Domestic pigs as potential reservoirs of human and animal trypanosomiasis in Northern Tanzania

http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/6/1/322

Hamill LC, Kaare MT, Welburn SC, Picozzi K

Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6 :322 (9 November 2013)

“Pig keeping is becoming increasingly common across sub-Saharan Africa. Domestic pigs from the Arusha region of northern Tanzania were screened for trypanosomes using PCR-based methods to examine the role of pigs as a reservoir of human and animal trypanosomiasis.”

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2nd World Veterinary Association (WVA) Global Summit – Prague, Czech Republic - 18th September, 2013

Short summary (including links to the presentations) http://www.worldvet.org/uploads/docs/summit_2013_conclusions_.pdf

Provided by:

Dr. Zeev Noga, Veterinary Policy Officer

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

Our Livestock Are Our Mother -- Doing Community One Health in Kaabong, Uganda

Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN · Published on Nov 13, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFtilUyJpz0&feature=share 

New Important One Health book announcement!

Zoonoses: Protecting People and Their Pets

The Center for Food Security and Public Health

First Edition, 2013
Edited by:

Glenda Dvorak, DVM, MS, MPH, DACVPM
James A. Roth, DVM, PhD, DACVM
Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Bruce Kaplan, DVM

Companion animals play an important role in the lives of humans. In addition to companionship, the human-animal bond can enhance human health and quality of life in many positive ways. Interactions can have human health implications, if proper preventive measures are not taken. Bites, scratches, and zoonotic diseases – diseases transmissible between animals and humans – may be possible.

This textbook was developed to help human and veterinary healthcare professionals and students enhance their knowledge of zoonotic diseases, especially those associated with companion animal species. Partnerships between human, veterinary and public health professionals are needed to raise awareness, enhance detection, and promote prevention for zoonotic diseases to protect the health of humans and pets. The textbook also provides educational materials to educate clients, patients and staff on the risks and prevention of zoonotic diseases.

Chapter 1: Companion Animal Zoonotic Diseases: An Overview
Chapter 2: The Human-Animal Bond
Chapter 3: Animal Bites, Scratches and Disease Transmission
Chapter 4: Companion Animal Zoonoses and Immunocompromised Individuals
Chapter 5: Companion Animal Zoonoses and Children
Chapter 6: Environmental Zoonoses: Shared Environments, Shared Risks
Chapter 7: Principles of Treatment and Prevention for Zoonotic Diseases
Chapter 8: Technical Fact Sheets for Zoonotic Diseases of Animals
Chapter 9: Color Images for Zoonotic Diseases of Companion Animals
Chapter 10: Zoonotic Disease Awareness and Prevention Educational Handouts

This development of this textbook was a One Health effort involving input and review from a number of human and veterinary medical experts. Contributing authors and reviewers for the textbook include:  Margaret Chorazy, MPH, PhD; Lisa Conti, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, CPM, CEHP; Kathleen F. Gensheimer, MD, MPH; Rebecca Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN; Laura Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP; Kerry Leedom Larson, DVM, MPH, PhD, DACVPM; William McCulloch, DVM, MPH; Peter M. Rabinowitz, MD, MPH; Gary Simpson, MD, PhD, MPH; and Anna Rovid-Spickler, DVM, PhD. Forewords by Tina Parker, DVM, MSPH, RN and Lyle Petersen, MD, MPH, and Roger Mahr and the One Health Commission Board of Directors are included.

Please see more http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Products/zoonoses-protecting-people-and-their-pets.php?lang=en

U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) – Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal

Volume 19, Number 12—December 2013

Review of Institute of Medicine and National Research Council Recommendations for One Health Initiative

Rubin C, Myers T, Stokes W, Dunham B, Harris S, Lautner B, et al. Review of Institute of Medicine and National Research Council recommendations for One Health initiative. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Dec [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1912.121659

 http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/12/12-1659_article.htm

American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) Supports One Health

Please see: http://www.aaphp.org/OneHealth

FontBonne University, Department of Biological and Physical Sciences

Faculty Position in One Health

The Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, Fontbonne University, invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of One Health to begin fall, 2014.  We seek candidates whose research and experience includes fields such as veterinary medicine, conservation medicine, One Health, or disease ecology.  Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent. 

Duties include:

·         teaching courses in the undergraduate curriculum such as ecology, conservation biology, and introductory life science, as well as helping to design and teach courses included in an Undergraduate Certificate Program in One Health.

·         Assume department and university responsibilities including advising students, participating in departmental activities and university governance.

·         Support the university’s statements of Mission, Values and Commitment.and contributing to activities in the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences.   

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to interact with personnel at the Saint Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine.   

Applications must be submitted electronically to Human Resources at resumes@fontbonne.edu as a PDF file that includes a detailed curriculum vitae, names and addresses of three references, a summary of research interests or professional goals, and a one-page statement of teaching philosophy. 

More information about the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences is available at: http://www.fontbonne.edu/academics/undergraduate/departments/biologicalphysicalsciences/

Provided by:

Linda Pipitone, MA/ PHR, Director, Human Resources, Fontbonne University, 6800 Wydown Boulevard, St. Louis, MO  63105, 314-889-1493 (office), 314-719-8023 (fax)

Reminder…

Infection Ecology & Epidemiology (IEE) – The One Health Journal

http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/index

Important notice…

Revised ‘One Health’ website at U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Please see www.cdc.gov/onehealth

November 6, 2013

“We envision this [the CDC’s One Health website] to be an actively updated site that contributes to the overall One Health body of knowledge.”

  --Carol Rubin, DVM, MPH, Associate Director for Zoonoses and One Health at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)

          http://www.cdc.gov/media/subtopic/sme/rubin.html

OIE World Organization for Animal Health – Press Release

WSAVA and OIE call on political leaders for action on rabies

“Paris, 6 November 2013 - The recent cases of rabies reported in both in the Netherlands and France have highlighted the importance of the high level symposium held by the World Small Animal Veterinary Association  (WSAVA) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in Paris to explore strategies to manage and eliminate canine rabies.  The outcome of the meeting is a joint statement which sets out the course of action that is required to make real progress in rabies control. …

Please read more http://www.oie.int/for-the-media/press-releases/detail/article/wsava-and-oie-call-on-political-leaders-for-action-on-rabies/