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Left to right:  Physician Dr. Laura H. Kahn and Veterinarian Dr. Craig N. Carter, President, American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (AVES)

Extraordinary One Health Leaders Awarded American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (AVES) Gold Headed Cane (USA) Awards Today: A prominent physician and two notable veterinarians

Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP received the prestigious American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (AVES) Gold Headed Cane Award at the August 2016 annual American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) convention in San Antonio, Texas (USA) on August 8, 2016 at a breakfast ceremony.   The AVMA, founded in 1863, is one of the oldest and largest veterinary medical organizations in the world, with more than 86,500 member veterinarians worldwide engaged in a wide variety of professional activities and dedicated to the art and science of veterinary medicine.

An internationally renowned One Health physician, Dr. Kahn was a co-founder of the *One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team (OHI team) and the One Health Initiative website www.onehealthinitiative.com.  Kahn’s One Health colleagues of the OHI team, currently comprised of two physicians and two veterinarians, are the managers and creators of the One Health Initiative website.  The highly successful “One Health Initiative” website, frequently dubbed "the international clearing house for significant One Health information" and by some the "New York Times of One Health.", came to fruition on October 1, 2008.  See http://www.solutions-site.org/node/875 and http://goo.gl/s23bvb.

Kahn recently published her long awaited book via The Johns Hopkins University Press entitled “One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance” this month (August) https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/content/one-health-and-politics-antimicrobial-resistance.

W. Ron DeHaven, DVM, MBA https://goo.gl/MP7FzJ, an extraordinary retiring Executive Vice President of the American Veterinary Medical Association, was one of the two notable veterinarians to receive the AVES Gold Headed Cane Award. 

Russell W. Currier, DVM, MPH https://goo.gl/PBpt05, a Diplomate of the American College for Veterinary Preventive Medicine, retired from a remarkable career as an Iowa State Public Health Veterinarian also received the AVES Gold Headed Cane Award along with Drs. Kahn and DeHaven.  Dr. Currier currently presides as President of the American Veterinary Medical History Society.

Inaugurated by AVES in 1964, the Gold Headed Cane Award was approved as an AVMA award by the Executive Board in 1996 and is sponsored by Hartz Mountain Corporation, Secaucus, NJ (USA). The award recognizes the achievement of an individual concerned with animal health who has significantly advanced human health through the practice of veterinary epidemiology and public health. Dr. James H. Steele [DVM, MPH], founder of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) veterinary division in 1947 http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/news.php?query=james+h.+steele%2C+dvm%2C+mph, established the award to recognize the outstanding contributions of veterinarian, physician and scientist, Dr. Karl F. Meyer [DVM, PhD, MD (Hon.)]. Originally named the K.F. Meyer Gold Headed Cane Award, it was renamed the K.F. Meyer-James H. Steele Gold Headed Cane Award in 1985 to recognize Steele for his outstanding contributions to epidemiology and veterinary public health. Today, this award has gained in relevance and stature in concert with AVMA's and many other health oriented organizations' endorsement and development of the philosophy of One Health throughout the world.

In addition to Drs. Kahn, DeHaven and Currier receiving the prestigious K.F. Meyer-James H. Steele Gold-Headed Cane Award, Honorary AVES Diplomas were awarded to: Alan Beck, ScD https://goo.gl/QVDATW, Stephen A. Berger, MD (Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL - http://www.gideononline.com/about/team/), Norman F. Cheville, DVM, PhD https://goo.gl/hUohUs, Peter J. Costa, MPH https://goo.gl/vrmfI9, Wondwossen A. Gebreyes, DVM, PhD https://goo.gl/okmjjs, Cynthia Hoobler, DVM, MPH http://goo.gl/T0QtK9, Michele Jay-Russell, DVM, MPVM, PhD http://goo.gl/atbTN, Brian J. McCluskey, DVM, PhD http://goo.gl/CZ2T9X, Stephanie R. Miles-Richardson, DVM, PhD http://goo.gl/G1jFPR, and Brigadier General Erik H. Torring III, DVM, MPH http://goo.gl/NML4fO.

The AVES board is comprised of President, Craig N. Carter, DVM, PhD http://goo.gl/n4wi3s, Immediate Past President, Charles O. Thoen, DVM, PhD https://goo.gl/F6bJ9s, Lonnie King, DVM, MS, MPA http://goo.gl/T8jb8T, George W. Beran, DVM, PhD http://goo.gl/JRPZ07; Saul T. Wilson, DVM, MPH https://goo.gl/QWMAfO, Bruce Kaplan, DVM http://goo.gl/KujQkP and William Stokes, DVM http://goo.gl/IqVy8d.  

Note: Information regarding these award presentations was graciously provided by:

Georgette D. Wilson, DVM
Director, Scientific & Medical Affairs
The Hartz Mountain Corporation
400 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ  07094
Ph: (201)- 271-4800 ext. 7711
gwilson@hartz.com 

Call for Information on One Health Research and One Health training and education activities in Western Europe

We are asking for your help to complete an overview of previous, current, and planned One Health (OH) research and training activities, including antibiotic resistance (ABR) in Western Europe (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal , Scandinavia, Spain, Switzerland, UK). This overview is to be published as a review in a special issue of OH review articles for Current Clinical Microbiology Reports and will focus on One Health in infectious disease research and training.

We designed a short and simple questionnaire [see http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/OH%20researchtraining_questionnaire.pdf], that we hope you can complete to aid us in compiling a complete overview of relevant OH activities in infectious disease research and training/education. It is a very nice opportunity to promote the One Health concept and any One Health activities that you may be involved in that are currently in place or that are planned for the future.

Contact: Reina Sikkema, DVM, MSc

PhD candidate Emerging Infectious Diseases, department Viroscience, EMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

r.sikkema@erasmusmc.nl

Dr. Sikkema is a One Health Supporter http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php (scroll down).

Questionnaire to collect previous, current, and planned One Health (OH) research and training activities in Western Europe

Name:

Email address:

Institute:

Country:

Definition of One Health in the context of this questionnaire

The One Health concept is a worldwide strategy for expanding interdisciplinary collaborations and communications in all aspects of health care for humans, animals and the environment.1

1 Kaplan et al. The brewing storm Monograph about One Medicine - One Health concept. http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2009/45_1/9.pdf

2 Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy Iceland, , Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal , Scandinavia, Spain, Switzerland, UK

The review of One Health research and training activities will have a focus on infectious diseases (zoonoses) and includes training and research in the area of antibiotic resistance.

1. OH training opportunities

a. Which OH training opportunities are you involved in or do you know of in your country/region (please list institute+ training activity+ website if possible):

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b. Which OH training opportunities do you know of in (other) Western European2 countries (please list institute+ training activity+ website if possible):

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2. OH research activities.

a. Which OH research are you involved in or do you know of in your country/region (please list institute+ contact person/website+topics if possible):

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b. Which OH research do you know of in (other) Western European countries 2 (please list institute+ contact person/website+topics if possible):

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 c. Which international collaborations, involving institutes from Western Europe2, in the area of OH do you know of (please list institute+ contact person+topics if possible):

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3. Research funding opportunities

a. Which OH research funding opportunities do you know of in your country/region (please list name grant+funding agency+ website if possible):

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b. Which international OH research funding opportunities do you know of (please list name grant+funding agency+ website if possible):

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4. Governmental support for OH

a. Does your government support the One Health concept? Can you explain how? (please provide evidence if possible)

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The Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere (MAHB) http://mahb.stanford.edu/Newsletter Features One Health

Please see: MAHB's July 2016 Newsletter featuring an update from the One Health Initiative (OHI) physician co-founder Dr. Laura H. Kahn at “Node | One Health Initiative” http://eepurl.com/b_ZTjz (scroll down)

One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪ Thomas P. Monath, MD ▪ Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION ON AGEING (IFA) Recognizes Health Value of “Human-animal bond”, a One Health Umbrella* Inclusion  

Companion Animals and the Health of Older Persons: International Day of Friendship

July 30th is the International Day of Friendship, which was first proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly. The goal of the International Day of Friendship is to build bridges between communities by encouraging friendship and peace efforts between people, cultures, countries and individuals.

The relationship between people and companion animals has a long standing history, and has been documented throughout different cultures around the world. The “human-animal bond” is a mutually beneficial, dynamic relationship between people and animals, that has proven benefits for emotional, social, physical and psychological health. The concept of “One Health” is important to consider when discussing this relationship, and is defined by the One Health Initiative as:

“One Health is the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally to attain optimal health for people, animals, plants and our environment.” – One Health Initiative

As part of the Companion Animals & the Health of Older Persons Infographic Series, the IFA and Bayer Animal Health, along with several other partner organizations including One Health Initiative, American Association of Human-Animal Bond Veterinarians (AAH-ABV), Animal & Societies Institute, Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations (FECAVA) and The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) created this infographic to generate awareness about the importance of the human-animal bond. ...MORE BELOW:

• VIEW COMPLETE COMPANION ANIMALS INFOGRAPHIC AT Website News Post (http://goo.gl/wXgPeD) to help generate awareness about the importance of the human-animal bond.

and also see…

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• *http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/OneHealth2

Of great “One Health” realm importance!

Don’t miss U.S. Public Broadcasting System (PBS) Program…

SEE: PBS’ “SPILLOVER—ZIKA, EBOLA & BEYOND” film http://bit.ly/2avbau4 - Premieres Wednesday, August 3, 2016, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET

Also note official press release “Spillover” (a one-hour documentary) features University of California, Davis (USA) ONE HEALTH INSTITUTE PREDICT work and much insight from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) https://www.usaid.gov/, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/, and other notable institutions is premiering next Wednesday. Some other approved press materials to view/share from PBS’ “SPILLOVER—ZIKA, EBOLA & BEYOND” include:

• New Film Website with video clips, trailer, images gallery, film info, etc:  http://PBS.org/spillover
• :30 Film Trailer (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watchv=LTvk4pp8L8M
• Video/“Healthcare Workers” (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDXLwgwBdt0
• Video/“Tree Climber” (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOWKiEDB2Ew

Provided to One Health Initiative website July 28, 2016 by:

Matthew Blake, COO

UC Davis One Health Institute

1089 Veterinary Medicine Drive

VM3B, Ground Floor

Davis, Ca 95616 (USA)

(530) 754-9032 desk

(530) 304-4871 mobile

Africa Health News (Issue 5): http://africahealthnews.com/

Especially see One Health Day http://africahealthnews.com/one-health-day/

And ...

Preparing society to create the world we need through ‘ One Health ’ education! http://africahealthnews.com/preparing-society-create-world-need-one-health-education/

One Health meeting Reminder...

Advancing One Health Through Biotechnology

 September 21-23, 2016 | Bethesda, Maryland

“This conference focuses on using animal biotechnology to advance the objectives of One Health.  The tools of biotechnology are uniquely suited to address challenges at the nexus of human, animal and environmental health. Topics to be discussed include biotechnology applications and policy issues associated with emerging infectious diseases, animal models of human diseases, food safety, biodefense, agricultural productivity, biodiversity conservation, and animal health and welfare.”

For Details SEE: https://www.bio.org/events/animal-biotech-summit

One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team recommends One Health animal biotech summit https://www.bio.org/events/animal-biotech-summit/sponsors

Advisory Committee: https://www.bio.org/events/animal-biotech-summit/advisory-committee

*Dr. Bernadette Dunham is a member of the One Health Initiative Team’s Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php  

Yellow fever: World Health Organization (WHO) authorizes emergency expansion of global vaccine stocks by using fractionated doses

WHO has published a statement endorsing the emergency use of fractionated doses of the vaccine to stretch global stockpile which is being rapidly depleted with requests from at-risk countries not only in Africa but also in Latin America.

“1. Preamble

This document represents the World Health Organization (WHO) Secretariat position on the use of yellow fever (YF) vaccine in the context of supply shortages in response to the current outbreak in Africa in 2016. The development of this paper was led by the WHO Initiative for Vaccine Research with contributions to specific sections from the WHO Departments of Pandemic and Epidemic Diseases, Essential Medicines, and Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals. The evidence and the proposed recommendations, reflected in this document, has been discussed with YF experts and reviewed by the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization. SAGE and the YF experts provided input to this paper. The recommendations were vetted by SAGE, but they don’t represent a formal SAGE recommendation. The paper will be updated as additional data become available. A full review on the use of fractional dose YF vaccine will be conducted by SAGE in October 2016.

2. Introduction

Ongoing YF outbreaks are sharply increasing the demand for YF vaccine, exhausting the global stockpile and putting at risk the immunization of endemic populations. The campaigns currently planned have led to a shortage of the vaccine, a situation which could deteriorate further should expansion of outbreaks necessitate additional immunization campaigns on a large scale. An assessment of existing opportunities to increase the availability of vaccine in response to ongoing outbreaks is therefore urgently required. This paper reviews the evidence on dose-sparing strategies through fractional dosing of YF vaccine as an immediate and short-term option to meet the needs of large-scale campaigns, and proposes recommendations for fractional dose vaccination in case of imminent need in the context of outbreak response. The paper is intended to support efforts to introduce YF vaccine fractional dose use in situations where supply capacity is threatened or inadequate, e.g. following the spread of YF into densely populated areas. This is not proposed as a longer-term strategy or to replace established routine immunization practices.” ...

Please see http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/WHO-YF-SAGE-16.1-eng.pdf

Provided July 22, 2016 by: 

Jack Woodall, PhD

Co-founder & Assoc.Ed. 

ProMED www.promedmail.org

Former member One Health Initiative Team

GIDEON “The world’s premier global infectious diseases database” SUPPORTS ONE HEALTH

GIDEON (http://www.gideononline.com/) is an active supporter and exchanges information with the One Health Initiative

Please see http://www.gideononline.com/features/resources/#Organizations

MEDICINA (Buenos Aires) 2016; 76: 159-165 - Journal Online: www.jnsci.org (Open-Access)

ZOONOTIC TUBERCULOSIS. A COMPREHENSIVE ONE HEALTH APPROACH

*CHARLES O. THOEN1, BRUCE KAPLAN2, TYLER C. THOEN3, MICHAEL J. GILSDORF4, JACK A. SHERE5

Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2One Health Initiative, Sarasota, Fla, 3Board Certification Internal Medicine, McFarland Clinic, Ames, IA, 4Former Director of the National Center for Animal Health Programs, United States Department of Agriculture, 5Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. USA

Abstract: The objective of this report is to provide information on Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infections in animals and in humans. Included is information on the susceptibility of different species as well as information on etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention and control of this disease. The term One Health has been adopted to describe the unified human medical and veterinary interdisciplinary/mul­tidisciplinary collaborative approach to zoonoses and will be critical for future endeavors in the control of the global TB epidemic. This unified paradigm is ideally suited for control of bovine TB and many other international public health and clinical health issues. Sharing resources and increasing interaction between public health and veterinary medical scientists can raise awareness of ‘shared risk’ of bovine TB between humans and animals and, in resource-limited situations, can maximize use of existing infrastructure and reduce unnecessary duplication of effort in disease control programs.

http://www.medicinabuenosaires.com/PMID/27295705.pdf

*Dr. Charles O. Thoen [DVM, PhD], an internationally recognized Tuberculosis expert, is the principal Co-editor of the One Health textbook, Zoonotic Tuberculosis: Mycobacterium bovis and Other Pathogenic Mycobacteria http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118474295,subjectCd-LS50.html - 3rd Edition (2014) and immediate past president of the American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (AVES).  Dr. Thoen is also a longstanding One Health leader and supporter http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.