Aspergillus felis sp. nov., an Emerging Agent of Invasive Aspergillosis in Humans, Cats, and Dogs (Australia)

[a One Health-public health concern]

Bibliographic information: Barrs VR et al. 2013. Aspergillus felis_sp. nov., an Emerging Agent of Invasive Aspergillosis in Humans, Cats, and Dogs. PLoS ONE 8(6): e64871; oi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064871.

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0064871

June 14, 2013

Exclusive Report submitted to One Health Initiative website June 13, 2013...

Update on One Health in Australia

“Following the 2011 1^st International Conference on One Health in Australia, there was a lot of energy and enthusiasm to develop further the one health concepts and to operationalize activities. In reality this has not materialized into significant tangible outcomes although these are still of considerable interest to adopt as one health approach(s) when appropriate. The best example in Australia has probably been the response to Hendra outbreaks in horses and humans. ...”

*Professor Martyn Jeggo (Deakin University)

**Professor John S. MacKenzie (Curtin University)

Ms. Julia Landford (Co-Convenor, PHAA One Health Special Interest Group)

*Dr. Jeggo [BVetMed, PhD] is currently Director, Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases at Australia’s Deakin University Medical School, Melbourne, Australia and serves on the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bone team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

**Dr. MacKenzie [PhD, FASM] is currently Research Associate, Faculty of Health Sciences at Australia’s Curtin University and a recognized leader in the One Health movement being a strong supporter/advocate of One Health http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php.

Please read complete statement by clicking on PDF attachment. 

Please see important One Medicine [One Health] issue (PDF attachment) published by:

The Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association www.msma.org  May/June 2013

Graciously provided by:

John C. Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

Editor, Missouri Medicine medical journal

2010 President Kansas City Metro Med Soc

409 NW Briarcliff Parkway

Kansas City, MO 64116-1669

LINK: mailto: jhagan@bizkc.rr.com

Research – University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Lexington, KY (USA) – A One Health oriented interdisciplinary approach...

Collaborating With Horses to Develop Emotional Intelligence

“In May of 2013 The Center for Leadership Development (CFLD) completed a pilot research study on The Effectiveness of Equine Guided Leadership Education (EGLE) to Develop Emotional Intelligence in Expert Nurses. This was a two year intercollegiate collaboration between CFLD researchers, Patricia Dyk, PhD. and Lissa Pohl, MA., and University of Kentucky Healthcare's nurse researchers, Carol Noriega, RN, MSN, CEN, Janine Lindgreen, APRN and Robyn Cheung, PhD., RN.

This pilot study is one of the first of its kind to explore how working with horses can develop emotional intelligence (EQ) in humans. ...”

Please read complete article http://www2.ca.uky.edu/cfld/research.php

Provided by:

Craig N. Carter, DVM PhD Dipl. ACVPM

Director & Professor, Epidemiology

Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Department of Veterinary Science

College of Agriculture & Public Health

University of Kentucky

1490 Bull Lea Rd.

Lexington, KY  40511

craig.carter@uky.edu

859-257-8283 (Office)

859-321-4890 (Business cell)

859-271-1985 (Home)

859-255-1624 (Fax)

Dr. Carter serves on the One Health Initiative team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

NOTE: American Nurses Association Supports and Endorses One Health – Posted One Health Initiative website Monday, December 13, 2010

American Nurses Association Supports and Endorses One Health    The One Health Initiative website team was notified on December 9, 2010 that the president of the American Nurses Association www.nursingworld.org, Karen A. Daley, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN supports the One Health concept.  The following is President Daley’s endorsement statement:   “Nurses recognize all forms of life on Earth are interconnected and interdependent.  The One Health Initiative epitomizes this fundamental concept.  The American Nurses Association is proud to be a supporter of this ground-breaking initiative.  Working together, we will enhance and improve the health of humans, animals and the environment.”

Please see http://www.theamericannurse.org/index.php/2011/02/02/ana-joins-the-one-health-initiative/

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Emerging Infectious Diseases, Monday 20 May 2013 - Volume 19, Number 6—June 2013

Prospects for Emerging Infections in East and Southeast Asia 10 Years after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/6/12-1783_article.htm

Author affiliations: Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hanoi, Vietnam (P.W. Horby); University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (P.W. Horby); National University of Singapore (P.W. Horby); Singapore; Royal Veterinary College, London, UK (D. Pfeiffer); Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan (H. Oshitani)

Horby P, Pfeiffer D, Oshitani H. Prospects for emerging infections in East and Southeast Asia 10 years after severe acute respiratory syndrome. Emerg Infect Dis [Internet]. 2013 Jun [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1906.121783 DOI: 10.3201/eid1906.121783

Abstract

It is 10 years since severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged, and East and Southeast Asia retain a reputation as a hot spot of emerging infectious diseases. The region is certainly a hot spot of socioeconomic and environmental change, and although some changes (e.g., urbanization and agricultural intensification) may reduce the probability of emerging infectious diseases, the effect of any individual emergence event may be increased by the greater concentration and connectivity of livestock, persons, and products. The region is now better able to detect and respond to emerging infectious diseases than it was a decade ago, but the tools and methods to produce sufficiently refined assessments of the risks of disease emergence are still lacking. Given the continued scale and pace of change in East and Southeast Asia, it is vital that capabilities for predicting, identifying, and controlling biologic threats do not stagnate as the memory of SARS fades.

One Health Newsletter Spring Issue Published Today—May 23, 2013

See http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/medicine/One_Health/OneHealth.html

http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/medicine/One_Health/SpringOHNL2013.pdf

Spring 2013-Volume 6 Issue 2 (PDF 1 MB)

An outstanding One Health program at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (USA)...

One Health Project

Cheryl Scott, DVM, MPVM, RN, NP is Director of the Calvin Schwabe One Health Project http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/onehealth/about/project.cfm.  Dr. Scott is also co-author of a literature investigative report http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/onehealth/local-assets/pdfs/schwabe_coins_onemedicine#schwabe_coins_onemedicine that verified Dr. Schwabe as being the historical figure of the 20^th century who coined the term “One Medicine” which is now referred to as One Health.

One Health Institute

Working at the interface of animals, people, and the environment to solve complex problems impacting health and conservation.

The UC Davis One Health Institute is home to many Centers, programs, projects and initiatives within the School of Veterinary Medicine and beyond. Our Executive Director is Dr. Jonna A.K. Mazet, DVM, MVPM, PhD and our scientists and educators are working throughout the UC Davis Campus, the UC System, State and Federal Agencies, and all over the world to advance the health of animals, people and the environment. We are continually updating and enhancing this website; please check back for updates. ...

Please see: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ohi/

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)

A One Health issue...

http://www.cdc.gov/foodnet/

Report on the 2013 Conference on “A World United Against Infectious Diseases: Cross-Sectoral Solutions”

Prince Mahidol Award Conference - January 28th – February 2nd 2013, Bangkok, Thailand

http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/PMAC2013_Proceeding.pdf

This One Health report is a welcomed addition to One Health literature over the last centuries.  Most discerning One Health leaders and supporters worldwide have recognized the important contributions and relevance of ecologists, wildlife biologists, and environmental scientists during the early 21^st century.

NOTE:   Indeed, the 2004 Wildlife Conservation Society proposal of “One World One Health” was a significant early 21^st century contribution that was shortly expanded upon by others and brought to a much higher profile in the U.S. and internationally.  The One Health (One Medicine) concept long predates the present post-1930s work of the Dutch biologist Nikolass Tinbergen and Austrian biologists Konrad Lorenz and Karle von Frisch (joint Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine-1973) which may be classified as the generation of modern ecologists and wildlife experts.  Many historical figures in the 19^th and 20^th centuries initiated One Health (One Medicine).  For some examples see http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/01%20Kahn%20et%20al%20%205-19%208Mar07.pdf.

Two Valuable One Health articles RE: Bartonella henselae Zoonosis published in Parasites & Vectors online Journal April 15, 2013.  Please see links for reading below:

 
Bartonella henselae bacteremia in a mother and son potentially associated with tick exposure
Maggi RG, Ericson M, Mascarelli PE, Bradley JM, Breitschwerdt EB
Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6:101 (15 April 2013)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed]

http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/6/1/101