One Health Postdoctoral Associate Position Studying Zoonotic Diseases, Mongolia Sept 1, 2016

Duke University’s Division of Infectious Diseases

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NOTE: Dr. Gray is a member of the One Health Initiative team’s Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

A must view comprehensive One Health talk...

One Health Expert Addresses Library of Congress

SEE: http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7365

TITLE: One Health

SPEAKER: Bernadette Dunham, DVM, PhD

EVENT DATE: 2016/05/18

RUNNING TIME: 56 minutes

TRANSCRIPT: View Transcript (link will open in a new window)

DESCRIPTION:

“Dr. Bernadette Dunham discussed interconnections of human and animal health with environmental health. She explained that no one discipline or sector of society has enough knowledge and resources to prevent the emergence or resurgence of diseases in today's globalized world. This "One Health" concept is a worldwide strategy for expanding interdisciplinary collaborations and communications in all aspects of health care for humans, animals, and the environment.”

One Health Speaker:

Bernadette Dunham, DVM, PhD - Former Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD. Currently, Visiting Professor, The Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (USA)

Note—Dr. Dunham is a longstanding One Health Initiative team Advisory Board member http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

Opinion of the One Health Initiative website manager/editor since October 2008: this excellent concise One Health presentation represents one of the best available on the scene today.

Division Leadership Position

Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infections

Associate Director for Antibiotic Resistance (GS 15/CC 06)

The Division is seeking a candidate to serve as Associate Director for Antibiotic Resistance to manage and lead the division efforts in the expanded program to address antibiotic resistance.  The 2013 CDC Antibiotic Resistance Threat report defined the scope of the public health threat, and the 2014 plan to Combat Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (CARB) outlined the necessary response.  Now the FY 2016 Budget provides an important increase in funding to make the CARB plan a reality.  This support will mean expanding and strengthening program activities in all 5 Branches of the Division, for the 5 pathogens named in the 2013 Antibiotic Threat report for which the Division has responsibility:  Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Salmonella Typhi and Candida.  It will also mean implementing sequence-based resistance testing and subtyping for Salmonella and other target organisms in state health departments, in order to detect and control outbreaks caused by resistant organism more rapidly.  We are creating a new full-time leadership position to coordinate and lead these activities across the Division, including coordinating the rapid expansion of DNA sequence-based surveillance for resistant organisms, providing strategic guidance to the growing research agenda for our pathogens and fostering the important external partnerships with federal and non-federal partners.

Highly qualified and interested Commissioned Corps Officers currently at the O-6 level, and Civil Service personnel in job series 601 (Health Scientist), 602 (Medical Officer), or 701 (Veterinary Medical Officer) at the GS-14 or GS-15 level are encouraged to apply. Follow the link(s) below to apply for this position:

• Veterinary Medical Officer (701)

• Medical Officer (602)

• Health Scientist (601)

The Division leads CDC activities in foodborne, waterborne and mycotic diseases, using surveillance to identify problems and track trends, outbreak investigations and other studies to identify risk factors and points of control, developing and supporting laboratory expertise for the pathogens for which we are responsible, improving methods for laboratory–based surveillance, and guiding control and prevention strategies.  We work closely with the networks of public health laboratories (e.g., PulseNet) and epidemiology offices to build capacity to identify, investigate and control health threats across the nation. 

The major duties and responsibilities include:

• Serve as senior advisor to Division Director and other Division and CDC senior leadership on antibiotic resistance program activities.

• Oversee and guide the antibiotic resistance budget formulation and execution, including coordination with other ongoing programs.

• Coordinate or conduct comprehensive research and review of the sources of resistance, the flow of resistant genes across foods, communities and institutions, and the effect of mitigation efforts.

• Participate in collaborative efforts within CDC, other Federal agencies, private and non-private organizations in the U.S. and abroad to foster better understanding and adoption of antibiotic stewardship policies in all sectors where agents of importance to human medicine are used. 

• Provide leadership and expertise in the development and execution of research projects, ensuring scientific soundness and feasibility.

Provided by:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) One Health Office  http://www.cdc.gov/onehealth

Narratives of One Health in Action

One Health can provide a safe, 'no judgment zone' for many needed conversations surrounding our most difficult global and environmental health challenges. ‘Narratives of One Health in Action’ is a page where many items can be shared, from peer reviewed scientific case studies to examples of One Health successes (or missed opportunities) to Op Eds and Opinion Pieces. Opinions expressed here are not necessarily approved by the One Health Commission but are shared ‘because’ this is a safe, no judgement zone and we need to hear from many perspectives on many of today’s challenges. Thoughtful articles written in a professional tone will be considered for posting. Submit suggested items to ohc@onehealthcommission.org.

August 21, 2016

One Health – One Method of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing - by T. Shryock and M. Papich https://www.onehealthcommission.org/documents/news/82116_PapichShryock_OH_OM_Final_4E08E8E585FA4.pdf

Antimicrobial resistance is a globally recognized issue; therefore, efforts to combat this problem have been initiated by international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) as well as national antibiotic action plans in the United States, the European Union, and other countries. Many associations, stakeholders and professional societies have made commitments to fulfilling various components of these plans to combat antimicrobial resistance.

Provided to One Health Initiative website August 22, 2016 by Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD, Executive Director, One Health Commission

Historic Physician Epidemiology Leader and One Health Advocate Dies

D. A. Henderson, MD, MPH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Henderson, the great American physician who directed the eradication of small pox in the 20^th century and a strong supporter/advocate of the One Health concept, died August 19, 2016.  

Dr. Henderson served on the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team’s (OHI) Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.  Early in the development of the OHI’s campaign to promote the One Health approach to worldwide public health and clinical health (comparative medicine), Henderson expressed strong support and encouragement.

In case you missed one or more of these One Health publications:

StepsCentre has an important list of previous “One Health” papers http://steps-centre.org/?s=one+health on their website.

ESRC STEPS Centre

steps-centre.org/

“We are a global research and policy engagement centre funded by the ESRC, bringing together development studies and science & technology studies.”

Note:  The idea for posting this important One Health publications link evolved from communications with Dr. Cheryl M. Stroud [DVM, PhD], Executive Director of the U.S. based One Health Commission https://www.onehealthcommission.org/.

The OIE (World Organization for Animal Health) introduces its new ‘One health’ web portal

“A large amount of information on the ‘One Health’ concept can be found on this platform, along with details of global level action taken by the OIE and its partners to promote cooperation between the human health and animal health sectors.”

  Paris, 12 August 2016 - Introduced at the beginning of the millennium, this concept expresses in a few words the acknowledgement that human health and animal health are interdependent and related to the ecosystems in which they coexist.

Diseases of animal origin which can be transmitted to humans, such as avian influenza, rabies, Rift Valley fever and brucellosis, pose global threats to public health. Other diseases which are mainly transmitted from person to person also circulate in animals or have a known animal reservoir, and are susceptible to causing serious health crises, as the recent epidemic of Ebola virus demonstrated. These risks grow stronger with globalisation, climate change and changes in human behaviour, all of which provide opportunities for pathogens to colonise new areas and evolve into new forms.

The OIE believes that this concept requires a global collaborative approach to tackle the risks to human, animal and environmental health as a whole, and takes action accordingly. It builds on its intergovernmental standards and the worldwide information on animal health that it gathers, as well as its network of international experts and programmes for strengthening the capacities of national Veterinary Services. Moreover, it works in collaboration with more than 70 other international organisations, in particular those that play a key role at the human–animal–environmental interface.

The new web portal brings together the tools developed by the OIE to control worldwide animal health risks more effectively, presenting the actions taken with its partner organisations – in particular, the WHO and the FAO, within the framework of the Tripartite Alliance – as well as the tools used by stakeholders on the ground to support the joint work of the human health and animal health services. One page is dedicated to the OIE’s communication tools, which are aimed at diverse audiences and include fact sheets, explanatory tools, videos and press releases, as well as information on various events related to the One Health theme.”

See: http://www.oie.int/en/for-the-media/press-releases/detail/article/the-oie-introduces-its-new-one-health-web-portal/

One Health International Journal, published by One Health Romania http://goo.gl/zgWPAG

Please see links to the first 2 volumes of the One Health International Journal:

http://www.onehealth.ro/pdf/One%20Health%20International%20Journal%20Volume%201%20November%202015.pdf

AND

http://www.onehealth.ro/pdf/One%20Health%20International%20Journal%20Volume%202%20June%202016.pdf

Provided On behalf of the One Health Romania Team, by:

Supeanu Alexandru, DVM, PhD(s)

Spokesperson for the One Health Romania Team

Phone:   +40 724 088 001

Email:  contact@onehealth.ro

Dr. Supeanu Alexandru is a recognized One Health supporter/advocate http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php (scroll down).

BIOTECHNOW

What Is the One Health Paradigm All About (in a Nutshell—and More)?

By Bruce Kaplan, DVM – August 8, 2016

The One Health Initiative is a movement to forge co-equal, all-inclusive collaborations between physicians, osteopathic physicians, veterinarians, dentists, nurses and other scientific-health and environmentally related disciplines, including the American Medical Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Nurses Association, American Association of Public Health Physicians, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. National Read More >

Please see: http://www.biotech-now.org/food-and-agriculture/2016/08/what-is-the-one-health-paradigm-all-about-in-a-nutshell-and-more

A Systematic Review of Human Bat Rabies Virus Variant Cases: Evaluating Unprotected Physical Contact with Claws and Teeth in Support of Accurate Risk Assessments 

Citation: Dato VM, Campagnolo ER, Long J, Rupprecht CE (2016) A Systematic Review of Human Bat Rabies Virus Variant Cases: Evaluating Unprotected Physical Contact with Claws and Teeth in Support of Accurate Risk Assessments. PLoS ONE 11(7): e0159443. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159443

Please see: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0159443

Note: Dr. Virginia Dato, a physician, is a member of the One Health Initiative team’s Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.