Global Health Newsletter Dec 2009

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Welcome to the November

edition of the Global Health Newsletter. This newsletter highlights

some of the latest research and breaking news our Editors have chosen

from Global Health and other key public health resources. A full view

of the latest unique abstracts, full text, and breaking news -

including temporary FREE access to over 1.3 million abstracts - can be

found on our Global Health Knowledge Base .

The

concept of `one medicine' is now well established and it aims to

enhance collaboration between veterinarians and physicians, and other

health professionals, to promote the health and well being of all

species. More recently, the health of the environment has been included

in the 'one medicine' concept reflecting the facts that all three are

interlinked. The term one medicine was first used by the pioneering

veterinary epidemiologist, Calvin Schwabe, who sought to break down the

barriers between human and veterinary medicine. One example of where

the `one medicine' is useful is with Leishmaniosis, a

serious protozoal infection of humans and animals. The infection is

transmitted by sand-flies and affects dogs and humans. In some regions

the dogs act as a reservoir for human infections and in other areas it

is only really a problem in dogs. Understanding the complex course of

the disease, and its epidemiology is a vital part of constructing

control strategies. The increase in movement of people and animals has

led to the disease being seen in many places outside its main areas,

and climate change could alter the range of the sand-fly vectors and

the disease. The site www.leishinfo.org

site has been created to bring together a range of information on

canine leishmaniosis, and enables those interested in the disease to

communicate and share their knowledge.

Latest research

Breaking news

Unique abstracts from Global Health

These

scientific abstracts are indexed from journals unique to global health,

so you won't find electronic access to this important research anywhere

else. Visit the Latest Research section of our Global Health Knowledge Base for full access to articles, and more...

>>The leishmaniases of Southern Europe. - CAB Direct

>>Study on a new focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Falcón State, Venezuela. Record of a case. - CAB Direct

>>The

community summary report on trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic

agents, antimicrobial resistance and foodborne outbreaks in the

European Union in 2005. - CAB Direct

Research from core public health journals

>>Tularemia outbreak at a metropolitan airport, Texas. - CAB Direct

>>A novel exo-antigen-based ELISA for the detection of canine leishmaniasis. - CAB Direct

Full Text

CABI

offers access to many full research articles via Global Health - much

of which is not available electronically anywhere else.

>>Specific targeted research project Poultryflorgut. - CAB Direct

>>Blastocystis sp.: a neglected zoonotic protozoan. - CAB Direct

Our expert Editors have filtered through the vast amount of news out there, so you don't have to. Find the complete list in the Breaking News section of the Global Health Knowledge Base.

>> on health research in rural China

>> WHO donates 9 million flu shots to Philippines UN reports promising trend in HIV infection rates, record numbers living with virus

>> Climate change policies 'improve health'

>> INFLUENZA PANDEMIC (H1N1) 2009 (116):: ORIGIN

Global Health blog

Latest health-related entries from the CABI blog...

>> Flu - can we say goodbye to yearly vaccines soon?

I

was at the CDC's session on H1N1 influenza at the American Public

Health Association annual meeting in Philadelphia recently and the

problems of getting a flu vaccine out to the population fast was

brought home to me. It takes about 5-6 months at present to grow and

manufacture new flu vaccines and in a pandemic, like the one we have

now, a lot of people could die in that time. .....