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Global Disease Detection Stories: Tracking and Taming Zoonotic Diseases in South Africa
A One Health program in South Africa connects physicians and veterinarians to better understand causes of human disease by looking at animals in a new light.
How do you tonsil swab a wild African buffalo? More importantly, why? The answer is that buffaloes are reservoirs for certain “zoonotic” diseases, or diseases that can be passed from animals to humans. Many infectious diseases (such as rabies and Rift Valley Fever) are transmitted through animals, which is why tracking animal diseases that could potentially jump to humans is a crucial aspect of public health. Early detection means spotting these diseases in animals before they make people sick.
Animal Health Human Health #OneHealth: The Life and Legacy of Dr. James H. Steele
“To call Jim Steele “just” a veterinarian is like saying Bill Gates is “just” a software engineer. During his one hundred years of life, Steele changed the face of veterinary medicine and public health. His life story is a great inspiration for anyone with curiosity and passion for the health, life and environmental sciences.”
The Role of Clinical Studies for Pets with Naturally Occurring Tumors in Translational Cancer Research
The types of cancers that affect people also naturally occur in pets, so knowledge gained from clinical trials for pet patients with spontaneous tumors can complement the traditional approach to preclinical cancer research prior to conducting trials for human patients.
Scientists urged to break the thought silos
Crossing disciplinary boundaries is unusual – and crucially important. In 1998, groundbreaking thinker and eminent biologist EO Wilson cautioned against scientific overspecialization, warning that thought silos “…must be torn down in order for humanity to progress.” Sociobiologist Rebecca Costa argued in 2010 that “the more fortified and numerous silos become, the further away humankind strays from a unified, systemic approach to our greatest threats.”
Doing quicker literature reviews
An elaborate literature review is an important stage in the development of almost all PhDs, and it is also a normal first step also in launching any new research project. There are two main versions. Narrative reviews aim to give a ‘genetic’ account of the origins and development of understanding for a defined topic. They usually follow a basically chronological sequence — perhaps broken up into periods treated more as coherent wholes (‘periodization’); or perhaps analytically fragmented into component parts or sub-topics.
Cost-effective rabies prevention strategy
Mass dog vaccination is the most cost-effective way to control rabies and decrease human deaths. from the figure below it is clear that with a higher vaccination coverage of the dog population there are multiple benefits
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