One Health Publications

2009 - Volume 45 (2) April-June   Control and monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria in food-producing animals in Japan           http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2009/45_2/305.htm             SummaryIncreased antimicrobial resistance in bacteria that cause infections in humans is a threat to public health. The use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals in the form of veterinary medicine and feed additives may lead to the emergence or spread of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria of animal origin. In Japan, the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals is regulated by the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law and Feed Safety Law to minimise the risk of emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria. Since December 2003, all antimicrobials used in food-producing animals have been subjected to risk assessment by the Food Safety Commission. In addition, an antimicrobial resistance monitoring programme has been in place since 2000 to monitor the evolution of resistance to different antimicrobials in bacteria in food-producing animals.

Introduction of a pet food safety law in Japan http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2009/45_2/297.htm           SummaryIn response to a growing concern among Japanese people over the safety of pet food marketed in Japan, a Pet Food Safety Law was approved by the Diet in June 2008 and will be enforced in June 2009. The law obliges manufacturers and importers of pet food to observe the standards for production methods and labelling and compositional specifications set by the Ministry of the Environment (MoE) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). The law also obliges manufacturers, importers and distributors (excluding retailers) of pet food to keep records of the name and quantity of pet food manufactured, imported and distributed. Within the compositional specifications, maximum residue limits have been established for aflatoxin B1 and certain organophosphorus pesticides and chemical preservatives. The establishment of standards for other mycotoxins, heavy metals, organochloride pesticides and other additives is scheduled for the near future.

Great One Health Leader in virology, pathology receives “World Veterinary Award”   Frederick A. Murphy, DVM, PhD is the second illustrious winner of the coveted and prestigious Penn Vet World Leadership Award.   See details at http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/may09/090515dd.asp   Dr. Murphy is a longstanding recognized One Health leader, supporter and advocate.    Among many other “One Health” in Action stories during a most distinguished career, the following was published on the One Health Initiative website and reprinted in the recently published Veterinaria Italiana One Health monograph http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2009/45_1/195.htm:   June 7, 2007   Prepared by Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP - Bruce Kaplan, DVM - Thomas P. Monath, MD   “ONE HEALTH” … in Action!  [#1]   A prime example of “One Health” in action has been described with verve in Richard Preston’s book, “The Hot Zone.”  This was the story of how two of our  “One Health” supporters, both eminent virologists, Frederick A. Murphy, DVM, PhD and Karl M. Johnson, MD worked closely together (along with others) to help unravel the mystery surrounding the initial outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever and how they discovered its etiologic agent, Ebola virus.    Prior to working at CDC with Dr. Murphy (a veterinarian), Dr. Johnson (a physician) had directed the NIH Middle America Research Unit in the Panama Canal Zone, where he and his colleagues discovered one of the first viruses causing a hemorrhagic fever, i.e. Machupo virus, the etiologic agent of Bolivian hemorrhagic fever.  In addition to discovery and description of new zoonotic viruses, over many years Dr. Johnson worked in infectious disease epidemiology and on experimental therapies for several of the hemorrhagic fever agents.    Dr. Murphy, a virologist / pathologist and Chief of the CDC Viral Pathology Laboratory and Dr. Johnson were close colleagues for several years at CDC, working hand-and-[surgical] glove together [the gloves were for protection against the dangerous pathogens they both dealt with in their laboratories].  According to Dr. Johnson, Dr. Murphy was “vitally interested in viral pathogenesis in addition to viral taxonomy, and was always ready to chime in when something novel appeared.”  While the two were working on Machupo virus at CDC in Atlanta in October 1976, along with the late medical virologist Patricia Webb, MD, they discovered Ebola virus in specimens from hemorrhagic fever victims received from Sudan and Zaire (now the People’s Republic of Congo).  One of the famous electron micrographs taken by Dr. Murphy at that time showed an Ebola virus virion as a “Sheppard’s crook.”  This image is almost as famous as its photographer!   These very brief comments about these two public health pioneers represent only a fraction of what they have accomplished together and separately.  But they reflect how veterinary medicine and human medicine can come together, in a kind of scientific meeting-of-the-minds, in this case resulting in the discovery of an important hemorrhagic fever virus---a virus that has continued in recent years to plague the people of central Africa.  Hemorrhagic fever viruses are now designated by CDC as potential bioterrorism agents. 

ONE HEALTH COMMISSION (USA) FORMED TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION ACROSS HUMAN, ANIMAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   Washington, D.C.—August 26, 2009—A new national commission, the One Health Commission (USA) has been established to spotlight the connections between human, animal, and environmental health, as well as the benefits of proactive and collaborative approaches toward better health for all.  …   Please click PDF to view entire news release.

Zoonoses and Public Health August 2009 issue of Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 56, pages 407-428.   Emerging Infections: A Tribute to the One Medicine, One Health Concept   R. E. Kahn 1 , D. F. Clouser 2 and J. A. Richt 2   1 Avian Flu Action, Warrington, Cheshire, UK   2 Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology Department, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA Correspondence to J. A. Richt. Medicine/Pathobiology Department, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, K224B Mosier Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA. Tel.: +1 785 532 4408; Fax: +1 785 532 4039; E-mail: jricht@vet.k-state.edu   http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122408425/abstract   Graciously provided by One Health supporter/advocate: Robert E. Kahn, PhD Co-ordinator, Avian Flu Action 40 St Stephen Road Great Sankey Warrington WA5 2BJ United Kingdom  

One Health Editorial Published on ‘Parasites and Vectors’…   ONE HEALTH and Parasitology Editorial    ONE HEALTH and parasitologyBruce Kaplan, Laura H Kahn, Thomas P Monath, Jack WoodallParasites & Vectors 2009, 2:36 (12 August 2009)[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]   http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/   Direct to copy: http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/2/1/36 or http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/pdf/1756-3305-2-36.pdf

  Please see important One Health abstract:   “From One medicine to one health and systemic approaches to health and well-being”   Authors:  J. Zinsstag, E. Schelling, D. Waltner-Toews, M. Tanner   Published by the 12th IVEE Conference in Durban, South Africa     Graciously provided by:   Jakob Zinsstag-Klopfenstein DVM PhD (Assistant Professor)Dept. of Epidemiology and Public HealthSwiss Tropical InstitutePO Box, 4002 Basel, SwitzerlandTel: +41 61 284 81 39Fax: +41 61 284 81 05email: jakob.zinsstag@unibas.chweb: www.sti.ch/en/research/public-health-and-epidemiology/human-and-animal-health.htmlBTB Africa web: www.africa-btb.netFor parcels please use the following address:Socinstrasse 57, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland

Prevalence and risks for fishborne zoonotic trematode infections in domestic animals in a highly endemic area of North Vietnam.   PMID: 19660428 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19660428?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Human Brucella canis outbreak linked to infection in dogs. PMID: 19653929 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19653929?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Please see “Parasites & Vectors” www.parasitesandvectors.com  articles of One Health related– Public Health/ zoonotic disease interest below.   Note: The One Health Initiative website acknowledges and appreciates the cooperation, assistance and permission to freely publish/promote references to specific One Health related articles from Parasites & Vectors by Dr. Chris Arme: Professor Chris Arme, DSc Editor: Parasites & Vectorswww.parasitesandvectors.comHuxley BuildingSchool of Life SciencesKeele UniversityStaffs. ST5 5BG    UK  Contents of Volume 2 Suppl 1 Proceedings of the 4th Symposium on Canine Vector-Borne Diseases Proceedings from 4th International Canine Vector-Borne Disease Symposium Seville, Spain. 25–28 March 2009 Publication of the supplement has been sponsored by Bayer Animal Health GmbH.   Changing distribution patterns of canine vector borne diseases in Italy: leishmaniosis vs. dirofilariosisDomenico Otranto, Gioia Capelli, Claudio GenchiParasites & Vectors 2009, 2(Suppl 1):S2 (26 March 2009)[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Short report     ] Short report       Short report     A confusing case of canine vector-borne disease: clinical signs and progression in a dog co-infected with Ehrlichia canis and Bartonella vinsonii ssp. berkhoffiiEdward B Breitschwerdt, Ricardo G MaggiParasites & Vectors 2009, 2(Suppl 1):S3 (26 March 2009)[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Wild canids as sentinels of ecological health: a conservation medicine perspectiveA Alonso AguirreParasites & Vectors 2009, 2(Suppl 1):S7 (26 March 2009)[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Short report     Short report     Occurrence of Rickettsia felis in dog and cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) from ItalyGioia Capelli, Fabrizio Montarsi, Elena Porcellato, Giulia Maioli, Carmelo Furnari, Laura Rinaldi, Gaetano Oliva, Domenico OtrantoParasites & Vectors 2009, 2(Suppl 1):S8 (20 April 2009)[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]   Others of One Health-Public Health Interest:   Review     Trypanosomiasis vector control in Africa and Latin AmericaSchofield CJ, Kabayo JPParasites & Vectors 2008, 1:24 (1 August 2008)[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]   Review     The history of African trypanosomiasisSteverding DParasites & Vectors 2008, 1:3 (12 February 2008)[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central]

Liebert Online Table of Contents AlertVector-Borne and Zoonotic DiseasesVolume: 9, Number: 4 August 2009 The above issue is now available online from Liebert Online at:http://www.liebertonline.com/toc/vbz/9/4 The table of contents for this issue is listed below. Click on the links below to view the abstract for each article, or click on the link above to read the table of contents online. If you wish to update your preferences, please visit http://www.liebertonline.com/action/showPreferences?menuTab=Alerts If you wish to unsubscribe from this alert, please visit http://www.liebertonline.com/action/removeAlert?ai=8v9v&sig=ThbCBun5OSc If you need any further help, please email us at e-toc@liebertpub.com.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Participates in New One Health Initiative By Eddy BallJune 2009 Please see link:   http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009/june/health.cfm

Notice: Important online Journal available – “Parasites and Vectors”   Please see link: http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/   Editor-in-Chief: Chris Arme, DSc “Parasites & Vectors expands upon the scope of two former BioMed Central publications, Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease and Filaria Journal, both of which ceased publication in December 2007. Authors working in the areas covered by these journals are encouraged to submit their work to Parasites & Vectors. The full archives of these two journals remain available from the Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease and Filaria Journal websites and PubMed Central.   The average time from manuscript submission to a first decision is 17 days.” “Dr. Chris Arme is a parasitologist whose research interests are in the physiology of tapeworms, with particular emphasis on their nutrition and how these parasites interact with the physiological systems of their hosts. Since his doctoral studies at Leeds University he has maintained a special interest in the tapeworm, Ligula intestinalis, and its interactions with the reproductive systems of its fish host. In recognition of this work he was awarded a DSc from Keele University and a DSc honoris causa from the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava. He is a Past-President of the British Society for Parasitology and was an Editor of Parasitology for 19 years. He is now Editor-in-Chief of the online open access journal Parasites & Vectors.”

The July issue of the Alliance for Rabies Controls newsletter is now available at: www.rabiescontrol.net/ARCnewsletter13.pdf   There are articles on rabies control in Canada and India, World Rabies Day activities, a rabies outbreak in Namibian wildlife, vampire bat rabies in Latin America, new strategies being developed in the ASEAN+3 countries and others.     Deborah Briggs, Executive Director of the Alliance and Louise Taylor, Newsletter editor 

2009 Is 10th Anniversary Of West Nile Virus 1st Outbreak BY RICHARD GENTILVISO – The Queens Gazette   http://www.qgazette.com/news/2009/0722/features/009.html http://nyc.gov/html/doh/html/wnv/wnvfaq1.shtml

World Health Organization – Weekly Epidemiological Record April 24, 2009   http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/disease_management/wer_2009_17_extract.pdf Neglected zoonotic diseases (NZD) http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/zoonoses/en/   RationaleZoonotic diseases such as anthrax, bovine tuberculosis, brucellosis, cysticercosis, echinococcosis (hydatid disease) and rabies are endemic in many developing countries of Africa, Asia and south and central America.Many of the most affected countries have poor or nonexistent veterinary public health (VPH) infrastructures. This situation has marginalized control of zoonoses to the gap between veterinary responsibilities and medical needs, generating a false perception that their burden and impact on society are low. As a result, neither the human and animal health resources nor the research needed for their control are available, spawning a category of neglected zoonotic diseases (NZDs).Control of NZDs saves lives and secures livelihoods, offering a realistic and cost effective opportunity to alleviate poverty in remote rural and marginalized periurban communities. Interventions to control NZDs require coordination among veterinary, livestock and human health sectors that calls for a comprehensive and integrated interdisciplinary approach.Figures on the impact of NZDs | List of specific NZDs GoalTo control NZDs by preventing their occurrence in humans and by controlling and, where feasible, eliminating disease in their animal reservoirs. Integration is needed at two levels: across and between sectors as well as among diseases. ObjectivesTo provide effective leadership and technical, financial and political support in controlling, preventing and eliminating NZDs. Strategy Lead global and regional efforts to promote and coordinate the “one health” concept for control of NZDs and formulate a model for applying this integrated approach in the context of eco-systems that facilitate transmission of NZDs. Provide guidelines on establishing national VPH units, and clarify the role and structure of VPH units in the context of their contribution to health care, recognizing that their mandate extends beyond a given sector and beyond control of NZDs. Promote advocacy to emphasize the burden of NZDs on society and to create demand at all levels of society for control of NZDs. Develop or update guidelines for surveillance, prevention and control of specific NZDs and conduct, maintain and report inventories of activities and tools to control NZDs. ContactNTDnzdMail@who.int

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One Health Commission Established (USA)   http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/aug09/090801a.asp   Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association   August 1, 2009  

2009 Karl F. Meyer - James H. Steele Gold Head Cane Awarded “One Health” advocate Charles O. Thoen, DVM, PhD (TB Expert) at AVMA Conference in Seattle July 11, 2009 http://www.avma.org/press/releases/090711_convention_awards.asp#gold This annual award recognizes and honors the achievements of an individual concerned with animal health that have significantly advanced human health through the practice of veterinary epidemiology and public health. ... [Dr. Thoen] was recently invited to serve as the primary author of a monograph, Tuberculosis: a Re-emerging Disease in Animals and Humans for One Health/One Medicine [Veterinaria Italiana Journal – Edited by the Kahn-Kaplan-Monath One Health team], and is currently an associate editor of The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease… Please see: http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2009/45_1/135.htm