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Volume 12, No. 4, Released May 21, 2025
Sharing news gathered during late April, early May 2025
One Health Happenings
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New to the One Health Conversation?
Learn - What is One Health?
One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognizes the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and inter-dependent. The approach mobilizes multiple sectors, disciplines and communities at varying levels of society to work together to foster well-being and tackle threats to health and ecosystems, while addressing the collective need for clean water, energy and air, safe and nutritious food, taking action on climate changes and contributing to sustainable development. The One Health paradigm forges co-equal, all-inclusive collaborations between animal, plant, environmental and human health arenas, i.e. chemical, engineering and social scientists, dentists, nurses, agricultural/horticulturalists and food producers, wildlife and environmental health specialists and many other related disciplines that fall under its purview. The reader can review a compilation of organizations that are actively working to advance the One Health paradigm shift and many additional organizations and individuals that declare support for the concept.
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One Health Happenings News Notes is prepared and shared by the
One Health Commission (OHC)
A U.S. based 501c3 non-profit organization working globally to 'connect' One Health Stakeholders, to 'create' teams and networks that work together across disciplines to 'educate' about One Health and One Health issues.
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Quote of the Month
“At one time, I advocated One Health as a New Beginning…….
Now it is time for an Awakening……
"We can revert to the old normal (siloed discussions, unshared information, and a selfish demeanor) or we can shed the old ways and emerge from the COVID-19 Pandemic anew. Humanity will determine its path, and hopefully there will be an awakening where we are more apt to come alongside our neighbors and provide a hand up, and not a handout, or a gesture that is less than genuine. COVID should be a lesson that we can be defeated. As depicted in Orson Welles War of the Worlds, the aliens are killed by earthly pathogens, ‘slain, after all man’s devices had failed, by the humblest things that God, in His wisdom, has put on the earth.’ “
Doug Riley, Delaware J Public Health. 2021 Jan 21;7(1):64. doi: 10.32481/djph.2021.01.012
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A One Health Zoonotic Vector Borne Infectious Disease
Family Outbreak Investigation,
Breitschwerdt EB, Maggi RG, Moore CO, Robveille C, Greenberg R, Kingston E., Pathogens. 2025; 14(2):110. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14020110
“As illustrated by this outbreak investigation, utilization of a One Health approach for the study of more chronic and insidious infections can also generate information that would not be achieved by focusing on illness in a single mammalian species. Unfortunately, infrastructures that support a One Health approach for the study of chronic illness outbreaks remain limited to nonexistent.”
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Ecologically expanding the One Health framework to unify the microbiome sciences. Ginnan N, Crandall SG, Imchen M, Dini-Andreote F, Miyashiro TI, Singh V, Ganda E, Bordenstein SR. 0. ASM Journal mBio May 12, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.03147-24
“The One Health framework, traditionally focused on microbial threats, needs a bold expansion to include the full breadth of microbial diversity—from pathogenic to beneficial—within its ecological and evolutionary context. By shifting focus from disease surveillance to microbial stewardship, an integrative One Health microbiome science approach breaks down traditional silos in microbiome research, accelerating integrative and comparative science to uncover foundational insights into microbial community assembly, stability, and resilience. Ultimately, this will help unlock the full potential of microbiomes to enhance global health and sustainably manage ecosystems.”
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A review of the One Health concept and its application as a tool for policy-makers,
de Macedo Couto R, Brandespim DF (2020), Int. J. One Health, 6(1): 83-89. https://doi.org/10.14202/IJOH.2020.83-89
“The application of the One Health concept to the development and implementation of public policies has come with the growing awareness of the need to involve transdisciplinary teams in solving com- plex problems in response to the challenges of the 21 st century and the Sustainable Development Goals. The key to this holistic approach is to establish links and joint actions between the human health, animal, and environmental sectors, involving different actors and institutions, either public or private.”
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Countries finalize historic pandemic agreement
after three years of negotiations
“In reaching consensus on the Pandemic Agreement, not only did they put in place a generational accord to make the world safer. They have also demonstrated that multilateralism is alive and well and that in our divided world – nations can still work together to find common ground and a shared response to shared threats.” Key elements of the proposed agreement include a commitment to a “One Health” approach to pandemic prevention, stronger national health systems, setting up a coordinating financial mechanism, and creating a globally coordinated supply chain and logistics network for health emergencies. https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162301
See the agreed on draft treaty proposal. https://tinyurl.com/3jjea458
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The Quadripartite Launches One Health Governance Community of Practice (CoP)
Launch Webinar was April 30, 2025
Hosted by the Quadripartite collaboration for One Health - FAO, UNEP, WHO, and WOAH – as part of the One Health Knowledge Nexus, the One Health Health Governance CoP is being created to support improved institutionalization of the One Health approach at all levels. The CoP will: - Share experience among experts with different profiles, professionals, policymakers, researchers, and advocates and other stakeholders, - Discuss governance challenges, and - Co-develop solutions for enhancing One Health governance frameworks and policies. Set up a free account to participate in this CoP.
https://tinyurl.com/4xe9af26
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March 25-27, 2025
Third Quadripartite Executive Annual Meeting issues A unified call for One Health: driving implementation, science, policy and investment for global impact
Paris, France at WOAH headquarters. The Quadripartite underscores that investing in One Health today is an investment in a safer, healthier and more resilient future. The world cannot afford to wait. We call on policymakers, donors and global leaders to act decisively, turning commitments into concrete actions and ensuring that One Health is effectively implemented, leaving no one behind. https://tinyurl.com/yc3wkc2w
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Factsheet on Implementing the One Health Joint Plan of Action at national level released
The Quadripartite organizations have developed a factsheet summarizing the One Health Joint Plan of Action (OH JPA) - a global framework designed to create sustainable, holistic solutions to prevent, predict, detect, and respond to health threats. The factsheet outlines the three pathways of the Theory of Change and six Action Tracks of the OH JPA, as well as the efforts being placed by the Quadripartite to translate the OH JPA into practical guidance on how to implement the One Health approach. This includes the development of a complementary Guide to Implementing the One OH JPA at National Level, as well as national and regional workshops to help countries roll-out the OH JPA. https://tinyurl.com/y87k2shu
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The OH JPA Implementation Guide is now available in 6 languages
The Guide to Implementing the One Health Joint Plan of Action (OH JPA) at national level is now available in Russian, Chinese, Arabic, French and Spanish, in addition to English.
The OH JPA Implementation Guide was released by the Quadripartite organizations in December 2023, and provides practical guidance on how countries can adopt and adapt the OH JPA to strengthen and support national One Health action. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240082069
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See how One Health is being embraced at government level
by the Ministry of Health in Brazil
Inspired by international One Health Day, through the law no. 14.792, of January 5, 2024, Brazil instituted its own National Day of One Health, also being celebrated annually on November 3 to raise awareness about the inseparable relationship between animal, human and environmental health.
Review the Brazil Ministry of Health Technical Notes on One Health.
https://tinyurl.com/48d5zse8 https://tinyurl.com/mt33ebk5
Additionally, note the Brazilian non-governmental organization ABRASUNI has recently launched and is aggregating researchers, managers, teachers, graduate and undergraduate students of diverse courses, professionals who work in the services related to the interdisciplinary intersection animal, human, plant and environmental health, public and private companies, governmental or non-governmental organizations and is working together at local, regional, national and global levels to develop One Health education, awareness and implementation activities. https://onehealthbrasil.wordpress.com/
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North America One Health University Network (NAOHUN) releases inaugural
Mission and Vision Statements
NAOHUN was formed in 2024 and has established 4 Working Groups.
Mission: To synergize activities of One Health programs at North American Universities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States to enhance collaborations, optimize communications, and amplify the impact of activities promoting the health of people, animals, plants and the ecosystems they share.
Vision: To Serve as the preeminent network to link together North American university programs across multiple sectors, disciplines, and communities to advance One Health. https://tinyurl.com/ymnbr2a4n
(Open link 'in' LinkedIn)
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New One Health micro-credential program/course
at the University of Guelph
"Mobilizing One Health"
Launched in February, 2025 this course offers hands-on experience in solving real-world issues, expanding your networks, and collaborating with experts and peers from diverse sectors. Participants will learn skills to lead interdisciplinary teams and overcome multi-sector complexities. With flexible, self-paced learning, engage in dynamic group work and discussions to experience an authentic One Health team environment, all while advancing your professional journey: Ideal for:
- Professionals currently working in One Health sectors, including government, non-profits, academia, and private industries.
- Individuals seeking to enhance their interdisciplinary problem-solving skills and learn how to apply the One Health approach in their professional fields.
- Professionals wanting to develop leadership skills in coordinating and managing cross-sector health initiatives.
https://tinyurl.com/58v36tb8
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World Veterinary Association (WVA) Global One Health Summit: The veterinarian’s role in food security
At the joint 2025 AVMA Convention and 40th WVA Congress. Washington, DC.
July 20, 2025. This Summit is co-organized by the AVMA Committee on International Veterinary Affairs (CIVA) and the WVA. Speakers include Emmanuelle Soubeyran of WOAH, Thanawat Tiensin from FAO, Fabrizio Canaval of UNEP, and Jonathon Rushton, University of Liverpool. They will share case studies and provide examples that illustrate the essential contributions of veterinarians to global food security, particularly in the areas of emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and sustainability. https://tinyurl.com/3ku33ahv Topics will include:
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- Wet Markets and Wild Meat, Their Contribution to Food Security
- Food Security and One Health
- Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety
- Medicines and Food Security
- Wildlife Management: Risks to Food Security
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- Economics of Food Security—Does the Veterinarian Add Value
- Future Foods for Food Security—Is There a Role for Veterinarians?
- Livestock Sector Contribution to Food Security, Climate Safe Agriculture
- Environmental Impacts on Food Security
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One Health Lessons (OHL) Celebrates 5th Anniversary
and Graduation of New Ambassadors
May 3, 2025 One Health Lessons, a global educational charity.
This celebration was led in English and French. The program included:
- An overview of how OHL emerged over the past 5 years and how its Train-the-Trainer program works
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An overview of OHL’s partnership with Grand Challenges Canada and Grand Challenges Senegal on the project 'Community disease surveillance using an innovative One Health approach'. Via One Health lessons education this project empowers communities to start early disease surveillance to save lives of both animals and people and enables local health authorities access to accurate, real-time information that is collected through community-led surveillance for informed decision-making. OHL has created lessons on 7 zoonotic diseases teaching > 40 lessons in 20 classrooms in in Senegal’s Casamance region led by 80 university students. The project has donated tablets to community stakeholders for reporting of local animal, human and environmental health phenomenon.
- Ken Hecht, President of the US based National STEM Honor Society, gave the Commencement Speech explaining how what OHL ‘does’ helps students all over the world achieve what is ‘required’ by the STEM Honor Society to recognize students with Olympic Style medals that inspire them toward careers in STEM.
- Five new graduating OHL Ambassadors were presented and Karla Lopez Patino, M, of Ecuador was announced as Ambassador of the Year for 2025.
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American Veterinary One Health Society (AVOHS) Announces 2025 Awards
May 6, 2025 The AVOHS (previously the American Veterinary Epidemiology Society – AVES) has announced honorary awards to prominent national and international One Health, public health, veterinary medical and related health field notables. These coveted awards recognize various areas of expertise and will be formally presented to awardees in July at the 2025 American Veterinary Medical Association meeting. Included are Two Gold Headed Cane Awards to Dr. Casey Barton-Behravesh, Director of the U.S. CDC's One Health Office, and Dr. Andrew Maccabe, Global VP, Veterinary Medical Education, Mars Veterinary Health and former CEO, American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges. Additionally an early Career Professional Achievement Award and 10 Honorary Diplomat inductions will be presented.
https://tinyurl.com/2jybzepc
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USDA suspends live animal imports as New World Screwworm (NWS) spreads in Mexico
May 12, 2025
Author: Ryan Gamboa In: 41KSHB (Kansas City)
NWS is a deadly parasitic fly. When NWS fly larvae burrow in the flesh of a living animal, they often cause deadly damage to the animal. It can infect livestock, pets, wildlife, occasionally birds and, in rare cases, humans. It was first detected in Mexico in November 2024. NWS has been detected in various remote Mexican farms as far north as Oaxaca and Veracruz, approximately 700 miles away from the U.S. border. Mexico and the United States have worked bilaterally to mitigate the spread. (Photo by Will Shaw/KSHB)
https://tinyurl.com/2s36admf
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Spike in avian flu cases in cats triggers worry about human spillover
May 8, 2025
Author: Mary Van Beusekom In: CIDRAP
“University of Maryland scientists are calling for increased surveillance of avian flu in domestic cats after a global review of 20 years of published data reveals a dramatic uptick in feline infections—and the number of ways cats are being infected—after the emergence of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in other mammals…….Among the PCR-positive infections, HPAI made up 99.7% of deaths….Among the 98% of the PCR-confirmed feline infections identified as HPAI H5N1, 33.8% were clade 2.3.4.4b, and 96.4% were domestic cats. Of these cats, the case-fatality rate was 52.8% for H5N1, and 89.6% were clade 2.3.4.4b.”
https://tinyurl.com/48e2n24e
See the scientific publication that this article refers to.
Kristen K Coleman, Ian G Bemis, Avian Influenza Virus Infections in Felines: A Systematic Review of Two Decades of Literature, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, Issue 5, May 2025, ofaf261, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf261
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Viewpoint
Enhancing the response to avian influenza in the US and globally,
Bartlett ML et.al., The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, April 28, 2025,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2025.101100.
“This article provides an overview of the current outbreak status, emphasizes the importance of robust surveillance systems to detect emerging strains with pandemic potential, and highlights risks to the U.S. dairy and poultry industries. Recommendations for risk mitigation include enhanced biosecurity measures, improved surveillance, decentralized testing, and targeted public health messaging. The Global Virus Network calls for urgent, proactive measures to prevent widespread outbreaks, leveraging lessons learned from prior pandemics. These measures include targeted vaccination, improved communication strategies to combat vaccine hesitancy, and the incorporation of social sciences to address barriers to public health interventions.”
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Qualitative Analysis of Global, EU, and UK Data Collection on Human Cases of Avian Influenza (AI): A One Health Perspective
November 2024
Author: Myra Forster-van Hijfte, DVM, CertVR, CertSAM, DipECVIM, FRCVS
This Masters Thesis explores Avian Influenza (AI). It was submitted toward the MSc in One Health degree in One Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of Glasgow. To develop the most effective strategies for managing AI, it is crucial to understand the human, animal, and environmental factors that influence the virus’s viability, transmission and the subsequent consequences of infection. This study highlights the fragmented nature of current data collection efforts and reveals major data gaps and inconsistencies that hinder effective outbreak response and understanding of the disease. It emphasises the need for a standardized, coordinated, practical, and cost-effective approach to data collection in human cases of avian influenza (AI), leveraging the integrative framework of One Health. While comprehensive data collection is crucial, it demands substantial resources, raising questions about priorities. Should efforts focus on gathering detailed data or improving broader public health measures like nutrition and sanitation? This study prompts reflection on how best to allocate limited resources in public health.
https://tinyurl.com/5cx72y64
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Principles of One Health for a better planet
Editors: Barbara Häsler, Asta Tvarijonaviciute, Sara Savic
Chapters may be purchased individually.
The climate crisis, inequality, poverty, disease, hunger, food waste, and loss of biodiversity are all part of an extensive list of global challenges impacting us at a local level that could be addressed better by using the One Health approach. In a world where people, animals and the environment are recognized as being interconnected and interdependent, we need to work together to improve the health of people, plants, animals and ecosystems simultaneously. One Health provides the thinking, concepts, tools, and practical approaches needed to tackle health problems in a collective and collaborative way.
https://tinyurl.com/yc2e7enc
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One Health Chapter in New Book
Chapter O - Veterinary Medicine and One Health
By Sharon L. Deem In: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine
Editor: Kemba Marshall Published by: Wiley [Not Open Access]
This book is a resource for practicing veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary practice managers, other veterinary professionals, veterinary students, veterinary technician students, and anyone involved with animal health. https://tinyurl.com/5n6d5zp2
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One Health: Veterinary, Ethical and Environmental Perspectives
Author: Michael W. Fox Publisher:L CRC Press
Included in the CRC One Health One Welfare series. The rising incidence of zoonotic diseases from farmed animals and wildlife in the expanding human population and so-called reverse zoonoses where humans are infecting other species are existential concerns. These concerns are linked with anthropogenic climate change and our impact on ecosystems which threaten biodiversity and the health and future of Homo sapiens and many other species. https://tinyurl.com/28e6yaet
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The Elephant in the Room -
How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick
Author: Liz Kalaugher Published by: Chicago University Press
When new diseases spread, news reports often focus on wildlife culprits—rodents, monkeys and mpox; bats and COVID-19; waterfowl and avian flu; or mosquitoes and Zika. But, in this urgent and engaging book, we see it often works the other way around—humans have caused diseases in other animals countless times, through travel and transport, the changes we impose on our environment, and global warming.
https://tinyurl.com/tm6fs7wn
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Women for One Health (WfOH) Call for Contributions to
One Health Best Practices Case Study Collection
The international One Health community is invited to contributed to the WfOH’s One Health Best Practices Case Study Collection, focusing on Female Empowerment within One Health Projects. This initiative aims to gather and showcase best practices from diverse One Health projects with an emphasis on how female empowerment is integrated into these efforts. The goal is to foster collaboration and exchange of ideas and to create a valuable resource that highlights successful approaches to empowering women in One Health projects across various settings. The case studies will be compiled into a digital booklet and shared on the WfOH website to be accessed by the wider community. ‘Anyone’ involved in One Health projects can contribute their case studies. Contributions will be credited, and your contact information will be included, enabling further collaboration and networking opportunities within the One Health community. Questions: info@wfoh.org. https://tinyurl.com/mrx3d3tc
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Women for One Health (WfOH) launch Mentorship and Guidance Programme
This programme is designed to support early- and mid-career professionals in the One Health field by fostering professional growth, leadership, and connections through one-on-one mentoring in an inclusive and empowering environment. You are warmly encouraged to get involved to help build a strong, supportive mentorship network within One Health. Learn more about the programme, or register directly on the WfOH website as a mentee or mentor. https://tinyurl.com/2vrapr9y https://tinyurl.com/mt7c7etw
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Survey on use of Community Dwelling Companion
Animals in Research
Study led by Dr. Lisa Carver, University of Queens, Ontario, Canada.
You are invited to participate in a research study to understand the challenges and benefits of involving community dwelling companion animals (non-human animals that reside in households with human caregivers/families, i.e. pets) and/or their donated tissue/cadavers (e.g., tumors that are removed by a veterinarian as part of treatment and donated for research, as well as donated cadavers after the death of a pet) in academic research. The study is specifically seeking researchers that use tissues collected in the course of regular veterinary practice (e.g, tumors or gonads) and/or include non-human animals that live in the community with human caregivers. The research can be studies such as treatment and/drug efficacy, psychological testing (e.g., maze running or task learning or other non-invasive research) or other research that does not cause unnecessary harm or suffering and provides benefit for the animal participating (e.g., access to new treatment or surgery or drugs that they would not be able to get otherwise). When you click the link you will first be provided with a letter of information and consent form. It will provide all of the background information about the study that is required by the U Queens Ethics Review Board. If you consent to participate you will immediately be taken to the questionnaire which will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. https://tinyurl.com/y6ykh9yp
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May 2025
Survey on Responsible Open Science for One Health in South Asia (REASON-SA)
Study led by Naheeda Hamza, Centre for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo (UiO), Norway as part of his PhD research. It is part of the Responsible Open Science in Europe (ROSiE) project – https://rosie-project.eu. This survey explores views on Open Science in the One Health context, focusing on key barriers and facilitators and should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. All responses will remain confidential and anonymous. Please share it widely. You can access the survey here: https://nettskjema.no/a/518462
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The COHESA (Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa) Project
With financial support of the European Union, the COHESA Project (2021-2025) is led by a consortium comprising of the International Livestock Research Institution (ILRI), the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) and The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA AfriCenter). This project aims to generate an inclusive research and innovation ecosystem that facilitates uptake, adaptation and adoption of solutions to issues that can be addressed by a One Health approach in 12 eastern and southern Africa countries. It provides solutions to global health threats affecting people, animals and the environment. Activities are being undertaken through four work packages; knowledge sharing, One health governance, research and education and delivery of One Health solutions. https://tinyurl.com/49xjzw4a
See also a Special Issue in CABI One Health Cases - One Health for COHESA
This Special Issue shares information on the status on One Health and its governance across 12 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. https://tinyurl.com/ye93bthc
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May 8 - June 3, 2025
Hybrid Course / Webinar Series developed in Canada by CoPEH, the Community of Practice in Ecosystem Approaches to Health
An ecosystem is a community of living organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment. It's a place where living things like plants, animals, and microbes, along with non-living things like air, water, and soil, all interact and depend on each other. In a time of an unprecedented polycrisis, connections are more important than ever. This course is designed to build relationships that can heal. Learn more about its land-based, transformative teaching style in the 2023 paper published in the Lancet Planetary Health. https://tinyurl.com/3c84u22y
Transformative learning for a sustainable and healthy future through ecosystem approaches to health: insights from 15 years of co-designed ecohealth teaching and learning experiences, Webb J, Raez-Villanueva S, Carrière PD, et.al., The Lancet Planetary Health, January 2023, Volume 7, Issue 1, e86 - e96
p. 86 " The urgency to address multiple ecological, societal, and health crises (eg, climate, social justice, and pandemic) simultaneously is intensifying. Until recently, the bulk of planetary health education has focused on ecological decline and human health implications. There has been less focus on broad moral or policy implications, such as systemic racism and fossil fuel dependence, and little acknowledgement of contributions from the wider intellectual landscape (eg, ecohealth, ecosocial approaches, One Health, and Indigenous health). Although differences in these approaches exist, they allow us to learn and work together, as the task of transformation will require considerable collaboration and exchange."
p. 93 "Multiple approaches to understanding and teaching about the complex physical and normative links between humans and ecosystems have emerged, including ecohealth, One Health, and planetary health. Although there are differences, there are enough similarities between these approaches that insights from one can be beneficial for others. For example, through collaborating across disciplines and contexts we have been able to integrate aspects from ecohealth and One Health into our course. Although One Health has traditionally been grounded in zoonotic disease response and food safety issues, this focus is expanding as programmes are developing at universities across Canada and internationally. The composition of the CoPEH-Canada team, course hosts, and students (table) has enabled One Health research and training programmes to incorporate elements of ecohealth, and for One Health researchers, teachers, and learners to contribute to the evolution of ecohealth. Recognising the shared goal of health for all— and the corresponding need to work together, share knowledge, and build trust—underscores the potential benefits of intentional cross-fertilisation with planetary health education, beyond initial efforts." https://tinyurl.com/5ak2y3zw
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GIZ Funded Project: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Project to Support Pandemic Prevention
January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. The One Health approach has been introduced and is currently being implemented in the ECOWAS region but is not yet optimally established. This project aims to strengthen ECOWAS, the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), the Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control (RCSDC), the Regional Animal Health Centre (RAHC), and the Directorate of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for a One Health oriented prevention and control system. https://tinyurl.com/3e8e75f3
Also Did You Know About: The ECOWAS One Health Leadership Course on Pandemic Preparedness and Response https://tinyurl.com/3247br7z
See also: Advancing One Health governance structures at the regional level – lessons learned from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Foukou G, Winter J, Lokossou V et. al., (2025), CABI One Health, doi:10.1079/cabionehealth.2025.0015
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The Secretariat of the International Alliance against Health Risks in Animal Trade is being transferred from the GIZ office to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
At the WOAH General Assembly in Paris on May 27, 2025, the official handover process will be announced by presenting an updated Alliance Logo. The formal transfer will be completed in October 2025 during a press conference at the IUCN World Congress in Abu Dhabi.
https://alliance-health-wildlife.org/
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TDR’s One Health and Vector-borne Diseases (VBDs) Webinar Series
The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), is a global programme of scientific collaboration that helps facilitate, support and influence efforts to combat diseases of poverty. It is co-sponsored by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2023 and 2024, TDR led a webinar series to create an online network of researchers and others working in the field of vector-borne diseases (VBDs). The aim was to foster greater collaboration, to build upon each other’s initiatives and activities and create a greater impact and outreach while promoting quality research. With the belief that the inclusive and holistic One Health approach is the way forward for the future, the wish was to develop a shared understanding of One Health and an understanding and awareness on how best to prevent and manage VBDs in various settings, especially in the Global South.
- Webinar 1: Approaching vector-borne diseases through a One Health lens
- Webinar 2: One Health Joint Plan of Action (OH JPA), global action plans for VBDs, NTDs and Zoonoses.
- Webinar 3: Illustrating One Health Operationalization in Practice
- Webinar 4: Sharing AFROHUN experiences and results of two OH study projects.
- Webinar 5: Project results - Enhancing One Health surveillance and control of vector-borne diseases related to climate change in West Africa.
- Webinar 6: Project results - Application of a One Health approach for reducing the burden of vector-borne diseases in vulnerable communities in the context of climate change.
Conclusions:
1. It is key to understand that Operationalizing OH metrics requires us to understand local conditions and context.
2. It also requires us to collaborate closely with local people and relevant disciplinary players.
3. Hence, Phase 2 and Phase 3 were aimed at ensuring the involvement of the community as well as stakeholders who are well vexed in the Sub-Saharan area, vector-borne diseases as well as climate change.
https://tinyurl.com/mppyb4ws
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One Health VBD Research
Strengthening Surveillance of Leishmaniasis in Uganda and Kenya through a Collaborative Multisectoral One Health Capacity Building Approach in Endemic foci
Following a joint call by TDR and WHO for research proposals in July 2022, four proposals were selected to address One Health implementation research priorities for vector-borne diseases (VBDs) in the context of climate change in Africa. In collaboration with district officials, including the district veterinary and entomology teams, the studies in Uganda and Kenya include a One Health course on leishmaniasis, sampling dogs for Leishmania parasites and sandfly trapping. This is the first time that animal data is being obtained for this particular region. https://tinyurl.com/4pr65cdy
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New Online Journal - 'The Evidence' - Features a One Health Category
Published in India by Evidence Journals- started in 2023. This peer-reviewed, open access, medical sciences journal publishes original articles, critical evidence-based reviews, secondary evidence such as systematic reviews, technology assessments, guidelines, and methods in the field of health sciences research. Continuous Open Access publication model. To attract high-quality submissions and relieve the financial burden for researchers, the journal currently provides authors with a free publication service. Primary aim is to provide a platform for researchers, academicians, clinicians, and other professionals working in the health sciences to share their scientific findings, innovative ideas, and insights. https://tinyurl.com/5d2eu72e
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Call for Papers
Special Issue of Journal Pathogens
Zoonotic Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases:
The One Health Perspective
Guest Editor: Ed Breitschwerdt
Our collective understanding of zoonotic vector-borne infections continues to benefit from a One Health problem-solving approach. In addition to causing similar clinical presentations, disease manifestations, and comparative pathological abnormalities in animal and human patients, the diagnosis, treatment, and vector-borne pathogen prevention strategies all benefit from collaboration among animal, human, and environmental health professionals. ....…This Special Issue of Pathogens welcomes original research articles, novel case studies, reviews, and research perspectives that incorporate or highlight the utility of a One Health approach for the characterization of zoonotic vector-borne diseases. As infectious disease infrastructures that support a One Health approach throughout the world remain limited or nonexistent, manuscripts that address regional, national, or international initiatives are particularly encouraged. Submission deadline: August 20, 2025
https://tinyurl.com/bddf6kc4
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Special Research Topic - Frontiers in Medicine, Frontiers in Public Health and Frontiers in Veterinary Medicine
One Health, Pandemic Prevention, Climate Health Education: The Importance of Interprofessional Education Pedagogy
Guest Editors: Rohini Roopnarine, Amy Blue, Ryan Sick, Hossein Khalili. The most recent definition of One Health post-COVID stresses the critical need for interdisciplinary collaboration and education, to tackle health challenges at the human-animal-ecosystem interface and advance towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals for a sustainable planet. This Research Topic aims to stimulate discussion around developing and refining educational programs incorporating the One Health approach in healthcare fields such as medicine, veterinary science, and public health. This collection will consider interprofessional education as it provides a pedagogical platform to deliver One Health to students across areas of expertise. We welcome diverse perspectives and innovations for health professions education with reference to the SDG framework, to prepare students to tackle threats posed by zoonoses with pandemic potential. Manuscript proposal deadline July 31, 2025.
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Special Issue - Acta Tropica
The social ecology of tropical zoonotic and vector-borne diseases
Aim - to explore how social, political, and cultural factors relate to ecological factors in the distribution and dynamics of vector-borne or zoonotic tropical diseases. Possible topics: how do social norms, stigma, or cultural belief affect the prevention or treatment of tropical disease; how does landscape change (e.g., gentrification, illegal mining) influence transmission dynamics; what are the best methodological approaches to study combined social and ecological data; how do different identities (e.g., gender, race) affect disease prevention and outcomes; how do governmental policies influence transmission dynamics, and how can we best engage different stakeholders to control the spread of tropical diseases. Guest editors: Nicole Scavo, Andre Barretto Bruno B. B. Wilke, Jordan Salomon, Bernardo Moreno-Peniche. https://tinyurl.com/y2h4jm4t
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Special Issue of Journal Viruses
One Health Approaches: Tackling the Spillover of Zoonotic Viruses from Wildlife to Humans
Guest Editors: Gilberto Sabino-Santos, Jamie Kristine Reaser, Kirk Douglas
The One Health approach aims to build resilient health systems to prevent future pandemics by fostering global partnerships and data sharing. This special issue welcomes innovative research and policy analyses at this nexus, contributing to a holistic understanding of zoonotic spillover and its containment. Contributions that integrate social and biological sciences are encouraged. Deadline for manuscript submission is October 31, 2025. https://tinyurl.com/5cmxzfj8
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Special Issue in Journal One Health
Wildlife Trade and One Health
Guest Editors: Julia Fa, Steven Broad, Hernan Caceres-Escobar, James Compton
Seeking research papers that explore the multifaceted aspects of managing wild species trade in relation to health, emphasising the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration to facilitate practical solutions. The aim is to offer diverse insights into the development and implementation of holistic risk management approaches in various contexts, whether at the local, national, or international level.
https://tinyurl.com/34vnw65y
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Special Issue - CABI One Health - One Health Ethics
Guest Editors: Joann Lindenmayer, Chris Degeling
Ethics is about what actions and ways of being are considered as right or wrong, good or bad, and what values and principles should guide us. In the quest to understand and apply One Health to shared health challenges, ethics has been all too often a silent partner, unacknowledged and underappreciated. Yet ethical values and principles are inherent to how we justify and prioritize what we choose to study, how we conduct and fund studies, how we implement results, which policies and programs we implement and evaluate, and what practices we adopt. Closing Date, November, 30, 2025 https://tinyurl.com/a9drjbnf
See also: Lindenmayer, J. M. et al. (2022), One health ethics: “What then must we do?”, CABI One Health. CABI International. doi: 10.1079/cabionehealth.2022.0011.
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Special Issue: CABI One Health - Beyond One Ocean Health
Guest Editors: Christina Pettan-Brewer, Martin Visbeck, Marie C Riekhof, Thorsten Blenckner, Daniela Figueroa
Surprisingly, the ocean plays hardly any role in current One Health debates, even though ocean waters make up almost 71% of the planet’s surface, regulates the Earth's climate and provides nutrient-rich food and at least half of the planet's total oxygen. One Health action is immediately needed at the global Ocean Health level to identify and characterize existing and emerging health risks, particularly in the field of food safety and security, by building the capacity to collect and analyse diverse data information. https://tinyurl.com/56j7y8rb
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CABI One Health call for Plant Health submissions!!
Please read this policy forum article.
Worlds apart: Plant health and One Health and a path to convergence, (2025), Danielsen S, Schaffner U, Zinsstag J, CABI One Health,
doi:10.1079/cabionehealth.2025.0013
“The “plant world” needs to be more assertive and claim its place at the One Health table.”
Authors working in plant health, with an interest in One Health, are invited to submit their work to CABI One Health and contribute to the debate. Visit CABI One Health: https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/journal/cabioh
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Special Issue- Journal of Nutrition
Advancing One Health: Innovations & Future Directions
This issue will feature high-quality original research and reviews addressing the interconnections between human, animal, plant, and environmental health. Topics of interest include food systems, microbiome research, environmental health, and the role of nutrition in disease prevention and public health. We welcome submissions that explore new concepts, technical innovations, and policy frameworks shaping the future of One Health. Guest Editors: Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa, smahane Elouafi, Ron Cook. See the introductory Guest Editorial, Advancing One Health. (https://tinyurl.com/4675kph5) Submission deadline: October 27, 2025. https://tinyurl.com/m7cayzhz
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How chickens fight salmonella offers clues to help humans
May 12, 2025
Author: Tim Sandle In: Digital Journal
Possible implications for both poultry industry practices and human health. Salmonella bacteria (salmonellosis) are the primary cause of foodborne illness worldwide. Researchers found that beneficial bacteria in the chicken gut can outcompete salmonella and produce natural antibiotics that weaken the pathogen's virulence. (Image via Wikimedia, Public Domain)
https://tinyurl.com/bdru2f7w
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Save the Earth’s ‘creepy-crawlies.’ Some of them just might save us
April 22, 2025
Author: Neil Vora In: Los Angeles Times
One in five reptile species face the imminent threat of extinction. But saving the world’s reptiles isn’t merely an act of altruism — it’s an act of self-preservation. This essay describes some of the miraculous medicines that have originated from reptiles. https://tinyurl.com/y9k96v2s
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Integrating Mental Health into the One Health Framework
May 1, 2025
Author: Tamika Simmons In: UTMB One Health News
As the [One Health] framework evolves, a question is emerging in academic and scientific circles: can mental health be more deeply integrated into One Health? By including psychological and neurological health outcomes in research alongside infectious disease, environmental health and animal health, it's possible to predict health risks and develop more comprehensive interventions.
https://tinyurl.com/yc89dtcr
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More than Twenty Years of Work Now Paying One Health Dividends in Southern Africa
April 21, 2025
Post in Lisa K Yang Center for Wildlife Health, Cornell University
“A new paper captures a pioneering One Health effort that reinforces the reality that meaningful policy change across sectors often takes significant time and patience…..AHEAD defined its mission then, as now, as serving as “a convening, facilitative mechanism, working to create enabling environments that allow different and often competing sectors to literally come to the same table and find collaborative ways forward to address challenges at the interface of wildlife health, livestock health, and human health and livelihoods.” See the paper being discussed:
Two decades of One Health in action: Enabling sustainable wildlife conservationand livestock production in southern Africa, Osofsky SA, et.al.,
CABI One Health (2025) 4:1, 0006
https://doi.org/10.1079/cabionehealth.2025.0006
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“This Is Not Idealism—It’s Realism”
An interview with Ilona Kickbusch on Global, One and Planetary Health
April 4, 2025 Author: Susanna Kremer In: OneSec
Global Health, One Health, Planetary Health. These concepts are on everyone's lips—from humanitarian practitioners to international donors, from academic conferences to G7 communiqués. But how well do we truly understand them? What do they mean in a time of shifting geopolitics, environmental crisis, and institutional uncertainty? OneSec spoke with Prof. Dr. Ilona Kickbusch, one of the most influential voices in global public health, about the political power of language, the responsibilities of the sector—and why it’s time to rethink what we mean by “health.”
https://tinyurl.com/ynw4cz2r
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Advancing One Health governance structures at the regional level – lessons learned from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Foukou G, Winter J, Lokossou V et. al., (2025), CABI One Health, doi:10.1079/cabionehealth.2025.0015
Focus on brown dog tick-transmitted Rocky Mountain spotted fever in dogs and people: shared threats and solutions, Foley J, Backus L, López-Pérez AM., J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2025 Jan 29;263(3):293-300. doi: 10.2460/javma.24.11.0756. PMID: 39879657.
Going batty: US bat imports raise concerns for species conservation and human health, Tarango M, et. al., One Health, Volume 20, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.100999.
One Health implementation: A systematic scoping review using the Quadripartite
One Health Joint Plan of Action, Milazzo A, Liu J, Multani P, Steele S, Hoon E, Chaber A-L, One Health, Volume 20, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101008.
Operationalizing regional One Health initiatives in Southeast Asia: Ways forward, Lâm S, Dang-Zuan S, Unger F, Meeyan T, Pham-Duc P, Wacharapluesadee, S, Nguyen-Viet H, One Health, Vol 20, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101034
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One Health Action Commission (OHAC) launched in 2023 across Asia-Pacific countries
The OHAC is comprised of experts from various disciplines around the world. Fifty experts were were invited to participate in the first OHAC workshop, organized in Shanghai on May 8–10, 2023, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University One Health Institute. A scientific steering committee was elected during the workshop and an initial research agenda was identified. https://en.sjtu.edu.cn/news/3844
See:
Towards an actionable One Health approach, Zhang XX, Lederman Z, Han LF, …..Zhou XN. Infect Dis Poverty. 2024 Apr 12;13(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s40249-024-01198-0
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Animals as Sentinels
Dolphins Off Florida, Georgia Have High Levels of Mercury
June 14, 2024
Author: Ernie Mundell In: HealthDay
- Georgia and Florida dolphins have worrying levels of mercury
- Scientists say the mammals are a 'sentinel species' for human health
- Mercury can have devastating and wide-ranging effects on human health
Scientific Article this popular media article is referring to:
Spatial Variation in Mercury Accumulation in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops spp.) in Southeastern U.S.A., Griffin ML, Bryan CE, Cox TM, Balmer BC, Day RD, Garcia Barcia L, Gorgone AM, Kiszka JJ, Litz JA, Perrtree RM, et al. Toxics. 2024; 12(5):327. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12050327
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One Health Social Sciences (OHSS) Initiative
A One Health Commission working group founded in 2017
ohss@onehealthcommission.org
Visit the OHSS Homepage. https://tinyurl.com/OHC-OH-SocScie
Check out the OHSS Webinars Library for recordings of past webinars.
Find recent OHSS recordings on YouTube
Anyone and Everyone from 'any' discipline is welcome to participate in OHSS. This is a warm and friendly, diverse, global community that encourages and supports those working across disciplines on One Health issues and that helps the world understand the need for including the social sciences.
Last General Membership Meeting was March 25, 2025
Message from the Chairs:
A special’ thank you’ to special guests, Audrey Thevenon and Kamal Abu-Hena Mostofa, who shared their insights and suggestions to help build an OHSS communication plan! Also a warm thanks to our attendees who really came up with great suggestions for going forward. We realised that OHSS is more than just trying to promote Social Sciences in the field of OH and expand our membership list. For many of us, it is also a safe ’carrying bubble’ wherein we can share our common struggles, frustrations and successes by working in this special interdisciplinary niche.
These meetings offer participants the opportunity to network with others working in One Health and the social sciences and to learn something new. Recordings of OHSS meetings are provided to OHSS participants after each meeting to assist follow up actions and for those who could not join in at the assigned meeting time.
Contact ohss@onehealthcommission.org for assistance
" Curious? Join the OHSS community by just clicking here"
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OHSS-Human-Animal Bond (OHSS-HAB)
Working Group
https://tinyurl.com/OHC-OHSS-HAB
Formed late 2024. Visit the OHSS-HAB webpage to see participants and their backgrounds, view publications and additional resources on the HAB.
In 2025 this group is hosting a knowledge exchange series to share the various approaches to and understanding of the HAB across its global network of members. Find recordings of past sessions (scroll down).
May 16, 2025 Lisa Carver (Queens University, Ontario, Canada) presented on Integrating Community Dwelling Non-Human Animals into Research Programs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6xh-6WRJCg
Next Session - June 13, 2025
Cheryl McCrindle (USA) -- Talking to Animals: Body Language is Key to Conversations with Cats, Dogs, Horses, Wild Elephants and Lions!
Hernan Malaga (Peru, Venezuela, Columbia and Paraguay) -- New Public Health for Vet Schools: Control of Childhood Anemia by Consumption of Poultry Eggs
Want to get on the OHSS-HAB liserv and get involved? Contact: kisbey@gmail.com
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June 15-16, 2025 Virtual Food Safety Conference – Call for Abstracts
Preventing Foodborne Diseases Through Social Science Innovation
7:00 – 9:00 pm CET, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT each day
Hosted by the One Health Commission’s One Health Social Sciences – Food Safety and Food Security Working Group (OHSS-FSFS), this conference celebrates World Food Safety Day 2025. The program includes:
Presentations from the FSFS team, OHSS-FSFS Research Results, and Topics on education, behavior, policy & community approaches for safer food systems.
To present in this conference submit an abstract with a clear research component. English & Spanish accepted. The Best presentation will win a special gift! Be sure your abstract includes: Title & Introduction (max 300 words), Methods, Results and Conclusion. Submit your research now: https://forms.gle/x3bGoU22YD1ehSnaA
This Conference is Free but you must Register. (Abstract submission and conference registration link is the same)
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Introducing the NEW monthly OHSS-FSFS One Health
Super Star Talk Series!
Last Saturday of each month!
First episode: Saturday, May 24, 2025
Each session will spotlight inspiring voices advancing the One Health approach across disciplines, with a special focus on food safety and food security. Follow along to stay informed.
#OneHealth #FoodSafety #FoodSecurity #GlobalHealth #OneHealthSocialSciences #SuperStarTalk #Interdisciplinary #Sustainability
Want to get involved? Contact OHSS-FSFS@onehealthcommission.org
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May 19-23, 2025 Workshop
Harnessing Evolution to Control Cancer, Infectious Diseases, and Pests
2025 Evolutionary Medicine Summer Institute (EMSI)
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Hosted by the Triangle Center for Evolutionary Medicine. This workshop will introduce participants to the diversity of evolutionary approaches that have emerged, including adaptive therapy, combination drug therapy, and the use of evolutionary trade offs. It seeks to advance commonality across infectious disease and cancer research, and beyond, including vector control and diagnostic resistance. Target audience: students, postdocs, and faculty with biological or social science interests, plus clinicians and other medical, veterinary, and public health practitioners. Application deadline March 28, 2025. Contact Jennifer Hurtgen. See EMSI Registration form. https://sites.duke.edu/emsi/
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May 19-27, 2025
78th World Health Assembly (WHA)
Geneva, Switzerland. The World Health Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). Watch the WHA sessions via livestream in multiple languages. https://tinyurl.com/27ezvc5x
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June 3, 2025 Webinar
What does H5N1 have to do with
the price of Eggs?
1:00 - 2:30 pm Eastern
Hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The high cost of eggs has been one of the most visible societal impacts of H5N1 bird flu. First detected on U.S. poultry farms in February 2022 and in U.S. dairy cattle in 2024, the deadly bird flu strain has now spread to all fifty states. What are the risks to humans and susceptible animals, like cats? How are farmers coping with the disease, and what role do state and local officials play? How do costs along the supply chain translate to costs at the grocery store? Join this webinar to learn from experts about what’s next in managing the spread and impacts of the disease. Speakers: Susan VandeWoude, Dr. Kyle Shipman, Dr. Jada Thompson. Free but you must register. https://tinyurl.com/569cw2tx
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June 4, 2025 ZOHU Call
Zoonosis and One Health Updates (ZOHU) Call
ZOHU Calls are 1-hour monthly webinars hosted by the U.S. CDC One Health Office that provide timely education on zoonotic and infectious diseases, One Health, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, vector-borne diseases, recent outbreaks, and related health threats at the animal-human-environment interface. Free Continuing Education is available for live calls and recordings. https://www.cdc.gov/one-health/php/zohu/index.html
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June 5,2025
World Environment Day - Beat Plastic Pollution!
Hosted this year by the Republic of Korea. Plastic pollution permeates every corner of the planet—even in our bodies in the form of microplastics. World Environment Day 2025 calls for collective action to tackle plastic pollution. By drawing inspiration from nature and showcasing real-world solutions, the campaign will encourage individuals, organizations, industries, and governments to adopt sustainable practices that drive systemic change.
This year’s World Environment Day comes exactly two months before countries meet again to continue negotiating a global treaty to end plastic pollution. https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/
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June 9-11, 2025 Hybrid Conference
One Health at the 8th World Congress on Infectious Diseases
Rome, Italy. Organized by Magnus Group. By recognizing the interdependence of human, animal, and environmental health, the One Health approach offers a holistic framework for addressing complex health challenges in an interconnected world.
https://tinyurl.com/k4y7tp5m
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June 19-23, 2025 Conference
Shaping the Future of One Health at
ASM Microbe 2025
Annual Conference of the American Society for Microbiology
Los Angeles, California, USA. At ASM Microbe 2025, microbial science is entering a new era where climate change, emerging diseases and antimicrobial resistance are reshaping health at the human, animal and environmental interface. Engaging scientific sessions on marine microbiology, diversity in science, water’s role in tracking infectious agents and more will ignite collaboration and drive solutions that shape the future of the microbial sciences. Explore how scientists are advancing One Health. https://asm.org/Events/ASM-Microbe/Home
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July 2-4, 2025
One Health Policy Panel at the International Conference
on Public Policy (ICPP) T01P06.
One Health: From Agenda-Setting to Implementation and Evaluation
Chiang Mai, Thailand. This panel will explore challenges and opportunities in agenda-setting, policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation within the One Health framework. Topics include infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and food safety. We welcome submissions addressing key themes such as framing One Health in policy narratives, decision-making across health sectors, operational challenges, evaluation methods for policy effectiveness, and policy change. Papers using policy process theories, including the Advocacy Coalition Framework, Institutional Analysis, and others, are encouraged. https://tinyurl.com/4vkc54wm
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July 7, 2025 Course
Health and Risk Communication in Pandemics and Beyond: Strategies for a Systems Thinking, Community-Centered, and Equity-Driven Approach
Rome, Italy. A summer global health communication institute that brings together professionals and leaders from multiple sectors and disciplines for an international professional development course in association with Strategies for Equity and Communication Impact (SECI) and the peer-reviewed Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media, and Engagement in Global Health. Participants will engage in advanced conversations, strategies, and skills-building units on interdisciplinary topics at the intersections of health and risk communication, social and behavior change (SBC), social and behavior change communication (SBCC), system-thinking, community engagement, and health equity/human rights. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with international and Italian organizations in Rome and AUR faculty members with relevant experience on the topic.
https://aur.edu/sbcc
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September 7, 2025
Pathways 2025 Conference: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conference and Training
Theme: Appreciating Nature’s Benefits
Estes Park, Colorado, USA. Hosted by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. The popularity of outdoor recreation activities is shifting. Historically, a space that has been focused on hunting and angling, now includes activities such as birding and wildlife viewing, hiking, and rock climbing as popular avenues to engage in natural areas and on public lands. As interest in these activities continues to grow, wildlife agency leadership will need to adapt to help diverse communities connect with and appreciate nature’s benefits. This year’s conference will explore complex issues in wildlife management, use of social science, effective communication, and changing landscapes and seascapes due to climate change and land use management practices. Tentative Program now onlinehttps://tinyurl.com/mu56hfpb
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September 30 - October 2, 2025 Hybrid Conference
4rd International One Health Conference
Integral Ecology as a light to foster the One-Health approach
Rome Italy. Since 2021 The International One-Health Conference has gathered prominent experts from institutions, academia, international organizations in health and environmental sectors to bring One-Health topics at the center of the scientific discussion. In the last edition in Athens in 2024, the conference received more than 50 scientific contributions, involving at least 270 authors from all over the world. https://onehealthconference.it/
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October 8-10, 2025
1st International Symposium on Artemisia – A One Health Plant
Arusha, Tanzania. Artemisia is a remarkable example of the One Health concept. Its use in human health extends beyond malaria, with ongoing research exploring its benefits in the treatment of diseases such as cancer, schistosomiasis, tuberculosis, and Alzheimer's disease. It is also being studied for osteoporosis, asthma, and toxoplasmosis. In veterinary medicine, Artemisia has been shown to reduce parasitic infections in livestock, while its natural pest repellent properties make it a sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides in agriculture. With hundreds of scientific publications, Artemisia embodies the essence of One Health, a holistic approach that benefits people, animals and ecosystems alike. This conference will build a scientific community around a plant that benefits human, animal and environmental health. Abstract Deadline: April 30, 2025. https://www.artemisia-symposium.com/
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October 12-14, 2025 Hybrid Conference
World Health Summit 2025
Berline, Germany and online
The World Health Summit is the unique international strategic forum for global health. Held annually in Berlin, it brings together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from around the world to set the agenda for a healthier future by inspiring innovative solutions for better health and well-being for all.
https://www.worldhealthsummit.org/about.html
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November 2-5, 2025 Hybrid Conference
(In French and English on the occasion of One Health Day)
3rd World Conference One Sustainable Health (OSH)
Lyon, France. Organised by the One Sustainable Health for All Foundation in partnership with Agence Française de Développement (AFD Group), the Pasteur Network, Fondation de France, Foundation S, Fondation SNCF and The City Hall of Lyon. The objective is to exchange knowledge, formulate recommendations and propose pilot projects based on the work of the 10 International Working Groups (IWG) paving the way for an integrated approach to One Sustainable Health for All, through concerted and appropriate operational actions at both local and international levels. Contact marie.dauphin@fondation-usdt.org. Register to attend. https://tinyurl.com/2eu5sy3v
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Recent (and not so recent) PAST EVENTS (You might have missed)
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May 21, 2025 Webinar
Launch of the One Health Knowledge Nexus Community of Practice on Information and Communication Technology for One Health
Hosted the FAO Virtual Learning Center, his project is funded with UK International Development from the UK government. This new Community of Practice aims to support technical exchange and co-development of solutions to enhance One Health data flow and interoperability across sectors, information and knowledge exchange. It will serve as a collaborative platform for stakeholders – including public health authorities, veterinary and agricultural services, environmental specialists, researchers, and technologists – to engage in knowledge sharing and collaborative innovation of ICT tools that enhance One Health. https://tinyurl.com/3fx5h9m7
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May 14, 2025 Webinar
Vector-Borne Diseases and Household Pets:
A One Health Perspective
Hosted by Project Lyme, a non-profit organization with a mission to eradicate Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses by spreading awareness, providing educational resources, funding peer-reviewed research, and supporting advocacy for solutions to end the suffering. One of many educational webinars Project Lyme hosts, this webinar will explore through a One Health framework the critical intersection of vector-borne diseases affecting both household pets and their human companions. Speaker Dr. Erin Lashnits, a veterinary infectious disease expert will offer unique insights into how these infections impact animal health while presenting potential risks to human well-being. Moderated by Olivia Abrams, CEO and Co-Founder of TiCK MiTT, a non-toxic tick removal product for people and pets. https://projectlyme.org/
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May 14, 2025 Webinar
One Health - Fish Edition: Biodiversity, Health, and Nutrition through an Aquatic Lens
Hosted by the Cornell University Lisa K Yang Center for Wildlife Health ‘One Health Around the World’ Webinar Series. Join Drs. Katie Fiorella, Sebastian Heilpern, and Eric Teplitz as they present One Health case studies from the rapidly growing aquatic food sectors in Cambodia, the Amazon, and Kenya that underscore the critical importance of aquatic environments and biodiversity to our own health. What you’ll learn: The ways in which our health and the health of aquatic ecosystems are inextricably linked
- How access to diverse aquatic foods is critical for addressing nutrient deficiencies across the globe
- How aquaculture is vital to livelihoods as well as national economies in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
- How the interdisciplinary challenges presented by the explosive growth of aquaculture can be addressed with a One Health approach
https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/overview/K051425
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May 7, 2025
Zoonosis and One Health Updates (ZOHU) Call
ZOHU Calls are 1-hour monthly webinars hosted by the U.S. CDC One Health Office that provide timely education on zoonotic and infectious diseases, One Health, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, vector-borne diseases, recent outbreaks, and related health threats at the animal-human-environment interface. Free Continuing Education is available for live calls and recordings. https://tinyurl.com/mr388yk2
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April 30 - May 1, 2025 Conference
Washington State One Health, Zoonotic and Vector-borne Disease Conference
Hosted by Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. This conference is an opportunity for cross-sector sharing and collaboration on human, animal, and environmental health issues. It had a virtual attendance option for Day 1, Award continuing education credits for veterinarians and registered sanitarians, provided an opportunity for individuals across the state to network and share ideas regarding issues at the human, animal, and environmental interface. Contact: lauren.sarkissian@doh.wa.gov https://tinyurl.com/354mvf2v
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April 30, 2025 Webinar
Launch of the One Health Governance Community of Practice (CoP)
This CoP is hosted by the Quadripartite collaboration for One Health - FAO, UNEP, WHO, and WOAH – as part of the One Health Knowledge Nexus to strengthen One Health collaboration across sectors. It will:
- Share experience among experts with different profiles, professionals, policymakers, researchers, and advocates and other stakeholders
- Discuss governance challenges
- Co-develop solutions for enhancing One Health governance frameworks and policies.
Recording available. To access it you may need to create a free account with the FAO Virtual Learning Centers and join the One Health Governance CoP. https://tinyurl.com/bdhfrjef
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April 23, 2025 Webinar Series
One Health @Penn: One Health and Community Engagement
This series is led by the One Health in Action faculty as a forum for Penn scholars from diverse fields to share their work in a space that promotes interdisciplinary problem solving to enhance human, animal, plant, and environmental health and welfare. Invitees speak for 15 minutes, followed by a Q&A with the virtual audience. The One Health and Community Engagement presentation featured:
- Heather Klusaritz, PhD, MSW - Penn Med
- Lauren Powell, PhD - Penn Vet, CSAM
No recording available. https://tinyurl.com/yc4kyaj8
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April 15, 2025 Symposium, In-Person
North Carolina State University Global One Health Academy 2nd Annual One Health Research Symposium
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. This half-day event spurred conversation and new collaborations around One Health. Faculty, staff, students and members of the public attended this celebration of One Health research and leadership at NC State. Keynote presentation by Laura Kahn, research talks from the 2024-25 Global One Health Fellows, panel discussion on antimicrobial resistance, and research sharing opportunities, including a poster session and paper of the year award, followed by a reception with refreshments and networking. https://tinyurl.com/29waze3r
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April 10, 2025 Hybrid Conference
50th Annual Colorado One Health & Zoonoses Conference
Agenda included up-to-date zoonotic disease topics for the mixed audience of public health officials, health care providers, animal control officers, animal health officials, wildlife officials, veterinarians and veterinary technicians. Commemorating 50 years of the Colorado One Health and Zoonoses Conference. https://tinyurl.com/3pxxcbmv
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April 5, 2025 One Health Fair - In Person
One Health. One Planet. One Climate.
Hosted by the Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The event tackled One Health topics with teams of next-generation One Health practitioners. These teams from multiple disciplines spent the day sharing One Health messages with zoo guests. No online link available.
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April 3, 2025 Joint Webinar
Can the pandemic agreement support meaningful prevention via One Health?
Hosted jointly by PREZODE, Four Paws and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Health Security with support from Born Free Foundation, Health Diplomacy Alliance, Phoenix Zones Initiative, Proyecto ARPA, World Animal Protection and World Federation for Animals. As the last currently scheduled round of negotiations on the Pandemic Agreement, INB13, resumed on April 7th 2025, the importance of the One Health approach for efficient prevention must be re-emphasized to enable consensus finding. This webinar highlighted existing efforts on One Health governance and operationalization of prevention activities already in place in countries worldwide.. Speakers included Alexandra Phelan, Nina Jamal, and Soawapak Hinjoy. https://tinyurl.com/2pdumx54. Recording Available.
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April 3, 2025 DelVal One Health Seminar - In Person Event
Nature's Best Hope
Delaware Valley University, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. The DelVal One Health Seminar Series brings experts from all over the world to discuss a variety of One Health issues. It is co-sponsored by Bucks County Foodshed Alliance. This week's presenter was Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware. For more information visit delval.edu/onehealth. Recording Available. https://tinyurl.com/yc2m9kfz
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April 1, 2025 A CABI One Health Webinar
One Health High Level Expert Panel: Practical Applications in One Health - Community
As countries aim to implement the One Health Joint Plan of action, case studies have been instrumental in providing experiences that can be learned from to develop implementation of integrated strategies across various contexts. Many case studies, however, do not embody the full OHHLEP (One Health High-Level Expert Panel) definition of One Health. The case studies discussed in this webinar have been contributed by OHHLEP members from the first term which concluded on 31 December 2023. The free webinar was recorded and available on demand. Recording will soon appear on the CABI One Health Knowledge Bank YouTube channel. https://tinyurl.com/33yy2c39
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One World One Health Podcasts
Hosted by the One Health Trust (formerly CDDEP). Our world faces many urgent challenges, from pandemics and decreasing biodiversity to pollution and melting polar ice caps, among others. This podcast highlights solutions to these problems from the scientists and experts working to make a difference. http://tinyurl.com/5dcadcwp
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