October 2020
One Health Happenings
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One Health Happenings News Notes is prepared and shared by the
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COVID-19 and One Health News
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The One Health Commission denounces racism and health inequities of all descriptions and urges the world to implement One Health at all levels of academia, research, government and policy as a path to achieving the United Nations Sustainability Goals, Global Health and Global Security.
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The Lancet COVID-19 Commissioners, Task Force Chairs, and Commission Secretariat, The LANCET, Published: September 14, 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31927-9
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Section 1. the origins of COVID-19 and averting zoonotic pandemics
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Section 2. To protect humanity from these zoonotic diseases, we need to put more emphasis on the One Health approach. We require new precautions on many fronts: ending deforestation, respecting and protecting conservation areas and endangered species, intensifying the monitoring and surveillance for zoonotic events, and ensuring safe practices ………. “ https://bit.ly/3jf9jcN
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The IUCN Wildlife Health Specialist Group and OIE have released recommendations to minimize the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from people to free-ranging, wild mammals. These recommendations are for people engaged in wildlife work in the field, either in direct contact (e.g. handling) or indirect contact (e.g. within 2 meters or in a confined space) with free-ranging wild mammals, or working in situations in which free-ranging wild mammals may come in contact with surfaces or materials contaminated by infected personnel. This is important as currently almost half of human infections are asymptomatic, which increases the risk of unknowingly transmitting the virus to wild mammals. https://tinyurl.com/y6d9jcol
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Funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the global CREID network will involve multidisciplinary investigations into how and where viruses and other pathogens emerge from wildlife and spillover to cause disease in people. It involves collaborations with peer institutions in the United States and 28 other countries. NIAID intends to provide approximately $82 million over five years to support the network. It is believed that this action will enhance our ability to PREVENT pandemics instead of waiting for them to emerge! @CREID_Network Twitter account will be active soon. https://bit.ly/30c50rl
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“The media response to the COVID-19 pandemic reveals a fundamental misunderstanding by the general public about the scientific process and cultivates a narrative that too often places blame on individuals for structural inequities. An influx of research without audience-appropriate interpretations, coupled with a lack of representation in the news media, threatens to erode trust in science. To address these challenges, schools and programs of public health might reflect on their curricula and consider placing a greater emphasis on health communication.” https://tinyurl.com/yyup5g9z
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Webinars / Podcasts / Events about the Pandemic |
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October 19, 2020
Virtual National Academy of Medicine's 2020 Annual Meeting scientific symposium
10:00 a.m. to 5:30 pm Eastern
Washington, D.C. This dynamic public forum will feature panels on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change & human health, and responding to global crises. Keynote addresses by Bill Gates, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Sir Andrew Haines. Session Topics:
- The state of the COVID-19 pandemic: Virus emergence, the impact of the pandemic, & US and global preparedness and response
- Climate change and human health: Navigating environmental, societal, and individual impacts
- President’s Forum: Responding to global crises: Future directions in science and policymaking to address complex threats to society
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Commentaries
The Covid-19 crisis that led to the loss of thousands of lives and initiated one of the most complex social and economic upheavals has also a created a window of reflection for health systems researchers to revisit our major concepts, frameworks, and underlying assumptions. https://doi.org/10.1017/npt.2020.25
Ruckert, A., Zinszer, K., Zarowsky, C. et al. (2020). Can J Public Health 111, 641–644.
This commentary discusses the contributions that One Health (OH) principles can make in improving the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We highlight four areas where the application of OH has the potential to significantly improve the governance of infectious diseases in general, and of COVID-19 in particular.https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-020-00409-z
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Deem SL, Brenn-White M, Molecular Frontiers Journal, Open Access, Published online 30 September 2020 by World Scientific Publishing Company ; doi:10.1142/ S2529732520400039
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August 20, 2020 Webinar
Health experts from the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College took part in a round table panel discussion on ‘A One Health Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic’ moderated by Lauren Grant (Research Manager, OVC). Featured panelists Professors Amy Greer, Scott Weese, and Katie Clow discussed:
- What is “One Health”?
- Why is a One Health approach useful to respond to this pandemic?
- Top recommendations to policymakers and other stakeholders for preventing future zoonotic transmission with pandemic potential https://bit.ly/3iMCiEQ
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30 Days and Counting till
One Health Day 2020
We hope that you are creatively planning
your One Health Day 2020 event using posters, social media, OpEds/Commentaries, podcasts, webinars, radio announcements / interviews, Zoom brown bag lunches and other exciting ways (not in-person) to help the world understand the urgency of implementing One Health.
Don't forget to register your One Health Day 2020!!!! https://tinyurl.com/vrxff9t
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This report focuses on activities implemented during the fifth year (Fiscal Year 2019) of the initial United States commitment to GHSA. One Health activities included:
- Page 9 - ETHIOPIA held a two-day One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization Workshop. Five zoonotic diseases were identified as priorities.
- Page 16 - The Department of Defense Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) Creates Biothreat Surveillance Network Across West Africa supporting two synchronized One Health capacity-building research projects focused on Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
- Page 18 - The USAID One Health Workforce project, in partnership with One Health university networks in Africa and Southeast Asia, supports workforce development in 58 universities across nine countries: Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Vietnam.
- International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Advancing One Health
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Hosted/Sponsored by OneHealthLessons.com. Create an original piece of art or music that reflects your impressions of One Health. Can include: paintings, photographs, poems, songs, chamber music, creative writing, short films, musical theatre, drama and more. Individual and group entries from age groups 5-8, 9-12,13-17, 18+ will be judged on creativity, relevance, content and presentation. First place winners will be featured on OneHealthLessons.com website on November 3rd for One Health Day! Honorable mentions will be featured on OneHealthLessons.com Social Media pages throughout the month of November! By submitting a piece of art or music to OneHealthLessons.com, you permit use of your work to promote One Health events without any financial compensation to you. Submission deadline October 30, 2020 at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time. More details. Submit entries https://tinyurl.com/y46un37v
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From the devastating impacts of the pandemic crisis to apocalyptic wildfires in the American West and around the world to the hurricanes rolling in, these events are a stark reminder that we need much more widespread understanding of the fact that our own health and well-being are intimately tied to how we treat the natural world. Forests, freshwater systems, oceans, grasslands and the biodiversity within them support humanity with (among other things) clean air, clean water, a climate stabilizing mechanism and healthy food. Thus, whether we are talking about mitigating the global climate crisis or preventing the next pandemic, we need to redefine our relationships with wild nature and our fellow species at this critical juncture in the history of human civilization. The health of people, wildlife and domestic animals are all inextricably linked and impacted by how well — or not — we steward environmental and socioeconomic policies.
https://bit.ly/348WsTi
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A concerted and sustained effort is needed to address significant challenges and reverse the upward trends in illness, suffering, and death from vector-borne diseases. This effort must enhance collaboration, coordination, and communication across human, animal, and environmental health sectors, as well as other relevant sectors, to address vector-borne threats at the human - animal - environment interface (a One Health approach). Read the CDC's VBD Framework brochure. View the CDC's VBD Framework Fact Sheet.
https://tinyurl.com/y45xlybu https://tinyurl.com/y65p4snd
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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Uganda
New multidisciplinary group for professionals, using the One Health approach this platform aims at creating a network on key issues of antimicrobial stewardship, optimum access and use in Uganda and beyond to promote appropriate use of antimicrobials and reduce development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Contact gracelubega45@gmail.com or xubeda.b@gmail.com
New Groups for students: An online Community of Practice (COP) and a unified multi-disciplinary team of scholars in fields of human health, animal health, and the environment. By working together in a One Health approach, we can address Antimicrobial Resistance, a cancer that is threatening our ability to cure common infections. Focus is on knowledge exchange, sharing of resources and enhancement of behaviour change. Contact studentsforams@gmail.com or filiminniyongabo@gmail.com
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Have you already explored the Global AMR R&D Hub’s Dynamic Dashboard? It is a platform that continuously collects and presents information on AMR R&D investments considering all One Health sectors (currently human and animal) and is designed to be a resource for everyone working in the field of AMR R&D. The Global AMR R&D Hub, established in May 2018 following a call from G20 Leaders, developed the Dynamic Dashboard to support global priority setting and evidence-based decision making on allocation of resources for AMR R&D through the identification of gaps, overlaps and cross-sectoral collaboration. If you have checked out the Dashboard, the developers of the Hub invite you to take part in a 5-10 minute survey conducted by PPMI with support of BIOCOM to evaluate the Dashboard’s user-friendliness, content and the overall quality. Click Here to Start the Survey
https://bit.ly/339hj9A
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Fungal diseases are a One Health issue, continue to cause preventable illness and death, and can have similar symptoms to COVID-19. It is important to consider fungal diseases in the context of COVID-19. CDC and partners have organized Fungal Disease Awareness week to highlight the importance of recognizing serious fungal diseases early enough in the course of a patient’s illness to provide life-saving treatment. Increased awareness about fungal diseases is one of the most important ways to reduce delays in diagnosis and treatment, leading to better health results and lives saved. https://bit.ly/34aLHz
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New One Health related Courses |
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FREE online course
Developed jointly by the FAO, OIE and WHO (often referred to as the One Health Tripartite), this new, free online training is available to help advocates and implementers navigate the Tripartite Zoonoses Guide (TZG) and to support countries in taking a multisectoral, One Health approach to address zoonotic diseases. It provides principles, best practices and options to assist countries in achieving sustainable and functional collaboration at the human-animal-environment interface. Watch this video to learn more about the training! https://bit.ly/34bF2Wd
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New online e-Learning Course Embraces One Health
Hosted/sponsored by SAFOSO. This course is framed in and embraces the One Health concept approaching diseases in animals and in people in equal measure: for every example in human health used to illustrate an epidemiological concept, an example in animal health is used. Participants are able to draw parallels between human and animal diseases recognizing how epidemiology for animals is very much the same as epidemiology for people. For example, an epidemiological task force on SARS-CoV-2 requires an understanding of how the virus behaves among animals as well as how the disease behaves among people in order to control it. News Release https://www.safoso.ch/e-learning
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One Health Related Courses from Earth Charter International
Systems thinking Programme - 2 courses that can be taken independently,
4 courses programme to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and abilities of educators to implement Education for Sustainable Development. https://bit.ly/30gnyqm
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Two New Videos about Bats and Rabies
Please share these videos with friends and colleagues. You can also download and print free Bat Rabies educational posters from the BRET webpage. https://bit.ly/3mUPrhv
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Get the facts about bats!
Created by the USDA’s Wildlife Services Rabies Project in partnership with the One Health Commission’s, Bat Rabies Education Team (BRET), this video highlights the importance of bats in our ecosystem, efforts made to understand their role in the spread of zoonotic diseases, such as rabies and using a One Health approach to work together to achieve the best health for people, animals, and the environment.
https://bit.ly/3iavPCj
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Created by Ravenswood Media and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Bat World Sanctuary, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with support from the US Fish and Wildlife Services. Stay safe around bats to protect them from unneeded euthanasia and testing.
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The HFHA Project is part of a larger multi-institutional collaboration among several universities across the United States, composed of a multi-disciplinary team of animal health and social scientists, game-theory researchers, economists, and experts in policy development, education and risk communication. Known as the Animal Disease Biosecurity Coordinated Agricultural Project (ADBCAP), this USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) funded grant project is directed by Dr. Julie Smith at the University of Vermont. The project is seeking to better understand and influence human decision-making and behavior in livestock production. The goal is to facilitate the creation and adoption of policies and practices that collectively reduce the impact of any new, emerging or foreign animal diseases and pests in the United States.
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Smithsonian Institute Updates - newsletter about the OUTBREAK Exhibit.
This exhibit can travel!! See a new online platform that makes it easier for interested organizations to access the Outbreak Do-It-Yourself 'Pop-Up' exhibit. https://s.si.edu/3ewwZaG
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“The framework has three parts: explaining the connection between climate change and storms, fires, allergy seasons and other conditions that affect health, suggesting ways doctors may need to adapt patient care in response to these changes, and preparing doctors for times when climate change may interfere with providing care.” https://tinyurl.com/yykafzlj
Image Credit Jesse Costa/WBUR
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Applications Available for ISOHA Mentorship Program
Applications are available for mentors and mentees for the ISOHA Mentorship Program. This program is 6 months in length, from November 15 to May 15. Application Deadline is Oct. 31. Applicants will be notified of their matched pair by Nov 15. This is an excellent way for mentors and mentees to grow personal/professional networks, get advice, as well as to learn more about and further develop passions related to One Health. Both forms have a description of the program as well as requirements to apply to be a mentor or mentee.
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Originally launched March, 2019 and open to all, we will post a One Health article on our Facebook group, ISOHA One Health Community and open discussions on that page. Join the group HERE
In September we shared perspectives on the topic of rabies to acknowledge World Rabies Day on September 28! Article: “The Road to Dog Rabies Control and Elimination—What Keeps Us from Moving Faster?” Frontiers in Public Health. If you don’t have time to fully read the month’s paper, ISOHA Education Committee VP, Bailey Archey, and ISOHA Journal Editor, Michelle Mayuba, have summarized the key points of the paper in this video. https://tinyurl.com/y4p5oobb Students, please check out the comments section for questions about the paper and share your valuable insight on the topic of One Health and rabies by replying to each comment question in the appropriate thread! We hope that many of you will participate in this new journal club format. You can find the link to the paper in our Facebook post. https://bit.ly/33lrrMF
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OneHealthLessons.com (OHL.com) in partnership with the International Student One Health Alliance (ISOHA) invites interested students (18 + Years, in any degree program/field) to apply for positions as student Lesson Leaders to teach virtual COVID-19 and One Health lessons. OHL.com is a platform that aims for every child on the planet to understand and care about One Health. It works mainly with primary/secondary school children to help them understand the connections between the health of people, animals, and the environment. This application for Lesson Leaders will be open until further notice. You may apply at any time. Lesson Leaders will be selected at the beginning of each month. Please carefully read the program requirements before applying. https://bit.ly/3kW9XfO
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Neglected One Health Issues |
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Three out of four new or emerging infectious diseases in people come from animals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some say this makes stopping the spread of tuberculosis among captive elephants more urgent than ever.
https://tinyurl.com/y62bcypf
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“Such attention to the human–animal bond can utilize social workers’ problem-solving skills to improve delivery of services, identify clients’ risk and resiliency factors, enhance social and environmental justice, expand academic inquiry, and increase attention to all of the vulnerable members of families and communities.”
https://tinyurl.com/y3cnsdvq
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October 5-6, 2020
Free and Open to All: Hosted by One Health European Joint Project. Communication of science is one of the most challenging skills to acquire and yet is crucial to realising the impact of research. This free workshop will cover all media formats, including social media and will be delivered by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA). The key aim is to develop communication skills of young researchers equiping them to drive their research forward and generate maximum impact for their target audiences. For more information and to apply visit: https://onehealthejp.eu/communication-and-media-workshop/
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October 7, 2020 Webinar
5 - 6:30 PM Eastern Time Zone
Ecotoxicologist Karen Kidd, PhD discusses One Health Connection Between Human Drugs and Fish Health. Part of One Health lecture series hosted by the University of Guelph.
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October 5-7, 2020
Community Teach-Up
Empowering Communities to Live in Harmony with Nature Through One Health Lessons and Leadership
Naalya Village, Wakiso District, in Uganda. Hosted by the Rural Water Initiative for Climate Action Uganda (RWICA) in partnership with OneHealthLessons.com and the One Health Commission. Following careful COVID-19 precautions, this event will target youth and community leaders taking them through a 3 days training and mentorship program covering initial topics of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The aim is to create mindset transformation among youth and community at large to conserve nature, create awareness about One Health and its role in preventing Covid19 and future pandemics through purposeful training and mentoring. Information contact: ashafaith16@gmail.com
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. All times are in Eastern US Time (GMT -4). Free but you must register.
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8 October 6pm ET, “Pesticides, pathogens, and pollinator declines: What we know and what YOU can do”, Speaker: Scott McArt, Cornell University, Co-Sponsors: Heritage Conservancy & Bucks County Audubon Society, Register: https://tinyurl.com/yx9hho8t
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20 October 6pm ET, “One Health and domestic cats: What you need to know”, Speaker: Grant Sizemore, American Bird Conservancy, Register: https://tinyurl.com/y2xk6642
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5 November, 12 pm NOON ET, “One Health Requires One Regeneration”, Speaker: John Elkington, Volans—"The Business of Business is Change”, Register https://tinyurl.com/y4y9ulng
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5 November, 6pm, ET, "Ecological Responsibility From Scratch: Creating Something from Nothing", Speaker: Peter Couchman, Bowman Hill’s Wildflower Preserve, Register: https://tinyurl.com/y36arl9s
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18 November, 6pm, “The Anthropocene: What it is and are we there yet?”, Speaker: J. R. McNeill, Georgetown University, Register: https://tinyurl.com/yyjvmtu4
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October 8, 2020 Panel Discussion
2 PM Central European Summer Time
Hosted by The Lancet One Health Commission. Join the discussion as panelists representing educational institutions and university networks reflect and share their ideas for the future of One Health. Free but you must Register https://bit.ly/301ZNlN
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October 19-23, 2020
Virtual One Health, One Planet Symposium 2020
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October 20 & 22, 2020
Hosted by Harris County, Texas Public Health, this conference unites veterinary, medical, environmental and public health disciplines to address various topics with One Health principles. This year's session topics will be concentrated on Global Health, Equity, Zoonoses, and The Future of the Pandemic. Scroll down to see 2019 One Health Conference highlights and past attendees. Register here. https://bit.ly/3cxYYq4
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Culminating this year on One Health Day, the 6th World One Health Congress is the largest One Health event of the year, where experts and researchers from around the world present their latest scientific research. Organized this year by the One Health Platform, the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Infectious Diseases, South African Center for Infectious Disease Surveillance, and Africa CDC. One Health Day 2019 Student Event Awards will be recognized in the closing ceremony. Register to attend: https://bit.ly/3kOQfCB
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November 2-4, 2020
Virtual Conference
This year's agenda will allow leaders dedicated to One Health to learn, collaborate, and develop solutions as, together, we all become better stewards of antibiotics while combating antimicrobial resistance. Topics will feature updates on the latest research on antibiotic stewardship, antimicrobial resistance and alternatives within human, animal - both farm and companion, and environmental health. https://tinyurl.com/y6t26afc
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November 5-7, 2020
Virtual Conference
Hosted by the Ohio State University Global One Health Initiative. This biennial conference brings global stakeholders (campus, local, state, national and international) together to discuss priority global health capacity needs, recent events and progress towards sustained prevention and control. https://tinyurl.com/yy8dfrlj
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November 9-13, 2020
Virtual 3rd Annual Cornerstone Event
Hosted by the University of Maryland (UMD) College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Dr. Cheryl Stroud, Executive Director of the One Health Commission will offer the keynote on November 9, 10 am Eastern, supplemented by other speakers, presenters and contributors across UMD and other prominent institutions. This year's event focus is incredibly timely given the global pandemic, with event topics ranging from mental health, to zoonotic diseases, to water quality, and much more. Free and open to the public. Registration will open soon. https://bit.ly/347jvha
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March 12-14, 2021
Virtual Conference
Hosted by the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH). Breakout panel submissions are due by October 16, 2020 and satellite session applications are due by November 1, 2020. Submit abstracts for presentations and posters by October 23, 2020. Register here. https://www.cugh2021.org/
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Recent PAST EVENTS (You might have missed)
These events have passed but we would like for the world to be aware of them!
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October 2-4, 2020 Virtual Conference
Hosted by the International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI)
Mission of ISEAI: Restoring health to individuals with environmentally acquired illnesses through clinical practice, education, and research. Vision of ISEAI: A community of professionals collaborating to prevent and treat environmentally acquired illness (EAI) as a foundation of medical care. https://iseai.org/2020-conference/
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October 1, 2020
HEAL Community of Practice Webinar
Created in 2019, the One Health Units for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihoods (HEAL) applies One Health to enhance the well-being and resilience of vulnerable communities in pastoralist and agro-pastoralist areas of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.
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September 26-27, 2020 Webinar
A One Health look behind the science of Lyme Disease and co-infections. Crypto-infections, (not cryptosporid-iosis) which include tick- borne bacterial pathogens and others, are well recognised as a significant burden of disease in both human and animal hosts. However, much remains to be done to further diagnose and understand the underlying pathogenesis, and optimally treat these infections. This conference brought together a wide range of scientists, in human and veterinary medicine and other disciplines to share their current knowledge of these infections and to develop a ‘blueprint’ to further the study of these infections.
https://www.lymeresourcecentre.com/crypto-conf
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September 24, 2020 Virtual Webinar
Disease ecologists Dr. Rick Ostfeld and Dr. Felicia Keesing in a virtual Cary Science Conversation explored the role of biodiversity in infectious disease spillovers.
https://tinyurl.com/y36pwsvb
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September 22, 2020 TedX Talk
Resilience, Virtual TedX Event by TedX St.Louis, Missouri, USA
Sharon Deem, DVM, PhD, Director of the Saint Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine (ICM) visited with LJ Punch, MD, President, Power4STL, and Jo Pang, Mindfulness and Social Justice Educator. Recording not yet available.
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September 17, 2020 Webinar
Hosted by the Living Earth Collaborative. The Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri is dedicated to advancing the knowledge of biodiversity and to ensuring the future of earth’s species in their many forms. The center was launched in early 2018 under the direction of Jonathan Losos. Washington University, the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Saint Louis Zoo are working in partnership to advance the center’s mission. Speaker: Jess Carag. https://youtu.be/aqD-TiF0oKI
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September 11, 2020 Webinar
Gregory C. Gray, M.D., MPH, FIDSA presents Grand Rounds Lecture for NIAID Scientists. Dr. Gray is Professor at Duke University, Duke-NAS Medical School, Singapore and at Duke Kunshan University, China. https://bit.ly/2S1W9nD
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September 9, 2020 Webinar
Presentation by Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD, Executive Director of the One Health Commission, for the Informatics Research Seminar Series sponsored by Duke University in collaboration with the University of North Carolina (UNC)-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Central University, UNC-Charlotte, East Carolina U (ECU) and Wake Forest U. The audience included nurses studying clinical informatics at Duke and ECU, healthcare practitioners taking courses at ECU, UNC-CH, and Wake Forest medical schools, and data analysts/information scientists at UNC-Charlotte and NC Central.
https://bit.ly/2G9TUvS
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September 8, 2020 Webinar
Speaker: Dr. Shelley Rankin from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Seminar hosted by One Health at Delaware Valley University as part of its Fall One Health Seminar Series. https://youtu.be/pXTOQmamB08
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September 3, 2020 Webinar
Hosted by One Health Colombia and One Health Latin America, Iberia and the Caribbean (OHLAIC). Speakers: Christina Pettan-Brewer, DVM, MS, Daniela Figuero, PhD, DVM, MSc, Evelyn Segredo, MD, Juan Carlos Carrascal Velasquez, DVM, Sergio Scott Alarcon, PhD.
Recording available: https://bit.ly/2GbOaS4
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September 17, 2020 Webinar
Presentations by Dr. Cheryl McCrindle, Dr. Rudovick Kazwala, and Dr. Tanya Berger-Wolf. Hosted by the Ohio State University Global One Health initiative (GOHi).
Recording available: https://bit.ly/3kSoMQD
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September 3, 2020 Webinar
Dr. Mathew Muturi, co-leader of Kenya’s Zoonotic Disease Unit, discussed the government perspective and shared Kenya’s experiences of how One Health initiatives can better work with governments. Recording now available: https://bit.ly/3kRzlTM
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June 6, 2020 Virtual Panel Discussion
This virtual panel was held as part of Cornell University’s Alumni Weekend activities. It highlighted Cornell’s unique mix of faculty expertise on problems impacting our health, the health of our fellow creatures, and that of the environment that supports us all. ‘One Health is a way of reminding us of our place within the whole’. Cornell U Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff. https://tinyurl.com/y3vl69jf
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Don’t forget to USE the
Spread the word. Anyone, from anywhere in the world, can directly post and view One Health Opportunities, from summer programs to educational, job and funding opportunities. http://bit.ly/2kdZmiN
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Courses and Summer Programs
Produced by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and the University of Basel, Switzerland, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, this course is very timely. If you wonder whether physicians and veterinarians can work together more closely, join this course. This course will show you that collaboration makes a lot of sense, saving more human and animal lives than either field could alone, and even saving money. You’ll learn theoretical foundations and hands-on practical methods for planning and implementing integrated approaches to health care. New content covers Corona viruses in animals and humans, linking global health security with emerging infectious disease threats. https://bit.ly/309u6Hc
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New FREE Course on Coursera
Created for the public by Laura Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, Co-Founder of the One Health Initiative pro bono team and research scholar with the Program on Science and Global Security at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA. This interdisciplinary course covers diverse subjects such as basic epidemiology, public health, public policy, basic microbiology, food safety, and security, zoonotic diseases, sanitation and hygiene, antimicrobial resistance, environmental and ecosystem health, and the national and international organizations that oversee health, agriculture, and the environment. Disease outbreaks including Influenza, Q fever, and Ebola will be discussed. While the course was developed and recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic, the concepts learned very much apply to it. This course emphasizes holistic, not siloed, approaches to health, and disease. https://bit.ly/2BN0UfU
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Sponsored by multiple Swiss Universities and organizations. The course presents transdisciplinary research as a living experience. With a basis on sound theoretical and methodological background, five outstanding projects illustrate promising different ways of dealing with complex societal challenges. The projects address a) health care for mobile pastoralists, b) water scarcity in the Alps, c) coping with decline in a mountain village, d) labour migration, and e) governance of antimicrobial resistance. https://tinyurl.com/y2j7g94f
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Fellowships/ Residencies / Postdocs
Duke University One Health Team, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Will work with a team of faculty, clinicians, postdoctoral professionals, graduate and undergraduate students conducting research and training on human and animal viruses in 14 countries. Once pandemic has subsided, would involve occasional short-term travel to the Team’s network of international partner sites.
https://tinyurl.com/y5q2yyw5
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Are you interested in playing a role in addressing global health challenges after graduation? GHES is a 12 month research training fellowship in low and middle income countries that provides you with the opportunity to get an amazing boots-on-the-ground experience that improves peoples’ livelihoods through livestock health and mitigates their risk for infectious diseases. Hear more about the program from a North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine graduate who is currently conducting research in Kenya here. Applications due November 2nd. http://ghes.berkeley.edu
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For early-career faculty members from anywhere in the world. $100K in unrestricted funding, outstanding mentorship, rich training opportunities, and a wide-ranging global network. Recruiting junior faculty members in: Political Science, Sociology, Ethics, Social Policy, Anthropology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, Philosophy of Mind, Geochemistry, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Genetics. Must hold PhD (or equivalent) and be within the first five years of starting a full-time research position at an institution of higher education or research. October 30, 2020 Application deadline. https://bit.ly/2FUfBQU
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University of Saskatchewan, Canada. This fellowship seeks to improve food production systems by contributing to the body of research related to One Health and/or complementary research areas that contribute to the goals of One Health. One Health is expected to encompass integrated and collaborative research with consideration for the relationships between soil health, plant health, animal health and human health in food production systems. Relevant research areas include regenerative agriculture, sustainable food production systems, rangeland management, grassland ecology and soil health. Research is expected to incorporate industry and consumer relevance, awareness and considerations. The Fellow must be an established faculty member or professional researcher who has a full-time position with another academic institution or governmental agency to which they will be returning. Applications can be considered at any time. https://bit.ly/2Gkm1J9
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North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. Use metagenomics to delineate the bacterial resistome in broilers and their environment. https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/134113
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Graduate Studies / Scholarships / Internships
Two graduate positions are available to work with Dr. Dongyan Niu at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM), in Calgary, AB, Canada. With cutting-edge interdisciplinary projects, excellent resources, and a strong publication focus, the Niu Lab provides an outstanding opportunity for all trainees. For more information, visit the AMR - One Health Consortium website. https://lnkd.in/gJWWKTj
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CALL FOR INTERNS OneHealthLessons.com
The mission of OneHealthLesson.com is to get every child on the planet caring about One Health.
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Apply for any of the available internship positions:
-Language Expansion Intern
- Sign Language and Indigenous Languages Intern
- Social Media/Blog Intern
- Podcast Intern
- Lions Club Liaison Intern
- Rotary Club Liaison Intern
- 1HOPE Liaison Intern
- ISOHA Liaison Intern
- Promotions Intern- North/South America
- Promotions Intern- Europe
- Promotions Intern- Africa
- Promotions Intern- Asia
- Promotions Intern- Middle East
- Teacher Training Intern (teaching degree required)
- Website Design Intern (software engineers only need to apply)
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Center for One Health, University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), Butaro, Rwanda.
The primary role of the Faculty member in One Health will be to work as a part of a team to contribute to teaching, research and curriculum development support to the Center for One Health.
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Greifswald, Germany. Tasks will involve the shaping of an internationally competitive research programme, additional recruitment at various levels, development of required infrastructure and the conception of the planned new institute building. Seeking applicants with proven scientific leadership, an outstanding academic track record and the potential for heading a larger research unit. Contact Dirk.Heinz@helmholtz-hzi.de
https://go.nature.com/3i33H49
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Journal Articles / Reports
Sulzner K, Fiorello C, Ridgley F, Garelle D, Deem SL, Zoo Biology, 2020; 1– 8. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21572
Morens DM, Fauci AS, Cell Perspective, Sept 3 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.08.021
Lechner I, Freivogel C, Stärk KDC, Visschers VHM, (2020) Front. Public Health 8:345. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008758
Olival KJ, Cryan PM, Amman BR, Baric RS, Blehert DS, Brook CE, et al. (2020) PLoS Pathog 16(9): e1008758. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008758
Ostfeld RS, Keesing F, Nature: News and Views, 05 August 2020
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New Book
Fungi throw our concepts of individuality and even intelligence into question. They are metabolic masters, earth makers, and key players in most of life’s processes. They can change our minds, heal our bodies, and even help us remediate environmental disaster. By examining fungi on their own terms, Sheldrake reveals how these extraordinary organisms—and our relationships with them—are changing our understanding of how life works.
https://bit.ly/2G46r45
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- Environmental and Aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
- Detection of SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces in Quarantine Rooms
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Videos
From the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, University of Cordoba, a collaborative and transdisciplinary work from a holistic approach: One Health & One Welfare.
https://tinyurl.com/y4d6e8ed
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And a Special Thank You to One Health Commission's Sponsors!
Without you we could not do the Commission's global work to
'connect, create, and educate' for One Health.
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Prepared by Bailey Archey, Blair Budd, Caitlin Holly and Cheryl Stroud
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