One Health Publications

Call to Arms...   One Health more than a name...it represents efficacious, economical approach to protecting and saving lives!   One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪ Thomas P. Monath, MD ▪ Jack Woodall, PhD ▪ Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH   The tip of the iceberg of truth and proof in favor of One Health implementation has been documented in the One Health Initiative website and from many other sources during the first decade of the 21st century and much of the previous 20th century.  Some illustrations provide a strong case for a call to arms:   Please see attachment

One Border One Health Seminar & Meeting   Today: Friday, July 27, 2012   Handlery Hotel - 950 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108

Clinician’s Brief – July Issue   One Health in ACTION Veterinarians and Physicians: Allies in Family Health By Tonya Sparks, DVM, MMicrobiol July 17, 2012   http://www.cliniciansbrief.com/column/taxonomy/term/91/veterinarians-and-physicians-allies-family-health

St. Louis Zoo (USA) – Institute of Conservation Medicine, An Important One Health Approach   Please see http://www.stlzoo.org/conservationmedicine   Provided by:   Sharon L. Deem, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACZM Director, Institute for Conservation Medicine One Government Drive Saint Louis Zoo Saint Louis, Missouri  63110 tele (314) 646 4708 fax (314) 646 5539 email deem@stlzoo.org  

Intestinal parasitic infections in schoolchildren in different settings of Cote dIvoire: effect of diagnostic approach and implications for control Coulibaly JT, Fürst T, Silué KD, Knopp S, Hauri D, Ouattara M, Utzinger J, NGoran EK Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:135 (6 July 2012)   Please read complete article http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/pdf/1756-3305-5-135.pdf Background “Social-ecological systems govern parasitic infections in humans. Within the frame of assessing the accuracy of a rapid diagnostic test for Schistosoma mansoni in Cote dIvoire, three different endemicity settings had to be identified and schoolchildrens intestinal parasitic infection profiles were characterized.”[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

See One Health oriented book review, “Zoobiquitous Medicine”, from Clinician’s Brief July 2012 issue   Provided exclusively to One Health Initiative website by:   Michelle N. Munkres, Managing Editor 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 F: (918) 749-1987

Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife Products Smith KM, Anthony SJ, Switzer WM, Epstein JH, Seimon T, et al. (2012) Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife Products. PLoS ONE 7(1): e29505. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029505 Abstract  “The global trade in wildlife has historically contributed to the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. The United States is the worlds largest importer of wildlife and wildlife products, yet minimal pathogen surveillance has precluded assessment of the health risks posed by this practice. This report details the findings of a pilot project to establish surveillance methodology for zoonotic agents in confiscated wildlife products. Initial findings from samples collected at several international airports identified parts originating from nonhuman primate (NHP) and rodent species, including baboon, chimpanzee, mangabey, guenon, green monkey, cane rat and rat. Pathogen screening identified retroviruses (simian foamy virus) and/or herpesviruses (cytomegalovirus and lymphocryptovirus) in the NHP samples. These results are the first demonstration that illegal bushmeat importation into the United States could act as a conduit for pathogen spread, and suggest that implementation of disease surveillance of the wildlife trade will help facilitate prevention of disease emergence.” Please read complete article: http://www.plosone.org/article/infodoi10.1371journal.pone.0029505 or click on attachment.

Study maps zoonotic disease burden, hot spots   CIDRAP News, Thursday July 5, 2012   “A review and mapping study to gauge the burden of zoonotic diseases found that Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania, and India are four top hot spots and that a surging demand for livestock products will likely fuel the spread of several diseases.” …   …“ The analysis also revealed gaps in disease reporting in developing countries, despite increased support that materialized in response to influenza concerns. It suggested that though the literature is useful for understanding diseases and their impact, more and better information can be obtained from field surveys and that technology advances such as biological repositories could help improve disease epidemiology and control. …”     See complete report: http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/biosecurity/ag-biosec/news/jul0512zoonotic-br.html or click on attachment.

Project Wildlife Joins Binational Group Monitoring Regional Health = One Health   May/June 2012 E-news Contents   Please see attached PDF or click on http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/ProjectWildlife.org.pdf   Permission to post graciously granted by:   Sarah WhorleyCommunications Managerswhorley@projectwildlife.org O: 858-866-0555, ext. 206 C: 619-417-1808www.projectwildlife.org  http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=doesugdab&v=001dSc8ZL6S2HEyIuq5jfGe4KCKRB6JM5CeuRgTvs2E5YmOdSYWPdTenQzmblxhhbB0JjDJqZaCd2elGsTTVAjAMzp07uGNyRCTZ9a7X5Q6g6oQoHcOmr8HLQAOH37LGl5YnGUqkkq7n0wlbj9zuBGVkw     

The Direct Relationship between Animal Health and Food Safety Outcomes   “The health of the animals within the food animal production system impacts many aspects of the system far removed from the animals themselves. To promote high productivity in animal agriculture, researchers need to examine nutrition, management systems, and animal care practices including the use of antibiotics and vaccines. This Commentary looks at the pressures to change livestock rearing methods, evidence to support the direct public health impact on human illness days, and good safety and inspection service regulations.  The authors use indirect evidence, diagrams, and graphs to deliver their findings about the ways that healthy animals result in safer food.  Chair: Dr. H. Scott Hurd, Iowa State University, Ames. QTA2012-1, 12pp., May 2012. AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY”   “...Food Safety is One Health on your dinner plate.”  [Comment from Dr. Hurd to One Health Initiative website June 26, 2012]   H. Scott Hurd DVM, PhD Associate Professor Former Deputy Undersecretary Food Safety VMRI Building 4, 1802 University Drive College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 shurd@iastate.edu 515-294-7905, fax 1072 515-231-3720, cell http://scotthurd.blogspot.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/scotthurd   Direct link to the paper for a free download:  http://www.cast-science.org/publications/?the_direct_relationship_between_animal_health_and_food_safety_outcomes&show=product&productID=155971   Graciously provided to the One Health Initiative website June 27, 2012 by:   Melissa Sly Membership and Marketing Director Council for Agricultural Science and Technology 4420 West Lincoln Way, Ames, IA  50014 Phone: (515) 292-2125 ext 232      Fax: (515) 292-4512 EMail: msly@cast-science.org      Website: http://www.cast-science.org Like us on Facebook     Follow us on Twitter     Check out our Blog   

Oseltamivir (Tamiflu†) in the environment, resistance development in influenza A viruses of dabbling ducks and the risk of transmission of an oseltamivir-resistant virus to humans _a review   Josef D. Jarhult, MD, PhD   “The antiviral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu†) is a cornerstone in influenza pandemic preparedness plans worldwide. However, resistance to the drug is a growing concern. The active metabolite oseltamivir carboxylate (OC) is not degraded in surface water or sewage treatment plants and has been detected in river water during seasonal influenza outbreaks. The natural influenza reservoir, dabbling ducks, can thus be exposed to OC in aquatic environments. Environmental-like levels of OC induce resistance development in influenza A/H1N1 virus in mallards. There is a risk of resistance accumulation in influenza viruses circulating among wild birds when oseltamivir is used extensively. By reassortment or direct transmission, oseltamivir resistance can be transmitted to humans potentially causing a resistant pandemic or human-adapted highlypathogenic avian influenza virus. There is a need for more research on resistance development in the natural influenza reservoir and for a prudent use of antivirals.”   Infection Ecology and Epidemiology 2012. # 2012 Josef D. Jarhult. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 1 Citation: Infection Ecology and Epidemiology 2012, 2: 18385 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/iee.v2i0.18385   Note: The One Health Initiative autonomous pro bono team considers Infection Ecology and Epidemiology (IEE) http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee to be an important One Health oriented journal.   http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/article/view/18385/pdf_1

Natural disasters and communicable diseases in the Americas: contribution of veterinary public health   Veterinaria Italiana, 2012 Vol. 48(2) 119-218.   http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2012/48_2/193.pdf

PLoS ONE, 31 May 2012   Complexity of the International Agro-Food Trade Network and Its Impact on Food Safety   Reference: Mária Ercsey-Ravasz, Zoltán Toroczkai, Zoltán Lakner, József Baranyi. (2012) PLoS ONE, 7 (5): e37810 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037810   Abstract: With the world’s population now in excess of 7 billion, it is vital to ensure the chemical and microbiological safety of our food, while maintaining the sustainability of its production, distribution and trade. Using UN databases, here we show that the international agro-food trade network (IFTN), with nodes and edges representing countries and import-export fluxes, respectively, has evolved into a highly heterogeneous, complex supply-chain network. Seven countries form the core of the IFTN, with high values of betweenness centrality and each trading with over 77% of all the countries in the world. Graph theoretical analysis and a dynamic food flux model show that the IFTN provides a vehicle suitable for the fast distribution of potential contaminants but unsuitable for tracing their origin. In particular, we show that high values of node betweenness and vulnerability correlate well with recorded large food poisoning outbreaks. http://www.plosone.org/article/infodoi10.1371journal.pone.0037810

Factors influencing diagnostic sample submission by food animal veterinarians in Mississippi (USA)   Veterinaria Italiana, 2012, 48(1), 31-39   http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2012/48_1/31.pdf

Another example of One Health in ACTION... UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, and the Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens   Saturday, September 29, 2012 Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Tamkin Auditorium and Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles, California   Present:   A conversation between veterinarians and physicians caring for the same diseases in different species   A Species-Spanning Approach to Medicine   Please see attachment   Graciously provided by:   Michael D. Lairmore DVM, PhD Dean School of Veterinary Medicine University of California – Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616      

One Health... Study Affirms the Changing Role of Veterinary Medicine, Need for the Profession to Evolve American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) - May 30, 2012   “...The report, which contains five main conclusions and 10 recommendations, took into account not only the medical role of veterinarians but also the profession’s responsibility to protect and improve the health of animals, people, and the ecosystem.  The term “One Health” is often used to refer to an approach that incorporates all three perspectives. Recommendations in the report included the development of a “One Health” think tank, greater use of technology and resource sharing, more flexible educational models, and more partnerships between academe and industry. ...”   Please read more http://www.aavmc.org/PressRelease/?id=116  

Emerging Infectious Diseases – U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Volume 17, Number 12—December 2011 Research West Nile Virus Infection of Birds, Mexico   Guerrero-Sánchez S, Cuevas-Romero S, Nemeth NM, Jesus Trujillo-Olivera MT, Worwa G, Dupuis A, et al. West Nile virus infection of birds, Mexico. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2011 Dec [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1712.110294 Abstract West Nile virus (WNV) has caused disease in humans, equids, and birds at lower frequency in Mexico than in the United States. We hypothesized that the seemingly reduced virulence in Mexico was caused by attenuation of the Tabasco strain from southeastern Mexico, resulting in lower viremia than that caused by the Tecate strain from the more northern location of Baja California. During 2006–2008, we tested this hypothesis in candidate avian amplifying hosts: domestic chickens, rock pigeons, house sparrows, great-tailed grackles, and clay-colored thrushes. Only great-tailed grackles and house sparrows were competent amplifying hosts for both strains, and deaths occurred in each species. Tecate strain viremia levels were higher for thrushes. Both strains produced low-level viremia in pigeons and chickens. Our results suggest that certain avian hosts within Mexico are competent for efficient amplification of both northern and southern WNV strains and that both strains likely contribute to bird deaths.     Read more: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/12/11-0294_article.htm?source=govdelivery

PLoS ONE | www.plosone.org 1 February 2012 | Volume 7 | Issue 2 | e27918   Likelihood of Henipavirus Entering the United Kingdom   Emma L. Snary1*, Vick Ramnial1, Andrew C. Breed1, Ben Stephenson1, Hume E. Field2, Anthony R., Fooks3,4   1 Centre for Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom, 2 Queensland Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Biosecurity Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 3 Wildlife Zoonoses and Vector-borne Diseases Research Group, Department of Virology, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom, 4 National Consortium for Zoonosis Research, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, Chester High Road, Neston, United Kingdom   Abstract The genus Henipavirus includes Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV), for which fruit bats (particularly those of the genus Pteropus) are considered to be the wildlife reservoir. The recognition of henipaviruses occurring across a wider geographic and host range suggests the possibility of the virus entering the United Kingdom (UK). To estimate the likelihood of henipaviruses entering the UK, a qualitative release assessment was undertaken. To facilitate the release assessment, the world was divided into four zones according to location of outbreaks of henipaviruses, isolation of henipaviruses, proximity to other countries where incidents of henipaviruses have occurred and the distribution of Pteropus spp. fruit bats. From this release assessment, the key findings are that the importation of fruit from Zone 1 and 2 and bat bushmeat from Zone 1 each have a Low annual probability of release of henipaviruses into the UK. Similarly, the importation of bat meat from Zone 2, horses and companion animals from Zone 1 and people travelling from Zone 1 and entering the UK was estimated to pose a Very Low probability of release. The annual probability of release for all other release routes was assessed to be Negligible. It is recommended that the release assessment be periodically re-assessed to reflect changes in knowledge and circumstances over time.

One Health Newsletter Spring Issue Published May 21, 2012   http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/medicine/One_Health/OneHealth.html   Please see attachment or click on http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/medicine/One_Health/SpringOHNL2012.pdf

One Health and EcoHealth in Ontario: A qualitative study exploring how holistic and integrative approaches are shaping public health practice in Ontario Zee Leung, Dean Middleton and Karen Morrison BMC Public Health 2012, 12:358 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-358; Published: 16 May 2012 [Open Access] http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/358/abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-358.pdf