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Antigenic and genetic characteristics of zoonotic influenza viruses and development of candidate vaccine viruses for pandemic preparedness |
| World Health Organization - September 11, 2011 |
| Thursday, February 02, 2012. |
World Health Organization:
Antigenic and genetic characteristics of zoonotic influenza viruses and development of candidate vaccine viruses for pandemic preparedness
September 2011
“The development of representative candidate influenza vaccine viruses, coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), remains an essential component of the overall global strategy for pandemic preparedness. Comparisons of the candidate vaccine viruses with respect to antigenicity and their relationship to newly emerging viruses are ongoing and will be periodically reported by WHO. An update of current and completed vaccine clinical trials can be found on the WHO website1....”
Please read more: http://www.who.int/influenza/resources/documents/2011_09_h5_h9_vaccinevirusupdate.pdf |
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One Health Advocates Have a New Way to Connect On the One Health Commission (OHC) Website |
| One Health Commission - USA: January 25, 2012 |
| Wednesday, January 25, 2012. |
Press Release: January 25, 2012
One Health Advocates Have a New Way to Connect On the One Health Commission (OHC) Website - USA
Contact:
Dr. Roger Mahr, One Health Commission, 515-294-0572, rkmahr@onehealthcommission.org
Connie Scovin, Center for Food Security and Public Health, 860-355-8599, cscovin@iastate.edu
AMES, Iowa – “The One Health Commission, a globally focused organization dedicated to the improved health of people, domestic animals, wildlife, plants and the environment has launched a newly redesigned website where people can share accomplishments and ideas using the One Health approach for global health benefits. The site address is www.onehealthcommission.org. .......”
Please read entire release: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/OneHealthCommission_Annct_1%2025%2012.%20B%20docx.pdf |
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Going viral - By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP | 17 January 2012 |
| Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Column |
| Monday, January 23, 2012. |
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Going viral
By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP | 17 January 2012
“We've been lucky. The avian influenza (H5N1) virus that first emerged in Hong Kong in 1997 -- which killed six and caused 18 serious illnesses -- has not acquired the ability to spread easily from person to person. Virtually all of the reported cases have involved contact with infected birds or bird products. Thus the outbreak required the depopulation of all the chicken farms and poultry markets in the region -- no small project -- in order to stop the outbreak from spreading. ...”
Please read entire column at http://thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/laura-h-kahn/going-viral |
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Visionary One Health Training Programs Planned for University of Florida (USA) |
| University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (USA) |
| Thursday, January 19, 2012. |
Visionary One Health Training Programs Planned for University of Florida (USA)
Please see video at http://youtu.be/InYc6qB-pKk
“While many organizations call for a cross-disciplinary One Health approach, there are no US degree programs that teach students to lead these complex collaborations. Comprised of sixteen different health science, engineering, and agriculture colleges, the University of Florida is uniquely positioned with experts in a variety of fields. To address this need and utilize our distinctive capabilities, the Department of Environmental and Global Health is developing several new training programs. We are seeking approval to establish three new training programs for Fall 2012:
· Master’s of Health Sciences, Environmental Health emphasis (40 credit hours, approval pending)
· PhD in Public Health, One Health emphasis (90 credit hours, approval pending)”
http://egh.phhp.ufl.edu/academic-programs/ |
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Major gains in efficiency of livestock systems needed |
| Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ... December 14, 2011 |
| Tuesday, January 17, 2012. |
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Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ...
Major gains in efficiency of livestock systems needed
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14-12-2011
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Intensive production holds key to feeding growing cities, but improvements in natural resource use and environmental performance are crucial
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14 December 2011, Rome – “By 2050 an expanded world population will be consuming two thirds more animal protein than it does today, bringing new strains to bear on the planet's natural resources, according to a new FAO report published today. ...”
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Please read entire article by clicking on this link http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/116937/icode/ or the HTM View.
FAO Permission to post granted December 19, 2011. |
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National Link Coalition Listed as “One Health” Resource |
| National Link Coalition (NLC) |
| Saturday, January 14, 2012. |
National Link Coalition Listed as “One Health” Resource
“Working together to stop violence against people and animals” is relevant to the One Health issue. Please see page 6 in the attached PDF. |
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Improving Food Safety Through One Health - December 13, 2011 - December 14, 2011 (8:30 AM Eastern) |
| Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
| Wednesday, January 11, 2012. |
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Improving Food Safety Through One Health
December 13, 2011 - December 14, 2011 (8:30 AM Eastern)
Keck Center (100) • 500 Fifth St. NW, Washington, DC 20001
Please see: http://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/MicrobialThreats/2011-DEC-13.aspx. |
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Using microbes to fight microbes |
| Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP | 3 January 2012 |
| Friday, January 06, 2012. |
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Using microbes to fight microbes
By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP | 3 January 2012
“There are more microorganisms in and on our bodies than human cells. In fact, scientists estimate that microorganisms outnumber human cells by 10 to 1. These microbes cover our skin, nose, mouth, and gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. Called the "human microbiome," scientists are investigating the relationship between these microbes and disease. ... “
Please read more: http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/laura-h-kahn/using-microbes-to-fight-microbes |
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“Spreading the one-health concept” |
| Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) online – NEWS -January 2012 |
| Thursday, January 05, 2012. |
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) online – NEWS -January 2012
“Spreading the one-health concept”
“A movement is promoting the one-health concept—that human, animal, and ecosystem health intertwine to make "one health"—and an accompanying one-health approach involving collaboration among the health professions and relevant associated disciplines to improve health locally and globally. Organizations backing the one-health approach range from the One Health Commission and the One Health Initiative website to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the National League of Cities.”
http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/jan12/120115a.aps |
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Updated unified nomenclature system for the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses |
| World Health Organization (WHO) - October 2011 |
| Tuesday, January 03, 2012. |
Updated unified nomenclature system for the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses
World Health Organization (WHO) - October 2011
“In recent years, a variety of different provisional names have been used to refer to emerging lineages of the currently circulating highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses. As a result, discussion, comparison, and analysis of the various lineages proved difficult. ... “
See more: http://www.who.int/influenza/gisrs_laboratory/h5n1_nomenclature/en/index.html |
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One Health importance...New Facility to Advance Public Health, Zoonoses Research - December 14, 2011 - News Release |
| The University of Guelph, Canada |
| Monday, December 26, 2011. |
One Health importance...
New Facility to Advance Public Health, Zoonoses Research - December 14, 2011 - News Release
“The University of Guelph today opened a new research facility to help prevent and control emerging animal-related diseases that threaten public health. ...”
Please read complete release: http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2011/12/new_facility_to.html or click on HTM view. |
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One Health USA oriented veterinary medical journal... |
| Clinician’s Brief Journal – December 2011 Volume 9 Number 12 |
| Monday, December 19, 2011. |
One Health USA oriented veterinary medical journal...
Clinician’s Brief Journal – December 2011 Volume 9 Number 12
Contains CAPSULES Section (http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/73ec98a9#/73ec98a9/7) Page 4—The current literature in brief, featuring One Health Initiative
Please see http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/73ec98a9#/73ec98a9/42 Page 39 and http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/73ec98a9#/73ec98a9/49 Page 46
Courtesy of: Editor, Indu Mani, DVM, DSc.
The official journal of the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC), Clinician’s Brief (http://www.cliniciansbrief.com/journal/), a peer reviewed journal, has established a unique, visionary and seminal One Health policy...the journal is primarily designed to provide pertinent veterinary medical scientific articles for busy small animal medicine/surgery practitioners.
The NAVC http://www.navc.com/ conducts a prominent and outstanding yearly meeting in Orlando, Florida (USA). It is one of the largest veterinary medical continuing education events in the world. A focus is maintained “on a single goal—providing high quality, practical information to every member of the veterinary [medical] professional team.” The 2012 Conference is scheduled for January 14-18, 2012. A One Health program is scheduled from 8:00 a.m. through 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2011. |
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Photo Quiz- Calvin W. Schwabe, DVM, MPH, DSc. [Coined “One Medicine” term*] |
| U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Emerging Infectious Disease Journal - Volume 17, Number 12—December 2011 |
| Saturday, December 10, 2011. |
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Emerging Infectious Disease Journal
Volume 17, Number 12—December 2011
Photo Quiz- Calvin W. Schwabe, DVM, MPH, DSc. [Coined “One Medicine” term*]
Myron G. Schultz, DVM, MD, DCMT, FACP and Peter M. Schantz, VMD, PhD
Author affiliations: Author affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M.G. Schultz)
Schultz MG, Schantz P. Calvin W. Schwab [photo quiz]. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2011 Dec [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1712.110484
Please see http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/12/11-0484_article.htm and/or attached PDF provided by Dr. Schultz.
*http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/Who%20coined%20the%20term%20One%20Medicine%20by%20B%20%20Kaplan%20and%20C%20%20Scott%20May19%202011-CS.pdf |
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National League of Cities - Adopted [One Health Resolution] at the 2011 Congress of Cities - November 12, 2011 (USA) |
| National League of Cities (USA) - November 12, 2011 |
| Sunday, December 04, 2011. |
Historic One Health Resolution (USA)...
National League of Cities · Adopted at the 2011 Congress of Cities · November 12, 2011 (USA)
2012 Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Pg.68 & 69
NLC RESOLUTION #2012-17 - One Health Initiative - [Please see http://alturl.com/tz5gx and http://alturl.com/zh45j]
WHEREAS, cities depend on the health and vitality of their inhabitants, reliable access to sufficient quantities of wholesome food and clean water, clean air, and the ecosystem services that support them; and
WHEREAS, government plays an important role in coordinating efforts to preserve and maintain those resources; and
WHEREAS, policymakers are challenged to make sense of complex inter-relationships among human health, animal health, and ecological health, and pressed to conform with decision-making models that often isolate those critical connections and shorten planning horizons; and
WHEREAS, cities‘ economic, social, and environmental well-being—the ¨Dtriple bottom line¡¬ whereon environmental stewardship, economic prosperity, and social responsibility intersect—depends on our ability to integrate diverse interests through unified long-range planning, and to engage and inform policymakers and practitioners about critical interdependent needs; and
WHEREAS, the One Health Initiative4 is the collaborative objective of multiple disciplines, including the American Medical Association (AMA), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), their international counterparts, and environmental organizations, working locally, nationally, and globally to disseminate information about human health, animal health, and environmental health; and
4 www.onehealthinitiative.com
WHEREAS, leaders in local government are ideally suited as partners in that responsibility; and
WHEREAS, successful adoption and implementation of the One Health Initiative will be predicated on the leadership, communication skills, and cooperation of its advocates; and
WHEREAS, One Health topics that pertain to local government include the costs and organizational structure of public health services; pandemic preparedness; health education; adaptation to climate change; animal control and vaccination requirements; transportation and land use planning affecting public wellness; water quality protection; waste management; energy choices; food safety and regional food systems; ecological protection, restoration, and monitoring; homeland security and bioterrorism; measures of economic trends and workforce preparedness relative to sustainable practices; health, healthcare costs, and absenteeism of personnel; and
WHEREAS, facilitating communication among increasingly specialized experts will improve health outcomes for communities through increased awareness of connections between climate variability, food production, and infectious diseases; cross-species contagion (zoonoses), and human and animal health conditions; and demands on municipal infrastructure and services; and
WHEREAS, climate change will affect energy costs, the frequency and severity of floods, fires, wind events, heat waves, and other extreme weather conditions; coastal development and building standards; incidence vector-borne illnesses; crop production; habitat loss; endangerment and extinction of species; and human illness; and
WHEREAS, cities can only thrive if they remain attractive and livable, with sufficient quantities of clean water, clean air, efficient, affordable buildings, healthful food choices, healthy food animals, and leaders who are committed to cooperative long-range planning for a sustainable future.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National League of Cities supports integrated decision-making in the context of the One Health Initiative, and calls on the federal government to adopt legislation and practices that address human health, animal health, and ecological health in an integrated fashion and support local efforts to advance sustainability goals. |
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Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans in China |
| Open Access: Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:165 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-165 Published: 24 August 2011 |
| Friday, December 02, 2011. |
Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans in China
Peng Zhou, Zhaoguo Chen, Hai-Long Li, Haihong Zheng, Shenyi He, Rui-Qing Lin and Xing-Quan Zhu
Open Access: Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:165 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-165 Published: 24 August 2011
“Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic infection of humans and animals, caused by the opportunistic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa. Infection in pregnant women may lead to abortion, stillbirth or other serious consequences in newborns. Infection in immunocompromised patients can be fatal if not treated. On average, one third of people are chronically infected worldwide. Although very limited information from China has been published in the English journals, T. gondii infection is actually a significant human health problem in China. In the present article, we reviewed the clinical features, transmission, prevalence of T. gondii infection in humans in China, and summarized genetic characterizations of reported T. gondii isolates. Educating the public about the risks associated with unhealthy food and life style habits, tracking serological examinations to special populations, and measures to strengthen food and occupational safety are discussed.”
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Following the genes: a framework for animal modeling of psychiatric disorders |
| BMC Biology 2011, 9:76 (11 November 2011) - Kevin J Mitchell, Z Josh Huang, Bita Moghaddam, Akira Sawa |
| Saturday, November 26, 2011. |
Following the genes: a framework for animal modeling of psychiatric disorders
Kevin J Mitchell, Z Josh Huang, Bita Moghaddam, Akira Sawa
BMC Biology 2011, 9:76 (11 November 2011)
Abstract
The number of individual cases of psychiatric disorders that can be ascribed to identified, rare, single mutations is increasing with great rapidity. Such mutations can be recapitulated in mice to generate animal models with direct etiological validity. Defining the underlying pathogenic mechanisms will require an experimental and theoretical framework to make the links from mutation to altered behavior in an animal or psychopathology in a human. Here, we discuss key elements of such a framework, including cell type-based phenotyping, developmental trajectories, linking circuit properties at micro and macro scales and definition of neurobiological phenotypes that are directly translatable to humans.
Please see more: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/9/76 |
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A One Health Comparative Medicine Research Concern...Hepatitis E Virus in Rabbits, Virginia, USA |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - Volume 17, Number 11—November 2011 |
| Thursday, November 17, 2011. |
A One Health Comparative Medicine Research Concern...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - Volume 17, Number 11—November 2011
Hepatitis E Virus in Rabbits, Virginia, USA
“...The fact that rabbit HEV appears to be closely related to genotype 3 HEV raises a potential concern for zoonotic infection because genotype 3 HEV from other animal species is known to infect humans (1,2). Therefore, cross-species infection and zoonotic risk for infection with rabbit HEV should be evaluated. ...”
Please Read complete article: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/11/11-0428_article.htm
Cossaboom CM, Córdoba L, Dryman BA, Meng X-J. Hepatitis E virus in rabbits, Virginia, USA. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2011 Nov [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110428 |
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One Health Publications |
| NAVC's Clinician's Brief Journal – November 2011 Issue |
| Friday, November 11, 2011. |
One Health Publications
Courtesy of: *Clinician's Brief Journal – November 2011 Issue:
· “Public Health Significance of Toxoplasma” - See attached PDF.
· Ask the expert...“Checklists: An Answer to Avoiding Mistakes” – See http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/Ask%20the%20Expert_Checklists.pdf
See full November issue: http://www.cliniciansbrief.com/journal
*Clinician’s Brief, the official Journal of the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC), adopted support and advocacy of the One Health concept in its October 2011 issue. The NAVC http://www.navc.com/ conducts a prominent and outstanding yearly meeting in Orlando, Florida (USA). It is one of the largest veterinary medical continuing education events in the world. A focus is maintained “on a single goal—providing high quality, practical information to every member of the veterinary [medical] professional team.” The 2012 Conference is scheduled for January 14-18, 2012. |
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LINKS PAGE - February 1 , 2012 |
| One Health Initiative Website NEWS Statistics |
| Tuesday, November 08, 2011. |
One Health Initiative Website NEWS Statistics
“One Health is the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally to attain optimal health for people, animals, plants and our environment.” |
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One Health Supporters - October 6, 2011 |
| Kahn-Kaplan-Monath-Woodall |
| Monday, November 07, 2011. |
Current One Health Supporters with addresses |
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AVIAN Influenza Toolkit – October 31, 2011 |
| Australian Government – Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
| Monday, November 07, 2011. |
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New on the AI Toolkit
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31 October 2011
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FEATURE CASE STUDY
Five project success factors in developing surveillance capacity in PNG
This case study written specially for the AI Toolkit describes how NAQIA and PNG’s Chief Veterinary Officer collaborated with AusAID, the Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry (DAFF) and PNG provincial livestock officers to develop the foundations for a national surveillance system, and identifies a five factors contributing to the project’s success.
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DOCUMENT
Flu and emerging zoonoses
The outcomes of the second Joint Scientific Consultation among the FAO, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have been published. The document underlines the growing consensus that the scientific community must move beyond avian influenza to reduce disease risks, especially those emerging from animals with potential implications for human health, food security and livelihoods.
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We hope you like the new newsletter design!
For other articles and documents, please go to http://www.aitoolkit.org.
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Please send any One Health News, Publications and Upcoming Events items |
| One Health Initiative Team - November 8, 2011 |
| Sunday, November 06, 2011. |
Notice—November 8, 2011:
Please send any One Health News, Publications and Upcoming Events items to kkm@onehealthinitiative.com c/o Contents Manager.
We are happy to promote One Health by posting appropriate items submitted!
Thank you for your assistance...
Your One Health Initiative team |
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FAO and Max Planck Institute take on species-swapping diseases |
| Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations |
| Wednesday, November 02, 2011. |
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
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FAO and Max Planck Institute take on species-swapping diseases
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Focus on interactions between wild animals, livestock, and human populations to reduce risks, strengthen responses
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“... FAO is moving forward with the ‘One Health' approach ...”
30 May 2011, Rome - FAO and the German Max Planck Institute are joining forces to study species-swapping diseases that move back and forth between wild animals and domestic livestock and, in some cases, jump to human victims.
In today's interconnected world, population growth, modern transportation and increased global trade in animals and animal products have vastly accelerated the spread of zoonoses - species jumping diseases - capable of wreaking major impacts on farmers' livelihoods and human health alike. A/H1N1 swine flu and the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza are but two recent examples. ... “This is why FAO is moving forward with the ‘One Health' approach that emphasizes a multidisciplinary collaboration in solving challenging health issues arising from the livestock-wildlife-human-ecosystem interfaces -- working closely with partners like the Max Planck Institute," ...
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One health national programme across species on zoonoses: a call to the developing world |
| Infection Ecology and Epidemiology 2011, 1: 8293 - DOI: 10.3402/iee.v1i0.8293 |
| Tuesday, October 25, 2011. |
One health national programme across species on zoonoses: a call to the developing world
Asokan G. V., Dr1*, Vanitha Asokan, Dr2 and Prathap Tharyan, Dr3
1College of Health Sciences, Kingdom of Bahrain; 2American Mission Hospital, Kingdom of Bahrain; 3South
Asian Cochrane Network & Centre, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Citation: Infection Ecology and Epidemiology 2011, 1: 8293 - DOI: 10.3402/iee.v1i0.8293 - Infection Ecology and Epidemiology 2011.#2011 Asokan. G. V. et al. 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.
Note: The One Health Initiative team considers Infection Ecology and Epidemiology to be a significant One Health oriented international journal. In addition the journal’s responsible editor: Björn Olsen, MD, a physician, is a member of the One Health Initiative website’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php. |
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The Infectious Disease Committee of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) Publishes Infectious Diseases of Concern to Captive and Free-ranging Wildlife in North America |
| The Infectious Disease Committee of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) |
| Monday, October 24, 2011. |
Please see Important publication with free access...of significant One Health [interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary] interest:
The Infectious Disease Committee of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) Publishes Infectious Diseases of Concern to Captive and Free-ranging Wildlife in North America
Napier JE, Gamble KC (editors): Infectious diseases of concern to captive and free-ranging animals in North America
1st edition. Yulee, Florida: Infectious Disease Committee, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 2011. 374 pp.
The publication is available online (at: http://www.aazv.org/ via http://www.aazv.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=754).
Information provided October 23, 2011 by co-editor, Dr. Gamble:
Kathryn C. Gamble DVM, MS, Dipl ACZM
Dr. Lester E. Fisher Director of Veterinary Medicine
Chair, Infectious Disease Committee, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Lincoln Park Zoo
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Using “Black Death” genetic tools for investigating cattle diseases? |
| Geni Wren, Bovine Veterinarian Magazine (USA) | Updated: October 18, 2011 |
| Wednesday, October 19, 2011. |
Using “Black Death” genetic tools for investigating cattle diseases?
Geni Wren, Bovine Veterinarian Magazine (USA) | Updated: October 18, 2011
“An international team - led by researchers at McMaster University and the University of Tubingen in Germany - has sequenced the entire genome of the Black Death, one of the most devastating epidemics in human history, according to a press release from McMaster University, Ontario, Canada. (Read the full press release here. ) ...”
Please read more: http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/latest/Using-Black-Death-genetic-tools-for-investigating-cattle-diseases-132014143.html or click on attachment. |
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Review: Essay on History of One Medicine (One Health) “Medicine and Species: One Medicine, One History?” contained within “The Oxford Handbook of History of Medicine” |
| Robert E. Kahn, PhD - Kansas State University (USA) Reprinted from One Health Initiative website on CEEZAD website |
| Saturday, October 15, 2011. |
Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD) - http://www.ceezad.org/
Review: Essay on History of One Medicine (One Health) “Medicine and Species: One Medicine, One History?” contained within “The Oxford Handbook of History of Medicine”
Please see Publications: http://www.ceezad.org/resources/publication.html via Attachment
By Robert E. Kahn, PhD
Educational Consultant
Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD)
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas (USA) |
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GRF One Health Summit 2012 - One Health - One Planet - One Future |
| Global Risk Forum GRF Davos - February 19 - 23, 2012 |
| Friday, October 14, 2011. |
GRF One Health Summit 2012
One Health - One Planet - One Future
Risks and Opportunities
International Conference 19-23 February 2012, Davos, Switzerland
3rd Announcement - Programme & Exhibition
Please see attachment and http://www.grforum.org/pages_new.php/One-Health/1013/1/938/
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A One Health Milestone...U. S. Veterinary Journal Establishes Visionary One Health Policy and One Health Section |
| The official journal of the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC), Clinician’s Brief |
| Wednesday, October 12, 2011. |
A One Health Milestone...
U. S. Veterinary Journal Establishes Visionary One Health Policy and One Health Section
The official journal of the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC), Clinician’s Brief http://www.cliniciansbrief.com/journal/october-2011: see View this Issue, a peer reviewed journal, has established a unique, visionary and seminal One Health policy...the journal is primarily designed to provide pertinent veterinary medical scientific articles for busy small animal medicine/surgery practitioners.
Clinician’s Brief has officially adopted support and advocacy of the One Health concept in its October 2011 issue. In addition, a special One Health section will be published in each subsequent issue and posted on the One Health Initiative website. The One Health section is entitled CAPSULES—Current literature in brief, featuring One Health Initiative Veterinary, Medical, Scientific [Highlights] —see page 39 in the current issue http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/54b87b67#/54b87b67/41.
The One Health Initiative team is delighted to have formed a collaborative liaison with NAVC’s Clinician’s Brief via its editor Indu Mani, DVM, DSc. Please see attachments showing the Front cover of the October 2011 Volume 9 Number 10 inaugural One Health issue: click on pdf view or http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/cover%202.pdf; the Contents Section: click on http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/contents%204.pdf; and Dr. Mani’s initial One Health Initiative Editorial commentary: click on http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/indu%204.pdf.
It should be noted that Dr. Mani, a veterinarian and avid One Health advocate, practices small animal veterinary medicine as well as being the editor of Clinician’s Brief. She is also well versed in public health issues having received her Doctor of Science degree (DSc) from Harvard University’s School of Public Health in Boston, MA (USA).
The NAVC http://www.navc.com/ conducts a prominent and outstanding yearly meeting in Orlando, Florida (USA). It is one of the largest veterinary medical continuing education events in the world. A focus is maintained “on a single goal—providing high quality, practical information to every member of the veterinary [medical] professional team.” The 2012 Conference is scheduled for January 14-18, 2012. |
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Health Council of the Netherlands Publish Advice on Antibiotic Use in Livestock Production and the Consequences for Human Public Health |
| Health Council of the Netherlands - August 31, 2011 |
| Tuesday, October 11, 2011. |
Health Council of the Netherlands Publish Advice on Antibiotic Use in Livestock Production and the Consequences for Human Public Health
August 31, 2011: http://www.gezondheidsraad.nl/en/publications/antibiotics-food-animal-production-and-resistant-bacteria-humans
Provided to One Health Initiative website October 11, 2011 by:
Dr. M.F.M. Langelaar
Scientific staff member
National Health Council of the Netherlands
Parnassusplein 5
Postbus 16052
2500BB Den Haag
Room C06 18
T 070-3406693
E mfm.langelaar@gr.nl |
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World Food Prize laureate to kick off new ISU One Health lecture series – October 12, 2011 |
| AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State University-based international organization One Health Commission (USA) |
| Saturday, October 08, 2011. |
World Food Prize laureate to kick off new ISU One Health lecture series – October 12, 2011
“AMES, Iowa (USA)- The Iowa State University-based international organization One Health Commission will sponsor a lecture with ISU by 2010 World Food Prize Laureate David Beckmann at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the Des Moines Marriott, Salon D, at 700 Grand Ave.
His presentation, "One Health: World Health Through Collaboration," is scheduled in conjunction with this year's World Food Prize events and is free and open to the public. ...”
Please read more: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2011/sep/onehealthlecture or click on HTM View.
Contacts:
Roger Mahr, One Health Commission, 515-294-0572, rkmahr@onehealthcommission.org
Tracy Raef, College of Veterinary Medicine, 515-294-4602, traef@iastate.edu
Dan Kuester, News Service, 515-294-0704, kuester@iastate.edu |
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Contagion Movie was One Health Deficient...making it Unrealistic! |
| Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP | 29 September 2011 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists |
| Thursday, September 29, 2011. |
Contagion Movie was One Health Deficient...making it Unrealistic!
What Contagion missed
By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP | 29 September 2011
“It's not often that Hollywood ventures into the realm of epidemics and public health, and when it does, the outcome is usually laughably out of touch with reality -- like Outbreak, the 1995 movie about a deadly Ebola-like virus that infected a city. ...”
Please read the entire review in Dr. Kahn’s Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists column:
http://thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/laura-h-kahn/what-contagion-missed
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One Health Principles Needed for Ageing Research in Humans and Animals |
| Dennis F. Lawler, DVM - Veterinaria Italiana Journal 2011 - Volume 47 (3), July-September |
| Saturday, September 24, 2011. |
One Health Principles Needed for Ageing Research in Humans and Animals
http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2011/47_3/47_3.htm
“In these papers, I examine controversy over the nature of ageing. Central ideas include why post-reproductive life span is relatively common among animals, and implications for evaluating.
Contentious debate revolves around whether ageing is a combined effect of life’s events on residuals of reproductive robustness, or whether ageing could be a purposeful product of natural selection.
In my view, complexities of ageing might be understood by simultaneously considering the cell, the organism, and the population. The idea that events of post-reproductive life represent considerable investment of precious energy challenges some accepted precepts. I suggest that ageing and its investments may have evolved at least partly as a means of niche preservation for populations and species at multiple levels of life.
It is clear that advancing knowledge and resolving questions and problems relative to ageing requires a One Health approach for human and animal species. The necessary knowledge evolution will occur only by greatly increasing the level of interdisciplinary research, and especially direct collaborations between research scientists and health care providers across disciplines.”
Dennis F. Lawler, DVM
Note: Dr. Lawler is a retired veterinarian currently residing in O'Fallon, Illinois (USA). He is a consultant in anatomic and clinical pathology for broad-scope genetics studies of the mammalian body plan, using the Portuguese Water Dog canine model, Project Georgie, the University of Utah, Salt Lake City (USA).
Permission for the One Health Initiative website to post access to these three articles was graciously granted on September 22, 2011 by Gill Dilmitis, Associate Editor, gsdilmitis@wanadoo.fr, Veterinaria Italiana Journal. |
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Poster presented in the 1st International Congress on Pathogens at the Human-Animal Interface(ICOPHAI), September 15-17, 2011: UN Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
| Professor Nitish C Debnath, DVM, MSc (TVM), PhD - Bangladesh |
| Friday, September 23, 2011. |
Poster presented in the 1st International Congress on Pathogens at the Human-Animal Interface(ICOPHAI), September 15-17, 2011: UN Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Provided to One Health Initiative website September 23, 2011 by:
Professor Nitish C Debnath, DVM, MSc (TVM), PhD National Consultant, Outbreak Response and Laboratory Expert Avian Influenza Technical Unit Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pshusampad Bhaban, Farmgate, Dhaka
Bangladesh
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National study on the prioritization of zoonotic diseases in the United States - September 11, 2011 |
| Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ) Research Team at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, ON, Canada |
| Monday, September 19, 2011. |
National study on the prioritization of zoonotic diseases in the United States
September 19, 2011—The following message is being circulated on behalf of the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ) Research Team at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, ON, Canada by the One Health Initiative Team. We encourage you to consider participation and strongly support the efforts of CPHAZ:
Please see attached PDF for more information... |
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Catalog of One Health Activities and Programs (USA) - September 2011 |
| University of Minnesota - St. Paul, MN (USA) |
| Saturday, September 17, 2011. |
Important New - September 2011
Catalog of One Health Activities and Programs (USA)
Provided by:
Will Hueston, DVM, PhD
Executive Director, Global Initiative for Food Systems Leadership
Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine and
Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN (USA)
Tel: 612-625-5900
Fax: 612-624-4906
Email: huest001@umn.edu
Website: www.foodsystemsleadership.org |
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Environmental levels of the antiviral Oseltamivir induce development of resistance mutation H274Y in influenza A/H1N1 virus in mallards |
| PLoS ONE, Monday 12 September 2011 – OPEN ACCESS |
| Friday, September 16, 2011. |
Environmental levels of the antiviral Oseltamivir induce development of resistance mutation H274Y in influenza A/H1N1 virus in mallards
Josef D. Järhult 1, Shaman Muradrasoli 2, John Wahlgren 3, Hanna Söderström 4, Goran Orozovic 5, Gunnar Gunnarsson 5,6, Caroline Bröjer 7,8, Neus Latorre-Margalef5, Jerker Fick 4, Roman Grabic 4,9, Johan Lennerstrand 10, Jonas Waldenström 5, Åke Lundkvist 3, Björn Olsen 1,5
PLoS ONE, Monday 12 September 2011 – OPEN ACCESS
Abstract
“Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) is the most widely used drug against influenza infections and is extensively stockpiled worldwide as part of pandemic preparedness plans. However, resistance is a growing problem and in 2008–2009, seasonal human influenza A/H1N1 virus strains in most parts of the world carried the mutation H274Y in the neuraminidase gene which causes resistance to the drug. The active metabolite of oseltamivir, oseltamivir carboxylate (OC), is poorly degraded in sewage treatment plants and surface water and has been detected in aquatic environments where the natural influenza reservoir, dabbling ducks, can be exposed to the substance. … “
Please read more http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0024742 or click on attachment. |
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Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI) – University of Florida (USA) Foodsafety |
| Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI) – University of Florida (USA) Foodsafety April 28, 2011 |
| Sunday, September 11, 2011. |
Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI) – University of Florida (USA) Foodsafety
Thursday, April 28, 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (USA) – Researchers at the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute have identified the Top 10 riskiest combinations of foods and disease-causing microorganisms, providing an important tool for food safety officials charged with protecting consumers from these costly and potentially life-threatening bugs.
Please see http://www.epi.ufl.edu/?q=RankingTheRisks or click on attachment |
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Important Essay on the History of One Medicine published in the United Kingdom (soon to be published in the USA): Contained within "The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine" |
| Robert E. Kahn, PhD - Kansas State University (USA) - September 6, 2011 |
| Wednesday, September 07, 2011. |
Important Essay on the History of One Medicine published in the United Kingdom (soon to be published in the USA): Contained within "The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine"
Medicine and Species: One Medicine, One History?
“University librarians may well be interested in The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine, already available in the United Kingdom and to be published in the United States on November 1st, 2011. Although expensive at $150, this innovative 672 page survey edited by Mark Jackson, contains an important essay by Robert G. W. Kirk and Michael Worboys, “Medicine and Species: One Medicine, One History?” which proposes “re-conceiving medicine as a set of knowledge-practices grounded in interspecies interactions.” In brief, the authors (a Wellcome Research Fellow and the Director of the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the University of Manchester) contend that the history of medicine “should become the history of one medicine” because of “the complex interactions between species that have been present throughout history”. ...”
Please read more by clicking on attached PDF
Book Review provided to One Health Initiative Website September 6, 2011 by:
Robert E. Kahn, PhD
Educational Consultant
Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD)
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
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Progress towards the eradication of Tsetse from the Loos islands, Guinea |
| Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:18doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-18 – Published February 10, 2011 – Open Access |
| Saturday, September 03, 2011. |
Progress towards the eradication of Tsetse from the Loos islands, Guinea
Moise S Kagbadouno1 , Mamadou Camara1 , Jérémy Bouyer2 , Fabrice Courtin3 , Mory F Onikoyamou 4 , Chris J Schofield5 and Philippe Solano3
1 Programme National de Lutte contre la THA, Ministère de la Santé, Conakry, Guinée
2 Cirad, UMR CIRAD-INRA CMAEE, ISRA-LNERV, Service de Parasitologie, Dakar-Hann, Sénégal
3 IRD, UMR IRD-CIRAD 177, CIRDES Bobo-Dioulasso BP 454, Burkina Faso
4 Direction de la Santé animale, Ministère de l'élevage, Conakry, Guinée
5 LSHTM (ITD), London WC1E7HT, UK
author email corresponding author email
Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:18doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-18 – Published February 10, 2011 – Open Access
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The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/18
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© 2011 Kagbadouno et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Background
The tsetse fly Glossina palpalis gambiensis is the main vector of sleeping sickness (Human African Trypanosomiasis - HAT) in West Africa, in particular in littoral Guinea where this disease is currently very active. The Loos islands constitute a small archipelago some 5 km from mainland Guinea, where G. p. gambiensis is well known as a nuisance and potential disease vector by inhabitants of the three main islands, Fotoba, Room, and Kassa. The National Control Program against HAT of Guinea has decided to eradicate tsetse in Loos islands in order to sustainably protect humans and economic activities. After baseline data collection, tsetse control began on the islands in 2006. On each of the three islands a specific combination of control methods was implemented according to the entomological situation found.
Results
Starting densities before control operations were 10, 3 and 1 tsetse/trap/day in Kassa, Room and Fotoba respectively, but by July 2010, tsetse were no longer caught in any of the sentinel traps used for monitoring. The reduction rate was faster where several control methods were implemented as a combination (impregnated traps and targets ITT, selective groundspraying, epicutaneous insecticide treatment of pigs, and impregnated fences around pig pens), whereas it was slower when ITT were used as the only control method.
Conclusions
This 100% suppression is a promising step in the eradication process, but G. p. gambiensis may still occur at very low, undetectable, densities on the archipelago. Next step will consist in assessing a 0.05 probability of tsetse absence to ascertain a provisional eradication status. Throughout these operations, a key factor has been the involvement of local teams and local communities without whom such results would be impossible to obtain. Work will continue thanks to the partners involved until total eradication of the tsetse on Loos islands can be declared.
Please read more: http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/18 |
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Bird Flu rears its head again--Increased preparedness and surveillance urged against variant |
| Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations News Release - August 21, 2011 |
| Tuesday, August 30, 2011. |
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations News Release
Bird Flu rears its head again
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Increased preparedness and surveillance urged against variant strain
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“29 August 2011, Rome - FAO today urged heightened readiness and surveillance against a possible major resurgence of the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza amid signs that a mutant strain of the deadly Bird Flu virus is spreading in Asia and beyond, with unpredictable risks to human health. ...”
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Please read more: http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/87196/icode/ or see attachment
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How a deadly E. coli outbreak revealed Germany’s dysfunctional public health system - August 24, 2011 |
| Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP |
| Saturday, August 27, 2011. |
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
How a deadly E. coli outbreak revealed Germany’s dysfunctional public health system
By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP | 24 August 2011
“The plot just kept getting thicker. First, the culprit was cucumbers and tomatoes from Spain. Then it was bean sprouts from northern Germany. Then it wasn't. Then it was bean sprouts from northern Germany again -- this time, an organic farm. Finally, the perpetrator appeared to be imported fenugreek seeds from Egypt. ...”
Please read more: http://thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/laura-h-kahn/how-deadly-e-coli-outbreak-revealed-germany%E2%80%99s-dysfunctional-publ or see attachment. |
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One Health—One Medicine: unifying human and animal medicine within an evolutionary paradigm |
| Russell W. Currier, DVM, MPH and James H. Steele, DVM, MPH - Annals of The New York Academy of Sciences |
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011. |
Annals of The New York Academy of Sciences
One Health—One Medicine: unifying human and animal medicine within an evolutionary paradigm
Article first published online: 8 AUG 2011 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06138.x © 2011 New York Academy of Sciences.
By Russell W. Currier, DVM, MPH and James H. Steele, DVM, MPH,
Readers have free complimentary full text access to this article via http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06138.x/full or see attachment.
It shall be available through February 2012.
Permission graciously granted on August 23, 2011 by:
Selene Carey
Senior Editor, Journals
John Wiley & Sons
111 River Street
Mail Stop 8-01
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Note: The One Health Initiative team expresses gratitude to John Wiley & Sons’ generous and extraordinary gesture of making special provisions for us to post this article free of charge to all who access and view the One Health Initiative website through February 2012 and this link. We were advised by Senior Editor Selene Carey that they recognize and appreciate our pro bono educational mission of helping to promote One Health. |
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Vital Signs: Incidence and Trends of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food --- Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 1996--2010 |
| U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) MMWR - June 10, 2011 / 60(22);749-755 |
| Sunday, August 21, 2011. |
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) MMWR
Vital Signs: Incidence and Trends of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food --- Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 1996--2010
June 10, 2011 / 60(22);749-755
On June 7, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).
Background: In the United States, contaminated food causes approximately 1,000 reported disease outbreaks and an estimated 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths annually. This report summarizes 2010 surveillance data and describes trends since 1996. ...
See http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6022a5.htm?s_cid=mm6022a5_w |
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Operationalizing “One Health”: A Policy Perspective—Taking Stock and Shaping an Implementation Roadmap |
| CDC - Meeting Overview – May 4 -6, 2010 Stone Mountain, Georgia (USA) |
| Thursday, August 18, 2011. |
Operationalizing “One Health”: A Policy Perspective—Taking Stock and Shaping an Implementation Roadmap
Meeting Overview – May 4 -6, 2010 Stone Mountain, Georgia (USA)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
Please see attachment: http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Media_Center/docs/pdf/meeting-overview.pdf
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“Operationalizing One Health: The Bangladesh Experience” |
| Professor Nitish C Debnath, DVM, MSc (TVM), PhD |
| Wednesday, August 17, 2011. |
One Health Meeting under the title "Putting One Health to Work" organized by FAO Regional Office, Bangkok
Please see attached One Health Power Point Slide presentation “Operationalizing One Health: The Bangladesh Experience”
Provided by:
Professor Nitish C Debnath, DVM, MSc (TVM), PhD National Consultant, Outbreak Response and Laboratory Expert Avian Influenza Technical Unit Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pshusampad Bhaban, Farmgate, Dhaka |
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Vector-borne Infections |
| Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal (CDC-USA) - Volume 17, Number 5-May 2011 by Ronald Rosenberg and C. Ben Beard |
| Sunday, August 14, 2011. |
EID Journal Home > Volume 17, Number 5–May 2011
Volume 17, Number 5–May 2011
Vector-borne Infections
Ronald Rosenberg and C. Ben Beard Author affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Rosenberg R, Beard CB. Vector-borne infections. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2011 May [date cited]. http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/17/5/769.htm
Abstract Infections with vector-borne pathogens are a major source of emerging diseases. The ability of vectors to bridge spatial and ecologic gaps between animals and humans increases opportunities for emergence. Small adaptations of a pathogen to a vector can have profound effects on the rate of transmission to humans. |
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Respiratory Virus Report – Summer 2011: Emerging “One Health” Principles |
| International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases (ISIRV) |
| Thursday, August 11, 2011. |
Respiratory Virus Report – Summer 2011: Emerging “One Health” Principles
International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases (ISIRV) http://www.isirv.org/
“...Cross training, exchange programs and fellowships in “One Health” were noted as possible ideas to pursue. Meeting attendees agreed to assume responsibility for outreach and educational endeavours, within the context of their own network at relevant national and international meetings, to otain buy in for the “One Flu/One Health” concept...” --page four (4).
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Consideration of an International Society for One Health (ISOH) - Chatham House Meeting Summary - July 2011 |
| Professor Martyn Jeggo and Professor John Mackenzie - July 2011 [meeting conducted in London, England] |
| Sunday, August 07, 2011. |
Chatham House Meeting Summary
Consideration of an International Society for One Health (ISOH)
Prepared by Professor Martyn Jeggo and Professor John Mackenzie
July 2011 [meeting conducted in London, England]
http://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/public/Research/Global%20Health/0611summary.pdf
“The mission of Chatham House is to be a world-leading source of independent analysis, informed debate and influential ideas on how to build a prosperous and secure world for all. Chatham House was founded in 1920 and is based in St James's Square, London.” |
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Florida Medical Association (USA) Adopts One Health Resolution - July 31, 2011 |
| Florida Medical Association (FMA) and Escambia County Medical Association (ECMA) - USA |
| Thursday, August 04, 2011. |
Florida Medical Association (USA) Adopts One Health Resolution
“The Florida Medical Association (FMA) http://www.flmedical.org/HomePage.aspx adopted a resolution on Sunday July 31, 2011 in support of One Health”, according to John J. Lanza, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP of the Florida Department of Health. Dr. Lanza is the Director of the Escambia County Health Department www.EscambiaHealth.com, Pensacola, Florida (USA).
Please see attached Complete One Health resolution entitled Collaboration between Human Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and the Environmental Sciences (One Health).
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“Whereas, The challenges of the 21st Century demand that these professions work together; and therefore be it
RESOLVED, That our Florida Medical Association support the “One Health” initiative designed to promote collaboration among the health professions by improving the lives of all species through the integration of human medicine, veterinary medicine, and the environmental sciences; and be it further
RESOLVED, That our FMA engage in a dialogue with the Florida Veterinary Medical Association and the Florida Public Health Association to determine and implement strategies for enhancing collaboration among the human medical, veterinary medical, and environmental sciences professions in medical education, clinical care, public health, and biomedical research.”
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Making Sense of One Health - Cooperating at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Health Interface April 2011 |
| Aline Leboeuf, PhD - The French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) |
| Sunday, July 31, 2011. |
Making Sense of One Health
Cooperating at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Health Interface April 2011
By Aline Leboeuf, PhD
Or click on link below: http://www.ifri.org/?page=contribution-detail&id=6553&id_provenance=88&provenance_context_id=13〈=uk
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“This study aims at showing and making sense of the One Health approach, according to which it is impossible to defeat infectious disease without working at the interface between human health, animal health and the environment. The study also attempts to illustrate how One Health emerges on the international scene. In doing so, it explains that through the One Health approach, a new form of global governance takes form.”
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Permission to post on One Health Initiative website granted July 29, 2011 by Dr. Loboeuf.
NOTE: The French Institute of International Relations (IFRI): A leading European Think Tank.
“In 2010, for the fourth consecutive year, Ifri was the only French research institute ranked among the 50 most influential think tanks in the world outside of the United States, placing 3rd in Europe according to the University of Pennsylvania's Global Go-To Think Tanks, a ranking that covers 6,480 institutes in 169 countries.”
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One Health: A 21st Century “Back to the Future” |
| North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC) Clinician’s Brief / July 2011 - Donald F. Smith, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Cornell University (USA) |
| Friday, July 29, 2011. |
One Health: A 21st Century “Back to the Future”
A Matter of Opinion / North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC) Clinician’s Brief / July 2011
By Donald F. Smith, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Cornell University (USA)
Permission to post on One Health Initiative website granted by:
Indu Mani, DVM, DSc
Editor, Clinician’s Brief
Note: Drs. Don Smith and Indu Mani are valued One Health supporters and advocates. |
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Major “One Health” Oriented Breakthrough for Veterinary Medical Education in the USA - July 17, 2011 |
| American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) |
| Wednesday, July 27, 2011. |
Major “One Health” Oriented Breakthrough for Veterinary Medical Education in the USA
Washington, DC July 17, 2011: “Looking to the Future, American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) Board of Directors Approves North American Veterinary Medical Education Consortium (NAVMEC) Report –“Roadmap for Veterinary Medical Education in the 21st Century: Responsive, Collaborative, Flexible”
Please see complete press release on attached PDF.
Provided by:
James G. Fox, DVM, MS
Professor and Director
Division of Comparative Medicine
Professor Department of Biological Engineering
MIT-DCM Building 16, Room 825
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Dr. Fox is also a member of the One Health Initiative’s Honorary Advisory Board. http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php. |
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Updated One Health Article Appears in International Innovation Magazine: Research Media Ltd. - |
| http://www.research-europe.com/ |
| Friday, July 22, 2011. |
Updated One Health Article Appears in International Innovation Magazine: Research Media Ltd. - "Ground Breaking" Health Care: Issue 10
http://www.research-europe.com/
The One Health Initiative team of Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, Bruce Kaplan, DVM, Thomas P. Monath, MD, and Jack Woodall, PhD were interviewed about the international status of One Health in the International Innovation magazine published June 2011.
Please see accompanying PDF and see link below ...
http://www.research-europe.com/index.php/2011/08/one-health-initiative/
Note: The entire magazine and complete One Health article (Pages 52 - 54) may also be viewed via the following link:
http://www.research-europe.com/magazine/HEALTHCARE2/10/pageflip.html
The One Health concept was elucidated in an initial Question and Answer to Dr. Laura Kahn in the June 2010 issue of the magazine. Since then, Dr. Kahn’s interview has been widely distributed online and via numerous hard copies of the magazine publication.
http://www.research-europe.com/index.php/2010/07/dr-laura-kahn-on-the-one-health-initiative/
Please register on the Research Media website to gain full access to the entire publication, this is free and quick with your registration being approved within 24 hours.
International Innovation is the leading global dissemination resource for the wider scientific, technology and research communities. Produced under four titles, each title serves a key scientific area that is of particular relevance in today’s global environment.”
Click the link below to complete the online form to subscribe to the printed magazine. Research Media Subscription Form or http://www.research-europe.com/subscribe.php |
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A One Health approach addresses wildlife, ecosystem and human health issues |
| United Nations Environment Programme |
| Wednesday, July 20, 2011. |
A One Health approach addresses wildlife, ecosystem and human health issues
United Nations Environment Programme
UN organizations launch Scientific Task Force on Wildllife Diseases
See: http://www.cms.int/news/PRESS/nwPR2011/07_jul/wildlife_ecosystem_human_health.pdf |
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One Health in ACTION! Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) study explains why men are at higher risk for stomach cancer than women |
| One Health Initiative website - July 16, 2011 |
| Saturday, July 16, 2011. |
One Health in ACTION!
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) study explains why men are at higher risk for stomach cancer than women
Cancer research studies by MIT researchers demonstrated how the hormone estrogen protects women from gastric (stomach) inflammation that can lead to cancer. See MIT News item of July 13, 2011 http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/gastric-cancer-0713.html. ...
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The need for one health degree programs |
| Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP (Published: 14 July 2011) - Infection, Ecology and Epidemiology Journal |
| Thursday, July 14, 2011. |
The need for one health degree programs
by Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP (Published: 14 July 2011)
Citation: Infection Ecology and Epidemiology 2011, 1: 7919 - DOI: 10.3402/iee.v1i0.7919 |
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Nigerian Public Health Veterinarians and Physicians Adopting Aggressive Visionary Model Approach to One Health |
| ONE HEALTH NIGERIA E-GROUP |
| Wednesday, July 06, 2011. |
Nigerian Public Health Veterinarians and Physicians Adopting Aggressive Visionary Model Approach to One Health
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON ONE HEALTH NIGERIA E-GROUP
“OneHealthNigeria@googlegroups.com (OHN) is a private initiative created to actively promote the One Health Initiative Concept (http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/index.php). As the list creator, I am a Nigerian Veterinary Epidemiologist [Tayo Babalobi, DVM, MPVM, PhD, MCVSN] and a pioneer supporter of the One Health Initiative in Nigeria. In 2008, [Dr. Babalobi] sponsored a proposal for the adoption of the One Health Initiative by the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association NVMA at her 45th Annual Congress in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The proposal was adopted on presentation on 22nd October 2008 (this was reported in one of the One Health Initiative publications). A second proposal seeking the initiation of partnership between the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) and the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) was stepped down). …”
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Integrated Control of Neglected Zoonoses (ICONZ) - Africa |
| ICONZ - Africa 2nd Magazine Newsletter Edition |
| Sunday, July 03, 2011. |
Integrated Control of Neglected Zoonoses (ICONZ) - Africa
Welcome to ICONZ - Africa. This project aims at Improving Human Health and Animal Production in developing countries through Integrated Control of Neglected Zoonoses in animals, based on Scientific Innovation and Public Engagement. ... For More see http://www.iconzafrica.com/ and attached Second Edition ICONZ Magazine Newsletter.
Information and permissions to post provided by:
Professor Sue Welburn
Director, Edinburgh Global Health Academy
& Professor of Medical and Veterinary Molecular Epidemiology
Division of Pathway Medicine & Centre for Infectious Diseases School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine The University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB
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Integrated Control of Neglected Zoonoses (ICONZ) - Africa |
| ICONZ Magazine Newsletter - First Edition |
| Saturday, July 02, 2011. |
Integrated Control of Neglected Zoonoses (ICONZ) - Africa
Welcome to ICONZ - Africa. This project aims at Improving Human Health and Animal Production in developing countries through Integrated Control of Neglected Zoonoses in animals, based on Scientific Innovation and Public Engagement. ... For More see http://www.iconzafrica.com/ and attached First Edition ICONZ Magazine Newsletter.
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Professor Sue Welburn
Director, Edinburgh Global Health Academy
& Professor of Medical and Veterinary Molecular Epidemiology
Division of Pathway Medicine & Centre for Infectious Diseases School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine The University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB
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One Health History Question: Who coined the term “One Medicine”? |
| One Health Initiative website Posting – June 27, 2011 |
| Monday, June 27, 2011. |
One Health History Question: Who coined the term “One Medicine”?
One Health Initiative website Posting – June 27, 2011
By Bruce Kaplan, DVM and Cheryl Scott, RN, NP, DVM, MPVM
Please see attached PDF for full text
One Health opinions, comments and verifiable corrections are welcomed by the One Health Initiative website. Please submit to kkm@onehealthinitiative.com for consideration.
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The uncertainty surrounding sustainable agriculture |
| Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP | 20 June 2011 |
| Saturday, June 25, 2011. |
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists -
The uncertainty surrounding sustainable agriculture
By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP | 20 June 2011
“All of our planet's problems began 10,000 to 15,000 years ago with the domestication of livestock and crops, and it went downhill from there. While agriculture provided a stable food supply, it also required the destruction of pristine land. Surplus food enabled the growth of cities; cities led to civilizations; and civilizations eventually discovered the science and technology that allowed our numbers to grow. And, while these advances have been great for us humans, they haven't been so great for the natural world. We have taken from nature and left our amassing waste in the land, oceans, and air -- poisoning our planet. ... “
For more see:
http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/laura-h-kahn/the-uncertainty-surrounding-sustainable-agriculture |
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Australian International One Health Leader Supports One Health Institute of Medicine (IOM) Study |
| Martyn Jeggo, B.Vet.Med., PhD - Director of CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory |
| Monday, June 20, 2011. |
Australian International One Health Leader Supports One Health Institute of Medicine (IOM) Study
June 17, 2011:
Dr. Martyn Jeggo, veterinarian and international One Health leader from Australia, sent this letter (see attached PDF) supporting an Institute of Medicine (IOM) One Health study/report on the same day that the National Academies of Practice (NAP) http://www.napractice.org/index.cfm sent a letter of support (http://alturl.com/gp778) written to Secretaries of Health and Human Services (Kathleen Sebelius) and Homeland Security (Janet Napolitano). Both letters endorsed the original One Health Proposal letter http://alturl.com/kv7y8 sent by Drs. Ralph Richardson and Tom Monath to Secretaries Sebelius and Napolitano.
Martyn Jeggo, B.Vet.Med., PhD is the director of CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory. Dr. Jeggo chaired the Organizing Committee of the first International Congress of One Health held in Melbourne, Australia in February 2011. By all accounts the meeting was highly successful with an attendance of over 650 delegates worldwide (about 24 countries represented). See http://www.onehealth2011.com/congress.php.
To date, while representatives from both U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security have expressed strong support for One Health, none have addressed the request to help provide funding for the critically needed One Health IOM study/report. This relatively modest investment (approximately $1.2 million) is considered essential to help ensure reasonably rapid implementation and institutionalization of the life protecting and life saving One Health concept.
The One Health Initiative team urges One Health supporters/advocates to write letters of support to the White House and members of their U.S. Congressional delegations, i.e. U.S. Senators and Representatives. One Health principles are commonsense and non-partisan. |
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National Academies of Practice (NAP) Supports One Health Institute of Medicine (IOM) Study |
| One Health Initiative Team |
| Friday, June 17, 2011. |
National Academies of Practice (NAP) Supports One Health Institute of Medicine (IOM) Study
June 17, 2011:
The NAP http://www.napractice.org/index.cfm sent a letter of support (see attachment) written to Secretaries of Health and Human Services (Kathleen Sebelius) and Homeland Security (Janet Napolitano). The NAP letter was signed by the NAP President and President-elect, Drs. Arthur Hazelwood and John Herbold, respectively. It endorsed the original One Health Proposal letter http://alturl.com/kv7y8 sent by Drs. Ralph Richardson and Tom Monath to Secretaries Sebelius and Napolitano.
The Academies include Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Optometry, Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Podiatric Medicine, Psychology, Social Work, and Veterinary Medicine. This multi-disciplinary group represents the true spirit of the One Health concept.
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Prominent International One Health Leader Gives “One Health-One Medicine Keynote Address” at National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) Conference in Baltimore, Maryland (USA) |
| Martyn Jeggo, BVetMed, PhD |
| Monday, June 13, 2011. |
Prominent International One Health Leader Gives “One Health-One Medicine Keynote Address” at National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) Conference in Baltimore, Maryland (USA)
Veterinarian Martyn Jeggo, BVetMed, PhD presented the “One Health-One Medicine” Keynote address at the Fourteenth Annual National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) Conference on Vaccine Research in Baltimore, Maryland (USA) http://www.nfid.org/index.html / http://www.nfid.org/conferences/vaccine11/ on Monday, May 16, 2011. This was for Symposium 1: One Health Initiative.
-Please see Slide presentation PDF attached-
Dr. Jeggo is Director, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, CSIRO Livestock Industries, Victoria, Australia and serves on the One Health Initiative Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.
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Physician One Health Advocate Recommends Concept to Maine’s U. S. Senator Susan Collins |
| One Health Initiative Website NEWS page |
| Monday, June 13, 2011. |
Physician One Health Advocate Recommends Concept to Maine’s U. S. Senator Susan Collins
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Career Choices Book for Veterinarians Discusses Potential Future “One Health” Opportunities |
| CARIN A. SMITH, DVM - Contributing Author Nina Kieves, DVM |
| Sunday, June 05, 2011. |
Career Choices Book for Veterinarians Discusses Potential Future “One Health” Opportunities
CAREER CHOICES FOR VETERINARIANS: PRIVATE PRACTICE AND BEYOND New! Second edition, 2011 CARIN A. SMITH, DVM Contributing Author Nina Kieves, DVM
http://www.smithvet.com/books.shtml#career |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, DC) Responds Favorably to One Health Initiative per se via Letter From Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
| One Health Initiative Website |
| Friday, June 03, 2011. |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, DC) Responds Favorably to One Health Initiative per se via Letter From Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Please see attached favorable June 7, 2011 letter expressing One Health support from Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH, director of the CDC (USA) sent separately (same contents) to Drs. Ralph Richardson Dean Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan, KS (USA) and Thomas P. Monath, eminent medical virologist . This was in response to an April 23, 2011 letter sent by Drs. Richardson, and Monath, on behalf of the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team. See original letter sent by clicking on link http://alturl.com/kv7y8.
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Washington, DC) Responds Favorably to One Health Initiative Letter |
| One Health Initiative Team |
| Thursday, June 02, 2011. |
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Washington, DC) Responds Favorably to One Health Initiative per se in Letter
Please see attached favorable May 23, 2011 letter expressing One Health support from Alexander G. Garza, MD, MPH, Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at the department of Homeland Security (USA). This was in response to an April 23, 2011 letter sent by Drs. Ralph Richardson, Dean Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan, KS (USA) and Tom Monath, eminent medical virologist on behalf of the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team. See original letter sent by clicking on link http://alturl.com/kv7y8.
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