One Health Publications

One Health Swedens One Health Journal (IEE) “About One Health” and zoonotic disease information … The concept of health in One Health and some practical implications for research and education: what is One Health? Henrik Lerner, PhD1* and Charlotte Berg, DVM, PhD2 Abstract “From a strict biological point of view, humans are just one species among other species, albeit one with very special capacities, characteristics, and skills. Among scientists, it is generally acknowledged that we share many features with other animal species, which are certainly relevant when the concepts of health and disease are discussed. The term ‘One Health’ is used in many different contexts and by people with varying backgrounds. However, there appears to be some confusion as to what the term really means, and it is used in a wide range of contexts, often including or bordering concepts such as infection biology, contagious diseases, zoonotic infections, evolutionary medicine, comparative medicine, and translational medicine. Without claiming to present the one and only true interpretation, we will argue for a wide approach using the ‘umbrella’ depiction developed by One Health Sweden. We argue that this one should, compared to other demarcations, be more useful to science. We will also analyze the concept of health on different levels: individual, population, and ecosystem health, and describe how these levels inherently influence each other for both humans and animals. Both these choices are normative and have practical consequences for research and education, a way of reasoning which we develop further in this paper. Finally, we conclude that the choice of term for the approach might be normative in deciding which disciplines or parts of disciplines that may be included.” Please read complete article at http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/article/view/25300 and First evidence of Seoul hantavirus in the wild rat population in the Netherlands First evidence of Seoul hantavirus in the wild rat population in the Netherlands | Verner-Carlsson | Infection Ecology & Epidemiology  http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/article/view/27215 See Press release:  First Evidence of Seoul Hantavirus Found in Wild Rat Population in the Netherlands | Co-Action Publishing  http://www.co-action.net/2015/02/researchers-discover-first-evidence-of-seoul-hantavirus-in-wild-rat-population-in-the-netherlands/

A One Health milestone event… First article of International Journal of One Health published online Please see:  www.onehealthjournal.org. Research (Published online: 11-02-2015) 1. Prevalence of Campylobacter species in fecal samples of pigs and humans from Zuru Kebbi State, Nigeria - P. B. Gwimi, O. O. Faleke, M. D. Salihu, A. A. Magaji, M. B. Abubakar, I. O. Nwankwo and E. B. Ibitoye International Journal of One Health, 1: 1-5. Abstract l PDF  http://www.onehealthjournal.org/Vol.1/1.pdf Provided to One Health Initiative website February 13, 2015 by: Anjum V. Sherasiya Editor-in-Chief International Journal of One Health Veterinary World (Publisher) Star, Gulshan Park, NH-8A, Chandrapur Road, Wankaner 363621, Dist. Morbi (Gujarat) INDIA Email: editoronehealth@gmail.com

Important One Health research activities -  See link below Stanford Medicine » School of Medicine » Departments » Comparative Medicine http://med.stanford.edu/compmed/ “Comparative Medicine is a distinct discipline of experimental medicine that uses animal models of human and animal disease in translational and biomedical research. The Department of Comparative Medicine at Stanford is an academic department whose faculty teach at the undergraduate, graduate, professional and post graduate levels. The Departments faculty are also engaged in collaborative and comparative research, with animal model expertise and programs in veterinary pathology, pain and anesthesia, rodent reproductive biology, infectious disease, cancer, bioengineering and neuroscience. In addition, the veterinary faculty in the Department of Comparative Medicine have oversight responsibility for the campus-wide animal research program and provide clinical service in the Veterinary Service Center. Our mission is to advance human and animal health through outstanding research, veterinary care and training. “ Between animal and human and medicine, there is no dividing line---nor should there be. The object is different, but the experience obtained constitutes the basis of all medicine. 19th century German physician Rudolf Virchow, the father of pathology

Notice: Historic milestone physician/veterinarian global One Health conference… World Veterinary Association/World Medical Association GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON ONE HEALTH Thursday, 21st May – Friday, 22nd May 2015 - Madrid, Spain Program Draft: http://www.wma.net/en/50events/20otherevents/80onehealth/ONE-HEALTH-2015---DRAFT-AGENDA_20150220.pdf

Significant Liaison Developing Between One Health Initiative Team and One Health Commission Please see joint email notice and attached PDF communication attachment sent February 2, 2015 to American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA): Ted Cohn, DVM, President, American Veterinary Medical Association W. Ron DeHaven, DVM, MBA, Executive Vice President   “Dear Drs. Cohn, DeHaven, Members of the AVMA Executive Board and AVMA Staff: Please find attached a joint letter from the One Health Commission (OHC) and the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono (OHI) Team announcing our mutual support and collaborations over the past year and going forward and requesting that AVMA help us publicize this very happy fact through available AVMA communications channels. If useful, we would welcome a conference call to discuss how to best share this excellent One Health news with the AVMA membership and beyond. We are hoping, if deemed appropriate, that a news piece might be published in the JAVMA. We look forward to your response.” Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD Executive Director, One Health Commission www.onehealthcommission.org/ cstroud@onehealthcommission.org Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept Clinical Sciences, NC State CVM 224-622-1839 Connect, Create, Educate for One Health   Bruce Kaplan, DVM One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team4748 Hamlets Grove Drive, Sarasota, Florida 34235 E-mail: bkapdvm@verizon.net Phone/fax: 941-351-5014 www.onehealthinitiative.com

2014 series of GIDEON eBooks “Weve just expanded our e-book series to 425 titles (120,000 pages) - all updated yearly. The books now cover the entire field of Geographic Medicine - including all zoonotic diseases. There is clear synergy between One Health and these books - areas of collaboration could include a discounted price to your [One Health Initiative] subscribers / supporters, etc. Full list of titles at http://www.gideononline.com/2014/02/26/2014-series-of-gideon-ebooks/” Provided by: Prof. Steve Berger, MD Geographic Medicine Tel Aviv Medical Center - Israel Steve@GideonOnline.com Dr. Berger is a long standing One Health Supporter http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

The White House - Office of the Press Secretary (USA) For Immediate Release January 27, 2015 FACT SHEET: President’s 2016 Budget Proposes Historic Investment to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria to Protect Public Health “Resistance can arise in bacterial pathogens affecting humans, animals, and the environment.  The adoption of a “One-Health” approach that integrates human health, veterinary, and ecosystem surveillance will help strengthen detection and control of antibiotic resistance.  Improved surveillance will be achieved through enhancement, expansion, and linkage of existing systems that monitor human and animal pathogens, including the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), the Emerging Infections Program (EIP), the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), and animal health laboratories.” To read in full, see: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/27/fact-sheet-president-s-2016-budget-proposes-historic-investment-combat-a

Important Speech (includes One Health approach comments) by U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner… “At the center of this plan [White House Strategy Recognizes Importance of One Health Approach in Combating Antibiotic Resistance (USA)http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/news.php?query=White+House+Strategy+Recognizes+Importance+of+One+Health+Approach+in+Combating+Antibiotic+Resistance+USA], as well as this conference, is the One-Health approach of combatting resistance, which offers a recognition that the health of humans is directly connected to the health of animals and to our shared environment. And it affirms that an effective response requires addressing all of these concerns together. …” FDA Strategies for Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance Remarks by Margaret A. Hamburg, MD http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CommissionersPage/default.htm Commissioner of FDA - USA A One Health Colloquium Chatham House – The Royal Institute of International Affairs London, England December 18, 2014 Please see: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Speeches/ucm427312.htm Provided by: Bernadette Dunham, DVM, PhD, Director Center for Veterinary Medicine U.S. Food and Drug Administration MPN-IV, Rm. 181 7519 Standish Place Rockville, MD 20855 Phone: 240-276-9000 Fax: 240-276-9001 Bernadette.Dunham@fda.hhs.gov   Excellence. Leadership. Innovation. Dr. Dunham is a member of the One Health Initiative team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

3rd GRF One Health Summit 2015 “Fostering interdisciplinary collaboration for global public and animal health” October 04 – 07, 2015 - Davos, Switzerland One Health Initiative team endorses One Health GRForum (scroll down) http://onehealth.grforum.org/partnership/endorsing-partners/ &  http://onehealth.grforum.org/about/scientific-and-technical-advisory-group/   

Longstanding One Health history at University of Pennsylvania’s schools of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine (USA) “Since 1884, Penn Vet [the school of Veterinary Medicine] has recognized that human and veterinary medicine are inextricably intertwined. Close ties with the Perelman School of Medicine, as well as numerous other schools, institutes and centers at the University of Pennsylvania and beyond, have resulted in groundbreaking research.” Education “… Penn Vet is the only veterinary school developed in association with a medical school, and is one of only four private veterinary schools in the nation. Penn Vets two campuses, urban and rural, offer students learning opportunities and experiences in virtually every aspect of veterinary medicine. As part of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Vet is a key partner in one of the worlds great biomedical research and teaching centers. Our students can learn first-hand how veterinary medicine and research impacts human lives, as well as those of animals. The relationship between animal health and human health is the core of our teaching tradition. Our distinguished faculty members bring a diverse range of academic backgrounds and unique perspectives to the classroom and clinic that will broaden our students views of veterinary medicine.” Note:  Penn Vet’s visionary Dean, Joan Hendricks, VMD/PhD and prominent One Health leader assumed her responsibilities as the Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of Veterinary Medicine in 2006.  Dean Hendricks believes that veterinarians play an integral part in ensuring public health and food safety, guarding against bio- and agro-terrorism and working to protect the environment. She has played a lead role in lobbying to state legislators on behalf of the School. Dr. Hendricks is a member of the One Health Initiative Advisory Board.  See: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/news.php?query=Prominent+Pennsylvania+USA+Veterinary+Medical+School+Dean+Joins+One+Health+Initiative+Teams+Honorary+Advisory+Board; http://www.vet.upenn.edu/about/what-we-do and http://www.vet.upenn.edu/about/who-we-are.

One Health Newsletter, Volume 7 Issue 4 Published – January 3, 2015   See:  http://media.news.health.ufl.edu/misc/egh/OneHealthNewsletter/OHNL_Vol7_Issue4.pdf and http://epi.ufl.edu/onehealth/news/one-health-newsletter/.

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

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Ebola Update http://www.cdc.gov/ 

Faculty Positions Available - Graduate School of Public Health - San Diego State University (USA) Please see http://affiliated.sdsu.edu/ColHHS/gradschoolpubhlth.htm Provided by: Stephanie Brodine, MD, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Professor, EPI Division Head Phone: (619) 594-0383 Office: PSFA 147 Email: sbrodine@mail.sdsu.edu Download CV (pdf)

International Whos Who in One Health webinar - November 10, 2014  Hosted by the U.S. One Health Commission https://www.onehealthcommission.org/ According to OHC Executive Director Cheryl M. Stroud, DVM, PhD, “there were over 1000 attendees from 61 countries.”  https://www.onehealthcommission.org/index.cfm?nodeID=78899&audienceID=1   

Springer Ebola Resource Centre -  Sunday December 7, 2014 “The ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest and most complex in history. It has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). In response to this the Disaster Information Management Research Center is providing a list of free resources from various publishers on their webpage. We want to support this initiative and therefore we have created this resource center with links to scientific articles related to Ebola, published in BioMed Central and Springer journals. All BioMed Central articles are published open access, and all Springer articles are freely accessible until March 1, 2015. We hope that the scientific information provided will further the understanding of the virus.”  OPEN ACCESS ARTICLES:  http://www.springer.com/biomed/virology/spotlight+on+ebola?SGWID=0-1771314-0-0-0&wt_mc=Banner.3rdpartywebsitebanner.2.CON417.bmcnewsletter

One Health position at University of Florida (USA) ONE HEALTH INITIATIVE DIRECTOR, CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR ONE HEALTH RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (USA) “As part of a recruiting initiative in One Health, the University of Florida (UF) is seeking candidates at the Associate/Full Professor level to assume directorship of an interdisciplinary Center of Excellence in One Health Research. Applicants must hold a PhD, DVM, MD, or other terminal degree, and have significant relevant postdoctoral research experience. …” See Details: http://jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/350861/aso-full-professor/

9th One Health Veterinary Record article posted on One Health Initiative website today… British (United Kingdom) Veterinary Journal Publishes another Article of One Health Series 2014 Veterinary Record 2014;175:526-529 doi:10.1136/vr.g6281 Improving animal health for poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihoods Andy Stringer, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS SPANA, 14 John Street, London WC1N 2EB, UK e-mail: astringer@spana.org  Abstract “Animals are vital to ensuring food security for individuals, families and communities in countries around the world. In this, the latest article in Veterinary Records series promoting One Health, Andy Stringer, director of veterinary programmes at the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad, discusses how improving animal health, particularly of poultry and working equids, has the potential to reduce poverty and promote food security and sustainable livelihoods in low-income countries” Please read entire article at http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/175/21/526.full or click on attachment. Provided FREE-ACCESS to the One Health Initiative website October 31, 2014 by: Laura Feetham Assistant Editor, Veterinary Record and In Practice BMJ, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR T: 020 78747061 E: lfeetham@bmj.com W: bmj.com/company Note: The previous six One Health articles of the series were posted in the One Health Initiative website January 23, 2014, February 23, 2014, March 25, 2014, April 20, 2014, June 3, 2014, June 29, 2014, July 19, 2014 and October 31, 2014.

HORIZON INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS SITE Working to Find and advance solutions to environment, health, poverty, and development problems Guidance for Applying the One Health Approach to Enhance Prevention and Curative Care for Humans and Animals http://www.solutions-site.org/node/923 Horizon International Yale University Department of Biology P. O. Box 208103, New Haven, CT 06520-8103 USA Tel: (1) 203-432-6266. Email