Please see http://www.worldvet.org/news.php?item=169

WVA/WMA GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON ONE HEALTH - SAVE THE DATE

May 21 & 22, 2015 – Madrid Spain

The World Veterinary Association and the World Medical Association in collaboration with the Spanish Medical and Veterinary associations are preparing a Global Conference on 'One Health' Concept.

The Global Conference on 'One Health' Concept will take place on 21st and 22nd of May in Madrid, Spain.

the title of the conference is Drivers towards One Health - “Strengthening collaboration between medical and animal doctors”

The Global Conference aims to bring together Veterinarians, Physicians, Students, Public Health Officials, NGOs and others from the different world regions to learn, discuss and to address critical aspects of the 'One Health' Concept.

The main objectives of the conference are to strengthen the links and communications and to achieve closer collaboration between Physicians, Veterinarians and all appropriate stakeholders to improve the different aspects of health and welfare of humans, animals and the environment.

The conference sessions will focus on the issues of:  

• Zoonotic diseases
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Natural disaster management – Preparedness and vet-med collaboration
• Environmental hazards exposure to humans and animals

More details regarding the conference and registrations will be published soon on WVA and WMA websites: 

• www.worldvet.org 
• www.wma.net

Provided by:

World Veterinary Association (WVA)
Avenue de Tervueren 12
B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 (0) 2 533 70 22
zeev_noga@worldvet.org
secretariat@worldvet.org
http://www.worldvet.org

"Can We Stop Ebola?" is posted on the Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases (CEEZAD) website:

SEE www.ceezad.org/resources/index.html

Also see attached PDF for distribution http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/CAN%20WE%20STOP%20EBOLA%20website%202.pdf

Provided to One Health Initiative website by:

Robert E. Kahn, PhD

Education Consultant

College of Veterinary Medicine

Kansas State University

rs_kahn@hotmail.com

Dr. Kahn is a longstanding One Health supporter/advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

Mayo Clinic Alumni Association website features One Health oriented TB book publication

“Charles O. Thoen, DVM, Ph.D. (M 1971) has, with colleagues, edited the third edition of Zoonotic Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis and Other Pathogenic Mycobacteria, a comprehensive review of the state of the art in the control and elimination of infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in animals and humans.”  

See: https://alumniassociation.mayo.edu/zoonotic-tuberculosis-charles-o-thoen-dvm-ph-d-m-1971/ and https://alumniassociation.mayo.edu/category/books-by-alumni/

Dr. Thoen, a veterinarian, is a longstanding One Health leader and advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.  He is also President of the American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (AVES).

Information provided by:

Judith D. Anderson
Director
Alumni Center
Phone: 507-538-0162

Assistant:  507-284-2317
Email: anderson.judith1@mayo.edu
__________________________________
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
mayoclinic.org

Important International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) One Health survey request…

October 22, 2014

Dear Colleagues and readers of the One Health Initiative website,

Your assistance is greatly needed to help identify gaps in capacity, information, and networks with regard to One Health Surveillance (OHS) approaches to disease surveillance. 

International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) is conducting a survey to gauge the views of health surveillance professionals worldwide on the motivations and general capabilities for implementing integrated animal, human, and environmental surveillance approaches to solve complex health problems. 

The results will help ISDS and other partner organizations to develop and deliver capacity-building activities that meet the priority needs of surveillance professionals in different domains to advance OHS approaches. The survey results will also be used to launch further discussion at the 2014 ISDS Conference. 

Your responses will be kept confidential. Please answer every question to the best of your ability. Your survey responses should represent your experiences and perceptions and will not be viewed as the official position of your organization. Feel free to add comments where indicated to clarify your responses.

Please respond to the survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OHSurveillance by Friday November 7, 2014. If you have any questions contact: syndromic@syndromic.org

Thank you for your participation!

Richard Hopkins, MD, MSPH, President

Board of Directors

International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS)

Note: The One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪ Thomas P. Monath, MD ▪ Jack Woodall, PhD ▪ Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH supports and advocates activities of the ISDS Board of Directors and their physician President Dr. Richard Hopkins.

Learn more about One Health worldwide from U.S. and international guest commentators…November 10, 2014

1st International Who's Who in One Health Webinar

Notable comments to consider:

“Future generations will judge us by how well we – physicians, public health professionals, veterinarians, other health professionals and social science experts – took a One Health approach to solving critical global issues such as climate change and the increase in antimicrobial resistance. Only by doing so now can we hope to protect and ensure the interdependent health of ecosystems and the people, animals and plants that live in them.”

Veterinarian Joann Lindenmayer, DVM, MPH., American Veterinary Medical Association, Biography, One Health Commission Board of Directors Chair.

“After witnessing the successive waves of different infections facing our country and our world, a common theme emerges from the MERS Co-V, Salmonella, Entervirus, Flu, MRSA to, of course, Ebola; we as humans are not alone.  What we do with our environment and handling of our animals across the world does somehow affect 'me'.  We are clearly seeing, with outbreaks and epidemics, the overall effects of man's interaction with the world from our management of resources to cultural activities in our communities to our general infection control responses.” 

Physician Albert J. Osbahr, III, MD, One Health Commission Board of Directors Past Chair, American Medical Association, Biography

Offered by the U.S. One Health Commission - https://www.onehealthcommission.org/  

• There is no cost to attend the Webinar but you must register in advance. Click here to register.  All times are Eastern Standard Time (New York, USA).
• To determine the local time of presentations at your location, please use this handy time zone converter tool or contact Peter Costa (pjc5702@hotmail.com).

Please see all details & international guest speaker presentation schedule https://www.onehealthcommission.org/index.cfm?nodeID=78899&audienceID=1

NOTE:  Drs. Joann Lindenmayer and Al Osbahr are lonstanging prominent One Health supporter/advocates http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.  Internationally recognized One Health leaders/speakers include physician, Dr. Laura H. Kahn, co-founder of the One Health Initiative team/OHI website and Australian veterinarian, Dr. Martyn Jeggo, a longstanding member of the One Health Initiative team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

Ebola and Pets – Updated information from Dean Eleanor Green, College of Veterinary Medicine –Texas A & M University (USA)

Please see http://vetmed.tamu.edu/ebola-information

Provided October 17, 2014 by:

Megan Palsa, PhD

Executive Director of Communications, Media and Public Relations

Office of the Dean COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

 mpalsa@cvm.tamu.edu

4461 TAMU „ College  Station, TX  77843-4461Office Phone: 979.862-4216

Wake up call to governmental and political leaders…a must read book:

"Who's in Charge? Leadership during epidemics, bioterror attacks, and other public health crises."

By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, co-founder of the One Health Initiative team and website

http://www.amazon.com/Whos-Charge-Leadership-Epidemics-International/dp/0275994856 

The book is highly relevant for all elected officials and public health professionals to prepare for a potential Ebola outbreak.

Important One Health REPEAT reminders…why “One Health” approach is essential for the 21^st century!

One Health Newsletter (USA) now under University of Florida’s Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI) Sponsorship

“The One Health Newsletter is a collaborative effort by a diverse group of scientists and health professionals committed to promoting One Health.  This quarterly newsletter was created to lend support to the One Health Initiative and is dedicated to enhancing the integration of animal, human, and environmental health for the benefit of all by demonstrating One Health in practice.”

The popular “One Health Newsletter” http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/newsletter.php [http://epi.ufl.edu/onehealth/] has been transferred to the auspices of the outstanding University of Florida’s “Emerging Pathogens Institute” (EPI) which is directed by physician J. Glenn Morris, MD, MPH & TM http://epi.ufl.edu/j-glenn-morris-jr/.  See the latest issue of One Health Newsletter published – Volume 7, Issue 3 http://media.news.health.ufl.edu/misc/egh/One%20Health%20Newsletter/OHNL_Vol_7_Issue3.pdf.

The Newsletter (OHNL) was originated by the Florida State Department of Health in 2008 and became a major feature of the One Health Initiative team’s One Health Initiative website shortly thereafter.  The University of Florida’s previous “One Health Center of Excellence,” based at the Emerging Pathogens Institute subsequently assumed the support role for the OHNL in 2013. While the One Health Center of Excellence—previously led by One Health Initiative team Honorary Advisory Board member http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php physician Greg Gray, MD, MPH—undergoes changes to its organizational structure, Dr. Morris and the EPI will assume support for the OHNL. The OHNL has become one of the top 5 most widely accessed and read pages on the One Health Initiative website over this past few years.

EPI director Morris, said “The Emerging Pathogens Institute has from its beginning incorporated aspects of human, animal, and environmental health in order to promote the best health outcomes for all. As stated in the purpose and mission of the institute, we aim to provide a world-class research environment to facilitate interdisciplinary studies of emergence and control of human, animal, and plant pathogens. Thus the One Health mission is very important to us, and as such we are honored to further promote One Health research by hosting the world-renowned One Health Newsletter, of which I personally have been a long-time contributor and supporter.“ More about the EPI’s mission and current areas of research can be found at http://epi.ufl.edu/about/.

Note: The One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪ Thomas P. Monath, MD ▪ Jack Woodall, PhD ▪ Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH supports, endorses and partners with the One Health Newsletter under the auspices of the University of Florida’s Emerging Pathogen Institute.

Special thanks to Mary Leigh Merrill, MHS, PhD Student // Co-Editor, One Health Newsletter, Department of Environmental & Global Health College of Public Health & Health Professions University of Florida PO Box 100188 Gainesville, FL 32611 Cell: (662) 871-8335 Email: mleighmorris@epi.ufl.edu for providing drafting assistance and relevant information pertaining to this One Health Initiative website NEWS item.

American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) Endorses One Health Approach

September 26, 2014—In a letter to the One Health Initiative team, American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) President Steve Mulligan said, “…The One Health Initiative provides the ideal platform for this exchange of ideas and can serve as a transformative model for researching and discovering new methodologies for ensuring the health of our natural world.”  Please read complete letter http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/One%20Health%20Initiative.pdf.

Provided by: Sarah B. Gazi, CAE, AMCA Executive Director, 1120 Route 73, Suite 200, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 Tel. 856-439-9222 Fax: 856-439-0525 - www.mosquito.org - twitter.com/AMCAupdates - facebook.com/ - AmericanMosquitoControl

According to Joseph M. Conlon, AMCA technical advisor, “The American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) was founded in New Jersey on June 26th 1935, is an international association of individuals and organizations interested in mosquito and other vector control.  Our mission is to provide leadership, information, and education leading to the enhancement of health and quality of life through the suppression of mosquitoes and other vector transmitted diseases and the reduction of annoyance levels caused by mosquitoes and other vectors and pests of public health importance.

The membership includes, but is not limited to: students, researchers, professors, regulators, mosquito control district superintendents, workers, commissioners, trustees and many others.  Typically, states that have  significant mosquito problems have 50 – 100 members, with some states having in excess of 150 members.  The total budgets for mosquito control in the United States exceed $450,000,000.00

The total 2014 membership is over 1700, including over 200 international members in 80 countries.  An annual conference is held in various parts of the United States every spring. Typically 800 to 1,000 delegates worldwide attend the conference to share the results of scientific and operational studies.

Each year the week that includes June 26, Mosquito Control Awareness Week, is celebrated across the country to educate the public about mosquitoes, mosquito-borne diseases and to demonstrate the importance of mosquito control, especially to children and young adults.

Many members conduct mosquito training courses and educational activities for schools and other organizations throughout the United States.

The AMCA publishes The Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association quarterly. This refereed journal is the premier publication reporting research for mosquito control in the world.  Wing Beats is the quarterly operational publication for the AMCA that presents practical information to mosquito control workers.  The AMCA Newsletter is published 6 times per year and brings current news from the various AMCA regions to the membership.  The AMCA Website: http://www.mosquito.org or www.mosquito.org serves to educate the public and communicate with the membership.”

Note: The One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪ Thomas P. Monath, MD ▪ Jack Woodall, PhD ▪ Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH is delighted to welcome AMCA as a One Health supporter.  Indeed, AMCA is considered an invaluable public health resource operating in the true spirit of One Health, i.e. as a multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary collaborative organization.

AMCA is posted on the One Health Initiative website’s Supporters page http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php (scroll down) as a One Health organizational supporter.  In addition AMCA is listed on the One Health Initiative website’s Reciprocal Links page http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/reciprocal_link/RECIPROCAL%20LINK%20September%2025,%202014%20.pdf (scroll down); see http://www.mosquito.org/links.