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

June 10, 2011 / 60(22);749-755

On June 7, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).

Background: In the United States, contaminated food causes approximately 1,000 reported disease outbreaks and an estimated 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths annually. This report summarizes 2010 surveillance data and describes trends since 1996. ...

See http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6022a5.htm?s_cid=mm6022a5_w

Operationalizing “One Health”: A Policy Perspective—Taking Stock and Shaping an Implementation Roadmap

Meeting Overview – May 4 -6, 2010 Stone Mountain, Georgia (USA)

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology

Please see attachment: http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Media_Center/docs/pdf/meeting-overview.pdf

One Health Meeting under the title "Putting One Health to Work" organized by FAO Regional Office, Bangkok

Please see attached One Health Power Point Slide presentation “Operationalizing One Health: The Bangladesh Experience”

 Provided by:

Professor Nitish C Debnath, DVM, MSc (TVM), PhD
National Consultant, Outbreak Response and Laboratory Expert
Avian Influenza Technical Unit
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Pshusampad Bhaban, Farmgate, Dhaka

EID Journal Home > Volume 17, Number 5–May 2011

Volume 17, Number 5–May 2011

Vector-borne Infections

Ronald Rosenberg and C. Ben Beard
Author affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Rosenberg R, Beard CB. Vector-borne infections. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2011 May [date cited]. http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/17/5/769.htm

Abstract
Infections with vector-borne pathogens are a major source of emerging diseases. The ability of vectors to bridge spatial and ecologic gaps between animals and humans increases opportunities for emergence. Small adaptations of a pathogen to a vector can have profound effects on the rate of transmission to humans.

Respiratory Virus Report – Summer 2011: Emerging “One Health” Principles

International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases (ISIRV) http://www.isirv.org/

“...Cross training, exchange programs and fellowships in “One Health” were noted as possible ideas to pursue.   Meeting attendees agreed to assume responsibility for outreach and educational endeavours, within the context of their own network at relevant national and international meetings, to otain buy in for the “One Flu/One Health” concept...”  --page four (4).

Please see attachment

Call for Applications for the Master of Science in ‘One Health’ Analytical Epidemiology at the University of Zambia, Zambia

July 29, 2011
 

http://scholarship-positions.com/call-for-applications-for-the-master-of-science-in-one-health-analytical-epidemiology-at-the-university-of-zambia-zambia/2011/07/29/

Chatham House Meeting Summary

Consideration of an International Society for One Health (ISOH)

Prepared by Professor Martyn Jeggo and Professor John Mackenzie

July 2011 [meeting conducted in London, England]

http://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/public/Research/Global%20Health/0611summary.pdf

“The mission of Chatham House is to be a world-leading source of independent analysis, informed debate and influential ideas on how to build a prosperous and secure world for all. Chatham House was founded in 1920 and is based in St James's Square, London.”

Florida Medical Association (USA) Adopts One Health Resolution

“The Florida Medical Association (FMA) http://www.flmedical.org/HomePage.aspx adopted a resolution on Sunday July 31, 2011 in support of One Health”, according to John J. Lanza, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP of the Florida Department of Health.  Dr. Lanza is the Director of the Escambia County Health Department www.EscambiaHealth.com, Pensacola, Florida (USA).

Please see attached Complete One Health resolution entitled Collaboration between Human Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and the Environmental Sciences (One Health).

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“Whereas, The challenges of the 21^st Century demand that these professions work together; and therefore be it

RESOLVED, That our Florida Medical Association support the “One Health” initiative designed to promote collaboration among the health professions by improving the lives of all species through the integration of human medicine, veterinary medicine, and the environmental sciences; and be it further

RESOLVED, That our FMA engage in a dialogue with the Florida Veterinary Medical Association and the Florida Public Health Association to determine and implement strategies for enhancing collaboration among the human medical, veterinary medical, and environmental sciences professions in medical education, clinical care, public health, and biomedical research.”

Review    
Tick-borne encephalitis virus in dogs - is this an issue?
Pfeffer M, Dobler G
Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:59 (13 April 2011)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [PubMed]

Making Sense of One Health

Cooperating at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Health Interface April 2011

By Aline Leboeuf, PhD

Download the document or see attachment

Or click on link below:
http://www.ifri.org/?page=contribution-detail&id=6553&id_provenance=88&provenance_context_id=13⟨=uk

Permission to post on One Health Initiative website granted July 29, 2011 by Dr. Loboeuf.

NOTE: The French Institute of International Relations (IFRI): A leading European Think Tank.

“In 2010, for the fourth consecutive year, Ifri was the only French research institute ranked among the 50 most influential think tanks in the world outside of the United States, placing 3^rd in Europe according to the University of Pennsylvania's Global Go-To Think Tanks, a ranking that covers 6,480 institutes in 169 countries.”