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Volume 11, No. 5, May 27, 2024
Sharing news from mid-April to mid-May 2024
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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Quote of the Month
“I believe that if we 'know' about something, we’re responsible to 'do' something.”
Beth Mayr and Jenn Zocco, Co-Founders, The Starfish Foundation
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The Call for Applications for the 2024 Bossart Scholarship opened May 1, 2024 and will close July 31, 2024. 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.
As we launch the 2024 Call for Applications, we also celebrate the accomplishments of the 2021 First Bossart Fellow, Taylor Weary, now Dr. Weary, whose winning project was titled ‘Healthy Children, Healthy Chimps: Reducing respiratory disease transmission from humans to chimpanzees in Uganda’.
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Follow Taylor’s progress since becoming the Inaugural Bossart Fellow:
Scientific Publications from Taylor’s research:
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Weary TE, Tusiime P, Tuhaise S, Reyes JFM, Ross E, Gern JE, Goldberg TL, Respiratory Disease Patterns in Rural Western Uganda, 2019-2022, Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 12, April 8, 2024, https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1336009
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Weary TE, Pappas T, Tusiime P, Tuhaise S, Ross E, Gern JE, Goldberg TL, High Frequencies of Nonviral Colds and Respiratory Bacteria Colonization Among Children in Rural Western Uganda, Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 12, May 2, 2024, https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1379131
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Weary, T.E., Pappas, T., Tusiime, P. et al. Common Cold Viruses Circulating in Children Threaten Wild Chimpanzees through Asymptomatic Adult Carriers. Sci Rep 14, 10431 (May 7, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61236-7
Popular Media Articles about this project:
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Nuwer R, Nature, Chimpanzees are dying from our colds – these scientists are trying to save them, Vol 625, 442-446, January 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00108-6
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Nuwer R, The Guardian, Chimps are dying of the common cold. Is great ape tourism to blame?, January 16, 2024, Republished May 2, 2024, https://tinyurl.com/awdztazw
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Updates on the Pandemic Treaty
After failing to reach agreement on many issues in the ninth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB9, March 18-28, 2024), the INB9 reconvened April 29 to May 10, 2024. When that session also failed to finalize the treaty language, representatives from the WHO's 194 member states agreed to continue negotiations which have extended to date with no final draft in place. The plan was to present the finalized draft for adoption of legally-binding text at the World Health Assembly which runs May 27, 2024 to June 1, 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland, so time has run out. The world waits to see what happens next week in Geneva.
It is likely that negotiations will continue.
The latest public version (PDF) of the negotiating treaty text was published on 22 April 2024.
https://tinyurl.com/35j5t4yf See Article 5:
“Article 5. One Health
1. The Parties commit to promote a One Health approach for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, recognizing the interconnection between people, animals and the environment, that is coherent, integrated, coordinated and collaborative among all relevant organizations, sectors and actors, taking into account national circumstances.
2. The Parties commit to identify and address the drivers of pandemics and the emergence and re-emergence of disease at the human-animal-environment interface through the introduction and integration of interventions into relevant pandemic prevention, preparedness and response plans.
3. Each Party shall, in accordance with its national context, protect human, animal and plant health, with support from WHO and other relevant international organizations, by:
(a) implementing and regularly reviewing relevant national policies and strategies that reflect a One Health approach as it relates to pandemic prevention, preparedness and response;
(b) promoting the effective and meaningful engagement of communities in the development and implementation of policies, strategies and measures to prevent, detect and respond to outbreaks; and
(c) promoting or establishing One Health joint training and continuing education programmes for human, animal and environmental health workforces to build relevant and complementary skills, capacities and capabilities.
4. The modalities, terms and conditions and operational dimensions of a One Health approach shall be further defined in an instrument that takes into consideration the provisions of the International Health Regulations (2005) and will be operational by 31 May 2026.”
Many commentaries and briefings have been published from many fronts:
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‘What is the proposed WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty?
UK Parliament House of Commons Library Research Briefing
May 16, 2024 Authors: Patrick Butchard, Bukky Balogun
The WHO is negotiating a treaty on pandemic preparedness. The briefing outlines what has been proposed, how it relates to the International Health Regulations, where negotiations are up to, and what comes next. https://tinyurl.com/42afve4r
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Open Letter on One Health & Prevention
in the Pandemic Agreement
April 24, 2024
Release of an Open Letter to the WHO Member States from more than 120 multidisciplinary organisations and experts from all global regions urging governments worldwide to take concrete steps to ‘prevent’ future pandemics following a One Health approach to strengthen equity in the Pandemic Agreement.
https://tinyurl.com/wxdvr2nz
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The pandemic cost 7 million lives,
but talks to prevent a repeat stall
April 21, 2024 Author: Frances Stead Sellers In: Washington Post
The chief point of contention involves pathogen access and benefit sharing…….Meanwhile, climate change and increased interactions between human and animal populations are increasing the possibility of spillover events spawning zoonotic diseases that are all but impossible to contain given the speed of modern travel. https://tinyurl.com/mr4679fm
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One Health
at the 77th World Health Assembly
‘All for Health, Health for All’
Geneva, Switzerland. Proceedings will be webcast live from this web page. https://tinyurl.com/4p2vfues Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
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27th - One Health: From Ambition to Action - hosted by Foundation S - The Sanofi Collective.
This session will focus on the need to accelerate and implement a framework for One Sustainable Health to effectively help countries and communities prepare for and respond to health threats posed by climate change.
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28th - One Health and Pandemic Prevention in Practice: Is the Global South Leading Innovation? Hosted by the Geneva Health Forum and the Graduate Institute. This event will be streamed online from 13:00 to 14:30 CEST. Register here. https://tinyurl.com/25ktuzfy
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28th - Launch of the LANCET Series on Antimicrobial Resistance - In person and Live Streaming
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29th - Strengthening Youth Engagement in Tackling AMR - Introducing the Youth Manifesto on AMR that calls for One Health, 5 PM CEST. This event is also Hybrid. Register here for in person or online. https://tinyurl.com/5cvdw62k
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Call for actionable steps in response to the rising threat
of antimicrobial resistance includes One Health
Prepared by the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform
May 2024. Embodying a multi-sectoral One Health approach to tackle AMR, this document is a result of the collaborative work of members of the Action Group on the 2024 UNGA HLM on AMR of the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform. It is a call for actionable steps to be considered by UN Member States in their negotiations of the outcome document of the 2024 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AMR (UNGA HLM on AMR) taking place on 26 September this year in New York. Key recommendations:
- enhancing One Health collaboration,
- accelerating the implementation of AMR National Action Plans,
- strengthening capacity for AMR efforts,
- strengthening health systems through comprehensive prevention strategies,
- leveraging preventive measures like vaccination,
- strengthening sector-specific AMR and antimicrobial use surveillance,
- transforming agrifood systems,
- ensuring universal, equitable, affordable, and sustainable access to quality essential medicines, vaccines, and diagnostics,
- encouraging high-income countries and other stakeholders to commit to sustainable antimicrobial research and development, and
- preventing and addressing the drivers, sources, and challenges of the environmental dimensions of AMR.
- https://tinyurl.com/fpp8nut8
See Recording of May 2, 2024 public launch of the Call
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Youth Manifesto for the United Nations General Assembly
High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance calls for One Health
The Quadripartite Working Group on Youth Engagement for AMR was established with the objective to facilitate outreach to and capacity building among youth networks and to give inputs to the quadripartite on optimizing youth-facing activities on AMR. In 2024, the working group started a consultative process to get input from the wider youth constituency to jointly develop a Youth Manifesto for the upcoming United Nations High Level Meeting on AM in September 2024. The Youth Manifesto is meant to be a concise document, listing the AMR-related recommendations from a youth-perspective. It was launched on 14 May 2024 at New York on the sidelines of the multistakeholder hearings at UN.
May 29, 2024 at the World Health Assembly
Strengthening Youth Engagement in Tackling AMR - Introducing the Youth Manifesto on AMR that calls for One Health, 5 PM CEST.
The Quadripartite Working Group on Youth Engagement for AMR is hosting a hybrid Side Event at the 2024 World Health Assembly to introduce the Youth Manifesto to a wider audience and to reinforce the importance of youth engagement in tackling AMR. This event is also Hybrid. Register here to attend in person or online. https://tinyurl.com/5cvdw62k
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June 11-13-2024
One Health Seminar for Europe Region
Vienna, Austria. This One Health Seminar for the European Region is an important regional event for convening representatives from the public health, animal health and environmental health sectors in Europe and Central Asia. It aims to discuss and identify opportunities and best practices for operationalizing the One Health approach to address health threats originating in the human-animal- environment interface in Europe and Central Asia leveraging on the OH Joint Plan of Action and its Implementation Guide. The event will also serves as an opportunity to underscore the central role of the Quadripartite in promoting and coordinating a regional One Health approach. More information coming soon. https://tinyurl.com/3atbxsv9
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is taking place June 18-21, 2024
Sydney, Australia. The call for abstracts is also still open and Registration is open. "The mission of the Global Health Security conference is to provide a forum where leaders, researchers, policy-makers, and representatives from government, international organisations, civil society, and private industry from around the world can engage with each other, review the latest research and policy innovations, and agree on 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 global health security and eliminate disease, irrespective of its origin or source."
https://www.ghsconf.com/
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PREZODES’s International Data Working Group (IDWG) - Open Call for Experts
Enhancing access to comprehensive information for research, operational initiatives, and public education on effective data management is crucial, particularly in preventing and managing infectious diseases. Join PREZODE in shaping the future of data-driven disease prevention and control through collaboration and innovation! What will IDWG members do?
- Contribute insights and recommendations on ongoing objectives
- Fulfill assigned duties and tasks
- Serve as focal points with national, regional, and international communities and organizations
https://tinyurl.com/45b5sktd
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Join the Newly forming Women for One Health (WfOH) Network!
Are you passionate about One Health and driven by equity?
Join us in building a community that focuses on empowering women and under-represented groups by driving positive change in the One Health sector. Goals:
- Foster Gender Equity
- Enhance Inclusivity
- Facilitate Networking and Collaboration
- Influence Policy and Decision-Making
- Promote Education and Capacity Building
https://tinyurl.com/mrx53vjc
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Attention Researchers!
One Health Research Reporting Guidelines Survey
Please complete this short survey about improving and implementing the Checklist for One Health Epidemiological Reporting of Evidence (COHERE) guidelines hosted by the University of Washington, USA. These guidelines were published in 2017 with the goal of improving the quality of One Health studies, and promoting the integration of all three domains into One Health research. The survey seeks a wide range of perspectives and feedback to improve the guidelines and increase their utilization and takes 10-15 minutes. Previous knowledge of the guidelines is not necessary. This survey is a graduate student project supported by the University of Washington Center for One Health Research. https://tinyurl.com/tatv6cm9
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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 is 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 Masters 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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Workshop on Operationalizing the One Health approach in Kosovo* - 7-8 February 2024
Pristina, Kosovo* The aim of the workshop was to:
- support Kosovo* in taking advantage of the [OHHLEP] OH Joint Plan of Action (JPA) and its implementation guide,
- identify options for embedding the One Health approach into the strategic planning for addressing health threats originating in the human-animal-environment interface and
- strengthen health security….. The workshop resulted in key recommendations to operationalize the One Health approach in Kosovo*, including establishment of a National Multisectoral Coordinating mechanism on One Health under the Prime Minister’s office, review and amendment of legal frameworks related to One Health, and allocation of sustainable financing for One Health-related activities. https://tinyurl.com/3u937ts8
[*All references to Kosovo should be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999)]. https://tinyurl.com/3atbxsv9
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One Health Joint Plan of Action Workshop in Bangladesh, 27-29 February 2024
Dhaka, Bangladesh. A national One Health Joint Plan of Action (OH JPA) workshop was organized and facilitated by the Asia Pacific Quadripartite One Health team. The objective of the workshop was to support the ongoing One Health initiatives of Bangladesh, led by the One Health Secretariat, and update the current One Health Strategy Framework 2017-2021 for 2024-2030.
https://tinyurl.com/mtvchmv7
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New website in French and English for the
One Sustainable Health for All Foundation
Based in Lyon, France, the One Sustainable Health for All (OSH) Foundation was created in September 2020 under the aegis of the Bullukian Foundation in Lyon, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It promotes dialogue and innovative projects between public and private partners. This is a worldwide collaborative and inclusive action aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2030). https://fondation-usdt.org/en/ The One Sustainable Health for All Foundation supports two complementary activities:
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The One Sustainable Health (OSH) Forum The World Health Summit (WHS) in Berlin and the Geneva Health Forum contributed to the launch of the OSH Forum in 2021 in partnership with some fifty organizations. The OSH Forum was created to promote a trans-disciplinary “One Health / Planetary Health” approach. It organises conferences and leads thematic International Working Groups to facilitate implementation of projects integrating human, animal and environmental health. https://tinyurl.com/45azudpr
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The One Europe for Global Health (OEGH) Coalition launched in 2022 during the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union to promote the “One Sustainable Health” approach in the European Union’s international strategy.
https://tinyurl.com/w3cctx5w
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New One Health Course in Brazil - July 8-26, 2024
Tropical and Neglected Infectious Diseases: An Integrated One Health Approach to Public Health
Hosted for first time by the Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Cabula Campus. Requirements: Intermediate English, some knowledge of molecular biology, pathology, microbiology, ecology. Workload: 80 hours. Recognizing the interdependence of human, animal, and environmental health, participants will learn about arbovirus transmission, neglected diseases (e.g., Chaga's disease and HTLV), waterborne diseases in Brazil, and genomic surveillance strategies, providing an overview of infectious diseases and public health. For information on fees and registration contact tropicaldiseasesclass@bahiana.edu.br .
See: Tailoring a One Health course for an established non-One Health graduate program in Brazil, Magalhaes T, Barreto A, Mesquita-Silva J, et.al., Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, Vol 4, 2024, DOI:10.3389/fitd.2023.1317092
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The University of Hawaii Undergraduate One Health Certificate Program and the
Dean’s Certificate of Distinction in One Health
Started Fall 2023. This program prepares students with the skills and knowledge to work collaboratively across disciplines to solve real-world problems. It consists of 15 credits of One-Health-related coursework and a capstone experience. The One Health certificate will benefit students pursuing a wide range of professions in human, animal or environmental health. Examples of career opportunities include professionals in human health (doctors, nurses, public health practitioners, epidemiologists, research scientists), animal health (veterinarians, veterinary technicians, agricultural workers), and environmental health (ecologists, wildlife experts). Other One Health-related careers include science writing, food safety, disaster preparedness, global disease surveillance, policy, and sustainability practices. https://tinyurl.com/3char7hw
See also Hawaii One Health at U Hawaii Earth Day 2024 https://tinyurl.com/39jpxftx
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Auburn University’s new Undergraduate
Public and One Health Program
Auburn, Alabama, USA. Launched October 2023, by Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine, with One Health acting as its guiding principle; i.e. the program emphasizes the interconnectedness and mutual interdependency of humans, animals and the environment. https://tinyurl.com/5n99cc4v
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Too disturbing not to share......
Human impact on animals and environment
Forced to eat bat feces, chimps could spread deadly viruses to humans
April 22, 2024 Author: Ann Gibbons In: Science - News
Tobacco farming is driving apes to seek unusual food source, brimming with pathogens. Chimpanzees, colobus monkeys and duiker antelopes in Uganda were observed eating or licking bat guano that was later found to contain 26 previously unknown viruses, along with a coronavirus related to SARS-CoV-2. Researchers found that the guano contained essential nutrients that wild chimps and other animals usually get by eating raffia palm pith. But farmers in the area cleared raffia palms from 2006 to 2012 to make strings for drying tobacco for the international market, leaving animals to seek other sources of nutrients. The findings demonstrate a potential zoonotic pathogen pathway from bats to mammals. https://tinyurl.com/4h3udce3
See the scientific publication to which this article refers: Fedurek P, Asiimwe C, Rice GK, et al. Selective deforestation and exposure of African wildlife to bat-borne viruses. Commun Biol 7, 470 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06139-z
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Special One Health Issue in Scientific Reports
One Health guiding principle can help facilitate cooperation between stakeholders across different systems; however, challenges remain in putting this holistic principle into practice. This Collection welcomes original research on all aspects of One Health, with the aim of showcasing a broad range of perspectives that explore potential solutions and future directions in this area. Guest Editors include: Lauren E. Charles, Yinzi Jin, Balbir Bagicha Singh Dhaliwal, Michael Tong and Sandul Yasobant. Submissions open until 27 September 2024 (possibly flexible). If you are the corresponding author from a participating institution, you may be eligible to publish with the APC covered or discounted by a fully open access agreement. Read more. https://tinyurl.com/5atyvkbs
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Special Collection of BMC Global and Public Health
Beyond disciplinary silos: Intersectoral collaboration for One Health implementation
This special collection invites the submission of Research, Comment, Review, and Opinion articles that highlight One Health approaches incorporating collaborative efforts between human, animal and/or environmental sectors. It seeks to advance our understanding of how best to foster policy and operational environments that support successful advances in addressing health challenges at the One Health intersections. Taking an intersectoral approach, articles may tackle a broad range of issues and challenges including:
- Initiatives to facilitate sharing surveillance data across sectors
- Intersectoral cooperation in the areas of food security, environmental conservation, or infectious disease surveillance
- One Health strategies for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response
- One Health initiatives to address and reduce antimicrobial resistance
- One Health for food safety, food security, and sustainable food production
- Evaluation of One Health initiatives or programs and relevant facilitators or challenges
- Impacts of climate change on patterns of infectious disease
- Development of governance mechanisms to facilitate One Health pathogen genomics for surveillance
- Interventions underpinned by the One Health Joint Plan of Action to address health threats to humans, animals, plants, and the environment
- Strategies to foster improved intersectoral governance and shared decision-making
- Development of One Health policy to improve human, animal, and environmental health
See more information here: https://tinyurl.com/34nyfbaj
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Kansas State University One Health Newsletter -
Call for Content on History of Public Health and
One Health
Due July 1, 2024, Next issue expected September 2024
This newsletter is a collaborative effort by a diverse group of scientists and health professionals committed to promoting One Health. Proudly hosted by Kansas State University, with the goal of growing the publications’s reach and engaging new stakeholders, the newsletter management is shifting from the College of Veterinary Medicine to the university’s Olathe Campus, located in Greater Kansas City. One Health advocates, students and professionals are urged to submit article ideas on this topic and other One Health topics to onehealthenews@ksu.edu. The most recent previous issue was September 2023. https://tinyurl.com/43fs76ty
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Two Special Issues in Journal One Health -
Wildlife Trade and One Health
This Special Issue seeks contributions that explore the health aspects of the trade in wild species, covering interactions between humans, wild and domestic animals, and their surroundings.
Submission deadline is June 30, 2024. https://tinyurl.com/43zu3c2m
Research from the International Symposium on One Health Research: Improving Food Security and Resilience 2024
This special issue of the One Health journal highlights important research presented at the April 21-23, 2024 International Symposium on One Health Research: Improving Food Security and Resilience in Galveston, Texas. That symposium engaged leaders in agricultural industry, public health, veterinary health, food safety, and environmental health institutions with the goal of identifying common ground from which new interdisciplinary research partnerships might arise leading to better food resilience. Guest editors include Gregory Gray, James Roth, Kathleen Gensheimer. https://tinyurl.com/bdzme33v
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Tourism and the Environment: From a One Health Perspective
May 22, 2024
Authors: Cheryl Stroud and Richard Seifman In: IMPAKTER
“Much has been written about the positive and negative aspects of both tourism and human health, but rarely from a One Health perspective……. Environmental quality, biodiversity and ecosystem health have huge implications for our collective future, and tourism can play a positive or negative role…….. One Health thinking based on our interconnectedness with animals, ecosystems, and environments can provide a framework for that balancing act.” https://tinyurl.com/3y5dsbms
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See also: One Health Principles for Sustainable Tourism
Guidance document developed in 2022 by IUCN and EcoHealth Alliance. Protected and conserved areas (PCAs) are an especially important setting for sustainable tourism and can serve as a catalyst for wider adoption of best practices anchored in One Health principles that help to sustainably balance the health of people, animals, and ecosystems. This report presents six core principles, which provide practical strategies for tour operators and wider tourism industry stakeholders in PCAs.
https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/50683
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Avian Influenza and One Health
May 1, 2024
Author: Camille Ledoux In: UTMB One Health Newsletter
“According to the WHO, 889 cases of avian influenza have been reported in humans globally since 2003. Considering that the CDC estimates that 9.3 to 41 million Americans become ill with the flu each year, 889 avian flu cases over a 21 year period is an incredibly small fraction of the overall flu caseload. When humans do contract avian influenza, however, the resultant infection can be deadly. The WHO reports that fifty-two percent of avian influenza infections in humans result in death. Because of the extensive food safety measures, the placement of receptors in our lungs, and the fact that few Americans work in the agriculture industry, the overall risk to the public of contracting avian influenza is quite low.” https://tinyurl.com/yc4h8u2t
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Veterinarians Needed More Than Ever
Given Pandemic Risk
April 26, 2024
Authors: Rohini Roopnarine and Richard Seifman
In: IMPAKTER
The risk of future pandemics is very real, and this article will argue that, given the nature of the risk, which arises more often than not from animals, the role of veterinarian assistance is more important than ever………….Veterinarians are critical for effective pandemic prevention, detection, and response. They are the One Health front-line professionals that international, regional, and national future efforts must recognize and support with policies, programs, educational and research institutions, and adequate resources to provide them with the wherewithal to do what we all need. Let’s hope they do so.
https://tinyurl.com/mt6trwxd
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Agriculture Threatens Bats.
These Farmers Want to be Part of a Solution.
April 17, 2024
Author: Ruscena Wiederholt In: ModernFarmer.com
Bats help farms, but in general, farms don’t help them back. Some farmers are trying to change that with a more bat-friendly approach.
https://tinyurl.com/y2x38ffb
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The advent of a holistic approach to ‘one health’
April 12, 2024
Author: Ajay Jumar Sood In: TheHindu.com
The ‘National One Health Mission’ is the result of recognition that only a coordinated approach will ensure a better response to disease outbreaks.
https://tinyurl.com/2p9whzaz
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Why ‘One Health’ needs more social sciences: Pandemic prevention depends on behaviour
as well as biology
March 7, 2024
Authors: Kaylee Byers, Lara Hollmann, Salome A Bucakchi,
Sara Robinson In: The CONVERSATION
Discussions and decisions about One Health issues are often dominated by veterinary and human health sciences, sidelining the social sciences despite the crucial role of disciplines like psychology, sociology, and communications in understanding human behaviour. Social science researchers aim to understand people — their perceptions and concerns, their histories, their socio-political, cultural and environmental contexts, and their knowledge — with a view to understanding how structural disparities affect personal and societal behaviour, health and political power. https://tinyurl.com/3skzj2fk
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Hot Off the Press!! (Last 90 days - see also older Publications list below in Library Section) | |
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Climate change, malaria and neglected tropical diseases: a scoping review, Klepac P, Hsieh JL, Ducker CL, …… Socé Fall I, Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, May 10, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trae026
Diversity, equity and inclusion in One Health could crucially support prevention of health threats, but a change in mindset is needed, Robbiati, C., Miarisoa Andriamandroso, A., Auerswald, H., Cediel Becerra, N., Dente, M. G., Thi Dien, N., … Alders, R. (2024). Cambridge Open Engage. doi:10.33774/coe-2024-4zf5g-v2 This content is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed.
One Health dissemination of antimicrobial resistance occurs in both natural and clinical environments, Ballash GA, Parker EM, Mollenkopf DF, Wittum TE, J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2024 Mar 1;262(4):451-458. doi: 10.2460/javma.24.01.0056
A complex cyclical One Health pathway drives the emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance, Parker EM, Ballash GA, Mollenkopf DF, Wittum T, JAVMA,Vol 85, Issue 4, March 2024, https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.24.01.0014
Fungal diversity in the soil Mycobiome: Implications for ONE health, Yiallouris A, Pana ZD, Marangos G, et.al., One Health, Volume 18, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100720
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New Book
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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The One Health High-Level Expert Panel
2023 Annual Report
The third One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) Annual Report outlines the accomplishments of the panel during its activity in 2023 according to its work plan and Terms of Reference. The panel carried out its work in 2023 under four initially composed Thematic Groups, and was chaired by Wanda Markotter and Thomas Mettenleiter, with Dominique Charron as Rapporteur of the panel. OHHLEP is supported by a Quadripartite joint secretariat hosted by WHO.
https://tinyurl.com/49w2k73s
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Seminal 2005 One Health Report -
Animal Health at the Crossroads:
Preventing, Detecting, and Diagnosing Animal Diseases
2005 Consensus Study Report from the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) with contributing authors from the National Research Council, the Division on Earth and Life Studies, the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Assessing the Nation's Framework for Addressing Animal Diseases. "Mad Cow" disease (BSE) in June 2005 illustrated the economic impact of disease outbreaks, as countries closed their markets to beef and beef products. Emerging diseases also threaten public health -- 11 out of 12 of the major global disease outbreaks over the last decade were from zoonotic agents (that spread from animals to humans). This study finds that, in general, the U.S. animal health framework has been slow to take advantage of state-of-the-art technologies being used to protect public health; better diagnostic tests for identifying all animal diseases should be made a priority. The report also recommends that the nation establish a high-level, authoritative, and accountable coordinating mechanism to engage and enhance partnerships among local, state, and federal agencies, and the private sector. https://tinyurl.com/58bkfbja
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Scientific Virtual Symposium (Recording)
April 25, 2024
Hosted by the U.S. Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO) in partnership with the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, and federal partners to facilitate discussion between public health leaders and scientists driving the U.S. government’s response to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Featured leaders from ASTHO, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, and federal partners. The focus of the event was:
- Highlighting current science and epidemiology of HPAI.
- Providing an overview of the current outbreak.
- Outlining potential actions for averting or managing further spread or crossover.
- Identifying scientific areas requiring additional investigation and guidance.
https://tinyurl.com/yw3xdz73 Recording Available: https://tinyurl.com/2tcnh4s8
Once again the cats were sentinels
Burrough ER, Magstadt DR, Petersen B, Timmermans SJ, Gauger PC, Zhang J, et al. Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b virus infection in domestic dairy cattle and cats, United States, 2024. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3007.240508
DOI: 10.3201/eid3007.240508 Original Publication Date: April 29, 2024
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Cell Press Trends Journals Curated Collection of Publications for One Health Day 2023
Many articles in this collection delve into the multifaceted world of zoonotic diseases, exploring their origins, impacts, prevention strategies, and the vital role of One Health in safeguarding our planet's well-being. Please join us as we embark on a journey to better understand and address the complex challenges at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health on this One Health Day. Organized by Pengfei Kong, editor of Trends in Parasitology.
Image credit: Jonas Heidebrecht, https://tinyurl.com/4pya232r
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https://tinyurl.com/OHC-OH-SocScie
A working group of the One Health Commission
founded in 2017
ohss@onehealthcommission.org
OHSS Member List: Call for Updates
The OHSS steering team realized that its initial member list needed to be updated with expanded detail to better address participant interests. To continue being informed about OHSS activities and keep this collective initiative lively and creative, please complete this shared document (see link below) that will in time replace the old email list. Thank you in advance for filling in this form at your earliest convenience:
OHSS memberlist_detailed - Google Sheets
https://tinyurl.com/mx3ktsv7
Be sure to visit the OHSS Homepage. Check out the OHSS Webinars Library for recordings of past webinars.
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OHSS Paved the Way
OHSS Working Group Co-Founder, Dr. Laura Streichert, took her OHSS leadership a step beyond. See this article about her work with RWICA, the Rural Water Initiative for Climate Action, in Uganda that emerged out of leading OHSS webinars and meetings. “A few months ago, Streichert traveled to Uganda to witness RWICA’s impact firsthand and give a talk entitled ‘The Case for a One Health Social Science Approach to Advance Health Security and Improve Gender Equity’ at Makerere University to a full house.” Laura said to the One Health Commission, “Thank you for making all the work possible from the beginning. It was the [OHSS] platform for collaboration, communication, coordination that got it started!” https://tinyurl.com/mskpztpb
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OHSS-FSFS Webinar Series
May 28-29, 2024
Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected
Hurray! We are approaching Food Safety Day celebrated 6 June each year. OHSS-FSFS invites you to attend our Food Safety Training in Spanish held online (live sessions) via Google Meet platform between 28-29 of May. Food Safety Experts from Spain and South America will cover different aspects of Food Safety and Food Security in a One Health Approach. Attendees will receive a Credited Certificate. To register, please fill the following link, https://form.jotform.com/241339251713452
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Neglected One Health Issues
Not yet mainstream in the One Health Conversation Focus but urgently needed
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Psittacosis (Parrot Fever) causes 5 deaths in Europe
Author: Jen Christensen In: CNN
A deadly outbreak of psittacosis, a bacterial infection also known as parrot fever, has affected people living in several European countries………The outbreak was initially noted in 2023 and has continued through the start of this year. The deaths of five people have been reported.
https://tinyurl.com/4yr4xhv7
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ISOHA Contact Information!
president@isoha.org. For memberships, projects, and partnerships, please contact ISOHA at this address.
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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 gather in Geneva to voice their perspectives and insights. From May 27 to 29, 2024, the prestigious Geneva Health Forum Conference will take 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. https://tinyurl.com/4p2vfues http://tinyurl.com/cw6yyax5
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May 28, 2024 Hybrid Event
In person and Live Streaming- Launch of the LANCET Series on Antimicrobial Resistance
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will hold a high-level meeting in September 2024 to discuss this present and growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. To bolster the momentum a Lancet series provides crucial data, evidence, and policy recommendations to serve as the cornerstone for a U.N. resolution addressing AMR. It will be launched at a side event at this year's World Health Assembly in Geneva by bringing together the authors, AMR experts, policymakers, and civil society members for a symposium touching on 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://tinyurl.com/mpbtzx8w
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May 30-31, 2024
2nd Biennial PSU One Health Microbiome Symposium
Hosted by Pennsylvania State University(PSU) Huck Institute One Health Microbiome Center. This symposium will feature internationally-renowned keynote speakers, faculty and trainee research talks, poster sessions, and networking events. The goal of the symposium is 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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June 5, 2024
US CDC’s Zoonoses and One Health Updates
(ZOHU) Call
2:00 pm Eastern
•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
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. See recording. https://tinyurl.com/34fkbb78
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June 7, 2024 Discussion Panel Webinar
Facing the spread of High Pathogenic Avian Influenza, why is a global One Health approach necessary?
1:00 to 2:30 pm CEST
Hosted by PREZODE, The current unprecedented shift in the patterns of Avian Flu transmission in wild birds and mammals, domestic animals and with cases in humans is concerning. Speakers:
- Dr Nguyen Thi Dien, One Health Poultry Hub researcher, social science faculty, University of Agriculture Vietnam,
- Dr Folorunso Fasina, Early Warning and One Health Intelligence expert, FAO,
- Dr Victor Neira, avian influenza expert and professor, University of Chile,
- Dr Aspen Hammond, Influenza surveillance systems expert, WHO
Register to attend online. https://tinyurl.com/4b7mtevp
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June 18-24, 2024
Global Health Security 2024 Conference
Sydney, Australia. “The mission of the Global Health Security conference is to provide a forum where leaders, researchers, policy-makers, and representatives from government, international organisations, civil society, and private industry from around the world can engage with each other, review the latest research and policy innovations, and agree 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.” http://tinyurl.com/wudzkbka
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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 is titled Water Quality and ONE Health. Thematic Topics include:
- 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.
Abstracts submissions are open. https://tinyurl.com/2wwhpn6k
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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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September 18-19, 2024
SEAOHUN 2024 International ‘One Health in Action’ Conference
Chiang Mai, Thailand. Hosted jointly by the Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) and the International Society for Animal Hygiene (ISAH). Distinct tracks curated include:
- One Health Education, Capacity Building and Institutionalization
- One Health Policy, Coordinating Mechanisms, Multisectoral Partnership
- One Health Approach to Tackle AMR
- Collaborative Approach to Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious diseases
- Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through One Health approach
https://tinyurl.com/uxadcuzj
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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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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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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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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.
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May 22-24, 2024 Conference
73rd Annual James Steele Conference
on Diseases in Nature (DIN) Transmissible
to Humans
College Station, Texas, USA. Sponsored by the Texas Department of State Health Services Zoonosis Control Branch and supported by the Texas Health Institute. DIN is a not-for-profit conference and serves as a forum for the presentation of epidemiological investigations, clinical case studies, basic and applied research, and other topics in emerging and current zoonotic and environmentally-acquired infectious diseases. The conference's goal is to increase knowledge and awareness of these diseases within the veterinary, medical, public health, and academic research communities. Participants include human medical providers, veterinarians, public health professionals, scientists, animal control officers, and others involved in the diagnosis, investigation, prevention, control, and research of zoonoses and environmentally-acquired infectious diseases. Be sure to check out the history of this conference and the tribute to Dr. James Steele on the conference webpage (scroll to bottom). https://www.diseasesinnature.com/
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May 21-24, 2024 Conference
Tropical Veterinary Medicine in challenging times:
how should academic and research programs adapt?
3rd Joint Conference of the Association of Institutions for Tropical Veterinary Medicine & Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (AITVM-STVM)
Montpellier, France. Locally hosted by the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD). The advancement of the field of tropical veterinary medicine to sustainably support agricultural development is what unites both AITVM-STVM organizations. During the conference, there was an exchange of experiences and research results in all aspects of tropical veterinary medicine through keynote lectures, oral, and poster presentations. See Conference Themes including one on One Health. https://tinyurl.com/ycek2zwa
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May 16, 2024 Half Day Online Event -
H5N1 Emergency Consultation
Combatting Avian Influenza: Employing the One Health approach to prepare for, prevent, and respond to emerging health threats
Hosted by University of California, Davis Grand Challenges and the School of Veterinary Medicine. The current Avian Influenza crisis has impacted agriculture, wildlife, conservation, and public health and is a planetary emergency requiring rapid action. This event aimed to inform policy and inspire coordinated action on combating Avian Influenza. Through a One Health approach a pathway for cross-sector collaboration in infectious disease preparedness and response efforts was developed. Anticipated outcomes of the consultation include:
- Increase awareness of the current Avian Influenza situation and guidance on the threat
- Exchange best practices for operationalizing a One Health approach and development of enabling actions for integration across sectors for further consideration
- Guidance for facilitation of government-university-private institution collaborations
- Surveillance and prevention strategies (with special attention to at-risk populations)
- Consideration of need for national and state policies and actions
- Guidance for preparedness plans including stockpiling of necessary resources and vaccine development
- Tracking and response to early alerts in response to H5N1 and other emerging threats
More Resources and Recordings Available. (Scroll down) https://tinyurl.com/46mefttx
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May 16, 2024 Webinar
What on Earth is a Policy Impact Statement? A Guide to Appropriate Policy Communication in Wildlife and Conservation Research
Expert Talk hosted by the International Alliance Against Health Risk of Wildlife Trade. Effective exchange of information between the policymakers and scientists is infrequent. Policymakers rarely obtain ‘evidence’ directly from journal articles. In response, several journals in conservation science have requested, or even required, policy impact statements as an attempt to highlight relevance to policymakers and make primary ‘evidence’ more readily identified. Dr. Katie Woolaston will show that policy statements rarely provide enough clear information to policymakers, will provide an overview of the policymaking process and explain why that knowledge is relevant to those communicating wildlife and conservation research. She’ll make recommendations for authors to improve communication so policymakers can more easily identify relevant evidence for consideration in decision making. Join the webinar.
https://tinyurl.com/bda2tbct
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May 15, 2024 Webinar
Innovations in Animal Health Surveillance: The Era of Climate Change and Pandemics
Hosted by the Purdue University Consortium for Health, Food, and Agricultura Resilience (HFAR). Speaker: Pranav Pandit of University of California, Davis.
Climate change, habitat loss and human-animal interactions are among factors behind emerging zoonotic diseases, which severely threaten global health and economies. Effective animal health surveillance is crucial to detect potential outbreaks and mitigate pandemic risks. This webinar addressed key ecological processes that help identify early warning signs in wildlife populations to forecast emerging viruses.
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April 27, 2024
Saint Louis Zoo's 10th Annual One Health Fair
The Saint Louis Zoo hosted its 10th Annual One Health Fair! The event tackled One Health topics with teams of next-generation One Health practitioners. These teams from multiple disciplines spent the day sharing One Health messages with our zoo guests. No online event link available.
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April 26-27, 2024 International Veterinary Forum
Sustaining One Health in a changing environment: the Global Challenges to the lives of our Pets, Livestock and Biodiversity
Tunis, Tunisia. Hosted in celebration of World Veterinary Day by the African Veterinary Association and the Union Générale des Médecins Vétérinaires de Tunisie. This forum gathered high level experts from Continental and National veterinary organizations for the following events:
- The 12th African and Euro-Arab veterinary Associations Congresses
- The General Assembly of the World Union of Liberal Professions
- The International One Health Veterinary Forum for Africa & Middle East.
- Technical trainings, round tables and workshops on Diagnostic diseases.
The event enhanced and strengthened the partnership and collaboration between the African and the Euro-Arab Veterinary Associations and the International Veterinary Organizations as well as the partnership with the World Union of Liberal Professions. https://fb.watch/sjD7W0RYPq/
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April 24-26, 2024 Conference
AFROHUN’s 4th International
One Health Conference
Nairobi, Kenya. The 1st AFROHUN International One Health Conference was held in September 2013 in Addis Ababa, the 2nd in November 2015, and the 3rd in July 2019. These were, respectively, attended by 287, 236, and 310 delegates from all over Africa, Asia, America, and Europe. Participants included practitioners from government and inter-governmental bodies, academia (students and faculty), Civil Society Organizations, researchers, bilateral agencies, and private sector players. https://tinyurl.com/jj45aevc Themes in 2024:
- Regional One Health university networks in advancing global health security:
- Developing workforce and
- Fighting antimicrobial resistance in the era of climate change.
- https://conferences.afrohun.org/
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April 23, 2024 Hybrid Event
One Health - Research and Innovation at the Crossroads of Environment and Health
Hosted by the KU Leuven and co-organized by One Europe for Global Health and the KU Lueven One Health Institute. Attended by eighty on-site participants and online by an international audience of over two hundred people..Under the Belgian EU Presidency, this event brought together various actors in four session:
- Environment, Urban, and One Health
- Sustainable Agriculture and One Health
- The Power of Data for One Health
- One Sustainable Health in the European Union and Beyond
https://tinyurl.com/38k3dnwh
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April 21-23, 2024 In-Person Symposium
International Symposium on One Health Research:
Improving Food Security and Resilience
Galveston, Texas, USA. Hosted by the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) - Galveston Chief Research Office, UTMB One Health, and the Galveston National Lab and Institute for Human Infections and Immunity. This Symposium was unique in that food productions experts were centrally featured to identify common ground from which new interdisciplinary research partnerships might arise and lead to better food resilience. Lectures from the beef, dairy, egg & poultry, pork, aquaculture, fresh produce, and processed food industries were featured. Other research topics included emerging infectious diseases and the environmental, social, and public communication factors that impact Food Security. Included side excursions, Travel Awards for best Abstract and a Poster Competition. . See a summary of the Conference.
https://tinyurl.com/ynnsumb3 https://tinyurl.com/94434455
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April 16, 2024 Webinar
One Health and Animal Research:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Speaker Jerrold Tannenbaum. This webinar described the crucial role laboratory animal research played in the development of the concept of One Medicine, the historical precursor of One Health. The discussion reviewed differing approaches to One Health and discussed how biomedical animal research can be an important component of some of these approaches. The webinar also highlighted current approaches to One Health that provide challenges to laboratory animal research. These include the increasing use of privately owned animals, mainly pet cats and dogs, in clinical studies and trials. Of greater concern are approaches to One Health that diminish the importance of human and animal research that benefits human health; would require the diversion of critical resources away from animal research; incorporate concepts of “health” (such as environmental health, ecosystem health, or planetary health) that are unhelpful and may be incoherent; and include societal or geopolitical considerations that have no clear connection to science-driven biomedical research. The webinar examined how the biomedical research community can recognize, and counter approaches to One Health that are inimical to or threaten animal research. The discussion suggested ways the community can support and engage in approaches to One Health that appropriately benefit people, animals, and the environment. https://tinyurl.com/3e8c38xu
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4th Annual One Health Summer Institute 2024
Bow River Basin, Alberta, Canada. Hosted by One Health at UCalgary, in partnership with the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health and the UNESCO Chair in Mountain Water Sustainability. For undergrads, graduates, postdocs and adult professional learners from all disciplinary backgrounds. In-person, classroom sessions and field trips. This week-long class and field-based program explores a One Health approach to watershed planning. Participants will learn how human activity impacts the Bow River Basin, whic is a critical source of water supporting the basin’s human, animal, plant and ecosystem health and services as well as numerous economic activities in the region. Insight into the science, management strategies, and collaborative transdisciplinary skills necessary for sustaining the health and viability of the basin and the diverse ecosystems it contains will be gained. More information: https://tinyurl.com/22n35njk
Cost: $500 CAD, Contact: onehealth@ucalgary.ca
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August 12-16, 2024
Summer School on One Health Approaches to Study Climate Sensitive Infectious Diseases
Rotterdam, Netherlands. Hosted by Erasmus University Medical Center, Pandemic and Preparedness Center, IDAlert and One Health Impact. For MSc and PhD candidates, as well as postdoctoral scientists, from diverse backgrounds eager to apply One Health approaches in their research or work. Explore the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health with a focus on infectious diseases in a climate change context. From zoonotic diseases to vector-borne illnesses, we'll delve into the connections between health and our changing planet. Engaging lectures, hands-on workshops, field trips, and collaborative projects. Only 30 spots available. Includes lectures, practical work, and self-study for a total of 1.5 ECTS credits. Registration closes on May 15, 2024. Selected participants will receive confirmation before June 1, 2024. https://tinyurl.com/3zcw948e
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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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North Carolina State University
Global One Health Academy (GOHA)
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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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See the OHC 2021 Annual Report.
With a focus on education, the OHC ‘connects’ One Health stakeholders, facilitates One Health Action Teams, provides a monthly global One Health Happenings Newsletter and compiles links to One Health Educational Resources to further understanding of One Health.
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