Human and livestock trematode infections in a mobile pastoralist setting at Lake Chad: added value of a One Health approach beyond zoonotic diseases research

Test data generated by ~60 accredited member laboratories of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) is of exceptional quality. These data are captured by 1 of 13 laboratory information management systems (LIMSs) developed specifically for veterinary diagnostic laboratories (VDLs). Beginning ~2000, the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) developed an electronic messaging system for LIMS to automatically send standardized data streams for 14 select agents to a national repository. This messaging enables the U.S. Department of Agriculture to track and respond to high-consequence animal disease outbreaks such as highly pathogenic avian influenza. Because of the lack of standardized data collection in the LIMSs used at VDLs, there is, to date, no means of summarizing VDL large data streams for multi-state and national animal health studies or for providing near-real-time tracking for hundreds of other important animal diseases in the United States that are detected routinely by VDLs. Further, VDLs are the only state and federal resources that can provide early detection and identification of endemic and emerging zoonotic diseases. Zoonotic diseases are estimated to be responsible for 2.5 billion cases of human illness and 2.7 million deaths worldwide every year. The economic and health impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is self-evident. We review here the history and progress of data management in VDLs and discuss ways of seizing unexplored opportunities to advance data leveraging to better serve animal health, public health, and One Health.

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677. Using a Multisectoral One Health Approach to Prioritize Zoonotic Diseases in the United States

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofy210.683 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (suppl_1) ◽

pp. S244-S244

Author(s):

Vikram Krishnasamy ◽

Casey Barton Behravesh ◽

Kate Varela ◽

Grace Goryoka ◽

Nadia Oussayef ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Health Systems ◽

Disease Surveillance ◽

One Health ◽

The United States ◽

Zoonotic Disease ◽

Zoonotic Diseases ◽

Health Systems Strengthening ◽

Transmission Potential ◽

Us Government

Abstract Background Emerging and endemic zoonoses continue to have adverse global impacts. One Health approaches promoting multisectoral, transdisciplinary collaboration are important methods to address zoonoses threats through disease surveillance, prevention, control, and response. We conducted a One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization (OHZDP) workshop in the United States (US) to identify zoonotic diseases of greatest national concern that should be jointly addressed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of the Interior, and partners. Methods We used CDC’s OHZDP tool to prioritize zoonoses. Workshop participants selected criteria for prioritization, and developed questions and weights for each criterion. Questions were answered using available literature and expert opinion with subsequent scoring resulting in a ranked zoonotic disease list. After agreeing on a final prioritized disease list, participants used components of the One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit, developed by USDA and University of Minnesota, to review multidisciplinary coordination processes for the prioritized zoonotic diseases. Results Participants selected epidemic or pandemic potential, disease severity, economic impact, introduction or increased transmission potential, and national security as criteria to prioritize 56 zoonoses. The eight prioritized zoonotic diseases for the US were zoonotic influenzas, salmonellosis, West Nile virus, plague, emerging coronaviruses (e.g., SARS, MERS), rabies, brucellosis, and Lyme disease. Agencies then discussed recommendations to enhance One Health approaches to surveillance, response, prevention, and control of the prioritized zoonoses. Key themes and next steps for further implementation of One Health approaches were identified. Conclusion This OHZDP workshop represents the first use of a One Health approach to zoonotic disease prioritization in the United States. It is a critical step forward in US government agency collaboration using One Health approaches. Further, the workshop created a foundation for future US government One Health systems strengthening for the prioritized zoonoses. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

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The benefits of ‘One Health’ for pastoralists in Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research ◽

10.4102/ojvr.v81i2.726 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 81 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Helena Greter ◽

Vreni Jean-Richard ◽

Lisa Crump ◽

Mahamat Béchir ◽

Idriss O. Alfaroukh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vaccination Coverage ◽

Health Care Services ◽

One Health ◽

Q Fever ◽

Animal Health ◽

Added Value ◽

Care Services ◽

Mobile Pastoralists ◽

Serological Studies ◽

Health Studies

‘One health’ is particularly suited to serve mobile pastoralists. Dinka pastoralists in Sudan inspired Calvin Schwabe to coin the term ‘one medicine’, indicating that there is no difference in paradigm between human and veterinary medicine. Our contemporary definition of ‘one health’ is any added value in terms of improved health of humans and animals or financial savings or environmental services resulting from a closer cooperation of human and animal health sectors. Here we present a summary of ‘one health’ studies with mobile pastoralists in Africa which were done in research partnership, demonstrating such an added value. Initial joint human and animal health studies revealed higher livestock vaccination coverage than in the pastoralist community, leading to joint animal and human vaccination intervention studies which demonstrated a better access to primary health care services for pastoralists in Chad. Further simultaneous animal and human serological studies showed that camel breeding was associated with human Q-fever seropositivity. In Borana communities in Ethiopia, human cases of Mycobacterium bovis infection could be related to strains isolated from cattle. A challenge remained with regard to how to assess vaccination coverage in mobile populations. With the advent of mobile phones, health and demographic surveillance could be established for mobile pastoralists and their animals. This presents vast possibilities for surveillance and control of human and animal diseases. Pastoralists prefer a ‘one health’ approach and therefore contribute toward the validation of this concept by showing real added value of the cooperation between human and animal health services.

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Climate Change and Zoonoses: A Review of Concepts, Definitions, and Bibliometrics

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph19020893 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 893

Author(s):

Walter Leal Filho ◽

Linda Ternova ◽

Sanika Arun Parasnis ◽

Marina Kovaleva ◽

Gustavo J. Nagy

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Disease Ecology ◽

One Health ◽

Ad Hoc ◽

Animal Health ◽

Emerging Diseases ◽

Zoonotic Diseases ◽

The Usa ◽

Author Keywords ◽

The Uk

Climate change can have a complex impact that also influences human and animal health. For example, climate change alters the conditions for pathogens and vectors of zoonotic diseases. Signs of this are the increasing spread of the West Nile and Usutu viruses and the establishment of new vector species, such as specific mosquito and tick species, in Europe and other parts of the world. With these changes come new challenges for maintaining human and animal health. This paper reports on an analysis of the literature focused on a bibliometric analysis of the Scopus database and VOSviewer software for creating visualization maps which identifies the zoonotic health risks for humans and animals caused by climate change. The sources retained for the analysis totaled 428 and different thresholds (N) were established for each item varying from N 5 to 10. The main findings are as follows: First, published documents increased in 2009–2015 peaking in 2020. Second, the primary sources have changed since 2018, partly attributable to the increase in human health concerns due to human-to-human transmission. Third, the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, Italy, and Germany perform most zoonosis research. For instance, sixty documents and only 17 countries analyzed for co-authorship analysis met the threshold led by the USA; the top four author keywords were “climate change”, “zoonosis”, “epidemiology”, and “one health;” the USA, the UK, Germany, and Spain led the link strength (inter-collaboration); the author keywords showed that 37 out of the 1023 keywords met the threshold, and the authors’ keyword’s largest node of the bibliometric map contains the following: infectious diseases, emerging diseases, disease ecology, one health, surveillance, transmission, and wildlife. Finally, zoonotic diseases, which were documented in the literature in the past, have evolved, especially during the years 2010–2015, as evidenced by the sharp augmentation of publications addressing ad-hoc events and peaking in 2020 with the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Bacterial canine vector-borne zoonotic diseases in “One Health” concept

International Journal of One Health ◽

10.14202/ijoh.2016.58-68 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 58-68

Author(s):

George Valiakos

Keyword(s):

One Health ◽

Zoonotic Diseases ◽

Health Concept ◽

Vector Borne

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Measuring added value from integrated methods: towards a game theory of one health.

One Health: the theory and practice of integrated health approaches ◽

10.1079/9781789242577.0410 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 410-418

Author(s):

Jakob Zinsstag ◽

Mahamat Bechir Mahamat ◽

Esther Schelling

Keyword(s):

Game Theory ◽

One Health ◽

Added Value ◽

Integrated Methods

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One Health and Emerging Zoonotic Diseases

Handbook of Global Health ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-45009-0_88 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 2099-2147

Author(s):

Bruce A. Wilcox ◽

Jennifer A. Steele

Keyword(s):

One Health ◽

Zoonotic Diseases

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A One Health Research Framework for Animal-Assisted Interventions

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16040640 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 640 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Karin Hediger ◽

Andrea Meisser ◽

Jakob Zinsstag

Keyword(s):

One Health ◽

Synergistic Effects ◽

Animal Health ◽

Health Assessment ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Research Field ◽

Added Value ◽

Health Study ◽

Research Designs ◽

Animal Assisted Intervention

Background: The integration of animals into healthcare, referred to as animal-assisted intervention, is a rapidly growing research field and was previously related to One Health. However, the assessment of synergistic effects of animal-assisted interventions (AAI) has been poorly addressed to date. Method: We discuss experiences in integrated human and animal assessments in AAI and provide a methodical framework for One Health approaches in AAI research. We propose theoretical consideration of an integrated human and animal health assessment, as well as the use of such an integrated approach in research. Based on the existing research, we argue that, for a deeper understanding of AAI mechanisms, parallel research designs are needed. Results and Conclusion: Our paper shows that a One Health study design is necessary to ensure that a tradeoff in health of animals is prevented and that an added value, or synergistic benefit, can be achieved on both sides during animal-assisted interventions.

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