One Health Publications

Man’s best friend: a joint tumour marker in man and dog University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (Vetmeduni Vienna), Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria   The dog may be man’s best friend but even so it comes as a surprise that the two species share a common tumour marker.  This finding comes from a joint study between scientists of the Vetmeduni Vienna and the MedUni Wien, headed by Erika Jensen-Jarolim.  The researchers looked for similarities in breast cancer of dogs and women, focussing on the tumour marker CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen).  They uncovered a molecule, the CEA receptor, that turned out to be essentially identical in the two species.  The result could lead to the rapid development of new therapeutic methods for use in dogs and humans. … Please read more: http://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/research/top-news/mans-best-friend-a-joint-tumour-marker-in-man-and-dog/

One Health in ACTION …   Important New ‘open access’ journal addresses infection between animals and humans     Please see attached press release about:   “Infection Ecology and Epidemiology”   www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net Infection Ecology & Epidemiology is published in cooperation with the Network for Infection Ecology & Epidemiology (IEE) based in Uppsala, Sweden. Infection, Ecology and Epidemiology, IEE network is a collaboration for researchers with interest in zoonotic infections. IEE is an integration concept including several universities and governmental organizations that wish to contribute to a sustainable intellectual platform where veterinarians, physicians, molecular biologists, ecologists and environmental chemists with an interest in zoonotic infections can interact and create synergies.   The rationale is not to build up new laboratory facilities, but to use and collaborate within already established research structures.   Main partners Uppsala University National Veterinary Institute, SVA Swedish Agricultural University, SLU Linnaeus University, Kalmar   Founded: 2010   Physical location: SVA, Ulls väg 2A, 751 89 Uppsala, Sweden   Project Leader: Björn Olsen, MD, professor in infectious disease at Uppsala University and senior physician at Uppsala Academic Hospital.  Dr. Olsen is also an ornithologist with an interest in the consequences of interactions between humans, domestic animals and wildlife.   Project coordinator: Lovisa Svensson, PhD, Uppsala University

One health: the importance of companion animal vector-borne disease   By: Professor Michael J. Day, BSc, BVMS (Hons), PhD        Professor of Veterinary Pathology        School of Clinical Sciences        University of Bristol, United Kingdom   Dr. Day is Chair of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s (WSAVA) One Health Committee.   Parasites & Vectors April 13, 2011 4:49 – Also see http://www.biomedcentral.com/   http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/pdf/1756-3305-4-49.pdf 

Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 9, 03 March 2011 Perspectives Evaluation of syndromic surveillance in the Netherlands: its added value and recommendations for implementation C C van den Wijngaard1, W van Pelt1, N J Nagelkerke2, M Kretzschmar1, M P Koopmans1,3 1.       Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands 2.       United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates 3.       Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Citation style for this article: van den Wijngaard CC, van Pelt W, Nagelkerke NJ, Kretzschmar M, Koopmans MP. Evaluation of syndromic surveillance in the Netherlands: its added value and recommendations for implementation. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(9):pii=19806. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19806 Date of submission: 05 July 2010 In the last decade, syndromic surveillance has increasingly been used worldwide for detecting increases or outbreaks of infectious diseases that might be missed by surveillance based on laboratory diagnoses and notifications by clinicians alone. There is, however, an ongoing debate about the feasibility of syndromic surveillance and its potential added value. Here we present our perspective on syndromic surveillance, based on the results of a retrospective analysis of syndromic data from six Dutch healthcare registries, covering 1999–2009 or part of this period. These registries had been designed for other purposes, but were evaluated for their potential use in signalling infectious disease dynamics and outbreaks. Our results show that syndromic surveillance clearly has added value in revealing the blind spots of traditional surveillance, in particular by detecting unusual, local outbreaks independently of diagnoses of specific pathogens, and by monitoring disease burden and virulence shifts of common pathogens. Therefore we recommend the use of syndromic surveillance for these applications. http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19806   

ONE HEALTH:  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Health  

Emerging Threats to One Health: Implications to U.S. National Security University of Missouri – Reynolds Alumni Center… April 12, 2011 Emerging Threats to One Health: Implications to U.S. National Security ·                         A 2011 Intelligence Community (IC) Centers for Academic Excellence (CAE) Regional Colloquium ·                          Hosted by the Office of the Assistant to the Provost for Strategic Opportunities at the University of Missouri in partnership with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence Community (IC) Centers for Academic Excellence (CAE) program  Please see http://muconf.missouri.edu/odni AND http://muconf.missouri.edu/odni/Registration.html

Parasites & Vectors, Thematic Series “Elimination of Parasitic Infections” – Please read more:   http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/series/elimination_para_inf   Also see: One Health parasitology editorial http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/qc/content/2/1/36 in P&V, Published August 12, 2009  

Zoonotic helminths affecting the human eye Domenico Otranto, DVM, PhD and Mark L. Eberhard, PhD  Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:41doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-41 Published: March 23, 2011     Abstract (provisional) Nowaday, zoonoses are an important cause of human parasitic diseases worldwide and a major threat to the socio-economic development, mainly in developing countries. Importantly, zoonotic helminths that affect human eyes (HIE) may cause blindness with severe socio-economic consequences to human communities. These infections include nematodes, cestodes and trematodes, which may be transmitted by vectors (dirofilariais, onchocerciasis, thelaziasis), food consumption (sparganosis, trichinellosis) and those acquired indirectly from the environment (ascariasis, echinococcosis, fascioliasis). Adult and/or larval stages of HIE may localize into human ocular tissues externally (i.e., lachrymal glands, eyelids, conjunctiva sacs) or into the ocular globe (i.e., intravitreous retina, anterior and or posterior chamber) causing symptoms due to the parasitic localization in the eyes or to the immune reaction they elicit in the host. Unfortunately, data on HIE are scant and mostly limited to case reports from different countries. The biology and epidemiology of the most frequently reported HIE are discussed as well as clinical description of the diseases, diagnostic considerations and video clips on their presentation and surgical treatment. PLEASE READ MORE: http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/41

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists  The unsolved anthrax murder mystery By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP | March 23, 2011 “The US public health system has serious vulnerabilities, and one major problem is identifying and responding to public health crimes.                 “The 10th Amendment of the US Constitution grants states the legal authority and responsibility for public health, but the Constitution was written a century before the germ theory of disease was conceived of by Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch. The framers of the Constitution had no concept of microbial pathogens; in the eighteenth century, all medicine had to offer was leeches and lancets.          __________________________________________ The investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks is a case in point. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recently published its report on the scientific methodologies used in the FBI investigation into the anthrax-laced letters that killed five people. The NAS committee of experts, which was asked to review only the unclassified scientific aspects of the investigation, concluded that despite the FBIs years of work, the origins of the Bacillus anthracis spores used in the attacks could not be determined with certainty. …” Please read more:  http://thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/laura-h-kahn/the-unsolved-anthrax-murder-mystery or see attachment.

Maryland (USA) Department of Agriculture Launches One Health Bulletin   Maryland One Health Bulletin Maryland One Health Bulletin, One Health, as defined by the American Veterinary Medical Association, is the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines - working locally, nationally, and globally - to attain optimal health for people, animals and our environment. This Bulletin is intended to provide up to date, near real-time reports of zoonotic and other animal diseases of concern in Maryland whether in domestic livestock, poultry, companion or exotic animals, native wildlife, or humans, for the purpose of promoting rapid detection, evaluation and control of these diseases state and world-wide. Read More: http://www.mda.state.md.us/animal_health/diseases/bulletin.php

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Emerging Infectious Diseases   Volume 17, Number 3–March 2011 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/index.htm

Florida Department of Health’s Environmental Health Division  Publishes One Health Newsletter Winter Issue   Please see attachment and links below:   http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/medicine/One_Health/OneHealth.html   http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/medicine/One_Health/OHNLwinter2011.pdf

U. S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) – Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal Volume 17, Number 3–March 2011 Photo Quiz The sixth installment of the Photo Quiz series written by Myron G. Schultz, DVM, MD for Emerging Infectious Diseases has been published in the March 2011 issue. This issue is devoted to tuberculosis and the Photo Quiz is about the man who discovered the organism that causes tuberculosis. It is available at: http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/17/3/547_intro.htm

University of Missouri Features – One Health-One Medicine   The Magazine of the MIZZOU Alumni Association (USA)   http://mizzoumag.missouri.edu/features.php

College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical SciencesColorado State University   February 2011    Colorado State University, School of Public Health, National Park Service Collaborate to Promote One Health “The National Park Service has provided $80,100 in a cooperative agreement to Colorado State University and the Colorado School of Public Health to promote One Health across National Park Service programs. The concept of One Health advocates cooperation among human and veterinary medicine and wildlife biology to combat zoonotic diseases, which are diseases that can spread between animals and people, and to promote the health of all species and the environment. The partnership will build collaborations among public health, veterinary medicine, wildlife biology and environmental health experts at the National Park Service, Colorado State University and Colorado School of Public Health. …” Please read more at: http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/ns/pubs/einsight/2011/february/one_health.aspx

The Global Alliance for Rabies Controls February 2011 newsletter is now available at:www.rabiescontrol.net/GARCnewsletter21This issue contains updates on rabies activities in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Taiwan and Togo, information about a recent WHO Neglected Zoonotic Disease meeting, and other rabies related news.

  Yale School of Medicine: Yale Human Animal Health Project – A Center for “One Health” studies (USA)   The Yale Human Animal Medicine Project, at the Yale School of Medicine, is advancing on a number of fronts under the direction of program director Peter Rabinowitz, MD, MPH.  According to Dr. Rabinowitz these include zoonoses in general, the occupational health of animal workers, and animals as sentinels. “There is also a necessity of finding and defining the clinically important intersections between human and animal medicine”, he said.  Drs. Rabinowitz and Lisa Conti [DVM, MPH] co-edited and co-authored the landmark One Health book “Human-Animal Medicine: Clinical Approaches to Zoonoses, Toxicants and Other Shared Health Risks”. http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/product.jsp?isbn=9781416068372.    Please read more at http://tools.medicine.yale.edu/humananimalmedicine/

A One Health in ACTION example from the 20th century:   The short life’s history of John L. Marshall, DVM, MD (1936 – 1980) demonstrates the tremendous potential of combining human and veterinary medical knowledge.  Dr. Marshall was a prominent orthopedic surgeon (first as a veterinarian and then as a physician) who appreciated the comparative biomedical research disciplines of veterinary medicine and human medicine. http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/reprint/65/1/137.pdf   Published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS), 1983;65:137   Permission to post on One Health Initiative website was graciously granted February 20, 2011 by:   Beth Ann Rocheleau Intellectual Property Manager Rockwater, Inc. Note: Permission is not transferable.  License to use this material from this site by any commercial organization will require securing formal permission.  Inquiries from third parties requesting permission to use the material are directed to JBJS http://www.jbjs.org/.

Physicians, veterinarians learn from each other at first-ever Zoobiquity conference UCLA, UC Davis, L.A. Zoo foster species-spanning approach to medicine By Rachel Champeau February 02, 2011 Category: Health Sciences, Research   http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/docs-and-vets-learn-from-each-190867.aspx

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Deforestation and emerging diseases  By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP 15 February 2011 In the late 1990s a deadly new disease emerged from the tropical forests of Malaysia, spread by fruit bats whose natural habitat had been destroyed by deforestation. The Malaysian government was unprepared for this new disease and subsequently bore high costs from the outbreak, including more than 100 human lives lost as well as an economically devastating collapse of its pig-farming industry. Eventually, the new scourge was identified and named: the Nipah virus. Forests play a well-known, important role in protecting biodiversity and absorbing carbon dioxide emissions. A less-recognized fact is that maintaining forests can also protect human health by helping prevent the emergence of infectious diseases. … … please read more by clicking on the attachment or link below. http://thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/laura-h-kahn/deforestation-and-emerging-diseases