One Health Publications

Ticks and associated pathogens collected from dogs and cats in Belgium Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6:183 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-6-183 “…Dogs and cats were chosen, because several tick-borne diseases are of clinical importance in dogs and/or cats (e.g. babesiosis and ehrlichiosis) and because dogs and cats live in the close vicinity of their owners and can act as direct sentinels for infection of humans [6]. The approach of gathering data on the distribution of (zoonotic) vector-borne diseases through a veterinary survey is consistent with the ˜One Health” concept [7,8]…” http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/6/1/183

Journal of Public Health Policy advance online publication 27 June 2013; doi: 10.1057/jphp.2013.29 The need to include animal protection in public health policies      Aysha Akhtara,b                  aOxford Centre for Animal Ethics, 91 Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1EG, England, UK                  bOffice of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats, FDA, 10903 New Hampshire          Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA. E-mail: aysha_akhtar@hotmail.com   Abstract:   “Many critical public health issues require non-traditional approaches. Although many novel strategies are used, one approach not widely applied involves improving the treatment of animals. Emerging infectious diseases are pressing public health challenges that could benefit from improving the treatment of animals. Other human health issues, that overlap with animal treatment issues, and that warrant further exploration, are medical research and domestic violence. The diverse nature of these health issues and their connection with animal treatment suggest that there may be other similar intersections. Public health would benefit by including the treatment of animals as a topic of study and policy development.”   http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jphp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/jphp201329a.html?goback=gde_1503767_member_254870833   Provided by:   Aysha Akhtar, MD, MPH Author, Animals and Public Health. Why Treating Animals Better is Critical to Human Welfarewww.ayshaakhtar.com

Horizon International - Working to Find and Advance Solutions Yale University   Free Multidisciplinary Articles and Global Health DVDs Received by 55 Countries  NEW HAVEN, CT.  Monday, July 1, 2013 – An abundance of multidisciplinary resources, covering diverse topics from anthropology to economics to global health are being distributed free of charge by the Global Development And Environment Institute (GDAE) at Tufts University.  These will be sent to thousands of libraries, organizations, and institutions in 138 less-wealthy countries and will be invaluable additions to library materials for use in classrooms and communities, by researchers and government decision-makers.  As of June 25, 2013, these resources have been made available in over 1,200 entities across 55 countries. ... Please read more http://solutions-site.org/press/release1july2013.pdf        Also see: A two-page summary of the article about the SSL project by Dr. Goodwin, Free Scholarly Journal Articles and Global Health DVDs Available to 3,800 University Libraries, Institutions and Organizations in 138 Countries  that appears on the Horizon International Solutions Site at http://www.solutions-site.org/node/823.       PDF Version is also available at http://solutions-site.org/press/summary.pdf Provided by:   Janine M. H. Selendy, Founder, Chairman, President and Publisher Horizon International Yale University Department of Biology New Haven, CT 06520-8103 Mobile: (914) 329-1323 Res: 914-276-3155 jselendy@gmail.com     Note: Janine M.H. Selendy is a One Health supporter http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

One Health : Clinical Implications for Travel Medicine   Peter Rabinowitz, MD, MPH Yale School of Medicine ISTM 13th Conference Maastricht, the Netherlands May 22 2013   http://www.istm.org/Documents/Members/MemberActivities/meetings/congresses/cistm13/Plenary3.2part1.pdf   Dr. Rabinowitz is an Honorary Advisory Board member of the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team. http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php

Health Works Collective...   One Health Initiative: People, Animals, Environment Posted June 25, 2013   http://healthworkscollective.com/joan-justice/110366/one-health-initiative-people-animals-environment   Provided by:   Joan Justice, RN, MBA   Ms. Justice is a One Health supporter http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

The One Health Initiative at University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) - USA   “Throughout the world, hunger, poverty, and infectious disease threaten the world’s overall health and well-being. Without action, these issues will spiral out of control and have irreversible effects. The One Health Initiative has shown a clear commitment to this necessary action in its promise to enhance the health of humans, animals, and the environment. Step by step, the One Health Initiative makes progress toward bettering public health, furthering research, educating the global population, and saving millions of lives. ...”   Submitted Exclusively to One Health Initiative website www.onehealthinitiative.com June 13, 2013 by: Joan C. Hendricks, VMD, PhDThe Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of Veterinary MedicineSchool of Veterinary MedicineUniversity of Pennsylvania110 Rosenthal Building3800 Spruce StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104-6044Phone:  215 898-8841FAX:  215 573-8837     Ashley Berke Director of Communication University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine 3800 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 215.898.1475 http://www.vet.upenn.edu/      Note: Dr. Hendricks is a prominent, recognized One Health leader and significant One Health Supporter/Advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

Aspergillus felis sp. nov., an Emerging Agent of Invasive Aspergillosis in Humans, Cats, and Dogs (Australia) [a One Health-public health concern]   Bibliographic information: Barrs VR et al. 2013. Aspergillus felis_sp. nov., an Emerging Agent of Invasive Aspergillosis in Humans, Cats, and Dogs. PLoS ONE 8(6): e64871; oi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064871. http://www.plosone.org/article/infodoi10.1371journal.pone.0064871

June 14, 2013   Exclusive Report submitted to One Health Initiative website June 13, 2013...   Update on One Health in Australia   “Following the 2011 1st International Conference on One Health in Australia, there was a lot of energy and enthusiasm to develop further the one health concepts and to operationalize activities. In reality this has not materialized into significant tangible outcomes although these are still of considerable interest to adopt as one health approach(s) when appropriate. The best example in Australia has probably been the response to Hendra outbreaks in horses and humans. ...”   *Professor Martyn Jeggo (Deakin University) **Professor John S. MacKenzie (Curtin University) Ms. Julia Landford (Co-Convenor, PHAA One Health Special Interest Group)   *Dr. Jeggo [BVetMed, PhD] is currently Director, Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases at Australia’s Deakin University Medical School, Melbourne, Australia and serves on the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bone team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.   **Dr. MacKenzie [PhD, FASM] is currently Research Associate, Faculty of Health Sciences at Australia’s Curtin University and a recognized leader in the One Health movement being a strong supporter/advocate of One Health http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.   Please read complete statement by clicking on PDF attachment. 

Please see important One Medicine [One Health] issue (PDF attachment) published by:   The Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association www.msma.org  May/June 2013   Graciously provided by:   John C. Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO Editor, Missouri Medicine medical journal 2010 President Kansas City Metro Med Soc 409 NW Briarcliff Parkway Kansas City, MO 64116-1669 LINK: mailto: jhagan@bizkc.rr.com

Research – University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Lexington, KY (USA) – A One Health oriented interdisciplinary approach... Collaborating With Horses to Develop Emotional Intelligence “In May of 2013 The Center for Leadership Development (CFLD) completed a pilot research study on The Effectiveness of Equine Guided Leadership Education (EGLE) to Develop Emotional Intelligence in Expert Nurses. This was a two year intercollegiate collaboration between CFLD researchers, Patricia Dyk, PhD. and Lissa Pohl, MA., and University of Kentucky Healthcares nurse researchers, Carol Noriega, RN, MSN, CEN, Janine Lindgreen, APRN and Robyn Cheung, PhD., RN. This pilot study is one of the first of its kind to explore how working with horses can develop emotional intelligence (EQ) in humans. ...”   Please read complete article http://www2.ca.uky.edu/cfld/research.php   Provided by:   Craig N. Carter, DVM PhD Dipl. ACVPM Director & Professor, Epidemiology Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Department of Veterinary Science College of Agriculture & Public Health University of Kentucky 1490 Bull Lea Rd. Lexington, KY  40511 craig.carter@uky.edu 859-257-8283 (Office) 859-321-4890 (Business cell) 859-271-1985 (Home) 859-255-1624 (Fax)   Dr. Carter serves on the One Health Initiative team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.   NOTE: American Nurses Association Supports and Endorses One Health – Posted One Health Initiative website Monday, December 13, 2010 American Nurses Association Supports and Endorses One Health    The One Health Initiative website team was notified on December 9, 2010 that the president of the American Nurses Association www.nursingworld.org, Karen A. Daley, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN supports the One Health concept.  The following is President Daley’s endorsement statement:   “Nurses recognize all forms of life on Earth are interconnected and interdependent.  The One Health Initiative epitomizes this fundamental concept.  The American Nurses Association is proud to be a supporter of this ground-breaking initiative.  Working together, we will enhance and improve the health of humans, animals and the environment.” Please see http://www.theamericannurse.org/index.php/2011/02/02/ana-joins-the-one-health-initiative/

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Emerging Infectious Diseases, Monday 20 May 2013 - Volume 19, Number 6—June 2013   Prospects for Emerging Infections in East and Southeast Asia 10 Years after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome   http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/6/12-1783_article.htm   Author affiliations: Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hanoi, Vietnam (P.W. Horby); University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (P.W. Horby); National University of Singapore (P.W. Horby); Singapore; Royal Veterinary College, London, UK (D. Pfeiffer); Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan (H. Oshitani) Horby P, Pfeiffer D, Oshitani H. Prospects for emerging infections in East and Southeast Asia 10 years after severe acute respiratory syndrome. Emerg Infect Dis [Internet]. 2013 Jun [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1906.121783 DOI: 10.3201/eid1906.121783 Abstract It is 10 years since severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged, and East and Southeast Asia retain a reputation as a hot spot of emerging infectious diseases. The region is certainly a hot spot of socioeconomic and environmental change, and although some changes (e.g., urbanization and agricultural intensification) may reduce the probability of emerging infectious diseases, the effect of any individual emergence event may be increased by the greater concentration and connectivity of livestock, persons, and products. The region is now better able to detect and respond to emerging infectious diseases than it was a decade ago, but the tools and methods to produce sufficiently refined assessments of the risks of disease emergence are still lacking. Given the continued scale and pace of change in East and Southeast Asia, it is vital that capabilities for predicting, identifying, and controlling biologic threats do not stagnate as the memory of SARS fades.

One Health Newsletter Spring Issue Published Today—May 23, 2013   See http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/medicine/One_Health/OneHealth.html   http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/medicine/One_Health/SpringOHNL2013.pdf Spring 2013-Volume 6 Issue 2 (PDF 1 MB)

An outstanding One Health program at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (USA)...     One Health Project   Cheryl Scott, DVM, MPVM, RN, NP is Director of the Calvin Schwabe One Health Project http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/onehealth/about/project.cfm.  Dr. Scott is also co-author of a literature investigative report http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/onehealth/local-assets/pdfs/schwabe_coins_onemedicine#schwabe_coins_onemedicine that verified Dr. Schwabe as being the historical figure of the 20th century who coined the term “One Medicine” which is now referred to as One Health. One Health Institute Working at the interface of animals, people, and the environment to solve complex problems impacting health and conservation. The UC Davis One Health Institute is home to many Centers, programs, projects and initiatives within the School of Veterinary Medicine and beyond. Our Executive Director is Dr. Jonna A.K. Mazet, DVM, MVPM, PhD and our scientists and educators are working throughout the UC Davis Campus, the UC System, State and Federal Agencies, and all over the world to advance the health of animals, people and the environment. We are continually updating and enhancing this website; please check back for updates. ... Please see: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ohi/

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) A One Health issue... http://www.cdc.gov/foodnet/

Report on the 2013 Conference on “A World United Against Infectious Diseases: Cross-Sectoral Solutions”   Prince Mahidol Award Conference - January 28th – February 2nd 2013, Bangkok, Thailand   http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/PMAC2013_Proceeding.pdf   This One Health report is a welcomed addition to One Health literature over the last centuries.  Most discerning One Health leaders and supporters worldwide have recognized the important contributions and relevance of ecologists, wildlife biologists, and environmental scientists during the early 21st century.   NOTE:   Indeed, the 2004 Wildlife Conservation Society proposal of “One World One Health” was a significant early 21st century contribution that was shortly expanded upon by others and brought to a much higher profile in the U.S. and internationally.  The One Health (One Medicine) concept long predates the present post-1930s work of the Dutch biologist Nikolass Tinbergen and Austrian biologists Konrad Lorenz and Karle von Frisch (joint Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine-1973) which may be classified as the generation of modern ecologists and wildlife experts.  Many historical figures in the 19th and 20th centuries initiated One Health (One Medicine).  For some examples see http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/01Kahnetal5-198Mar07.pdf.

Two Valuable One Health articles RE: Bartonella henselae Zoonosis published in Parasites & Vectors online Journal April 15, 2013.  Please see links for reading below:    Bartonella henselae bacteremia in a mother and son potentially associated with tick exposure Maggi RG, Ericson M, Mascarelli PE, Bradley JM, Breitschwerdt EB Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6:101 (15 April 2013)[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/6/1/101      Bartonella henselae infection in a family experiencing neurological and neurocognitive abnormalities after woodlouse hunter spider bites Mascarelli PE, Maggi RG, Hopkins S, Mozayeni BR, L.Trull C, Bradley JM, Hegarty BC, Breitschwerdt EB Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6:98 (15 April 2013)[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]  http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/6/1/98    

Imported Human Rabies Cases Worldwide, 1990–2012   Citation: Carrara P, Parola P, Brouqui P, Gautret P (2013) Imported Human Rabies Cases Worldwide, 1990–2012. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 7(5): e2209. doi:10.1371/ journal.pntd.0002209 Editor: Charles E. Rupprecht, The Global Alliance for Rabies Control, United States of America     Abstract   Sixty cases of human rabies in international travelers were reviewed from 1990–2012. A significant proportion of the cases were observed in migrants or their descendants when emigrating from their country of origin or after a trip to visit friends and relatives or for other reasons (43.3%). The cases were not necessarily associated with long-term travel or expatriation to endemic countries; moreover, cases were observed in travelers after short trips of two weeks or less. A predominance of male patients was observed (75.0%). The proportion of children was low (11.7%). Cases from India and Philippines were frequent (16 cases/60). In a significant proportion of cases (51.1%), diagnosis was challenging, with multiple missed diagnoses and transfers from ward to ward before the final diagnosis of rabies. Among the 28 patients whose confirmed diagnosis was obtained ante-mortem, the mean time between hospitalization and diagnosis was 7.7 days (median time: 6.0 days, range 2–30) including four cases with a diagnosis delayed by 15 or more days. In five cases, a patient traveled through one or more countries before ultimately being hospitalized. Three factors played a role in delaying the diagnosis of rabies in a number of cases: (i) a low index of suspicion for rabies in countries where the disease has been eradicated for a long time or is now rare, (ii) a negative history of animal bites or exposure to rabies, and (iii) atypical clinical presentation of the disease. Clinical symptomatology of rabies is complex and commonly confuses physicians. Furthermore, failure in diagnosing imported cases in more developed countries is most likely related to the lack of medical familiarity with even the typical clinical features of the disease.   * E-mail: philippe.gautret@club-internet.fr

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Select Zoonotic Diseases Conference Call - May 1, 2013   “2020 Healthy Pets Healthy Families Initiative”     “Healthy pets can lead to healthy people. That’s why the Los Angeles County Veterinary Public Health Program (VPH) started the 2020 Healthy Pets Healthy Families initiative.  The county-wide initiative aims to:   1.      Create animal health goals based on the latest research 2.      Track trends in animal health 3.      Create programs that improve both animal and human health   The initiative combines the One Health movement with the national Healthy People 2020 model. In 2011, VPH launched the 2002 Healthy Pets Healthy Families Coalition, which brings together physicians, veterinarians, animal health and public health professionals from all over Los Angeles and neighboring counties. The group has set goals for the year 2020 around seven focus areas and will be working together to develop specific strategies and interventions to improve both the health of humans and animals.”     Karen Ehnert, DVM, MPVM, DACPVM Director (Acting) Veterinary Public Health Los Angeles County Department of Public Health 313 N. Figueroa St, Room 1127 Los Angeles, CA 90012 (USA) (213) 989-7060 (213) 481-2375 Fax kehnert@ph.lacounty.gov http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/vet/ Our mission: “To protect health, prevent disease, and promote health and well-being”   Please see attached Power Point slide presentation courtesy of Dr. Ehnert, a One Health supporter http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6:123 (29 April 2013)   Letter to the Editor     Paediatric Visceral Leishmaniasis in Italy: a One Health approach is needed Lorusso V, Dantas-Torres F, Caprio F, Manzionna M, Santoro F, Baneth G, Otranto D [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/pdf/1756-3305-6-123.pdf

One Health Event Highlights Ugandan Military - April 29, 2013