Practicing “One Health” for the Human Health Clinician

(Physicians, Osteopaths, Physician Associates, Nurse Practitioners, Other Human Health Care Providers)

Please see: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/Practicing%20One%20Health%20Human%20Health%20Care%20Providers%20April%202012.pdf

Prepared April 2012 by:

One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team:

www.onehealthinitiative.com 

Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪

Thomas P. Monath, MD ▪ Jack Woodall, PhD ▪

 Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Plastic-wrapped planet

By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP | 20 April 2012

“We can thank billiard balls for our modern-day, plastic-filled lives. For most of human history, everyday items such as combs were made from expensive animal parts, like tortoise shells. Then, in the 1860s, billiards became a popular pastime. Unfortunately, elephants had to be killed so that their ivory tusks could be made into billiard balls, and soon elephants were rapidly being hunted to extinction. One enterprising New York billiards supplier even offered $10,000 in gold to anyone who could come up with a good substitute for ivory. After years of toil, John Wesley Hyatt, a journeyman printer from upstate New York, developed a whitish material that he called "celluloid." Alas, while the material worked well for combs, it was too volatile for billiard balls. Nevertheless, plastic was born. And animals from elephants to tortoises were given a reprieve -- for a time. ...”

Please read entire column http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/laura-h-kahn/plastic-wrapped-planet

Detection of Hepatitis B Virus in Serum and Liver of Chickens

Virology Journal 2012, 9:2 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-9-2 Open Access

Article URL http://www.virologyj.com/content/9/1/2

Jijing Tian¹, Kangkang Xia^1,2, Ruiping She^1*, Wengui Li^3,1, Ye Ding¹, Jiande Wang², Mingyong Chen^1* and Jun Yin¹

Author Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary Pathology, Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China

² Beijing Huadu Broiler Corporation, Beijing 102211, China

³ College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China

Please see attached PDF.

 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL COLLEGES (AAVMC) NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

“Washington, D.C. – The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAMMC) has named Dr. Andrew Maccabe as its new executive director, effective May 15, 2012. Dr. Maccabe is currently employed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Infectious Diseases. He serves as CDC’s liaison to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, where he coordinates policy and programs between the two agencies. Prior to his appointment with the CDC, Dr. Maccabe served as Associate Executive Director at AAVMC where he led national programs in veterinary medical education. ... :

Please see full press release by clicking on attachment.

Provided by:

John Roane

Chief Operating Officer AAVMC

Phone: 202/371-9195, x122

Email: jroane@aavmc.org

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Emerging Infectious Disease Journal – September 2011

Volume 17, Number 9

Mead P, Goel R, Kugeler K. Canine serology as adjunct to human Lyme disease surveillance. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2011 Sep [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/1709.110210

Abstract

To better define areas of human Lyme disease risk, we compared US surveillance data with published data on the seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies among domestic dogs. Canine seroprevalence >5% was a sensitive but nonspecific marker of human risk, whereas seroprevalence <1% was associated with minimal risk for human infection.

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/9/11-0210_article.htm

April 2, 2012

 Subject:   Notice on Vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (USA)

We are working to recruit new members for the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF).  The Committee provides scientific advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services concerning the development of microbiological criteria by which the safety and wholesomeness of food can be assessed. 

We are seeking members with scientific expertise in the fields of microbiology (food, clinical, and predictive), food technology, toxicology, epidemiology, risk assessment, infectious disease, biostatistics, and other related sciences. Please see the attached Federal Register Notice for additional details on this Committee and how to apply.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Frame/FrameRedirect.asp?main=http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FRPubs/2012-0010.htm

Please share this notice with others who may have an interest.    If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

Thank you,

Karen Y. Thomas

Advisory Committee Specialist

USDA,FSIS,OPHS,MD,NACMCF

Stop 3777, PP3, 9-210B

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC  20250

Office:  202-690-6620

Fax:    202-690-6364

Email:  karen.thomas-sharp@fsis.usda.gov

Gerri M. Ransom, MS

Director, Executive Secretariat
USDA-FSIS, Office of Public Health Science

National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

Stop 3777, PP3, 9-210B

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC  20250

Office: 202-690-6600

Fax:    202-690-6364

E-mail: gerri.ransom@fsis.usda.gov

One Health Newsletter Winter Issue Published

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

Winter 2012-Volume 5 Issue 1 (PDF 3.2 MB)

Vector-Borne Diseases - constant challenge for practicing veterinarians: recommendations from the CVBD [canine vector-borne diseases] World Forum

Parasites & Vectors Journal (Open Access) 2012, 5:55 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-55 Published: 20 March 2012 – Letter to the Editor

“… Many of these diseases can cause serious, even life-threatening clinical conditions in dogs, with a number having zoonotic potential, affecting the human population. …”

Please read entire letter at http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/pdf/1756-3305-5-55.pdf

Pennsylvania Department of Health -  Questions & Answers: Novel Influenza A Virus

Please see http://www.portal.health.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/department_of_health_home/17457 and attachment.