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Volume 11, No. 6, June 30, 2024
Sharing news from mid-May to end of June
One Health Happenings
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New to the One Health Conversation? Learn - What is One Health?
One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognizes the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and inter-dependent. The approach mobilizes multiple sectors, disciplines and communities at varying levels of society to work together to foster well-being and tackle threats to health and ecosystems, while addressing the collective need for clean water, energy and air, safe and nutritious food, taking action on climate changes and contributing to sustainable development. The One Health paradigm forges co-equal, all-inclusive collaborations between animal, plant, environmental and human health arenas, i.e. chemical, engineering and social scientists, dentists, nurses, agricultural/horticulturalists and food producers, wildlife and environmental health specialists and many other related disciplines that fall under its purview. The reader can review a compilation of organizations that are actively working to advance the One Health paradigm shift and many additional organizations and individuals that declare support for the concept.
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One Health Happenings News Notes is prepared and shared by the
One Health Commission (OHC)
A U.S. based 501c3 non-profit organization working globally to 'connect' One Health Stakeholders, to 'create' teams and networks that work together across disciplines to 'educate' about One Health and One Health issues.
https://www.onehealthcommission.org/
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Please, stay safe.
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Launch of the
9th Annual Global
ONE HEALTH DAY
Officially celebrated November 3 each year
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Announcing the Winning STUDENT EVENTS Team
for ONE HEALTH DAY 2023
Over the past nine years, over 950 events around the world have been registered in celebration of One Health Day in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The One Health Day Maps provide impressive examples of how the world is embracing and advocating for One Health. With this message a One Health Day 2024 ‘Call to Action’ is issued encouraging more events than ever to be brought forward this year.
Each year students are encouraged to form One Health teams with colleagues from different disciplines to envision, plan and implement One Health Day events and, if desired, to enter them into an annual student events competition. The winning team for the 2023 One Health Day Student Events Competition is, for a THIRD time, the Standing Committee on One Health of the International Veterinary Student Association (IVSA) Chapter at the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in Pookode, Kerala, India with their project titled From Awareness to Action: Engaging Communities in One Health. The Cash Award of $1000 will be provided by the One Health Commission and complimentary registration and travel for one student from the team to attend the 2024 World One Health Congress in South Africa will be provided by the global One Health Community.
https://conta.cc/3VNx7cg
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Final Call for Applications!
Dr. Gregory D. Bossart Memorial One Health Scholarship
Funded by the Georgia Aquarium and administered by the One Health Commission, this scholarship was created in 2021 in memory of One Health champion, Dr.Greg Bossart, VMD, PhD, a highly respected veterinarian, pathologist, and conservationist committed to advancing the understanding of marine mammals as sentinels of ocean and human health. Dr. Bossart was serving on the One Health Commission Board of Directors at the time of his death. Deadline July 31, 2024
https://tinyurl.com/OHC-GAI-Bossart
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One Health at
the 50th G7 Summit
June 13-15, 2024
Hosted by Italy in Borgo Egnazia (Fasano), Apulia, the 2024 G7 Summit brought together the Leaders of the seven member States, as well as the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission representing the European Union. Representatives of a number of States and International Organisations took part in the work, invited by the Nation that holds the Presidency. https://www.g7italy.it/en/summit/
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April 19, 2024 - G7 Italy 2024 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Addressing Global Challenges, Fostering Partnerships
This text was released ahead of the Summit by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union. One Health is called out in Item 15 Global Health.
“We acknowledge that climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are having a dramatic impact on global health and both noncommunicable and infectious disease threats. We are therefore addressing these challenges in a coherent and strategic manner, through the “One Health” approach that recognizes that the health of people is linked to the health of animals, plants and our shared environment…. In this framework, we reaffirm that antimicrobial resistance is a key priority, and we will work closely for a successful upcoming UN High Level Meeting on AMR in September 2024.” https://tinyurl.com/4xed3bw2
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June 11, 2024 Think7 Policy Brief
One World, One Health: A Strategic Vision for a Resilient
Global Health System
Prepared and released by Think7 (T7). T7 is the Group of 7 (G7) official engagement group that brings together leading think tanks and research centers worldwide with the aim to provide evidence-based advice and policy recommendations for the G7 Presidency. T7 policy briefs serve as background material for the T7 Final Communiqué to be presented to the Italian Presidency ahead of the G7 Summit.
The One Health approach is called for 14 times.
https://tinyurl.com/3mpy8rev
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June 11, 2024 Apulia G7 Leaders’ Communiqué
One Health mentioned twice, pp. 31-32 under Health.
“We will continue promoting a One Health approach, bolstering prevention and health systems, further contributing to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and promoting equitable access to quality health services and essential Medical Countermeasures (MCMs)...........We remain deeply concerned with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and other health challenges exacerbated by the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, including in low and middle-income countries……We will continue promoting equitable access to essential antibiotics and integrated actions to counter AMR within a One Health Framework, by exploring and implementing infection prevention and control measures, as well as exercising stewardship for prudent and appropriate use of antimicrobials, including surveillance of their use and consumption.” https://tinyurl.com/2yh4ay48
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One Health: Urgent Message to the G7 and G20
June 17, 2024
Authors: Claude Forthomme, Richard Seifman
In: IMPAKTER
The G7 meeting has just closed in Italy, but the One Health message, even though fully delivered in advance to the leaders by health experts from around the world, including those of the Rockefeller Foundation, failed to fully come through...... A comprehensive One Health approach will benefit all; it will require going further than acknowledgment in reports, communiques, and statements. It means providing sustained financing and concrete assistance to countries and regions. https://tinyurl.com/4b9ky49t
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More Updates on the Pandemic Treaty | |
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‘The World Has Won’: New International Regulations to
Protect Against Pandemics Finally Approved
June 1, 2024
Author: Kerry Cullinan In: Health Policy Watch
“After two years of intensive negotiations …. the World Health Assembly (WHA) finally passed amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) and committed to completing pandemic agreement talks within a year….The IHR is a legally binding international instrument aimed at preventing the international spread of disease, and requires countries to conduct surveillance for potential international health threats of all kinds and report those to WHO….The amendments include the definition of a “pandemic emergency” – the highest level of alarm – that will trigger more effective international collaboration in response to a disease outbreak that may become a pandemic. https://tinyurl.com/58ds35tk
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No Time to Gamble: Leaders Must Unite to Prevent Pandemics
June 2024. Prepared by Former Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, Rt Hon. Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, and H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia. This report calls out the limited progress and leadership's failure to take the measures necessary to transform pandemic preparedness and response. “Disease surveillance extends beyond people and a One Health approach, while more expensive, is essential. Veterinarians, farmers, forestry and wildlife professionals, hunters, and market managers and sellers need to be equipped with training and tools. Surveillance reporting and data systems must be linked up, and measures must be in place to cover loss of income.” P. 12 Re: H5N1 in Dairy Cattle in the U.S……. “The highly concerning bridled response thus far highlights the weaknesses in One Health preparedness and response, with competing interests and approaches from animal health, agriculture, public health, and industry perspectives, and a lack of country coordination and prioritization of health security.(63) P. 27 Calling for priority actions on a pandemic agreement, more finance, and equitable access to countermeasures, the report was released together with a Comment in LANCET including a roadmap to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response in the next year.
https://bit.ly/45vGstN
Clark H, Cardenas M, Dybul M, Kazatchkine M, Liu J, Mark H et al., Political courage needed to prevent the next pandemic, The Lancet, June 18, 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01260-1
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May 20-21, 2024
Groundbreaking!! Global Wildlife Data Sharing Conference
An International Summit on Wildlife Data Harmonization for Enhanced One Health Security
Organized by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)'s Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Driven One Health Security team with PAX sapiens and Western University of Health Sciences. Focused on obstacles prohibiting data sharing, this summit brought together international experts and stakeholders in wildlife health, One Health security, and data science to discuss the benefits and challenges of sharing and harmonizing diverse databases for wildlife biosurveillance, signal detection, and early warning for pandemic preparedness and on building relationships between potential data providers and consumers. Participants included diverse experts from academia, nongovernmental organizations, wildlife agencies, other government agencies, and national laboratories from Canada, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, and the United States. More information: tmcNamara@westernu.edu https://tinyurl.com/3xbfmehn
See also: https://tinyurl.com/2e9f8axn https://tinyurl.com/5ddtfd7y
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Recently Released in 2024
WOAH’s Guidelines for Addressing Disease Risks in Wildlife Trade
These Guidelines respond to a need to better manage risks from emerging diseases at the human–animal–environment interface, while protecting wildlife, through a One Health approach. They present a high-level framework to assess risk and identify risk-management strategies for wildlife trade, while supporting WOAH’s core mission of improving animal health. They are intended to help users to determine appropriate measures to reduce risk. https://tinyurl.com/3az2e9tk
Citation: World Organisation for Animal Health (2024). – Guidelines for Addressing Disease Risks in Wildlife Trade. Paris, 93 pp.
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Guidance on Selection and Use of One Health Operational Tools
June 7, 2024
Over the years, the Tripartite/Quadripartite organizations and other partner agencies have developed several OH assessment and operational tools to support Member States in assessing their core capacities to achieve compliance with the requirements of international standards. Technical areas that the existing tools currently support include progress monitoring, coordination and collaboration mechanisms, and capacity building for prevention, detection, preparedness, and response to health threats emerging at the human-animal-environment interface. https://tinyurl.com/3w7wrrnn
See also the One Health Commission's compilation of One Health Tools and Toolkits
https://tinyurl.com/OHC-OH-Toolkits
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Guidebook on Countering Zoonotic Spillover of High Consequence Pathogens (HCP) in Southeast Asia
Prepared and released by the International Network for Governmental Science Advise (INGSA) and the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM). Understanding the factors that lead to pathogen spillover in the region, and identifying points for intervention can help reduce the risk that a HCP from the region could contribute to a pandemic. Such efforts are critical to inform efforts of pandemic prevention and mitigation. With the Guidebook as a resource, INGSA and NASEM will work with Regional Partners to tailor aspects of the guidance to prevent and mitigate zoonotic spillover to meet specific country needs and circumstances. A special webinar was held on June 28 to explore the INGSA NASEM Guidebook in more detail. https://tinyurl.com/56jf8ywv
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The Competencies for One Health Field Epidemiology (COHFE)
New Guidance for One Health Field Epidemiology
Workforce Development
May 29, 2024 Released by the FAO, WHO, and WOAH, the COHFE provides a standardized approach to training the One Health frontline workforce in detecting, investigating and responding to disease outbreaks at the source. The guidance includes steps for curriculum development, mentorship, evaluation and certification, as well as continuing education for training frontline, intermediate and advanced levels of One Health professionals with the skills required to investigate outbreaks across the human-animal-environment and plant interface. Includes:
- Competencies for One Health field epidemiology (COHFE) framework
- Guidance for One Health field epidemiology curriculum development
- Guidance for One Health field epidemiology mentorship
- Guidance for One Health field epidemiology learning evaluation and certification
- Guidance for One Health field epidemiology continuing education programmes
https://tinyurl.com/23um6pdb
Not to be confused with COHERE, the Checklist for One Health Epidemiological Reporting of Evidence created by University of Washington’s Center for One Health Research. https://tinyurl.com/mk2r886u
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European Union Briefing
Veterinary antimicrobials in Europe’s Environment:
A One Health Perspective
May 7, 2024
Antimicrobials are an essential tool to prevent or treat disease in humans and animals. In food systems, they help to ensure the health and welfare of animals raised for food. However, their use can also lead to environmental pollution and potentially affect human health, including by contributing to the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This briefing summarises the latest knowledge on how antimicrobials used in food-producing animals may impact the health of humans, animals and ecosystems, and reviews progress in reducing their use in Europe’s food system. https://tinyurl.com/3m36ecws
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Call for Nominations: The Paul Farmer Lectureship and Award for Global Health Equity
Paul Farmer, physician, activist, academic, humanitarian, and teacher died in Rwanda on February 21, 2022. Few people in the field of global health have had a bigger impact than him. It is impossible to think about Paul without thinking about the word equity. To honour Paul’s memory, the McGill School of Population and Global Health has created a lectureship and award that will be given, on an annual basis, to an individual who models and demonstrates Paul’s vision of a ‘preferential option for the poor’ to achieve equity in health. https://tinyurl.com/55em996j
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Colleges Combine Forces
for Interprofessional Experience
May 23, 2024
One Health is the concept that the health of humans, animals, and the ecosystem cannot be attained without all three being healthy. That interdependence is at the heart of the most recent interprofessional experience between Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the College of Applied Health Sciences. https://tinyurl.com/34acvxm9
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Purdue University and Elanco Animal Health announce (new) One Health Innovation (Research) District in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
May 23, 2024
“Purdue President Mung Chiang and Elanco President and CEO Jeff Simmons signed a shared memorandum of understanding with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation to establish a globally recognized research innovation district dedicated to optimizing the health of people, animals, plants and the planet. Purdue and Elanco have committed to develop a new shared-use facility on 3 acres in the One Health Innovation District…. The facility is designed to deliver and scale up innovation where industry and academia can collaborate including office, wet lab and incubator space.” https://tinyurl.com/5una8rzz
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New Undergraduate Minor of Global One Health
North Carolina University Global One Health Academy
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Through this minor, students will employ interdisciplinary perspectives and systems thinking to key Global One Health issues including emerging infectious diseases, challenges to sustainable food and water sources, and climate change and related health disparities. https://tinyurl.com/25rvcvk8
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Wildlife Conservation Society
One World - One Health Training:
The Pandemic Prevention Leadership Initiative (PPLI) Fellows Program
Open to nationals of eligible ASEAN nations: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Hosted by the Pandemic Prevention Leadership Initiative (PPLI) 2024-25 which is designed to build capacity and strengthen collaborative approaches in early to mid-career professionals in Southeast Asia to address threats to global health security and biodiversity conservation posed by unregulated trade in wildlife species. The PPLI will deliver specialized in-person and remote training to Fellows to strengthen working knowledge and skills. Through its activities, the initiative promotes creation of a network of leaders from multiple disciplines able to work together to address the spillover of high-consequence pathogens (HCPs) in Southeast Asian live animal markets and supply chains, from prevention through response. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), EpiEcos, and the University of California - Davis (UCD), as well as regional subject-matter experts, will deliver the case-based training program and support the development and implementation of individual projects led by Pandemic Prevention Fellows. Watch ‘What is PPLI?’ video. Application Deadline July 10, 2024. More information. https://tinyurl.com/cmr66wav
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One Sustainable Health for All Foundation unveils
new bilingual website
Founded September 1, 2020, under the aegis of the Bullukian Foundation in Lyon, France, the One Sustainable Health for All Foundation was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to foster dialogue and innovation between public and private partners aligning efforts with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2030). To better serve their global audience, the One Sustainable Health for All Foundation has launched a new website accessible in both French and English. The new website introduces two significant sections: 1) News and 2) Resources that offer an in-depth look at the work of the Foundation's International Working Groups including a variety of documents, videos, and articles related to the One Health approach. https://fondation-usdt.org/en/
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Pandemic Preparedness Roadmap:
Integrating Academia and the Private Sector into Public Health Planning
Prepared by the UC Davis Grand Challenges, Healthy Davis Together and the Bay Area Global Health Alliance. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the critical need for collaborative health emergency responses that transcend sectoral boundaries. Despite the admirable efforts within sectors, the responses were largely reactive and deficient in areas crucial for effective health emergency management. The initially ineffective response cast a spotlight on the urgent need for comprehensive pandemic planning that includes universities and the private sector as key stakeholders. Research shows us that a future zoonotic threat is a matter of “when” not “if”, and action needs to be taken now to prepare.https://tinyurl.com/5xh35um4
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The UK One Health Coordination Group (UKOHCG)
Founded in 2017, the UK One Health Coordination Group is made up of specialists from across the UK veterinary, human healthcare professions and environmental sectors. It aims to identify and promote UK ‘One Health’ initiatives and projects which see multiple disciplines working together to attain optimal health for people, animals and our environment. Its founding Chair was Simon Doherty, Senior Lecturer at Queen’s University and its current Chair is Helen Ballantyne, a nurse cross trained in both veterinary and human health. In 2019, the UKOHCG produced a first of its kind report, One Health in Action: a strong voice for vets. The National Trust, the British Veterinary Association, the British Medical Association and the British Dental Association are all members. https://tinyurl.com/bdptwkcx
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2017
One Health Manual on Handling
Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks in Malaysia
The world could learn a lot from this document. “This manual is a product of the joint efforts of Malaysia One Health University Network (MyOHUN) members, a national network under the umbrella of South East Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) dedicated to building capacity of the global health workforce to prevent, detect and respond to emerging infectious and zoonotic diseases with the financial support from The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and in collaboration with the University of Minnesota and Tuft University, USA.”
https://tinyurl.com/msnn6bn6
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Women for One Health (WfOH) poster at the Planetary Health Annual Summit, Malaysia, PHAM 2024
May 2, 2024
“Barriers to full implementation of the OH principles were grouped into the following categories: structural, conceptual, governance, power dynamics, participation and representation, and knowledge systems, with mindset being an overarching barrier…… A siloed mindset - not prone to collaboration and rooted in an anthropocentric and medicalized vision of health, poor awareness of the socioecological determinants and the different knowledge systems engaged in ensuring the health of humans, animals and ecosystems - forged the OH concept, and contributed to structural and power dynamics barriers, impeding the full adoption of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) principles in OH. This resulted in a fragmented, non-inclusive and inefficient OH governance. Moving from an anthropocentric and medicalized vision of health and adopting a socioecological perspective could support the adoption of DEI principles in OH and address conceptual, structural and power dynamics barriers. This could finally result in a more functional OH governance incorporating socioecological perspectives and knowledge systems, and therefore foster prevention and global health security. https://tinyurl.com/yxx8hh7k
Citation: Robbiati C, Miarisoa Andriamandroso A, Auerswald H, Cediel Becerra N, Dente MG, Thi Dien N, … Alders R, (2024). Diversity, equity and inclusion in One Health could crucially support prevention of health threats, but a change in mindset is needed. Cambridge Open Engage. doi:10.33774/coe-2024-4zf5g-v2 This content is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed.
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Coming in October
One Health and the Politics of COVID-19
By Laura Kahn
In this timely book, leading public health expert Laura H. Kahn uses the comprehensive One Health approach to investigate the COVID-19 pandemic. By comparing the history, science, and clinical presentations of three different coronaviruses—SARS-CoV-1, MERS, and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)—Kahn uncovers insights with important repercussions for how to prepare for and avoid future pandemics.
https://tinyurl.com/4zunvyh7
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The OHC's One Health Speaker Bank
The One Health Commission is inviting One Health leaders from around the world who are willing and able to speak publicly about One Health and One Health topics to become part of an open access, global One Health Speaker Bank. This initiative is intended to help those seeking One Health speakers for their events (conferences, academic lectures, interviews, student events, invited guest speakers, etc.) to more easily identify and reach out to potential speakers. Professionals from all disciplines, backgrounds, locations, levels of training and career stages are welcome to put themselves forward as available One Health Speakers. Those willing to be listed as potential speakers for various engagements are asked to submit their names, contact information, a brief bio, a resume / CV and to list the One Health subject areas and topics on which they are qualified and willing to speak. Language preferences can be indicated. View Speakers in the (new and growing) One Health Speaker Bank.
Submit yourself as a potential One Health speaker. https://tinyurl.com/OHC-OH-Speakers
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Don’t forget about:
The One Health Workforce Academies
Training Program
This platform has been utilized by more than 90 countries. These networks started out with a focus on applying a One Health approach to address issues such as outbreaks and AMR, and increasingly they are broadening their scope to take on planetary health issues involving climate and health, etc. https://tinyurl.com/y89ykraz
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CABI One Health Special Issues currently open
for submissions:
Deadline 30th of November 2024. https://tinyurl.com/4ef9k273
Deadline 30th of November 2024. https://tinyurl.com/yc2h383x
Deadline 1st of September 2024. https://tinyurl.com/mscx4uam
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Vector-Borne Pathogen May Play a Role in Mental Illness
June 13, 2024
Author: Tracey Peak In: Futurity.org
Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder are three times more likely to have DNA from the pathogen Bartonella in their blood than adults without these disorders, according to a new study.
https://tinyurl.com/2hw8t7s2
See the scientific research publication that this article refers to:
Delaney S, Robveille C, Maggi RG, Lashnits E, Kingston E, Liedig C, Murray L, Fallon B, Breitschwerdt EB, Bartonella species bacteremia in association with adult psychosis, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 15, 2024,
DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1388442, https://tinyurl.com/4f7b9xu6
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H5N1: international failures and uncomfortable truths
June 8, 2024
Editorial In: THE LANCET
“Spillover of zoonoses into human populations stems ultimately from our ways of life and how they shape the human–animal interface. Our diets, our intensive farming practices, our livelihoods, our behaviours, and our cultures. Our exploitation of the natural world and our destruction of the environment. These issues are tractable through interdisciplinary education, intersectoral collaboration, adequate funding, and integrated policies. The concept of One Health, although often acknowledged, is rarely prioritised and operationalised. The result is a missed opportunity to not just respond to pandemic threats, but to prevent them altogether.” https://tinyurl.com/4bdfta8t
Citation:
H5N1: international failures and uncomfortable truths, THE LANCET, Vol 403, Issue 10443, June 8, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01184-X
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An Outbreak Unfolds?? The world is holding its breath
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H5N1 Is Increasingly Adapting to Mammals - Elephant Seal Outbreak Marks First Transnational Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Mammals.
June 5, 2024
Author: Kat Kerlin In: UC Davis Health News
The study’s genomic analysis showed the virus is now evolving into separate avian and marine mammal clades in South America, which is unprecedented. There is growing concern that H5N1 viruses adapted to mammal transmission could jump to other species, including people.
https://tinyurl.com/mr2mnxac
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Dealing With Future Pandemics: Do You Feel Safer Coping With Another Pandemic Today?
June 5, 2024
Author: Richard Seifman In: IMPAKTER
The World Health Assembly just closed its doors with disappointing results: an effective prevention plan to address future pandemics requires full recognition of linkages between human health, animal and plant health, and environmental factors, i.e., the One Health approach.
https://tinyurl.com/rvnrhhry
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The Impossible Goal
of a Disease-Free World
May 9, 2024
Author: Joanna Thompson In: UNDARK.org
“Instead of investing in wiping out zoonotic diseases, we should focus on better ways to fortify ourselves against them…. Humans often draw a line between ourselves and nature, separating ‘civilization’ from ‘the wild.’ But that dichotomy is an illusion……We are members of the biological community………It’s not like we need to develop a whole lot of new technology or anything like that…..We just need to put our money where our mouth is.”
https://tinyurl.com/mvns4fjr
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Holistic Solutions: Veterinarians Lead with One Health - Where the well-being of animals, people, and the planet converge
April 26, 2024
Author: Kaitlyn Anderson In: Medium.com Published by U.S. Agency for International Development
“These are complex development and humanitarian problems that require strategic, integrated solutions. Veterinarians often have pivotal roles in these situations. Due to their deep understanding of the interconnections between human, animal, and ecosystem health, veterinarians are uniquely qualified to engage cross-sectoral teams.”
https://tinyurl.com/mufn2nrz
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One Planet, One Health
April 10, 2024
By: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
FAO’s One Health approach drives agrifood system transformation by addressing threats such as pests and diseases in animals, plants, aquatic animals and forests that reduce productivity, endanger biodiversity and threaten livelihoods. See five of the many issues that FAO is addressing by utilizing a One Health approach: Antimicrobial Resistance, Overuse of fertilizers and synthetic pesticides, Soil Degradation, Zoonotic Diseases, Pandemics.
https://tinyurl.com/3abuss8n
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Inside the clinic hunting for the next pandemic in pets
January 15, 2024
Author: Sarah Newey In: The Telegraph
Scientists in Bangkok are tracking unusual infections in dogs and cats, looking out for anything that could threaten animals – or people.
https://tinyurl.com/bdz6nfxy
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Hot Off the Press!! (Last 90 days - see also older Publications list below in Library Section) | |
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Global One Health post-graduate programmes: a review, Adeyemi OA, Agbabiaka TO, Sujon H. One Health Outlook. 2024 Apr 10;6(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s42522-024-00097-6. PMID: 38600594; PMCID: PMC11007884.
Towards Institutionalization of One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa, Richards S et al, CABI One Health Cases, (2024), doi:10.1079/onehealthcases.2024.0007
Towards an actionable One Health Approach, Zhang S, Lederman Z, Han L, et. al., Infectious Diseases of Poverty. (2024) DOI: 10.1186/s40249-024-01198-0
The need for One Health systems-thinking approaches to understand multiscale dissemination of antimicrobial resistance, Arnold KE, Laing G, McMahon BJ, Fanning S, Stekel DJ, Pahl O, et al., The Lancet, Vol 8, Issue 2, February 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00278-4
Campylobacter occurrence and antimicrobial resistance profile in under five-year-old diarrheal children, backyard farm animals, and companion pets, Mulu W, Joossens M, Kibret M, Van den Abeele A-M, Houf K (2024), PLoS Negl Trop Dis 18(6): e0012241. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012241
A One Health approach toward the control and elimination of soil-transmitted helminthic infections in endemic areas, Lapat JJ, Opee J, Apio MC, Akello S, Ojul CL, Onekalit R, et. al., IJID One Health, Volume 2, 2024, ISSN 2949-9151, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijidoh.2024.100021
One Health: A Holistic Approach to Tackling Global Health Issues, Danasekaran R, Indian J Community Med. 2024 Mar-Apr;49(2):260-263. DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_521_23.
A health promotion perspective on One Health, de Leeuw E, Kickbusch I, Rüegg SR, Can J Public Health 115, 271–275 (2024). https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-024-00872-y
Current understanding and knowledge gaps regarding wildlife as reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance. Vezeau N, Kahn L, American Journal of Veterinary Research, 85(6), (2024), ajvr.24.02.0040. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.24.02.0040
Spread and mitigation of antimicrobial resistance at the wildlife-urban and wildlife-livestock interfaces, Vezeau N, & Kahn L, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 262(6),(2024), 741-747. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.24.02.0123
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New Book - Potential Discount for OHH readers!!
Case Studies in Ecohealth
Edited by: Susan Cork and Douglas Whiteside
Framed in One Health and Planetary Health, this new book examines how to promote the health and wellness of animals and ecosystems.
The publisher, 5M Books, is offering a 20% discount to One Health Commission supporters who learned of this new book via One Health Happenings.
See the press release. https://tinyurl.com/26kffu6z
See the Book preview: https://tinyurl.com/yc7vuxc9
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2022
After 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, translating One Health into action is urgent,
Lefrancois T, Malvy D, Atlani-Duault L, Benamouzig D, Druais P, Yazdanpanah Y, The Lancet, October 24, 2022, doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01840-2
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February 8, 2022
World Bank Group - Open Learning Campus launched TWO open access, self-paced e-learning One Health Courses
Putting One Health into Practice
- https://wbg.edcast.com/insights/12400740
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Transforming Biodiversity Governance.
Editors: Visseren-Hamakers IJ, Kok MTJ, Cambridge University Press; May 2022, https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108856348
One Health thoroughly discussed in Chapters:
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The Urgency of Transforming Biodiversity Governance, Visseren-Hamakers IJ, Kok MTJ.
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One Health and Biodiversity, Keune H, Payyappallimana U, Morand S, Rüegg SR.
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Mainstreaming the Animal in Biodiversity Governance: Broadening the Moral and Legal Community to Nonhumans, Schapper A, Visseren-Hamakers IJ, Humphreys D, Bliss C.
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Enabling Transformative Biodiversity Governance in the Post-2020 Era, Kok MTJ, Tsioumani E, Bliss C, et al.
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PAHO’s One Health Policy: CD59/9
One Health: A Comprehensive Approach for Addressing Health Threats at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface
July 20, 2021
“The aim of this policy on One Health is to foster coordination and collaboration among the different governance frameworks of human, animal, plant, and environmental health programs in order to better prevent and prepare for current and future health challenges at the human-animal-environment interface. Of priority concern for One Health are risks that affect the systems on which society depends—health, agriculture/animal production, and environment. The policy includes six strategic lines of action that can provide valuable guidance for the actions of national health authorities and for the technical cooperation activities of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau (PASB or the Bureau).” https://tinyurl.com/zv2vf7dj
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2018
Integrated approaches to health:
A handbook for the evaluation of One Health
Eds. Rüegg SR, Häsler B, Zinsstag J, Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2018,
https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-875-9
An output of the Network for Evaluation of One Health (NEOH), now the Network for EcoHealth and One Health
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Animal Research & One Health (AROH)
Launched in August 2023. Open Access and indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Editors-in-Chief: Yuchang Qin, Bin Yao, Shuisheng Hou and Peter Stevenson. Publisher: Wiley Online Library
- Published in partnership with the Institute of Animal Science of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, a leading research institution in the field of animal research.
- Open access publishing ensures that your research is easily accessible and widely available, leading to increased downloads, citations, and Altmetric attention.
- No article publication fees are currently required
https://tinyurl.com/4um59z52
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Journal of Global, Public and One Health (JGPOH)
Open Access. Executive Editor: Prof. Genc Burazeri MD, PhD, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania,
Publisher: Jacobs Publishing House, Germany. Published in multiple languages. See Guest Editorial about the journal:
JGPOH – a new kid on the block, Jens Holst, J Global, Public and One Health, 2024, posted: DATE: 20.05.2024, DOI: 10.61034/JGPOH-2024-12
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The world is holding its breath as the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza story evolves. We haven’t, so far, included much about it in One Health Happenings because most One Healthers are already following it closely, many in your everyday jobs. But we thought to share these items just in case some readers have not been following along. We recently learned that many human health clinicians are not really aware of the wiley virus’s current mutations and infection of mammals, most recently dairy cows and dairy farm workers, and the growing concern that it is a short mutation away from finding a way to jump from one person to another and to become the next pandemic that so many scientists have so long predicted, not if, but when. Waiting to exhale……
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Michigan Stands out for its aggressive bird flu response. Will other states follow its lead?
June 12, 2024 Author: Megan Molteni In: STATnews.com https://tinyurl.com/3x228mkm
Bird Flu is rampant in animals. Humans ignore it at our own risk.
June 11, 2024 Author: Brenda Goodman In: CNN https://tinyurl.com/bdhrnk94
U.S. CDC Technical Report: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus
June 9, 2024 https://tinyurl.com/bdef4uet
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The Dairy Industry Must Act Faster to Keep H5N1 from Starting a Human Epidemic
June 11, 2024
Author: Kay Russo, Michelle Kromm, Carol Cardona
In: ScientificAmerican.com
“H5N1 is running rampant through dairy cows, putting humans at risk of an epidemic….The bigger picture of this issue related to human health has been repeatedly brushed aside in the past few months. This is a genuine “One Health” initiative, an opportunity for both animal and human health advocates to work together for the betterment of all species. Set politics aside. Focus on a sustainable, science-driven solution. Act now before it is too late.” https://tinyurl.com/ypn6fb47
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Neglected One Health Issues
Not yet mainstream in the One Health Conversation Focus but urgently needed
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Plants can take up CWD-causing prions from soil in the lab. What happens if they are eaten?
February 22, 2024
Author: Mary Van Beusekom, MS In: UMN CIDRAP News
Lichtenberg said that research on plants' prion uptake is still nascent. "It's technically challenging because it involves mixing a number of different fields together," he said. "You need experts in plant physiology, animal rearing, and general prion work, and it's somewhat rare."
(Sounds like a call for One Health? ) https://tinyurl.com/2nkvhu4w
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) - A prion disease through a One Health lens
Gilch S, Can Vet J. 2022 Apr;63(4):431-433
To date, CWD naturally affects mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), white-tailed deer (O. virginianus), elk (Cervus canadensis), red deer (C. elaphus), and moose (Alces alces) in North America and in addition, reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Europe. It is the only prion disease known to affect wild and captive animals and is considered the most contagious prion disease. https://tinyurl.com/bpa8t2c3
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Human Impacts (forever) on our Environment
Two new Music Videos
Lyrics and Music by David Corbin, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Health Education & Public Health, University of Nebraska at Omaha
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August 17-21, 2024
One Health Conference (17-18) & ISOHA Assembly (19-21)
Fostering Global Collaboration for a Healthier Planet: International One Health Conference and ISOHA Assembly
Bangkok, Thailand. The International One Health Conference and ISOHA Assembly, organized by the International Student One Health Alliance (ISOHA), aim to create a dynamic platform for students and professionals across diverse disciplines to converge and explore the principles of One Health. Recognizing the intricate interdependence of human, animal, and environmental health, the event seeks to foster collaboration, share knowledge, and inspire innovative solutions to address global health challenges. This five-day conference will comprise a two-day scientific program open to all participants, two days dedicated to the ISOHA Assembly exclusively for ISOHA members and students, and a final day featuring engaging tourist activities.
https://cutt.ly/SwCdtXcJ
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July 5, 2024 In-Person One-Day Workshop
How can we better use Open Source Intelligence for the surveillance of biosecurity threats, with a One Health approach?
Cambridge, England. Hosted by a group at the University of Cambridge. The objective of this workshop is to co-write a perspective article on the stated topic. Invasive Non-Native Species will be used as a case study.
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July 10, 2024 Conference
One Health 2024: We Mean Business
Finding Commercial Solutions to Global Problems
Hosted by Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and its One Health Enterprise Network. Since 2019 Dorset LEP has hosted a national (UK) One Health Conference. It established the One Health Enterprise Network in 2023 to bring businesses together to find commercial solutions to global health challenges. Businesses that agree to incorporate the One Health Approach into their design and development processes can be said to be One Health Businesses and can be part of the One Health business cluster that the OHEN supports. See info on Dorset LEP and on past conferences.
https://www.dorsetlep.co.uk/one-health
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August 30, 2024 In-Person and Virtal Event
Third Infectious Diseases and One Health Day (IDOH Day)
One Health in Action: Ending inequity for achieving integral health
Tours, France, Université de Tours. Organised by alumni of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree programme in Infectious Diseases and One Health (IDOH), with the support of the Université de Tours, the Fédération de Recherche en Infectiologie (FéRI), L’Institut National de Recherche pour L’Agriculture, L’Alimentation et L’Environnement (INRAE) from the Centre Val-de-Loire region of France, the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) and the University of Edinburgh (UoE). IDOH Day brings together students and professionals with top researchers and industry leaders that are developing and implementing integrated approaches to address global health problems. Flash talks and poster sessions promote international collaboration and scientific interdisciplinary exchanges with a program covering topics including antimicrobial resistance, the effects of climate change on disease, food safety and equity, how to optimise the future health of animals and people and next-generation tools to tackle wicked problems. Registration opens soon. https://tinyurl.com/4zz5md59
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September 20-23, 2024 Conference
8th World One Health Congress (WOHC) 2024,
Cape Town South Africa
This 4 day congress enables discussions on major One Health challenges, sharing of research data and policy developments. It includes parallel tracks addressing One Health science, antimicrobial agents and resistance, and science - policy interface, amongst others. It will provide an opportunity to look at global One Health science and policy through an African lens. WOHC brings together One Health stakeholders, from science researchers, policymakers, representatives of international institutions, and civil society to the private sector from around the world. https://tinyurl.com/bdh83r93
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September 26, 2024
United Nations General Assembly: High Level Meeting on AMR
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM GMT
New York, USA Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will be addressed for the second time during a High-Level Meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September 2024. It will be an opportunity to accelerate political action on AMR based on the One Health approach. https://tinyurl.com/4zvbfr4d
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October 13, 2024 Conference and Training
Pathways Europe 2024 - Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Theme - Revisiting What is Wild for Coexisting
9:00 CEST
Cordoba, Spain. Registration is now open! Cohosted by the Institute for Advanced Social Studies - Spanish Research Council (IESA-CSIC), the University of Córdoba, and the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. The concept of “wild” often refers to elements of nature that remain untamed and unaltered by human intervention. Some argue that in today’s interconnected world, true wild, untouched by human influence, is exceedingly rare or perhaps even nonexistent. In this human-dominated, Anthropocene era, new challenges and new debates arise as to what is wild and what is natural. http://tinyurl.com/3d5byt4s
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October 21 – November 1, 2024
The Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16)
Cali, Colombia. At the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 15, December 2022, Montreal, Canada) the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a new global agreement to stop destruction of nature and reverse the trend by 2030. At COP 16 governments will be tasked with reviewing the state of implementation of the Framework. Parties to the Convention are expected to show the alignment of their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) with the Framework and further develop monitoring and advance resource mobilization for the Framework. COP 16 is also due to finalize and operationalize the multilateral mechanism on the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources. https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2024
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October 25-26-2024 Hybrid Conference
One Sustainable Health by All Conference
Dakar, Senegal. Hosted by the One Sustainable Health (OSH) for All Foundation and Galien Africa Association. As was the case last year in Lyon for the 1st edition, this international conference will bring together professionals from all countries, in a transdisciplinary approach, to address our health, environmental and social challenges. It alsoprovides an opportunity to share the operational priorities of the 9 International Working Groups of the OSH Forum :
- Environmental health and sustainability (IWG1)
- Sustainable food systems (IWG2)
- One Health and Urban Settings (IWG3)
- Equitable Health Service (IWG4)
- Financing for One Health (IWG5)
- Governance and Policy (IWG6)
- Education and Communication (IWG7)
- One Health Next Generation (IWG8)
- One Health in Humanitarian Settings (IWG9)
Pre-registration available. https://tinyurl.com/ayph4scs
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November 20-22, 2024
2nd International Congress on Antimicrobial Resistance with One Health Perspectives
Quito, Ecuador. Hosted by the Foodborne Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit (UNIETAR) of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry of the Central University of Ecuador. No link available.
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December 3-6, 2024
20th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID)
Cape Town, South Africa. Hosted by the International Society for Infectious Diseases and stakeholder partners. The ICID 2024 is the premier meeting that goes far beyond clinical microbiology and the usual communicable diseases to encompass ALL fields pertaining to infection within a One Health context champioining all practitioners from every corner of the globe. Every 2 years, the Congress is a place for our global industry and medical community to share groundbreaking solutions for prevention, management, and cutting edge treatments for all those impacted by infectious diseases. https://isidcongress.org/
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June 19-23, 2025 Conference
ASM Microbe
Los Angeles, California, USA. Hosted by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Shape the Scientific Program for ASM Microbe 2025! Submit a session proposal to ensure your science is well represented, connect with leaders in your field and boost your CV. Deadline: Aug. 1, 2024, 12 p.m. ET https://tinyurl.com/32n29udz
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September 7, 2025 Conference
Pathways 2025 Conference: Human Dimensions of Wildlife -
Appreciating Nature's Benefits
The recreational participant base has changed over time, and, in turn, the popularity of outdoor recreation activities is shifting. Historically, a space that has been focused on hunting and angling, now includes activities such as birding and wildlife viewing, hiking, and rock climbing as popular avenues to engage in natural areas and on public lands. As interest in these activities continues to grow, wildlife agency leadership will need to adapt to help diverse communities connect with and appreciate nature’s benefits in both new and more traditional forms of engagement. The conference focuses on the health and wellbeing aspects of connecting with nature, as well as the benefits that communities gain from engaging in outdoor activities. It will explore complex issues in wildlife management, use of social science, effective communication, and changing landscapes and seascapes due to climate change and land use management practices.
https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways/
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Recent (and not so recent) PAST EVENTS (You might have missed)
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These events have passed but we would like for the world to be aware of them!
Track the progress of One Health since 2001
Check out more past One Health Events on the Commission's
Global One Health Events (since 2001) webpages.
Select a year and click 'VIEW'
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June 28, 2024 Webinar
One Health Governance in Eastern
and Southern Africa
Hosted by the Quadripartite-Powered Community of Practice (CoP) for the Return on Investment in One Health and One Health Investment Planning in collaboration with CIRAD and the World Bank. Organized by Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA), an EU-funded project. The panel discussed how more efficient implementation of the One Health approach at all levels can provide better societal, ecological, and economic outcomes. Points included:
- The different One Health governance structures and approaches in eastern and southern Africa,
- Importance of good One Health governance
- Experiences and ideas about different governance mechanisms and their political economy aspects.
- Tools used for the baselines assessment and stakeholder net mapping exercises
Panelists: Chadia Wannous, Theo Knight-Jones, Bibiana Iraki, Shauna Richards. https://tinyurl.com/2p84ucx6
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June 27, 2024
The OneHealth4All Conference - Serge Weinberg Awards
Paris, France. Hosted by Foundation S, 21st by CentraleSupélec, and Future4Care. A high-level conference exploring the theme of “One Health" was held on the occasion of the Serge Weinberg Awards, recognizing the most innovative and impactful digital solutions that address the challenges of integrated “One Health” and contribute to environmental sustainability for future generations. The event featured three panel discussions led by distinguished speakers:
- One Health, what Health?
- One Health & Tech? How digital technology can turn the One Health concept into reality.
- One Health, what’s next? This session gave students the opportunity to express their vision of the One Health concept. https://tinyurl.com/yeh3fsj9
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June 26, 2024 IUCN-WOAH Wildlife Health Webinar
Launch of the General guidelines for surveillance of diseases, pathogens and toxic agents in free-ranging wildlife
Hosted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) in English with French and Spanish interpretation. The event will launch General guidelines for surveillance which aim to assist with the development and implementation of a national surveillance programme. The primary target audience for the guidelines are wildlife management and wildlife health authorities, including WOAH National Focal Points for Wildlife, as well as other groups responsible for managing wildlife in protected and conserved areas, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, private landowners, and park and reserve managers. The event will also provide an overview of the broader work undertaken by IUCN and WOAH to support the incorporation of wildlife and ecosystem health into the One Health agenda. Registration required.
https://tinyurl.com/34wap8za
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June 24-27, 2024 Conference
(Pre-Conference Workshop June 21-24, 2024)
2024 Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID)
Healthy Planet, Healthy People
Palo Alto, California, USA. The 2024 EEID Conference will be held at Stanford University hosted by Erin Mordecai in late June. Stanford University is a leader in infectious disease research and has several laboratory groups throughout the institution whose research is dedicated to stopping infectious disease transmission and enhancing the health of the world around us. Given this area of expertise, this year’s EEID theme will be Healthy Planet, Healthy People, emphasizing the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental well-being. In addition to this focus, this year’s conference also strives to enhance learning through inclusion of diverse perspectives from experts around the world whose work focuses on infectious disease. http://tinyurl.com/3ky8um5p
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June 20, 2024 WHO EPI-WIN Webinar
Characterizing the human exposure to zoonotic pathogens: the WHO/PREZODE indicators
Recognizing the critical need of zoonoses prevention, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the PREZODE (PREventing ZOonotic Disease Emergence) initiative have collaborated to develop a set of standardized indicators aimed at characterizing potential human exposure to zoonotic pathogens. These indicators are designed to define the impact of prevention strategies over time and across the different stages of pathogen emergence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3zWtEnlHd8
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June 18-24, 2024
Global Health Security 2024 Conference
Sydney, Australia. The mission of the Global Health Security conference was to provide a forum where leaders, researchers, policy-makers, and representatives from government, international organisations, civil society, and private industry from around the world engaged with each other, reviewed the latest research and policy innovations, and agreed solutions for making the world safer and healthier. To that end, our mission is to help foster a genuinely multidisciplinary community of practice that is committed to working collaboratively to enhance health security and eliminate disease, irrespective of its origin or source. https://www.ghsconf.com/welcome-to-ghs-2024/
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June 18-24, 2024
Water Quality and ONE Health
One Health at the Singapore International Water Week 2024 (SIWW2024)
Singapore International Water Week is an international conference held every two years with a focus on drinking water management and technology. Included in its program is a scientific/technical segment, the Water Convention, with six Themes for which parallel sessions are organized over two days. In 2024, Theme 5 was titled Water Quality and ONE Health. Thematic Topics included:
- Global Climate Change, Water Quality and Health
- Recent Progress in the Application of Genomics in Water Quality Management
- Wastewater-based Epidemiological Surveillance (WES) beyond SARS-CoV-2
- Emerging Technologies and Methods for Water Quality Monitoring and Management
- Water Quality in the Context of Health and Medical Care
- Recreational Water Quality and One Health
- Communication between Sectors and to Affected Communities
Under this new SIWW ONE HEALTH banner, abstracts are anticipated focusing on the role that water plays in the links between human, animal and ecosystem health. See the Theme 5 promotional video.
https://tinyurl.com/2wwhpn6k
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June 12, 2024 FAO Council side event
Accelerating One Health Action on AMR
in Agrifood Systems
Abu Dhabi FAO Headquarters, United Arab Emirates - In Person and streamed onlinduring the 175th Session of the FAO Council. Antimicrobials are used in agrifood systems to enhance animal health, productivity, and crop protection. However, their overuse and misuse can foster resistance and gene transmission between species, posing threats to human and animal health, food security, and environmental integrity. Addressing AMR necessitates collaborative efforts across sectors, including agriculture, public health, and the environment using the One Health approach. https://tinyurl.com/26teex25
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June 11-13, 2024 Global Meeting
Institut Pasteur’s MediLabSecure celebrates 10th anniversary
Paris, France. This conference highlighted a decade of advancements in combating vector-borne diseases in the Mediterranean region, which is significantly impacted by climate change. The MediLabSecure project received support from the European Commission and enhanced collaboration across 22 countries, strengthening regional cooperation and multisectoral approaches to foster preparedness and response capacities. Benoît Miribel emphasized the integration of human, animal, and environmental health through the One Sustainable Health Forum to achieve global sustainable health. https://tinyurl.com/4z3pj74h
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June 11-13-2024
One Health Seminar for Europe Region
Vienna, Austria. This event convened representatives from public health, animal health and environmental health sectors in Europe and Central Asia. It underscored the central role of the Quadripartite in promoting and coordinating a regional One Health approach. Besides the 4 Quadripartite organizing partners (WHO, WOAH, FAO and UNEP), participants included representatives from ministries of agriculture, veterinary public health, human public health, food safety, wildlife, environmental organizations and academia. This true One Health event was the first to be organized by the Quadripartite. https://tinyurl.com/4hsbuatv
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June 7, 2024 Webinar - Panel Discussion
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: A Global One Health Approach, Crucial to Face HPAI
Hosted by PREZODE, an online panel discussion to combine information and analyses regarding the recent spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Recommendations: Prevent HPAI at its source, Increase community engagement via dialogue, Create complementary disease control tools based on surveillance, Rapidly detect, report, respond to animal outbreaks, Encourage countries to implement control strategies, restore trust, Share genetic sequence data of viruses, Increase global collaborative networks and research. Recording Available. https://tinyurl.com/3es5paec
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June 6, 2024 WHO-EPI-Win Webinar
Avian Influenza H5: An Update
Since the EPI-WIN webinar on "Public health risk of avian influenza A(H5N1) detected recently in dairy cattle" held on 6 May 2024, more human infections of avian influenza H5 have been reported, including those from Australia, China, and USA. Meanwhile the H5N1 virus continues to be detected in more cattle in the USA. The objective of this webinar was to provide an update on further learnings about the virus and its spread, and the implications for public health. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zCkgj8XKts
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June 5, 2024 ZOHU Call
ZOHU Calls are 1-hour monthly webinars that provide timely education on zoonotic and infectious diseases, One Health, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, vector-borne diseases, recent outbreaks, and related health threats at the animal-human-environment interface. Free Continuing Education is available for live calls and recordings. The June call included:
- Updates to CDC Dog Regulation, Effective August 1, 2024
- Petting Zoo Perils: Findings from two outbreaks of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli related to animal contact in 2023
See recordings for all ZOHU calls. https://tinyurl.com/msmdk4vm
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May 30-31, 2024
2nd Biennial Pennsylvania State University (PSU)
One Health Microbiome Symposium
Hosted by Pennsylvania State University Huck Institute One Health Microbiome Center. This symposium featured internationally-renowned keynote speakers, faculty and trainee research talks, poster sessions, and networking events. The goal of the symposium was to showcase how diverse ecosystems are dependent upon their microbial communities and how microbes flow through these ecosystems to shape the outcomes of health and disease. http://tinyurl.com/yeym2b58
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May 28-30, 2024 Official Launch
One Health Institute of Africa (INOHA)
at the One Health International Conference, Kinshasa
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This conference was a first of its kind in the DRC. A planning meeting for it was held December 8, 2023. INOHA is a center of excellence for One Health training and research at the University of Kinshasa. Its creation began in 2005 to seek innovative solutions for public health issues through a multidisciplinary One Health approach. In 2010 the initiative became institutionalized with creation of the Research and Training Unit on Ecology and Control of Infectious Diseases (URF-ECMI) at U Kinshasa Faculty of Medicine’s Microbiology department. In 2021, with creation of a Master in Ecology of Infectious Diseases, Natural Hazards and Risk Management, the URF-ECMI became a full-fledged service within the Department of Basic Sciences from the Faculty of Medicine before evolving in 2023 to become INOHA.
https://tinyurl.com/34dd7twu & https://tinyurl.com/4zhpr5et
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May 28-29, 2024 OHSS-FSFS Webinar Series (Spanish)
Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected
Part 1 and Part 2
The training was held online (via live sessions) via Google Meet platform between 28-29 of May. Food Safety Experts from Spain and South America covered different aspects of Food Safety and Food Security in One Health Approach. Attendees received a Credited Certificate. More information, https://www.youtube.com/@foodsafetyandsecurityohss2558
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May 28, 2024
Launch of Lancet series on AMR
Geneva, Switzerland and via livestream. Co-hosted by the One Health Trust, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Global AMR R&D Hub, AMR Action Hub, the International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solution, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations, FIND, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America and supported by the U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention. Ahead of the UNGA high-level meeting on AMR in September, this Lancet series was launched at a side event during the 2024 World Health Assembly in Geneva. The authors, AMR experts, policymakers, and civil society members discussed the current burden of AMR, the need to expand antibiotic access and innovation, and to promote the establishment of global targets and governance for action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xboBz-wdqVs
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May 27-29, 2024
77th World Health Assembly and the 2024 Geneva Health Forum
Geneva, Switzerland. The World Health Assembly (WHA), the paramount decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), represents a unique moment when health ministers from across the globe convene to define global health strategies. It is during this momentous occasion that a multitude of health stakeholders gathered in Geneva to voice their perspectives and insights. From May 27 to 29, 2024, the prestigious Geneva Health Forum Conference took place alongside the World Health Assembly. As the WHA convenes a political audience, the GHF Conference provides a unique platform conveying the perspectives of scientists, medical practitioners and field actors on the main challenges and opportunities for global health.
http://tinyurl.com/cw6yyax5
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April 29-May 1 and May 2-4, 2024
National Workshops on One Health
Zoonotic Diseases Prioritization and Joint Risk Assessment (JRA) under Pandemic Fund
in Bhutan
Paro, Bhutan. Using the US CDC (United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) tool based on multicriteria decision tree analysis and building Bhutan’s capacity for conducting JRA using the Tripartite JRA Operational Tool (JRA OT) the top 10 diseases included rabies, avian influenza A (H5N1), leptospirosis, brucellosis, enterohemorrhagic E. coli, Dengue fever, Scrub typhus, bovine tuberculosis, anthrax, and salmonellosis. Forty participants attended the workshop from human health, animal health, food safety, wildlife, and environment sectors, including officials from national and sub-national levels with senior and young professionals. 22.5% were female participants. https://tinyurl.com/r3nk6un6
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April 11, 2024 Conference
49th Annual One Health & Zoonoses Conference
This state-wide Conference was hosted by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado State University (SCU) One Health Institute, and the Rockies and High Plains Vector-borne Disease Training and Evaluation Center. It covered One Health and zoonotic disease topics such as the impact of climate change on vector-borne diseases, the current Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreak that is impacting many wild and domestic animals, including wild birds and mammals, poultry, dairy cattle and people; WNV surveillance; One Health surveillance for bat-associated viruses, and more. Over 300 participants and thirteen speakers.
https://tinyurl.com/4c849b3d
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December 7-8, 2023 Workshop
“One Health” approach for municipal elected officials and those of the town hall of the district of Bamako
Organized by the “One Health Mali Alliance” in collaboration with the GIE “Les Amis de la Nature.”As part of the implementation of the Regulation International Health (RSI) and the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), the Mali is committed to put in place a strong national coordination mechanisms between animal, human and environmental, sectors in accordance with the “One Health” approach... It is within this framework that Decree No. 0369/PM-RM of April 12, 2018 establishing, attributions, organization and operation of the National “One Health” Platform of Mali, was signed...... Health in all its components is today of great importance and is at the heart of many citizen concerns. However, the links between human health, animal health and environmental health remain less understood. Local elected officials and technical managers of the Bamako District and surrounding municipalities acquired knowledge about the “One Health” approach during this training that will enable them to better understand and integrate the “One Health” approach into their practices and decisions. Consequently, local elected officials will be able to implement policies and actions that promote public health, animal health and the environmental health in an integrated manner... The One Health Mali Alliance has developed an action plan (2024) for the implementation of workshop recommendations. https://www.auss-mali.ml
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September 7, 2023 Veterinary Continuing Professional Development (CDP) Webinar
One Health – Actions in diagnostics and therapeutics
Hosted by Horiba.Com. Horiba Medical provides an extensive and comprehensive line of hematology, hemostasis diagnostic systems. Speakers Helen Ballantyne, Simon Doherty, and Fergus Allerton discussed how a “One Health” multidisciplinary approach can enable beneficial changes in veterinary diagnostics and therapeutics usage.
https://tinyurl.com/3bca365x
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Jobs
Research positions at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston
(UTMB-Galveston)
- Research Associate II, Internal Medicine-Infectious Disease
- Nurse Clinician II, Institute for Translational Science
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Internal Medicine-Infectious Disease
- Physician – Scientist / T32 Training in Emerging Infectious Diseases
Contact: gcgray@utmb.edu if you have any questions. https://www.utmb.edu/one-health/jobs
Colorado State University One Health Institute - One Health Grant Writer
The One Health Institute (OHI) Grant Writer will generate high-quality scientific proposals, narratives, applications, and supporting documents in response to philanthropic, federal, state, and other solicitations consistent with all policies and procedures at CSU, and the requirements and guidelines of the funding agencies.
https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/146874
Two positions on USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Agriculture Team
(U.S. citizenship required)
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New Books
The Outbreak Atlas
By: Rebecca Katz and Mackenzie Moore
This book uses plain language and case studies from across the globe to clarify and demystify outbreak preparedness, response, and recovery for “armchair epidemiologists” and public health professionals alike. Discusses how COVID was like the “Twilight Zone,” and the rewards of an effective outbreak response, whether it’s against a Campylobacter outbreak at a mountain biking race in Canada, or containing cases of Ebola. https://tinyurl.com/2cud6u7b
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Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative Newsletter
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North Carolina State University
Global One Health Academy (GOHA)
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Music / Videos / Interviews
One Health & Planetary Health with Prof. Steve Osofsky (video)
Johns Hopkins Science Diplomacy Coordinator and Cornell alumna Isabel Jimenez, DVM '21, speaks with Dr. Steve Osofsky about his career in conservation, the origins of the One Health movement and Planetary Health field, and how up-and-coming applied scientists can enhance their chances of translating their work into real change for good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7sae9-cINM
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One Health: Understanding Threats to Wildlife and Human Health in Asia (video)
In this eCornell Keynote presentation, Cornell’s Dr. Martin Gilbert, Helen Lee, and Laura Bernert share their fieldwork experiences in Asia - from the river valleys of Nepal to the high mountains of Central Asia - and help illustrate how the health of wildlife and our own health and well-being are inextricably linked.
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Podcasts
One World One Health Podcasts
Hosted by the One Health Trust (formerly CDDEP). Our world faces many urgent challenges, from pandemics and decreasing biodiversity to pollution and melting polar ice caps, among others. This podcast highlights solutions to these problems from the scientists and experts working to make a difference. http://tinyurl.com/5dcadcwp
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