One Health Publications

University of Minnesota out to create new era of ag research – Agweek

“What we’re constructing is a one–health concept,” Buhr said. “Really trying to integrate soil health with plant health, animal health and human …

“We really don’t see that anywhere else,” Buhr said of the one-health concept. “There’s components, they’re not necessarily aligned.”

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The ISOHA Journal is an informal compilation of student works. We are excited to share the work of students from different disciplines and countries all over the world. Many thanks to our Advisory Board of One Health professionals:

Bernadette Dunham, DVM, PhD

Danielle M. Sholly, PhD, MS

Francisco Olea-Popelka, DVM, MSc, PhD

Marc Habash, MSc, PhD

Topics include:

The One Health Concept

Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases

Antimicrobial Resistance

Climate Change

Overview of Partner Organizations

This newsletter was created to highlight the many One Health-related research and training activities the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, TX is engaged in performing. It is modeled in part, after the monthly Duke One Health Newsletter which ran from April 2018 to October 2021. *Professor Gregory C. Gray moved from Duke University to UTMB in October 2021 and was tasked with building a One Health program at UTMB.

*Member, One Health Initiative Team Advisory Board

“… It was my interest in science and my experience of being brought up on a farm that led me to study veterinary medicine at Glasgow University in Scotland. After graduation, I elected to remain in the academic environment, first as a house surgeon in the surgery department at the University Veterinary Hospital, and following study for a recently introduced diploma in Veterinary Anesthesia became a veterinary anesthesiologist at the University. …”

Emerging Concept of One Health – UK Student Honors Lecture Discussion group- Mar 28, 2022

A Power Point slide presentation March 28, 2022 to University of Kentucky – Lexington, Kentucky (USA) honors students by:

*CRAIG N. CARTER, DVM, PhD

Professor

Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

University of Kentucky

1490 Bull Lea Rd.

Lexington, KY  40511

craig.carter@uky.edu

859-257-8283 (Office)

859-321-4890 (Business cell)

Member, One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team

Dr. Carter says, “This was a 2.5 hour session that started with a One Health overview followed by a student discussion/analysis of various One Health papers, most of which were inspired/written by the One Health Initiative team, et. al. at the beautiful Lewis Honors classroom building on the UK campus (next to the Young library). 

 The links to the papers are on slides at the tail end of the deck.  The students were broken up into three groups for the discussion session.  The University of Kentucky (UK) has an impressive honors program for the students which started in 1958.  Among other things, each student has an additional 30 hours of special credit to earn on top of the requirements for their BS/BA degree.  They also have an international project to complete before graduation.  About half of the students are pre-med along with an assortment of pre-dental, public health, MBA, etc. A very impressive group of students!”

 *Biographer: James H. Steele, DVM, MPH

…. Swanson’s insouciant image, including domesticated and wild animals from around the world, also works as a metaphor for humankind’s relationships with and connections to other animals through the lens of zoonotic disease. An observer watching such a carousel would see the figures emerge and reemerge, not unlike disease detectives tracking zoonotic diseases. Zoonoses, an unavoidable consequence of the interactions among humans and animals, are caused by harmful germs such as viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that more than 6 out of every 10 known infectious diseases in people come from animals and that 3 out of every 4 new or emerging infectious diseases in people come from animals. Knowing which animals could have zoonotic diseases proves challenging because both domesticated animals and wildlife may appear well, act healthy, yet carry lethal pathogens.

Like Swanson’s cycling carousel, emerging and reemerging zoonotic diseases―which are transmitted from animals to humans―and the pathogens that cause them, also occur in cycles as they propagate among different ecosystems. The sylvatic cycle occurs in natural settings among wild animals and vectors; the synanthropic cycle occurs where domestic and companion animals live in close association with humans. Other cycles of transmission are human-to-human transmission and human-to-animal transmission. Many interrelated factors, including climate change, modern agricultural practices, destruction of natural habitats, urbanization, and seasonality of infectious diseases, contribute to the complex and dizzying array of zoonoses that pose a challenge to public health.

Provided by:

*Member One Health Initiative team’s Advisory Board.

Researchers who study antibacterial resistance in people and across species found one equine fecal sample showed bacterial resistance to 11 different drug classes.

“Humans, horses, and other domestic animals share living spaces, companionship, food—even pathogens (disease-causing organisms). According to researchers, that means they’re sharing those pathogens’ antimicrobial resistance determinants (genes and mutations), as well. …”

…  “However, this is not just about swine. We are taking a ‘One Health’ approach that is likely to be relevant to other mammals, including cattle and humans. For instance, infertility is a costly issue for the beef industry, representing a $4.7 billion annual loss for U.S. cattle producers.”  …

Learn how experts define health sources in a journal of the National Academy of Medicine. FDA One Health Steering Committee – March 2022.

“Top virologists in India inform virus research in India needs to improve. A concept called One Health has gained momentum after the outbreak of the pandemic, even as scientists across the globe are struggling to pre-empt incidents of infectious agents jumping species.”

“My current work focuses on building One Health genomic surveillance programs and bringing next-generation genomic technologies to our public health, … “