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Baylisascaris larva migrans Circular Available

We are pleased to announce the availability of a recently published monograph on Baylisascaris larva migrans, written by *Dr. Kevin Kazacos (Professor Emeritus, Purdue University) as Circular 1412 of the U.S. Geological Survey series on zoonotic diseases. This circular encompasses several decades of his research on this parasite, and covers various aspects of Baylisascaris as a cause of animal and human disease. The circular is 122 pages long, with 10 topic highlight boxes, 24 tables, and numerous color figures and photographs. We hope that you find it useful in your work. Dr. Kazacos has indicated that you are free to distribute this circular to others.

.pdf copies of the circular may be downloaded from the following web address:

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/cir1412

[Direct link to PDF: https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1412/cir1412.pdf]  

Soft-cover paper copies of the circular are available on request from the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, by contacting Gail Moede-Rogall at gmrogall@usgs.gov  or the following address. Request USGS Circular 1412, Baylisascaris larva migrans.

Provided by:

Gail Moede-Rogall

USGS National Wildlife Health Center

6006 Schroeder Road

Madison, WI 53711

*Kevin R. Kazacos, DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology), Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Parasitology, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine is a prominent veterinarian supporter of One Health http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php (scroll down).

Home Theme: Human and Animal Health - February 2017

University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4

ONE HEALTH: a UNIFIED APPROACH TO MEDICINE

As part of an initiative called One Health, UCalgary [Canada] researchers participate in a growing body of research that studies how people, animals and the environment interact, and improves health care practice around the world. ...

SEE: http://www.ucalgary.ca/explore/one-health-unified-approach-medicine

Help Us Evaluate One Health Day 2016 ** Survey Closes Feb 3, 2017 **

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PLOS One Journal – January 27, 2017

Justice Is the Missing Link in One Health: Results of a Mixed Methods Study in an Urban City State

 Citation: Lysaght T, Capps B, Bailey M, Bickford D, Coker R, Lederman Z, et al. (2017) Justice Is the Missing Link in One Health: Results of a Mixed Methods Study in an Urban City State. PLoS ONE 12(1): e0170967. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0170967

“...OH needs to do more rather than merely assimilate, uncritically, the problematic balancing of interests found in the rights-based discourse of public health ethics. This critical area is in need of further development to ensure that the OH approach is as holistic and comprehensive as possible for the benefit of all.”

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0170967&type=printable

Help Us Evaluate One Health Day 2016

** Survey Closes Feb 3, 2017 **

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Two new One Health resources you should know about

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 01/26/2017 04:06 PM EST

SEE: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USCDC/bulletins/182ffb8

One Health concept highlights collaboration as key to preventing and fighting disease

http://www.health.mil/News/Articles/2017/01/24/One-Health-concept-highlights-collaboration-as-key-to-preventing-and-fighting-disease

From:

Defense Health Agency - http://www.health.mil/dha  

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is a joint, integrated Combat Support Agency that enables the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and ready medical force to Combatant Commands in both peacetime and wartime. The DHA supports the delivery of integrated, affordable, and high quality health services to Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries and is responsible for driving greater integration of clinical and business processes across the MHS by:

• Implementing shared services with common measurement of outcomes;

• Enabling rapid adoption of proven practices, helping reduce unwanted variation, and improving the coordination of care across time and treatment venues;

• Exercising management responsibility for joint shared services and the TRICARE Health Plan; and

• Acting as the market manager for the National Capital Region (NCR) enhanced Multi-Service Market, which includes Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (FBCH). ...

   

One Health Feature - One Health Caribbean

Published Jan 21, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mL29J_J_bk&feature=share

“Bay-C, bass vocalist from platinum-selling dancehall/reggae quartet, TOK, in partnership with UWI’s One Health One Caribbean One Love Project produced a ListenMi Feature on One Health. Bay – C is One Health’s Celebrity Patron, ideator of ListenMi News and is a Caribbean pioneer in ‘edu-tainment.’ “

http://www.iamp-online.org/content/one-health-initiatives

New Publications in the One Health Journal Veterinary Sciences — Basel, Switzerland

The new online Open Access journal Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vetsci) published a new issue in 2016:

Vet. Sci., Volume 3, Issue 4 (December 2016)

Full text are available free of charge.

Table of Contents:

Provided to the One Health Initiative website 19 January, 2017 by:

Margie Ma

Managing Editor

Veterinary Sciences