTICE: Zoobiquity 3 Conference at Animal Medical Center, New York, NY (USA)– November 2, 2013 “We are pleased to announce that the Zoobiquity 3 Conference is scheduled for Saturday, November 2, 2013 in New York City. Leading physicians from Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University, NYU Langone Medical Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, along with veterinarians from The Animal Medical Center and the Wildlife Conservation Society will come together for a conversation between doctors treating the same diseases in different species. At this one-day conference, the morning session will be held at The Rockefeller University and “Walk Rounds” will be hosted by the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo.”   See http://www.amcny.org/zoobiquity3   Information Provided by:   Ann E. Hohenhaus, DVM Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology & Small Animal Internal Medicine) Certified Veterinary Journalist The Animal Medical Center 510 East 62nd Street New York, NY 10065 (212) 329-8612 ann.hohenhaus@amcny.org www.amcny.org/ http://amcny.wordpress.com/ www.facebook.com/theanimalmedicalcenter/ http://twitter.com/amcny/ www.linkedin.com/in/annhohenhaus   *Dr. Hohenhaus is a One Health supporter/advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

Pathways to developing One Health as a discipline Workshop - Australian National University  “The One Health Special Interest Group of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) is organising a workshop on 24-25 October 2013 in Canberra. The workshop is entitled ‘Pathways to developing One Health as a discipline’ and will explore the critical components of such training. The meeting will be co-hosted by PHAA, and the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH), part of the Australia National University’s College of Medicine, Biology and Environment. Whilst the workshop is by invitation only, the Organising Committee has much pleasure in inviting RSPH staff and students to attend. …” Please see: http://rsph.anu.edu.au/news-events/pathways-developing-one-health-discipline-workshop

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal Volume 19, Number 12—December 2013 Historic Prevalence and Distribution of Avian Influenza Virus A(H7N9) among Wild Birds Sarah H. Olson, Martin Gilbert, Ming Chu Cheng, Jonna A.K. Mazet, and Damien O. Joly   Abstract We examined 48 published studies for which sample sizes could be ascertained to determine the historic prevalence of influenza A(H7N9) virus in wild bird populations and reviewed GenBank data to further establish its distribution. Low prevalence (0.0093%) in Asia suggests > 30,000 samples would be required to detect the H7N9 subtype in wild birds.     http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/12/13-0649_article.htm

United States Department of Health and Human Services   One Health   http://www.globalhealth.gov/global-programs-and-initiatives/one-health/

Dirofilariosis in the Americas: a more virulent Dirofilaria immitis? Dantas-Torres F, Otranto D Abstract “Dirofilarioses are widespread diseases caused by filarioid nematodes (superfamily Filarioidea) of the genus Dirofilaria, which are transmitted by a plethora of mosquito species. The principal agent of canine dirofilariosis in the Americas is Dirofilaria immitis, which may also occasionally infest humans, resulting in pulmonary nodules that may be confounded with malignant lung tumours. Because human cases of dirofilariosis by D. immitis are relatively frequent in the Americas and rare in Europe and other eastern countries, where Dirofilaria repens is the main causative agent, the existence of a more virulent strain of D. immitis in the Americas has been speculated. Recently, a case of human ocular infestation by Dirofilaria sp. was diagnosed in Pará State, northern Brazil, where canine heartworm dirofilariosis is endemic. The nematode was shown to be morphologically and phylogenetically related to D. immitis but it was genetically distinct from reference sequences, including those of D. immitis infesting dogs in the same geographical area. This finding raised questions regarding the aetiology of human dirofilariosis in the Americas, since information on the genetic makeup of filarioids infesting dogs and humans is meagre. Further studies would be needed to better characterize filarioids infesting dogs, wild animals, and humans in the Americas and to assess the existence of a more virulent D. immitis strain in this continent. Finally, the competence of different culicid species/strains from Europe and the Americas as vectors of Dirofilaria species should be investigated. Such studies would help us to understand possible variations in transmission patterns and even to predict possible scenarios that may emerge in the future, with the introduction of non-endemic Dirofilaria species/strains in free areas through importation of infested animals, vectors, or both.” Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6 :288 (2 October 2013) http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/6/1/288

Florida Department of Health   One Health Newsletter Summer Issue Published—October 7, 2013   See http://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-from-animals/one-health-newsletter/index.html  (new link)     http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/medicine/One_Health/SpringOHNL2013.pdf Summer 2013-Volume 6 Issue 3 (PDF 1 MB)

Biomedical Technology, Epidemiology and Food Safety Global Network: Brno, Czech Republic A One Health Supporter   Please see http://centaur.vri.cz/   Provided by:   Professor Karel Hruska, MVDr. CSc. Biomedical Technology, Epidemiology and Food Safety Global Network centaur@vri.cz

Five new important research updates published by Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium…   Please see:  http://steps-centre.org/2012/blog/latest-publications/ SEPTEMBER 2013 – “The Drivers of Disease Consortium has published five research updates, one for each of its case study countries. Each update outlines the background to the case study disease being investigated, describes the key questions the research team is exploring, along with some of the knowns and unknowns, and gives a brief outline of the research methodologies being followed.” The updates are available for download in PDF format: Situation Analysis Research Update Ghana Situation Analysis Research Update Kenya Situation Analysis Research Update Sierra Leone Situation Analysis Research Update Zambia Situation Analysis Research Update Zimbabwe Provided by: Naomi Marks Communications Officer Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium STEPS Centre Twitter: @DDDAC_org Sign up to our newsletter Tel: +44 (0) 1273 915606

A potential large scale “One Health in Action” ... another dynamic case for implementing One Health!   Vaccines against diseases transmitted from animals to humans: A one health paradigm   Opinion by: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, Bruce Kaplan, DVM, Thomas P. Monath, MD, Jack Woodall, PhD, and Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH   “...Principles of utilizing the One Health approach, i.e. multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary collaborations between animal health and human health industries and regulators can definitely help develop immunization products for such purposes.  A visionary landmark September 2013 article published online by the notable medical virologist and vaccinologist physician *Thomas P. Monath, MD http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X1301270X gives reasonable guidelines to make it happen sooner rather than later.  Examples of such vaccines are listed including West Nile, brucellosis, Escherichia coli, O157:H7, rabies, Rift Valley fever, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, Hendra virus, Mycobacterium bovis, and Lyme disease.  Indeed, another September 2013 publication was published that discussed the dramatic food safety potential for using a vaccine in cattle to protect against human foodborne illness caused by E. coli, O157 http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/09/10/1304978110.full.pdf+html.   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. ...”   Please read complete NEWS item on PDF View.