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Barbara Haesler, the NEOH chair, attended the ESOF 2016 (EuroScience Open Forum) conference in Manchester where she gave a talk on the Network for Evaluation of One Health – an opportunity organised and promoted by the Brussels COST team.

The COST team had a booth in the exhibition hall to inform scientist about COST activities and opportunities; further info can be found here: http://www.cost.eu/events/esof2016 and photos here: https://www.facebook.com/COST.Programme/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10153888922289611.

ESOF has previously visited many of Europe’s leading cities from Stockholm to Barcelona, Dublin and Copenhagen; in 2016 it arrived in the United Kingdom for the very first time. The five day programme highlighted major research findings across a wide range of sciences; there were hundreds of seminars, workshops and debates on the latest science and technology from a broad spectrum of leaders and influencers from the scientific community, including Nobel laureates, influential policy makers, business leaders and prominent scientists. There were calls for the science community to get active to get the best possible deals for European research and everybody was encouraged to join Euroscience and get active for their future of science.

Download Euroscience membership leaflet

Download a copy of Barbara’s Talk

A new paper  by  Kevin Queenan et al has been published in The International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents  entitled ‘A One Health approach to antimicrobial resistance surveillance: is there a business case for it?’ 

The complex epidemiology of AMR and its surveillance is suited to a One Health approach.

A conceptual model of OH AMR surveillance is presented and current global and European surveillance systems are compared. A business case for a OH approach to AMR surveillance is made by including broader, less tangible benefits to society, animal welfare, ecosystems health and social capital building.

Read more at: http://www.ijaaonline.com/article/S0924-8579(16)30183-2/abstract

Please see below the latest list of ‘One Health Happenings’ from the One Health Commission.

1. August 28-29, 2016: One Health Innovations Symposium, hosted by the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute, a Leader Sponsor of the One Health Commission.

2. Research Assistant Professor in One Health / Infectious Diseases – Position Open at Texas A&M University. This position will work in the field of infectious diseases and will address emerging and re-emerging diseases while supporting and further strengthening senior faculty efforts with Texas A&M AgriLife Research in their mission to improve public health and well-being.

3. One Health Public Service Announcement – Feel free to use!

4. Watch for it! Zoonoses and One Health Smithsonian Exhibit – Coming 2018.

5. Help promote One Health Day on November 3. Create an event in your region!

6. Check out other One Health Events around the world.

If you have previous, current or planned One Health research or training activities (including antibiotic resistance) in Western Europe, please consider completing this questionnaire.

Relevant countries include: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal , Scandinavia, Spain, Switzerland and UK.

Compiled responses will contribute to an overview that will be published as a review in a special issue of Current Clinical Microbiology reports.

Please return completed questionnaires to Reina Sikkema (r.sikkema@erasmusmc.nl ) by 22nd August.

This research is being undertaken by: 
Reina Sikkema, PhD student Viroscience, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam (r.sikkema@erasmusmc.nl ) and Marion Koopmans, Head department of Viroscience, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam

For more information, please see this coverletter or email Reina Sikkema (r.sikkema@erasmusmc.nl).