One Health Publications

Halley Faust Comments Finding the right balance in contemporary issues One Health: the Balance between Animal and Human Health  August 21, 2013 – 1:31 pm Categories: Animal-Human Medicine, Prevention | Post a comment     Halley S. Faust, MD, MPH, MA President American College of Preventive Medicine 1260 Vallecita DriveSanta Fe, NM 87501 Voice: 505-501-8181 FREE hfaust@jeromecapital.com @onHealthPolicy Blog: www.halleycomments.com “Animals and humans interact in many more ways than we think about in domestic suburbia.  Sure, we know that animal farmers are constantly in contact with their produce, and we are happy to pet our domestic cats and dogs.  Sure we recognize that some wild animals get rabies or, here in the desert of New Mexico, occasionally someone comes down with plague because of flea bites from infected indigenous rodents (our first case of this year was just last week).  And we’ve all heard of bird flu. ...”   Please read more: http://halleyfaust.wordpress.com/ or see attachment.

A major public health issue...that requires implementation of One Health concept, i.e. a serious widespread collaborative, interdisciplinary approach!   U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention   Antibiotic / Antimicrobial Resistance   Threat Report 2013 This report, Antibiotic resistance threats in the United States, 2013 gives a first-ever snapshot of the burden and threats posed by the antibiotic-resistant germs having the most impact on human health.  Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die each year as a direct result of these infections. Many more people die from other conditions that were complicated by an antibiotic-resistant infection. Antibiotic-resistant infections can happen anywhere. Data show that most happen in the general community; however, most deaths related to antibiotic resistance happen in healthcare settings such as hospitals and nursing homes.   Please see: http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/threat-report-2013/

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Recognizes One Health Initiative Team and One Health Initiative website   Yesterday, September 11, 2013, in a letter (please see attached PDF of letter), the President of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Clark Fobian, DVM, notified the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team about “... the AVMA’s public support and recognition for your efforts to promote public health via the One Health Initiative website, and elsewhere. ...”.  Dr. Fobian went on to say, “...We likewise look forward to achieving the comprehensive recognition and use of One Health as the necessary strategy to tackle complex challenges impacting the health of people, animals, and our environment.”   The One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team includes two physicians, two veterinarians and a health research scientist PhD: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/LauraKahnBiographyJuly2013.pdf, Bruce Kaplan, DVM http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/BruceKaplanBiographyJune2013.pdf, Thomas P. Monath, MD http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/TomMonathBiographyJune2013.pdf, Jack Woodall, PhD http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/JackWoodallBiographyJune2013.pdf, and Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/LisaContiBiographyJune2013.pdf.

      North American Veterinary Community’s *Clinicians Brief Journal (USA) Features One Health Initiative Capsules   September 2013 issue – Please see attached PDF    *Clinician’s Brief, the official Journal of the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC), adopted support and advocacy of the One Health concept in its October 2011 issue.     The NAVC http://www.navc.com/ conducts a prominent and outstanding yearly meeting in Orlando, Florida (USA).  It is one of the largest veterinary medical continuing education events in the world.  A focus is maintained “on a single goal—providing high quality, practical information to every member of the veterinary [medical] professional team.”    The One Health Initiative team believes Clinician’s Brief to be the only peer reviewed small animal medicine/surgery journal in the world to have adopted and implemented a significant identifiable One Health oriented section (One Health Initiative Capsules) in their monthly publication issues.   Provided exclusively to One Health Initiative website by:      Michelle N. Munkres, Editorial Director and Indu Mani, DVM, DSc, Editor    NAVC Clinician’s Brief     http://www.cliniciansbrief.com/     Educational Concepts, LLC     2021 S. Lewis Avenue #760    Tulsa, OK 74104     T: (918) 710-4610 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting  (918) 710-4610 FREE  end_of_the_skype_highlighting               F: (918) 749-1987    NOTE: Dr. Mani serves as a member of the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team’s Hon. Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)   Questions raised about MERS-CoV bat report  MERS-CoV Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP News   Aug 30, 2013   “In the week and a half since scientists announced they had found a fragment of virus in a bat that seemed to match the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), many have raised questions about whether the fragment really was from the same virus that is striking people in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Middle East. ...”   Please read entire article: http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2013/08/questions-raised-about-mers-cov-bat-report

Submitted to One Health Initiative website August 14, 2013 and posted September 4, 2013.   One Health approaches can lead to better preparedness in prevention and control of Zoonoses   *Delia Grace, MVB, MSc, Cert Wel, PhD; Bernard Bett, BVM, MVEE, PhD; and Steve Kemp, BSc, PhD   “A group of research experts associated with the Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium have called for a system-based ‘One Health’ approach to help catalyze better preparedness and surveillance that are informed by cross-disciplinary approaches. ...”   *NOTE: Drs. Grace, Bett and Kemp are One Health Supporter/Advocates http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.   Please read full article on attached PDF.

Texas A & M (USA) ONE HEALTH Report – August 2013   “Howdy! The One Health program at TAMU is up and running! So many things have happened or are in the process of happening since our inaugural TAMU One Health Report. I believe you will find this report interesting and, as always, your comments and suggestions are welcome. ...”   Mike Chaddock, DVM, Assistant Dean for One Health and Strategic Initiatives College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University (USA)   Please read full Report on attached PDF   NOTE: Dr. Chaddock is a notable One Health Supporter/Advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

Letter to the Editor: Missouri Medicine - [Kahn, LH.  One Health = One Great Issue (Letter), Missouri Medicine 2013;110:292.]   This Letter to the Editor (see PDF link) was submitted and published in the July/August Missouri Medicine Journal issue in response to the outstanding One Health issue published in the May/June issue of Missouri Medicine.  This was posted on the One Health Initiative website’s Publications page http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/OneMedicineBook.pdf  June 7, 2013

August 26, 2013   Texas A&M Focuses On Interdisciplinary Cooperation To Achieve “One Health” http://tamutimes.tamu.edu/2013/08/26/texas-am-focuses-on-interdisciplinary-cooperation-to-achieve-one-health/

Posted One Health Initiative website Publications page August 26, 2013   One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team’s Proactive One Health Projects (2009-2013)   A partial list compiled from a review of the One Health Initiative website while serving as an American Public Health Association (APHA) Intern and submitted August 13, 2013   By Stephanie Crawford, BS, MPH(c), American Public Health Association (APHA), Policy Center Intern   Note: Ms. Crawford stepc08@vt.edu has completed her APHA internship and is currently completing her Master of Public Health degree program at Virginia Tech University http://mph.vetmed.vt.edu/.    

A Quantitative Approach to the Prioritization of Zoonotic Diseases in North America: A Health Professionals’ Perspective   Victoria Ng*, PhD, Jan M. Sargeant, DVM, PhD Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada   Conclusions/Significance: We present the first zoonoses prioritization exercise involving health professionals in North America. Our previous study indicated individuals with no prior knowledge in infectious diseases were capable of producing meaningful results with acceptable model fits (79.4%). This study suggests health professionals with some knowledge in infectious diseases were capable of producing meaningful results with better-fitted models than the general public (83.7% and 84.2%). Despite more similarities in demographics and model fit between the combined public and combined professional groups, there was more uniformity across priority lists between the Canadian public and Canadian professionals and between the US public and US professionals. Our study suggests that CA can be used as a potential tool for the prioritization of zoonoses.   Citation: Ng V, Sargeant JM (2013) A Quantitative Approach to the Prioritization of Zoonotic Diseases in North America: A Health Professionals’ Perspective. PLoS ONE 8(8): e72172. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072172   Provided by:   Victoria Ng, PhD Research Scientist Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses Department of Population Medicine Ontario Veterinary College University of Guelph, Guelph Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1 Phone: 519-824-4120, ext. 54471 Mobile: 416-262-2901 Fax: 519-766-1730 Email: vng03@uoguelph.ca   Drs. Ng and Sargeant are One Health Supporter/Advocates http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

“Good surveillance does not necessarily ensure the making of the right decisions, but it reduces the chances of wrong ones.” Dr. Alexander D. Langmuir [MD, MPH], 1963 - Founder of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Epidemic Intelligence Service http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemic_Intelligence_Service CDC Estimates of Foodborne Illness in the United States Foodborne Illness Surveillance, Response, and Data Systems http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/surveillance-systems.html

Submitted to One Health Initiative website August 6, 2013   Hospital personnel need greater awareness of animal-to-human disease threats   The Royal Society of Medicine - Managing patients for zoonotic disease in hospitals, Warwick, C. & Corning, S. (2013).  J R Soc Med Sh Rep., 4: 1–9. DOI: 10.1177/2042533313490287   Clifford Warwick, PGDipMedSci, CBiol, CSci, EurProBiol, FOCAE, FSB Consultant Biologist & Medical Scientist Riverside House, River Lawn Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1EP, UK mail@emergentdisease.org cliffordwarwick@yahoo.com   Susan Corning, BA, MSc, BVSc, MRCVS, FRSPH Director, Collaborating for Global Health Bologna, Italy www.collab4globalhealth.com dr.susan.corning@collab4globalhealth.com   “Noscomial disease transmission is a true “One Health” issue, and there is an urgent need for the medical and veterinary professions to collaboratively plan to ensure that hospital staff can implement simple and effective measures to prevent and control this transmission.”   Please see: http://shr.sagepub.com/content/4/8/2042533313490287.full.pdf+html

One Health “a possible way forward”... Andrew Read, PhD, Pennsylvania State University (USA) Ethical considerations in an era of mass drug administration   Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6:234 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-6-234 Barney Wharam Barney.Wharam@bristol.ac.uk Luke Lazarou Luke.Lazarou@bristol.ac.uk   Abstract In a Plenary debate at the 51st Spring meeting of the British Society of Parasitology, Bristol, UK, April 8–11, 2013, the bioethicist James Wilson used the value of a life in the present and future to question the effectiveness of current health strategies.   “...The emerging problem of antibiotic resistance was used as a current, real world example of drug resistance by both Wilson and Andrew Read (Pennsylvania State University).   Read illustrated the problems of drug resistance through his recent visit to a Michigan hospital, where patients are dying from “superbugs” - bacteria that are resistant to many or all antibiotics that are available. Patients alive now are put into jeopardy because of actions from the past. Antibiotic resistance demonstrates how past health care policies did not sufficiently account for the evolution of parasites and therefore discounted the value of future lives inappropriately.   Read argued that there is a lack of research on how to use drugs whilst minimising the evolution of drug resistance. Drug resistance is also a key issue in veterinary science and the fields of human and veterinary medicine have become so distinct that veterinary studies are rarely used to inform human medicine. Movements such as The One Health Initiative (http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/index.php) were highlighted by Read as a possible way forward. The initiative aims to improve global healthcare through interdisciplinary collaborations. ...”   http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/pdf/1756-3305-6-234.pdf

The Foundations of Virology Discoverers and Discoveries Inventors and Inventions Developers and Technologies   *Frederick A. Murphy, DVM, PhD University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX 77555-0609 (USA) famurphy@utmb.edu Copyright © 2011 by Frederick A. Murphy   First Published April 2012 / Revision July 2013   Infinity Publishing 1094 New Dehaven Street, Suite 100 West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2713 Toll Free (610) 941-9999 Local Phone (610) 941-9999 Fax (610) 941-9959 Info@buybooksontheweb.com www.buybooksontheweb.com     The Foundations of Medical and Veterinary Virology: Discoverers and Discoveries, Inventors and Inventions, Developers and Technology (.ppt files). F.A. Murphy. Online, on IHII/UTMB Web at http://www.utmb.edu/virusimages, and with links at the websites of the American Society for Virology, the American Society for Microbiology and the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. (2008).     *Dr. Murphy is a valued One Health supporter/advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php and http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/endorsements.php.

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) NEWS...January 28, 2013   Animal-to-human diseases: From panic to planning–new recommendations for policymakers “The UK’s Institute for Development Studies (IDS) has published a 4-page Rapid Response Briefing titled ’Zoonoses: From panic to planning’.” “Veterinary epidemiologist Delia Grace, who is based at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), along with other members of a Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium, based at the STEPS Centre at IDS, c0-authored the document.” “The briefing recommends that policymakers take a ‘One-Health’ approach to managing zoonotic diseases.” “‘A new, integrated “One Health” approach to zoonoses that moves away from top-down disease-focused intervention is urgently needed. With this, we can put people first by factoring development implications into disease preparation and response strategies – and so move from panic to planning.” Please read complete article at: http://www.ilri.org/ilrinews/index.php/archives/10322?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed+ilriblogposts+ILRI+Blog+Postings&goback=gde_4034930_member_259781829  

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 19, Number 6—June 2013 Koplan JP, Butler-Jones D, Tsang T, Yu W. Public health lessons from severe acute respiratory syndrome a decade later. Emerg Infect Dis [Internet]. 2013 Jun [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1906.121426 Perspective Public Health Lessons from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome a Decade Later “During and following the outbreak, 8 broader national and international policy, operational, and systems needs were identified by public health officials. The first need was stronger and more integrated coordination between animal and human public health. This need is currently being addressed in One Health efforts by the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Organisation for Animal Health, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Public Health Agency of Canada (3). ...”   http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/6/12-1426_article.htm?s_cid=eid-gDev-email

Alberta, CANADA Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA) is inviting proposals for funding of its “One Health” initiative to attain optimal health for people, animals and the environment. See “One Health roadmap” http://www.alma.alberta.ca/cs/groups/alma/documents/document/mdaw/mda2/~edisp/agucmint-006407.pdf “Other One Health Initiatives in the U.S. –See Page 7   • The One Health Commission, a joint initiative of the American Veterinary Medical Association and American Medical Association • The One Health Initiative’s website, a global repository for news and information pertaining to One Health • The One Health Initiative’s informative document One Health: A New Professional Imperative, a key document guiding One Health efforts” For more details visit  http://alma.alberta.ca/cs/groups/alma/documents/document/bnqt/mji2/~edisp/agucmint-226038.pdf.   Permission to post granted July 23, 2013 by:   David Chalack, DVM Board Chair Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA) email  dchalack@altagenetics.com cell 1-403-585-2455

New Research from Kansas State University on The Novel H7N9 Influenza A Virus Interviewed by David Keh, July 2, 2013 As part of DugDug’s ongoing series on leading researchers in veterinary science, we have had the unique privilege of interviewing Dr. Juergen A. Richt, a Regents Distinguished Professor and Kansas Bioscience Eminent Scholar at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in the Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology. He also serves as the Director of the Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD) which is now working with Principal Investigators in 16 different universities, as well as linking to various industrial partners. Dr Richt comes from a farming family (dairy) in Southern Germany and received his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from the University of Munich and his PhD in Virology and Immunology from the University of Giessen, also in Germany. He completed his postdoctoral/residency studies at The Johns Hopkins University. He was then a Veterinary Medical Officer at the National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa, where he worked on both swine and prion diseases. His latest paper, titled “The Novel H7N9 Influenza A Virus: Its Present Impact and Indeterminate Future”was recently published in the journal Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. The paper studies the life and molecular evolution of the influenza virus. ... Please read entire article by clicking on [HTM –view-] or this link http://www.dugdug.com/Kansas-State-Research-H7N9  Note: Permission to post on One Health Initiative website granted July 15, 2013 by: David Keh, founder of http://www.dugdug.com/.

Free Webinar notice: Cytology in the Diagnosis of Infection - THURSDAY 1st AUGUST, 2013 8pm  “Antimicrobial resistance is now recognised as one of the major medical challenges in the 21st century. The potential impact of increasing antimicrobial resistance on the treatment of man and animals is devastating. It is vital therefore that the medical and veterinary professions and the pharmaceutical industry work together to inform, encourage and facilitate the responsible use of antimicrobials. ...” Speaker: Tim Nuttall, BSc, BVSc, CertVD, PhD, CBiol, MSB, MRCVS    Please see attached PDF   Information provided July 19, 2013 by:   *The Bella Moss Foundation Support Team Jill Moss president & founder BMF 135 Edgwarebury Lane.Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8ND (United Kingdom)   Telephone 0845 2888804 www.thebellamossfoundation.com www.veterinarynursetrainingonline.org     *One Health Supporter http://www.thebellamossfoundation.com/about-the-foundation/partners-collaborations/