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New Publications in the One Health Journal Veterinary Sciences — Basel, Switzerland The new online Open Access journal Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vetsci) published a new issue in 2016: Vet. Sci., Volume 3, Issue 4 (December 2016) Full text are available free of charge. Table of Contents: Special Issue Comparative Studies in Tick-Borne Diseases in Animals and Humans Review: Parallelisms and Contrasts in the Diverse Ecologies of the Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi Complexes of Bacteria in the Far Western United States by Nicole Stephenson and Janet Foley Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(4), 26; doi:10.3390/vetsci3040026 Review: Deviant Behavior: Tick-Borne Pathogens and Inflammasome Signaling by Dana K. Shaw, Erin E. McClure, Xiaowei Wang and Joao H. F. Pedra Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(4), 27; doi:10.3390/vetsci3040027 Article: Microscopic Visualisation of Zoonotic Arbovirus Replication in Tick Cell and Organ Cultures Using Semliki Forest Virus Reporter Systems by Lesley Bell-Sakyi, Sabine Weisheit, Claudia Rückert, Gerald Barry, John Fazakerley and Rennos Fragkoudis Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(4), 28; doi:10.3390/vetsci3040028 Comment: Regarding Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in the Americas; Some Historical Aspects of a Forgotten Disease in Colombia by Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez and Carlos A. Botero-García Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(4), 33; doi:10.3390/vetsci3040033 Article: Fluorescent Protein Expressing Rickettsia buchneri and Rickettsia peacockii for Tracking Symbiont-Tick Cell Interactions by Timothy J. Kurtti, Nicole Y. Burkhardt, Chan C. Heu and Ulrike G. Munderloh Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(4), 34; doi:10.3390/vetsci3040034 Special Issue Comparative Studies in Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation across Species Review: Intestinal Organoids—Current and Future Applications by Andre M. C. Meneses, Kerstin Schneeberger, Hedwig S. Kruitwagen, Louis C. Penning, Frank G. van Steenbeek, Iwan A. Burgener and Bart Spee Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(4), 31; doi:10.3390/vetsci3040031  Special Issue Comparative Studies on HIV and FIV in Animals and Humans Review: The Use of Recombinant Feline Interferon Omega Therapy as an Immune-Modulator in Cats Naturally Infected with Feline Immunodeficiency Virus: New Perspectives by Rodolfo Oliveira Leal and Solange Gil Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(4), 32; doi:10.3390/vetsci3040032 Further Publications Communication: Characterization of Haptoglobin Isotype in Milk of Mastitis-Affected Cows by Indu Upadhyaya, Jacob Thanislass, Anitha Veerapandyan, Sharanabasav Badami and Prabhakar X. Antony Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(4), 29; doi:10.3390/vetsci3040029 Article: An Assessment of Epidemiology Capacity in a One Health Team at the Provincial Level in Thailand by Soawapak Hinjoy, Arthicha Wongkumma, Somkid Kongyu, Punnarai Smithsuwan, Paphanij Suangtho, Thitipong Yingyong, Sunicha Chanvatik and Soledad Colombe Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(4), 30; doi:10.3390/vetsci3040030 Communication: Exfoliative Endometrial Cytology in Embryo Donor Cows—Comparison of Sampling Localizations for the Diagnosis of Subclinical Endometritis by Janna Egberts, Jan Detterer, Arno Park and Sabine Meinecke-Tillmann Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(4), 35; doi:10.3390/vetsci3040035 Article: Using Bronson Equation to Accurately Predict the Dog Brain Weight Based on Body Weight Parameter by L. Miguel Carreira Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(4), 36; doi:10.3390/vetsci3040036 Special Issues Open for Submissions Food and Waterborne Infections in Animals and Humans (Deadline: 30 April 2017) Allergies in Animals and Humans (Deadline: 31 May 2017) Nutritional Disorders in Companion Animals (Deadline: 30 June 2017) Assessments and Impact of Animal Diseases across the Food Chains (Deadline: 30 June 2017) Control, Prevention and Elimination of Zoonotic Diseases (Deadline: 31 July 2017) Comparative Studies of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria of Animals and Humans (Deadline: 31 August 2017) Current Research Findings in Veterinary Medicine in the Caribbean Region (Deadline: 1 October 2017) One Health—9th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference and 1st Asia Pacific Rickettsia Conference (Deadline: 31 October 2017) Provided to the One Health Initiative website 19 January, 2017 by: Margie Ma Managing Editor Veterinary Sciences