This newest issue highlights the importance of collaboration across oceans in advancing animal, human and environmental health. This is a consistent, dynamic and powerful theme is explored in articles written by professionals, postdoctoral associates and graduate/veterinary students with the assistance of our faculty editorial board and guest contributors.
In the late nineteenth century, medicine was adapting due to the wider implementation of the scientific method, establishing a metaphorical "Bronze Age" of disease understanding. Today, historical documents offer scholars the opportunity to draw modern lessons from key moments in history. Induction, distinct from deduction, is defined as "beginning with the observation and measurement of phenomena and then developing ideas and general theories about the universe of interest." In this article, the authors detail primary archival materials from this era, and then inductively integrate conclusions about leadership during the nascent formation of One Health networks.
This article explores letters exchanged among 19th- and early 20th-century public health pioneers, showing how their scientific collaboration, mutual respect and cross-disciplinary dialogue laid a foundation for modern One Health frameworks. Read more
International and study abroad opportunities can provide veterinary students with a strong model for how One Health science can be used both empirically and experimentally. These programs immerse students within interdisciplinary work, giving them the opportunity to apply One Health practices into limited-resource environments. Core competencies for One Health knowledge among veterinary graduates have been previously surveyed and published, examining the role of veterinarians in the human-animal interface, and identifying areas where further One Health integration and experiences are needed (Baines et al., 2024). Options for achieving these metrics are both diverse and expanding. New graduating classes of U.S. veterinary students are generally well-positioned to embark on their careers in any general or specialty domain while being versed in One Health concepts and approaches in practice. This article reviews some examples of the opportunities and relationships established between U.S. veterinary colleges and their counterparts overseas, enhancing student experiences and solidifying the global nature of the One Health paradigm, thereby helping to foster its success in the future. Read more
Based out of Fort Collins, Colorado, is a small unit within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) called the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS). Perhaps because of this smaller size, many members of the public are not aware of the nature or importance of the work NAHMS produces. However, the studies conducted and the data amassed by this group have wide-ranging importance for our understanding of animal health, agricultural production, and human health in the United States (U.S.). Recent studies have focused on various aspects of the animal agriculture industry, including large and small swine enterprises, cattle feedlot management, and the sheep industry. While NAHMS exists outside of the traditional regulatory role of other programs that are also part of the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the information provided is widely available in academic and industry publications, and can inform decisions made within different sectors of animal agriculture. Through this, NAHMS findings address and impact the health of animals used in agriculture, the health of humans who depend on food and fiber products from those animals, and the health of the environment in which animals live, cementing it firmly within a One Health framework. Indeed, NAHMS offers a data-driven tool to support the mission of addressing human and veterinary public health threats.
This article describes how USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System systematically collects and analyzes farm-level data on livestock health, antimicrobial resistance, and zoonotic pathogens. Read more
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