Dr. Kahn’s Biography http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/LauraKahnBiography%20Feb%202015.pdf

World Veterinary Association PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE FOR WORLD VETERINARY DAY 2016

“Continuing Education with a One Health Focus”

“I am very excited to announce and applaud World Veterinary Day 2016 on Saturday, April 30, with the theme of “Continuing Education with a One Health Focus”.  This year we celebrate three important topics.

First, World Veterinary Day, established in the year 2000 by the World Veterinary Association, honors the many contributions veterinarians and veterinary technicians/nurses provide to animals and people in communities all over the world.  Veterinarians prevent and treat illness in animals everywhere.  They respond to help in natural and manmade disasters, educate the next generation, and discover new vaccines, medicines and treatments for animals and people.  Veterinarians monitor, report and control animal and human disease outbreaks across the globe, and provide quality health care to food producing animals.  Through their work and dedicated commitment, veterinarians make the world a better and safer place for both animals and people.

Second, we celebrate the importance of continuing education - for lifelong learning, so veterinarians and other health care workers remain vigilant and competent to provide the best services for animals and people with the best results.  Knowledge gives all of us the potential and ability to be the best we can be for the purposes we have in life.

Third, we celebrate the importance of the One Health concept and approach – that the health of people and animals is intimately connected and people need to communicate and work across many professions for the greater public good.  People benefit from animals through companionship, protection, safe and nutritious food products, work-related and recreational activities, the biodiversity of our wildlife, and research and new knowledge to better our lives.

The World Veterinary Association applauds the veterinary medical profession today and every day for their work around the world, and will recognize a veterinary medical association with the World Veterinary Day Award for highlighting continuing educations efforts that focus on a One Health issue in their community. The Award is co-sponsored by the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE), and will be presented during the OIE General Assembly in Paris the last week of May. Click here to learn more on World Veterinary Day Award 2016.”

Dr. Rene’ A. Carlson [DVM], President of World Veterinary Association

Provided by: 

World Veterinary Association (WVA)
Avenue de Tervueren 12
B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 (0) 2 533 70 22
zeev_noga@worldvet.org
secretariat@worldvet.org
                                         http://www.worldvet.org

Please see: http://www.worldvet.org/news.php?item=281 and http://www.worldvet.org/uploads/news/docs/presidents_message_on_world_veterinary_day_2016_2.pdf

Institute of Development Studies

One Health stories: telling tales from four years of research

28 April 2016

A multimedia album detailing how an ambitious One Health project is making a difference to people’s lives has been launched. It come at the end of four years of multidisciplinary research into animal-to-human disease transmission undertaken by IDS and 20 partner institutions.

The album draws together success stories from the Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium, an ambitious project led by Professor Melissa Leach, Director of IDS. The stories tell how:

·                                 Research in Kenya into the drivers of Rift Valley fever (RVF) led to the creation of detailed risk maps used by the Kenyan authorities in its disease monitoring and containment strategy late last year when an RVF epidemic threatened.

·                                 Work in Zimbabwe mapping the distribution of tsetse flies identified a new trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) prevention strategy both more effective and cheaper than that currently used.

·                                 Studying the ways in which people in Ghana interact with the bats they live among means policymakers and risk communicators can now be better equipped to develop and target public health messages about bat-borne diseases.

Please see more: http://www.ids.ac.uk/news/one-health-stories-telling-tales-from-four-years-of-research

Provided by: 

Naomi Marks

Project Communications Manager

Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium | Twitter @DDDAC_org

Livestock, Livelihoods and Health | Twitter @zoonoses_TZ 

ESRC STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies

Tel: +44 (0) 1273 915606

Stanford Medicine – Comparative Medicine

ONE HEALTH 2016

April 30, 2016

8:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Location: Li Ka Shing Conference Center

SEE: http://med.stanford.edu/compmed/oneHealth2016/index.html

Connecting Health in Animals and Humans

Keynote address:  Srirama Rao, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
College of Veterinary Medicine – University of Minnesota
Leader for iCOMOS conference (International Conference of One Medicine One Science)
Srirama, et al. “One Medicine, One Science, One Policy”. Science. 2015

Session topics

Influenza: Aging, immunity and vaccine development
Antibiotic Resistance: Sources and strategies for prevention
Epilepsy and Seizure Prediction: Canine models for improved seizure treatments
The Bat-Human Interface
At the end of each session, speakers and conference attendees will participate in a discussion panel to explore the research and foster new connections.

Mission:  The Stanford One Health 2016 symposium aims to educate medical and veterinary professionals on cutting edge cross-species basic and clinical research that benefits both humans and animals.  Recently, there is substantial interest within the research community in improving our understanding of diseases in animals and how to better utilize that knowledge to improve human and animal health.  Stanford is recognized around the world for its collaborative and innovative approaches to research and is now working to improve cooperation between veterinarians, medical doctors and basic science researchers.  We encourage the speakers and attendees to meet and discuss their research with scientists from other disciplines in order to foster innovative research collaborations and novel research directions. 

More Outstanding One Health Articles Published by:

Veterinary Sciences — Open Access Journal – Basel, Switzerland

Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381) is an international, scientific, open access journal on veterinary sciences published quarterly online by MDPI.

Journal Contact

MDPI AG
Veterinary Sciences Editorial Office
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E-Mail: vetsci@mdpi.com
Tel. +41 61 683 77 34; Fax: +41 61 302 89 18
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• Open Access - free for readers, free publication for well-prepared manuscripts submitted in 2016.
• Rapid publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision provided to authors approximately 21 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 7 days (median values for papers published in this journal in 2015).

Full Imprint Information | Download Journal Flyer

http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vetsci

Open Access Review
Review: Sentinel Animals in a One Health Approach to Harmful Cyanobacterial and Algal Blooms

by Lorraine C. Backer and Melissa Miller

Vet. Sci. 2016, 3(2), 8; doi:10.3390/vetsci3020008 (registering DOI) - published 21 April 2016
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South Eastern European Journal of Public Health

Launch of the ‘One Health Global Think-Tank for Sustainable Health & Well-being’ – 2030 (GHW-2030)

http://www.seejph.com/index.php/seejph/article/view/114

Professor Ulrich Laaser, Dr. George Lueddeke, Dr. Joanna Nurse

Abstract

The central mission of the GHW-2030 multi-sectoral think tank is to contribute to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by working toward achieving the education and health goals in cooperation with the Commonwealth Secretariat using an international interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary/transdisciplinary global One Health approach. A major focus of the think tank will be on the health and well-being – physical, emotional, aspirational – of children and young people particularly as these relate to their personal security, physical and emotional well-being, education and employment and the sustainability of life on the planet.

2nd International Conference on One Medicine One Science

April 24−27, 2016

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

The Science Behind One Health, at the interface of humans, animals and the environment.

The 2nd International Conference on One Medicine One Science (iCOMOS) is an upcoming event of great interest to human and animal health care scientists and professionals,  economists, trainees, environmental scientists, ethicists, public health and chronic disease specialists and policy experts in health, agriculture, food, and environmental affairs.  

iCOMOS is a global forum to (i) communicate the importance of science in solving pressing health issues at the interface of humans, animals and the environment; (ii) facilitate interdisciplinary, international collaborations embracing health, science and economics; and (iii) inform public policy development that is necessary for preserving human and animal health. Following on the success of iCOMOS 2014, this conference is presented by the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Institute on the Environment, the Office of the Vice President for Research, and the Academic Health Center; University of Minnesota.

Please see more at http://icomos.umn.edu

Provided by:  

Michael Murtaugh, PhD, Professor

http://www.cvm.umn.edu/academic-departments/vbs/faculty/MichaelMurtaugh/index.htm

Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

University of Minnesota (USA)

612 625 6735

iCOMOS www.icomos.umn.edu

World Animal Vaccination Day 2016 - Press release

http://www.worldvet.org/uploads/news/docs/wavd_2016_press_release.pdf

HealthforAnimals and the World Veterinary Association are pleased to launch the first annual World Animal Vaccination Day, taking place on Wednesday 20 April 2016.

World Animal Vaccination Day will raise awareness of the vital role vaccines play in protecting the health of animals and, as a result, people too.

Each year will have a different theme, and the inaugural day will focus on the importance of cat vaccination and keeping these vaccines up to date. E.g. thanks to widespread vaccination less than 1-2% of healthy cats in the world have feline leukaemia[1] .

75% of all new human pathogens originate from animals, and so vaccines are key to limiting the future spread of infectious diseases between animals to people around the world.

Carel du Marchie Sarvaas, Executive Director at HealthforAnimals says: “The benefits of vaccination are manifold. Vaccination not only protects animal health and improves welfare through reduced disease, it is also vital to protect human health. For instance, vaccinating just 70% of the dog population is enough to eliminate the risk of rabies infections in people. Vaccination of food-producing animals helps to ensure a safe and sustainable supply of protein, which is especially important as the population continues to grow.”

Dr René Carlson, President of the World Veterinary Association added: “Cats receive much less attention from preventive healthcare, including vaccination, than most other domestic species. The primary reason is that around 50% of cat owners only visit a veterinarian when their cats are sick or injured. However, vaccination helps to protect your cat against several serious and/or life-threatening diseases and is the most effective and least expensive method to keep cats healthy in the first place. Decisions about vaccines for cats are based on the cat’s age, lifestyle, contact with other cats and the availability of licensed vaccines in the country, so it is important to discuss what vaccines your cat needs with your local veterinarian.”

One Health Program Coordinator Position

The Texas A&M One Health Initiative office is searching for a Program Coordinator to join our team!  This individual will coordinate and oversee the planning, development, and implementation of educational and outreach One Health programs, and other activities as required. We work in a highly collaborative environment, reaching out to stakeholders locally, nationally and internationally. Additional requirements and details of this position can be found at https://jobpath.tamu.edu/postings/95115.

Duke One Health Research Opportunities and Courses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5NZvOePs28