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One Health Day 2024

New Content ItemOne Health is an integrative and multi-sectoral approach to tackling health challenges that recognises the complex relationships between human, animal, and environmental health. By implementing One Health frameworks across sectors and disciplines it is possible to improve global health; promote food security; clean water, energy and air; and safeguard our planet for future generations.
Adopting a One Health approach is crucial to help countries meet the UNs Sustainable Development goals, particularly SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing. The approach can be applied to a broad range of SDG targets, but plays a particularly important role in targets 3.3: "By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases"; and 3.d: "Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks".

The following page highlights article collections, impactful research, and informative book chapters, all bolstering research that adopts or analyses the benefits of a One Health approach.

Featured Journal: One Health Outlook

One Health Outlook is published in collaboration with the Global One Health Community
Edited by Ab Osterhaus, One Health Outlook has a broad scope to encompass all aspects of One Health. Education and bringing people from different backgrounds together is what One Health is all about, and by removing barriers for readers, Open Access is ideally placed to promote the One Health ethos.
We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in One Health Outlook in 2023 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Articles
One health: a structured review and commentary on trends and themes
Helen Louise Brown et al. 
Research | Published: 14 August 2024 in One Health Outlook

Detection and antibiogram profile of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolated from two abattoir settings in northwest Ethiopia: a one health perspective
Solomon Lulie Abey et al.
Research | Published: 06 May 2024 in One Health Outlook

The impact of controlling diseases of significant global importance on greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production
Judith L. Capper et al.
Research | Published: 08 December 2023 in One Health Outlook

The One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP)
Thomas C. Mettenleiter et al.
Research | Published: 7 December 2023 in One Health Outlook

What does One Health want? Feminist, posthuman, and anti-colonial possibilities
Lauren E. Van Patter et al.
Commentary | Published: 10 March 2023 One Health Outlook

Open Collection
New Content ItemOne health approaches to control zoonotic viral diseases 
One Health Outlook
Zoonotic viruses, which transmit diseases between animals and humans, have significant impact on public health, animal health, and the environment. This Collection aims to focus on holistic strategies to prevent, monitor, and manage zoonotic viral diseases. 
We welcome original research, reviews, and case studies that elucidate the interconnections between human, animal, and ecosystem health, ultimately providing insights into effective surveillance, diagnostics, interventions, and policy frameworks.
Submission Deadline: 30 November 2024

Featured Collections

Beyond disciplinary silos: Intersectoral collaboration for One Health implementation
BMC Global and Public Health
This special collection invites the submission of Research, Comment, Review, and Opinion articles that highlight One Health approaches incorporating collaborative efforts between human, animal and/or environmental sectors. This special collection seeks to advance our understanding of how best to foster policy and operational environments that support successful advances in addressing health challenges at the intersection between humans, animals, and the environment. While taking an explicitly intersectoral approach, articles may tackle a broad range of issues and challenges. 
Submission Deadline: 23 December 2024

New Content ItemOrthoflaviviruses: Insights into Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Control
Virology Journal
Orthoflaviviruses, including Dengue, Zika, yellow fever, and West Nile viruses, are transmitted primarily by mosquitoes and ticks, causing significant health issues worldwide. Addressing the global burden of these viruses highlights the critical need for advanced prevention, treatment, and control strategies. This special issue is devoted to exploring the molecular biology, epidemiology, and control of these viruses, offering essential insights into their functioning, spread, and management.
Submission Deadline: 18 June 2025

New Content ItemOne Health 
Nature Communications
One Health refers to the interconnectedness of the health of humans, animals, and the environment. Research using a One Health perspective is needed to improve our understanding of major health threats such as emerging zoonotic infections, disease spillover, and the spread of antimicrobial resistance across ecosystems.
Submissions closed, view published articles

New Content ItemFood security and sustainability from a microbiology perspective
Cross journal collection
Profound changes of agriculture and the global food system are needed to nourish people who are hungry today and the additional 2 billion people who will be living on Earth by 2050.
Food security is a complex problem: to maintain agricultural productivity on degrading lands and in the face of water scarcity, or to achieve increased agricultural productivity and sustainable food production, many questions need to be answered and solutions need to be tested and implemented. Various aspects of maintaining or enhancing food production, sustainability and security can be tackled from a microbiology perspective.
Submissions closed, view published articles

New Content ItemOne Health
Bundesgesundheitsblatt
This is a German language special issue on One Health. This special issue addresses current One Health challenges such as the importance of bacterial and viral zoonoses, the antimicrobial resistance of infectious pathogens, food and animal feed safety and possible health risks from irrigation with treated wastewater. In addition, new possibilities for overcoming these challenges are highlighted, e.g. through the use of artificial intelligence. A further perspective relates One Health to the related concept of “Planetary Health” and presents additional topics of both approaches that go beyond the aspects addressed in this issue.

One Health Articles & Books

Featured Articles

Understanding and managing fevers from infections spread by animals
Principal Investigator: Dr Siobhan Mor
Clinical Trial | Intention to Publish: 30 June 2029

Understanding the human, animal and environmental interface of monkeypox transmission in Nigeria
Contact: Dr Chioma Achi, Principal Investigator: Dr Hilary Bower
Clinical Trial | Intention to Publish: 01 August 2025

Leveraging one health as a sentinel approach for pandemic resilience
Maggie L. Bartlett & Marcela Uhart 
Comment | Published: 28 October 2024 in Virology Journal

One health: a structured review and commentary on trends and themes
Helen Louise Brown et al. 
Research | Published: 14 August 2024 in One Health Outlook

A One Health framework for exploring zoonotic interactions demonstrated through a case study
Amélie Desvars-Larrive et al.
Research | Published: 15 July 2024 in Nature Communications

One Health monitoring reveals invasive freshwater snail species, new records, and undescribed parasite diversity in Zimbabwe
Aspire Mudavanhu et al.
Research  |  Published: 22 May 2024 in Parasites & Vectors

Advancing the concept of global oral health to strengthen actions for planetary health and One Health
Julian Fisher et al.
Comment | Published: 15 April 2024 in International Journal for Equity in Health

Where should “Humans” be in “One Health”? Lessons from COVID-19 for One Health
Zhaohui Su et al.
Commentary | Published: 25 March 2024 in Globalization and Health

The epidemiology of notifiable diseases in Australia and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2012–2022
Asma Sohail et al.
Research | Published: 02 January 2024 in BMC Global and Public Health

Current status and trends in antimicrobial use in food animals in China, 2018–2020
Qi Zhao et al.
Research | Published: 8 December 2023 in One Health Advances

The impact of controlling diseases of significant global importance on greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production
Judith L. Capper et al.
Research | Published: 08 December 2023 in One Health Outlook


The One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP)
Thomas C. Mettenleiter et al.
Research | Published: 7 December 2023 in One Health Outlook

Will the Russian war in Ukraine unleash larger epidemics of HIV, TB and associated conditions and diseases in Ukraine?
Samuel R. Friedman et al.
Research | Published: 01 September 2023 published in Harm Reduction Journal

BOHEMIA a cluster randomized trial to assess the impact of an endectocide-based one health approach to malaria in Mozambique: baseline demographics and key malaria indicators
Paula Ruiz-Castillo et al. 
Research | Published: 04 June 2023 in Malaria Journal

Zoonotic and antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter: a view through the One Health lens
Qijing Zhang et al. 
Review | Published: 30 March 2023 in One Health Advances

What does One Health want? Feminist, posthuman, and anti-colonial possibilities
Lauren E. Van Patter et al.
Commentary | Published: 10 March 2023 One Health Outlook

Antimicrobial resistance from a One Health perspective in Zambia: a systematic review
Avis A. Nowbuth et al.
Review | Published: 03 March 2023 in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

Rickettsiales in the WHO European Region: an update from a One Health perspective
Cristoforo Guccione et al.
Review | Published: 30 January 2023 in Parasites & Vectors

Antimicrobial resistance and one health in the post COVID-19 era: What should health students learn?
Osman Kamal Osman Elmahi et al.
Commentary | Published: 11 April 2022 in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
 

Featured Books

Discover our collection of Springer Books on One Health and its related topics.

New Content ItemBook: The Landscape of Global Health Inequity

Chapter: Inequity Versus Inequality in the One Health: Are We Doing Justice and to Whom?

This chapter explores the One Health approach, delving into its historical roots, ethical considerations, and the importance of equity and justice. It also highlights the significance of incorporating cultural perspectives into One Health initiatives. Ultimately, the chapter underscores the potential of One Health to create a more balanced, sustainable, and just world for all living beings.


New Content ItemBook: Integrated Science of Global Epidemics

Chapter: One Health as an Integrated Approach: Perspectives from Public Services for Mitigation of Future Epidemics

The Integrated Science of Global Epidemics aims to highlight the combination of different disciplines, including formal sciences, physical-chemical sciences and engineering, biological sciences, medical sciences, and social sciences, to deal with complex problems such as global epidemics. This contributed volume could be used as guidelines for the entire scientific community and policy makers to successfully face these global threats.


New Content ItemBook: Poxviruses

Chapter: Poxviruses from the Concept of One Health
(Published May 2024, before the Mpox outbreak was declared a public health emergency)

This review aims to describe Poxviridae and its impact on the One Health concept, by studying the underlying causes of how poxviruses can affect the health of animals, humans, and environments. Reviewing the effect of disease transmission between animal to human, human to human, and animal to animal with pox viruses as a third party to achieve a total understanding of infection and viral transmission. Thus, contributing to enhance detection, diagnosis, research, and treatments regarding the application of One Health.


Book: Handbook of Global Health

Chapter: One Health and Emerging Zoonotic Diseases

This chapter starts by distinguishing zoonoses and their emergence from other infectious diseases, as well as understanding how and why new zoonoses emerge to cause epidemics and even pandemics, previously controlled diseases re-emerge, and “old” diseases persist. Finally, the chapter describes how One Health is operationalized as transdisciplinary implementation research, aimed at understanding and preventing disease emergence in the human-environment systems context, and the challenges as well as new opportunities for global health this presents.


New Content ItemBook: Framing Animals as Epidemic Villains (2019)

Chapter: To Kill or Not to Kill? Negotiating Life, Death, and One Health in the Context of Dog-Mediated Rabies Control in Colonial and Independent India 

Animal welfarism and the recent One Health approach—which looks at rabies as a problem of both people and dogs—have involuntarily added complexity to the century-long discussion about rabies-control theories and practices. Nowadays people in India ask themselves: Why do we have to care for dogs to eventually care for ourselves? How is it possible that our health—and life—really depends on that of street dogs? This chapter looks at how these questions have been framed and what responses they have elicited in India from the colonial period to the present day.


New Content ItemBook: Animals and the Shaping of Modern Medicine.
One Health and its Histories
 (2018)

This book is open access

Each chapter analyses an important episode in which animals changed and were changed by medicine. Ranging across the animal inhabitants of Britain’s zoos, sick sheep on Scottish farms, unproductive livestock in developing countries, and the tapeworms of California and Beirut, they illuminate the multi-species dimensions of modern medicine and its rich historical connections with biology, zoology, agriculture and veterinary medicine. The modern movement for One Health – whose history is also analyzed – is therefore revealed as just the latest attempt to improve health by working across species and disciplines.