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22/07/2020

Kenya national antimicrobial stewardship guidelines for healthcare settings https://www.momanyink.com/kenya-national-antimicrobial-stewardship-guidelines-for-healthcare-settings/

The purpose of this guideline is to give direction to health care workers on how to establish and run AMS programmes in health care settings and the community at large.

12/07/2020

International Students One Health Alliance (ISOHA) Educational Committee Applications are now available and closing on 8th August

Contact Bailey Archey (VP of Education) at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

Application form, application requirements, and role descriptions available at https://forms.gle/SVbqUuNyRFQPUBut7

Create a new survey on your own or with others at the same time. Choose from a variety of survey types and analyze results in Google Forms. Free from Google.

10/07/2020

One Health Workforce - Next Generation (OHW-NG), in collaboration with AFROHUN Kenya, invites current students to the One Health App Development Challenge.

The students must be a team comprised of multidisciplinary members beyond current disciplines and schools involved in One Health to develop an App that can be used by front line community workers in addressing challenges at the interface of human, animal and environmental health.

Prizes and incentives will be awarded to winning teams.

Registration deadline is July 13th 2020.
For more information on challenge guidelines check;https://cavs.uonbi.ac.ke/sites/default/files/2020-07/E-%20Flier_APP%20Development%20challenge-%20For%20circulation.pdf

10/02/2020

Self-cleaning plastic surfaces that repel drug resistance bacteria https://www.onehealthconsult.com/self-cleaning-plastic-surfaces-that-repel-drug-resistance-bacteria/

• Scientists at the McMaster University, School of Biomedical Engineering have developed a flexible antibacterial plastic wrap that could help prevent the spread of foodborne illness when used to p…

05/02/2020

Dumpsites and rivers acting as a conveyor belt of Antimicrobial resistance https://www.onehealthconsult.com/dumpsites-and-rivers-acting-as-a-conveyor-belt-of-antimicrobial-resistance/

One of the observations the team at KEMRI made was that unlike in the past, the emergence of cholera was becoming more pronounced and new outbreaks coming in drier times of the year unlike in the p…

06/12/2019

Rift Valley Fever alert and actions for early detection https://www.kahnetwork.com/rift-valley-fever-alert-and-actions-for-early-detection/

Alert for Rift Valley Fever and actions that can assist in early detection.

25/10/2019

The World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019 student competition in Kenya is now open and closes on 10th November 2019 at 00:00:00 hrs.

More more details go to this link: https://t.co/dTmyA3weTW

The hashtag for the student activities:

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09/04/2019

1. Regularly (after every 3 months) deworm your livestock, yourself and not forgetting your pets (dogs and cats) 2. Vaccinate your livestock, your pets and your self against common vaccine-prevent…

30/12/2018

The study of cancer through comparative oncology (study of cancers in both humans and animals), in recent times, has provided invaluable insights on how the pet-dog is not only man’s companion, but…

19/12/2018

Introductory remark
Generally, under the emblem of a One Health approach towards disease surveillance, the media and health professionals (Fig.1) have a critical role when it comes to disease surveillance and reporting.

Generally, under the emblem of a One Health approach towards disease surveillance, the media and health professionals have a critical role when it comes to disease surveillance and reporting. …

19/12/2018

Important Infectious Diseases Outbreaks in Kenya between 1947 to 2018

22/08/2017

Is there an association between plastic consumption (by animals), quality of meat and public health? http://www.zoonotic-diseases.org/is-there-an-association-between-plastic-consumption-by-animals-quality-of-meat-and-public-health/

It is noted that out of 100 animals that are slaughtered 10-15 have plastic materials in their rumen with cases prevalent among animals reared in the urban and peri-urban areas.

22/08/2017

Report on the One Health Technical and Ministerial Meeting to Address Zoonotic Diseases and Related Public Health Threats in West Africa: http://reliefweb.int/report/world/report-one-health-technical-and-ministerial-meeting-address-zoonotic-diseases-and?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The “One Health” concept underway in West Africa aims to adopt a holistic approach in responding to possible public health events such as high-impact infectious diseases emerging at the interface between humans, animals and the environment. A technical and ministerial meeting was c...

21/07/2017

A One Health innovative and ambitious training and research programme has been launched today with the aim of building a regional network of individuals and institutions able to deliver high-quality research into the linkage of the health and wealth of people to livestock and the environment, in the context of how people interact now and how they interacted in the past.

More details on HORN can be found here: http://www.zoonotic-diseases.org/what-we-do/flagship-projects/one-health-research-network-for-the-horn-of-africa-horn/

Visit the post for more.

22/02/2017

“The world is smaller & people are more mobile than ever before. This makes it easier for disease to spread quickly. https://t.co/oevhKO8nSJ”

29/06/2016

Really great read from Dr. Delia Grace of ILRI on tackling the root causes of zoonoses.

Specific highlights:

1. 8 out of the 11 major pandemics since the 1980s have a common feature》they involve domestic animal hosts
2. Why are domestic animals playing a major role in transmitting disease? there are simply increasing numbers of them.
3. Currently, humans & their animals make up 96-98% of the planet’s mammalian zoomass and are genetically very similar
4. Homogenous genetics & confined spaces of industrial production systems→incubator for disease pathogens.
5. Many a times: a zoonotic disease erupts not when animals begin to die, but when people do.
6. Changing incentive structures to reward instead of punish would improve rapid responses to initial disease outbreaks
7. To prevent future emerging zoonoses there's need to tackle the root causes of emergence e.g. anthropogenic drivers

https://howwegettonext.com/pandemic-proofing-the-world-98222a38782?gi=7ba6f2c47655 #.7zqm49k09

An epidemiologist in Nairobi on the next Zika virus

01/05/2016

The 50th Kenya Veterinary Association Scientific conference presentations are now available online in PDF format. A photo gallery capturing photos from the conference and the World Veterinary Day celebrations in Kenya is also available: Visit link below:
http://www.kenyavetassociation.com/kva-annual-conferences/kva-conference-2016/kva-conference-2016-proceedings/

13/04/2016

CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds Presents: “Cancer and Family History: Using Genomics for Prevention”
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT

Interested in viewing the session:

A live external webcast will be available via the Webcast Links section of our website.

http://www.cdc.gov/cdcgrandrounds/index.htm

For individuals who are unable to view the session during the scheduled time, a video of the session will be posted to the archives 2-3 days after the presentation.

http://www.cdc.gov/cdcgrandrounds/archives/index.htm

Each session focuses on key challenges related to a specific health topic, and explores cutting-edge scientific evidence and potential impact of different interventions.

07/04/2016

A short article written to drive advocacy against the wide spread consumption of "Fuku elegusi" (TB-infected lungs) in Nigeria: http://www.myanimalmyhealth.org/2016/03/what-do-you-know-about-fuku-elegusi/

What do you know about “Fuku Elegusi”? Have you ever been to the market to buy beef (commonly called ‘meat’ here), inu eran (offal) or specifically, fuku (lung)? And you were not convinced that you…

09/03/2016

An article featured today (9th march, 2016) in Kenya's media (Newspaper) captures the threat of zoonotic diseases, "It is time to think the way we handle pets and wildlife."

Read the article in the herein attached images or at this link: http://www.nation.co.ke/…/9…/3108294/-/15fadaoz/-/index.html

04/03/2016

One Health Legislative Bill Introduced to Congress

Dear One Health Community:

Yesterday Senator Franken, Minnesota, introduced the S. 2634 One Health Legislative Bill of 2016 to Congress. You can view his press release here:
http://www.franken.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=3385

and the GovTrac.us post here: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2634

This bill was assigned to a congressional committee which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Many of you will know that last February 2015, Senator Franken and 6 other Senators sent a Congressional One Health letter (http://goo.gl/rNJwfI)
to the White House urging the President to create both National and U.N. One Health platforms. Many of you also signed on in support of the One Health Commission's follow-up letter to the White House (http://goo.gl/yqyf4t)
in support of the Senators call but which went a step further by suggesting just what these national and international One Health platforms might look like.

The One Health Community is now free to become vocal in support of this Bill.

Warmly,

Cheryl and the One Health Commission Board of Directors

Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD
Executive Director
One Health Commission

Sen. Al Franken has introduced legislation that would establish a coordinated national plan to fight diseases that come from animal sources, including Zika and Ebola.

03/03/2016

Some great PhD opportunities:

1. ILRI-DAAD PhD Scholarship: Animal Biosciences– One Health approach to vector biology and arbovirus epidemiology in smallholder livestock systems

2. ILRI-DAAD PhD Scholarship: Cystic Echinococcosis-Distribution and genetic diversity, application details

Available at: http://www.zoonotic-diseases.org/opportunities/

ILRI-DAAD PhD Scholarship: Animal Biosciences– One Health approach to vector biology and arbovirus epidemiology in smallholder livestock systems Mar 2, 2016 | Current opportunities, ZooLink project The project will investigate the natural history of arboviruses in domestic cattle, mosquito vectors a…

12/12/2015

Excellent quarterly UrbanZoo newsletter highlighting collaborative research by the ZED group (http://www.zoonotic-diseases.org) in the urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi Kenya

Download it here (pdf): https://t.co/2EsGevowS9

HOMEWHO WE ARE About ZED Current Staff and Students Past Staff and Students Visiting ScientistsWHAT WE DO Research Themes Flagship Projects Other ProjectsRESOURCES Publications Media, Video & Photo gallery Learning resourcesOPPORTUNITIESBLOGCONTACT US Learn More Learn More Learn More Learn More Welc…

30/11/2015

Forwarded communication (edited):

Please access a publication by the Editors of the new dedicated Open access One Health journal edited by Elsevier using the link below:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771415300185

Visit the website of the One Health Platform at: http://onehealthplatform.com/

Also access the announcement of the Onehealth _ Ecohealth Melbourne conference in 2016 at: http://oheh2016.org/

Kindly also circulate within your network, institutions or to friends.

Note to users: Accepted manuscripts are Articles in Press that have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of this publication. They have not yet been copy edited and/or formatted in the publication house style, and may not yet have the full ScienceDirect functionalit…

28/11/2015

Nov. 30th: Learn about global advancements & opportunities in Live online event https://t.co/aWAR2RTSa4

Title: Evolving One Health Frameworks and Future Global Veterinary Opportunities Monday Nov 30 at 12:30 - 1:30 Room 1713 LLC, OVC Free event - Everyone is welcome to attend! One Health is emerging and...

10/12/2014

At TEDMED, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz (Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at UCLA Medical School) offers an unusual perspective on how human patients, including those suffering from mental illnesses, can be helped by applying insights from animal health.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSa7foyM2nA

At TEDMED, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz (Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at UCLA Medical School) offers an unusual perspective on how human...

25/11/2014

The One Health Club University of Nairobi featured by the International Veterinary Students Association during the 1st International Who's Who in One Health...check it out at the presentation titled "IVSA Standing Committee on One Health (SCOH): From Theory to Practice" using the link below:
https://www.onehealthcommission.org/…/1st_international_wh…/

or directly read the presentation at:
https://www.onehealthcommission.org/…/Liatis_Krones_OHC_Web…

12/11/2014

One Health and the Lessons Learned from the 1999 West Nile Virus Outbreak (MWV46)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0kicnRNx64

In episode 46 of MicrobeWorld Video, filmed at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting in Washington, D.C., Dr. Stan Maloy talks with...

26/06/2014

http://rmportal.net/groups/one-health-students-online-platform