UW SVM - Public and Global Health Interest Group

H1N1 Flu Confirmed in Iowa Cat

2009-11-05T10:34:00.002-06:00

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0600

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) remind Iowans that in addition to protecting their families, friends and neighbors from the spread of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, it's important to remember to protect family pets from the illness, as well. People who are sick with H1N1 can spread the virus not only to humans, but to some animals.

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11/8 Mine - a film on the animals (and owners) of Hurricane Katrina

2009-11-04T15:32:00.003-06:00

Mine (2009)

Geralyn Pezanoski (80 min., color, BetaSP, US)

Sunday, November 8, 7:30 pm

UW Cinematheque - 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706

Geralyn Pezanoski's powerful first feature film shines a light on a forgotten class of Hurricane Katrina victim - the Gulf Coast region's pets (and their owners). The film ably documents the immediate aftermath of the storm that killed or stranded over 100,000 animals and the valiant rescue efforts by volunteers from around the country. But Mine doesn't stop there. Instead, it wades into far deeper and more emotionally charged terrain, following the months of suffering and struggle since 2005 - as pets that were rescued and sent to animal shelters around the country become legally adopted by new families, even as their former families continue to search for them. There are so many tales here so skillfully and emotionally told. Victor has been desperately searching for his dog Max. Tiffany is smitten with him and couldn't imagine giving him back after rescuing him. Whose dog is Max? Gloria refused to be evacuated without her dog Murphy until finally she was forced to leave Murphy behind by the National Guard. Should she not be able to get her dog back now? Through it all hangs questions about what it means for an animal to "belong" to someone, what rights are animals entitled to, and why our relationships to animals are so powerful and yet so convoluted. A heartbreaking and powerful film, Mine clearly demonstrates how some of the greatest tragedies often emerge in the absence of villains and the presence only of good intentions and how often the simplest desire to love another being can be fraught with enormous obstacles. Winner of the Audience Award at the 2009 SXSW Festival in Austin. Filmmaker scheduled to be in attendance.

11/11 Dr. Linda Detwiler

2009-11-04T09:58:00.002-06:00

Public and Global Health Interest Group presents:

"An Evening with a Public Health Practitioner"

Dr. Linda Detwiler, DVM

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS)

Please join us next Wednesday evening for a dinner presentation and case studies

Wednesday, November 11th
5:30 p.m.
Room 2255

*Sign-up in the computer lab for dinner!!!*

Dr. Linda A. Detwiler graduated in 1980 from the Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dairy Science. In 1984 she received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. From 1996 to 2002, Dr. Detwiler served as the Senior Staff Veterinarian of the Emergency Programs Staff for the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS). There, she coordinated APHIS surveillance, prevention, and education activities for BSE. She also coordinated the development of a national BSE response plan. From 2002 to 2003 Dr. Detwiler was the Veterinarian in Charge of APHIS’s Veterinary Services, where she oversaw all Veterinary Service programs in the state of New Jersey.

Dr. Detwiler currently works for the the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) which recognizes that new and emerging disease pathogens—some of which might be zoonotic or exotic continue to threaten U.S. animal health. These pathogens could pose risks in the form of agroterroism, bioterroism and environmental safety and food safety problems that also can put the well-being of citizens in the United States and around the world at risk. As these threats grow and diversify, there is an increasing demand for veterinarians in the field of public practice and food supply veterinary medicine. In response to these challenges, APHIS–VS has embarked on a partnership with Mississippi State University to provide experiential learning opportunities for students during summers, breaks and open rotations. Dr. Linda Detwiler, from the Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, Mississippi State University leads the program, coordinates the externship program for veterinary students, advertises internships and jobs, hosts a government career symposium at the Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) and develops outreach materials for the program.

Global Health Essay Contest - Due 11/20

2009-11-03T17:53:00.001-06:00

The Commission on Smart Global Health is seeking answers to the question:
What is the most important thing the US can do to improve global health over the next 15 years?
In 500-800 words, we want to hear what students have to say about fresh, innovative approaches to the important challenges we face in global health. Students at all levels, from undergraduate to medical and professional students, are eligible.
The author of the first-place essay will receive a $1,000 scholarship and be published in the Commission's final report, while the second-place entrant will receive a $500 scholarship. There will also be $1,000 and $500 prizes for the first and second-place entries by non-students.
Complete details, including contest rules, can be found at: http://www.smartglobalhealth.org/CUGHessays
Contact the Commission with questions at dporter@csis.org or at (330) 605-5740.

12/8: WI State Lab of Hygiene Scientific Seminar Strengthening the Public Health Laboratory Network in Botswana

2009-11-03T10:21:00.002-06:00

WI State Lab of Hygiene Scientific Seminar
Strengthening the Public Health Laboratory Network in Botswana

In Botswana, where an estimated 17% of the country’s 1.8 million people are infected with HIV, inadequate laboratory systems represented a major barrier to mounting a successful HIV control program. Since 2001, WSLH Epidemiologist John Pfister has been working periodically as a consultant to assist the CDC and the Botswana Ministry of Health strengthen the nation’s public health laboratory network. John will describe the challenges, accomplishments, and ongoing activities of this international partnership.

Tuesday, Dec. 8^th, Noon – 1 PM

State Lab of Hygiene, Stovall Building, 465 Henry Mall (corner of Henry Mall and Linden)

Global Health Seminar Series: "Perspective on Pandemic Influenza: Views from Microscopic to Global" 11/17

2009-10-27T18:24:00.001-05:00

"Perspective on Pandemic Influenza:
Views from Microscopic to Global"

Christopher Olsen, DVM, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean, School of Veterinary Medicine
UW-Madison

Wednesday, November 17
5:00-6:00pm
Room 1345 Health Sciences Learning Center
FALL 2009 SEMINAR SERIES
Health Sciences Learning Center: Room 1345
The 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus has been shown to be
evolutionarily related to swine influenza viruses containing
genes of classical swine, avian and human virus lineages. These
findings have refocused interest on pigs as intermediary hosts in
the movement of influenza viruses between different host spe-
cies. This presentation will provide historical and virological per-
spective on the mechanisms by which pandemic influenza viruses
emerge, and consider the public health and societal issues to be
faced by human populations around the globe.

Global Health Seminar Series - 10/28/09 5-6pm

2009-10-27T18:13:00.004-05:00

Global Health Seminar Series

"Integrated TB/HIV Care Outcomes: Lessons Learned in Uganda”

Dr. Denis Nansera
Pediatrician/Lecturer
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Mbarara, Uganda

Wednesday, October 28
5:00-6:00pm
1335 HSLC

Today TB is not only a major opportunistic infection in persons living
with HIV/AIDS; it is the main cause of morbidity and mortality. For im-
proved prevention and treatment of TB among HIV patients, the WHO
and other funding agencies are advocating for integration of services
for those with the dual infection.

This presentation highlights the burden of TB among HIV patients, what
is required to integrate TB and HIV care services, and the impact of integrated services on care outcomes.

Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program

2009-10-13T08:27:00.002-05:00

I call your attention to an exciting clinical research training
experience for doctoral-level U.S. students in the health professions,
the Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program. The FICRS
program offers a one-year clinical research training experience to
advanced standing students in U.S. schools of medicine, public health,
osteopathy, dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine, optometry,
nutrition and pharmacy.

This is an opportunity for highly motivated individuals to experience
mentored research training at top-ranked NIH-funded research centers in
developing countries throughout Africa, Asia, South America, and the
Caribbean.

FICRS is sponsored by the NIH's Fogarty International Center (FIC) in
partnership with 15 NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices. FICRS is
administered by the FICRS-F Support Center at Vanderbilt University, the
Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Association of Schools
of Public Health.

The deadline to apply for the program is December 3, 2009.

To learn more and to obtain an application, please visit
http://www.fogartyscholars.org/scholars, or contact
scholars@fogartyscholars.org with questions.

We would appreciate it greatly if you would distribute this information
to any and all interested parties. Please let me know if you are not
the appropriate contact to receive this.

Sincerely,

Katy Carkuff
Program Specialist
Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program Association of
American Medical Colleges 2450 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037
202-862-6206

Peace One Day - September 21 - International Day of Peace

2009-09-21T22:57:00.009-05:00

Hi All,

I came across this today and thought it was a pretty interesting massage that needed to be shared. Please check it out...

You can also see the full version of the film below:

And of course check out the website: http://www.peaceoneday.org

Closing the door on potential pandemics - BBC article

2009-08-07T13:23:00.001-05:00

Closing the door on potential pandemics

VIEWPOINT
William Karesh

Geographic and environmental boundaries that once protected us from widespread disease outbreaks are no more, says William Karesh. In this week's Green Room, he calls for the West to adopt a "prevention is better than cure" approach to human and animal health.

Animal health is tightly linked to the conditions of its surrounding environment, and humans are increasingly changing or affecting those conditions

During the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic that killed up to 100 million people worldwide, children sang a nursery rhyme: "I had a little bird, Its name was Enza, I opened the window, and in-flu-enza."

Today, the expanding human population and activity has opened the pandemic "window" even wider.

A major component of any strategy to protect ourselves must involve treating disease before it gets to us.

We are reminded by the recent World Health Organization designation of a H1N1 pandemic that infectious diseases have little regard for the Darwinian divide.

Humans share more than 60% of "known" infectious organisms with animals, and the majority of new or emerging diseases are linked in some way to wild animals; ebola, HIV/Aids, Sars, and Avian influenza are just a few examples.

But don't blame the animals; these diseases in humans stem from how we move about the planet, interact with animals and the environment, educate our citizens, provide or don't provide health services, and deal with poverty and hunger.

Going global

Animal health is tightly linked to the conditions of its surrounding environment, and humans are increasingly changing or affecting those conditions.

Boundaries that limited the spread of diseases are being broken down

The trade in wildlife for food, traditional medicine, or pets, for example, has increased in response to human demand.

This flourishing trade - both legal and illegal - of domesticated animals, wildlife and wild animal parts is often marked by unsanitary conditions that can give rise to zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from animals to people).

As modern transportation is made available to more of the world, geographic boundaries that once protected us from remote disease outbreaks are nearly obsolete.

Viruses and bacteria long confined to living in a single species, or in one part of the world, can now quickly be moved to new areas and thrive in environments, animals or people unprepared for their arrival.

Other human-induced environmental conditions can have an effect as well, and are not predicated on human physical presence in a specific place.

Disturbances, such as fluctuating precipitation levels and increasing temperatures brought about by climate change, can have far reaching consequences on ecosystems and animal health, and thus, ultimately drive changes in disease proliferation and redistribution.

Human well-being is dependent upon healthy ecosystems

Not surprisingly, predicting outbreaks of zoonotic diseases is an increasingly complex, but critically important, undertaking.

It is a mistake to believe that stockpiling vaccines or drugs will be enough to ensure that we are protected from future pandemic threats.

The next pandemic may not come in the form of an influenza virus. There is no guarantee that in response to a viral threat, we will have time to modify a vaccine or that current drugs will remain effective.

Many of us have been actively promoting the concept of One World, One Health - a philosophy that dictates a comprehensive approach to pandemic preparedness that starts "upstream", and attacks disease at its origins.

That means working with people in the poorest areas of the world who have little access to health care for themselves or their livestock, or to proper hygienic provisions for raising and handling animals.

In many of these places, the order of the day is simply survival.

To really protect those of us "downstream", in places like the US and Europe, from emerging pandemic diseases, we must focus a portion of our efforts on collaborating with those upstream populations to create a safer and healthier future.

This means building capacity in the developing world to monitor wildlife, domestic animals and people for disease.

Potential pandemics needs to be tackled at source, not on our doorsteps

It also means giving those living at the frontlines of an outbreak the ability to respond.

This may sound like an ominous task, but in the long run, preventing or solving a potential pandemic disease crisis at its source will prove far more cost effective than paying for the effects after its devastating impacts.

The nascent beginnings of such a comprehensive, global approach to pandemic disease have been initiated by the US government and a number of UN agencies.

Formal and informal networks of public health agencies, infectious disease scientists, veterinarians, conservation organisations and technology firms are sharing resources and enabling access to disease distribution data, sample analyses and outbreak information.

This is vital to predicting, identifying and responding to new emerging diseases in countries most in need of help and at the highest risk.

As with climate change, we are learning that what we do locally affects our global community, and that all nations both developed and developing, will play an important role in the future condition of our shared planet.

Working as partners within a One World, One Health philosophy is a critical approach to answering our environmental challenges - including minimising the impacts of a future pandemic.

Just as we share the planet's atmosphere, we share all of its infectious organisms.

Dr William B Karesh is vice president of the Wildlife Conservation Society and director of its Global Health Program

The Green Room is a series of opinion articles on environmental topics running weekly on the BBC News website

Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine - MPVM

2009-04-28T11:16:00.001-05:00

The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis offers a professional degree, the Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine (MPVM). Using state-of-the-art modern methods in epidemiology, the program prepares veterinarians to investigate and evaluate disease and production problems in animal populations and to design, evaluate and implement disease control or other veterinary services programs.

The School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) is responsible for the overall administration of the MPVM program and for awarding of the degree but many Departments, Divisions and Schools at the university also actively contribute to the MPVM program. Faculty in the SVM and other collaborating faculty carry out research on a wide variety of animal diseases, on microbial and parasitic zoonoses, veterinary public health, food-borne infections of man, wildlife diseases and wildlife management, animal health economics, animal production, biostatistics, veterinary medical data management and computer applications in veterinary medicine.

Since its inception in 1966, more than 750 graduates of this pioneering educational program have gone on to top-level governmental, private industry, academic and practice careers in various areas of preventive veterinary medicine throughout the United States and 74 other countries.

A veterinarian can now combine MPVM academic training with field service in the Peace Corps as part of the Peace Corps Master's International Program. The candidate volunteer enters the Peace Corps and enrolls in the MPVM program. After completing course work, the student conducts an animal health project during a two-year Peace Corps assignment, then returns to school for a final quarter to complete the program and MPVM project based on the field research.

The MPVM program involves course work, a research project and a series of electives which permit the student to select one of the areas of emphasis (Population Health, Food Safety, Public Health and Zoonoses, Wildlife Disease & Ecology, Ecosysytem Health, International Health, Independent). A faculty advisor helps students tailor their selection of elective coursework to meet their individual future professional needs.

The MPVM program is a one-year program, but some students may require up to 2 years to complete all coursework requirements. For non-native English speaking students, a two-year program is highly recommended. A special part-time program is available for a limited number of students who are unable to leave their employment for three consecutive quarters of instruction. For more details, please e-mail the Program Director, Bruno Chomel or Donna Smith , Assistant to the MPVM Director.

Gripe Porcina/ Swine Influenza In Mexico

2009-04-25T11:20:00.002-05:00

WHO: Mexican Swine Flu has Pandemic Potential:

24 April 2009 -- The United States Government has reported seven confirmed human cases of Swine Influenza A/H1N1 in the USA (five in California and two in Texas) and nine suspect cases. All seven confirmed cases had mild Influenza-Like Illness (ILI), with only one requiring brief hospitalization. No deaths have been reported.

The Government of Mexico has reported three separate events. In the Federal District of Mexico, surveillance began picking up cases of ILI starting 18 March. The number of cases has risen steadily through April and as of 23 April there are now more than 854 cases of pneumonia from the capital. Of those, 59 have died. In San Luis Potosi, in central Mexico, 24 cases of ILI, with three deaths, have been reported. And from Mexicali, near the border with the United States, four cases of ILI, with no deaths, have been reported.

Of the Mexican cases, 18 have been laboratory confirmed in Canada as Swine Influenza A/H1N1, while 12 of those are genetically identical to the Swine Influenza A/H1N1 viruses from California.

The majority of these cases have occurred in otherwise healthy young adults. Influenza normally affects the very young and the very old, but these age groups have not been heavily affected in Mexico.

Because there are human cases associated with an animal influenza virus, and because of the geographical spread of multiple community outbreaks, plus the somewhat unusual age groups affected, these events are of high concern.

The Swine Influenza A/H1N1 viruses characterized in this outbreak have not been previously detected in pigs or humans. The viruses so far characterized have been sensitive to oseltamivir, but resistant to both amantadine and rimantadine.

The World Health Organization has been in constant contact with the health authorities in the United States, Mexico and Canada in order to better understand the risk which these ILI events pose. WHO (and PAHO) is sending missions of experts to Mexico to work with health authorities there. It is helping its Member States to increase field epidemiology activities, laboratory diagnosis and clinical management. Moreover, WHO's partners in the Global Alert and Response Network have been alerted and are ready to assist as requested by the Member States.

WHO acknowledges the United States and Mexico for their proactive reporting and their collaboration with WHO and will continue to work with Member States to further characterize the outbreak. http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_04_24/en/index.html

GENEVA – An outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and the United States is a quickly evolving situation that has "pandemic potential," the head of the World Health Organization said Saturday before an emergency meeting of flu experts.

WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said the North American outbreak of a never-before-seen virus was a very serious situation.

She called Saturday's emergency meeting to consider declaring an international public health emergency over the outbreak, which is believed to have killed dozens of people in Mexico and sickened at least eight in the U.S.

The experts are also expected to recommend whether WHO should raise its pandemic alert to a higher level.

At least 62 people have died from severe pneumonia caused by a flu-like illness in Mexico, according to WHO. Some of those who died are confirmed to have a unique version of the A/H1N1 flu virus that is a combination of bird, pig and human viruses.

Mexico has closed schools, museums, libraries and theaters in a bid to contain the outbreak, which may have sickened about 1,000 people there.

"The situation is evolving quickly," Chan said at a telephone news conference in Geneva. "A new disease is by definition poorly understood.

"In the assessment of WHO, this is a serious situation which must be watched very closely."

"This is an animal strain of the H1N1 virus, and it has pandemic potential because it is infecting people," Chan said.

"However, we cannot say, on the basis of currently available laboratory, epidemiological and clinical evidence, whether or not it will indeed cause a pandemic," she added.

It is the first time Chan has convened such a crisis panel since the procedure was created almost two years ago, spokesman Gregory Hartl said.

The committee may decide Saturday that the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency, and if so, whether WHO should consider measures including travel advisories, trade restrictions and border closures.

The global body's flu pandemic alert level is now set to phase three — meaning there is no or very limited risk of a new virus spreading from human to human.

The committee "will be asked, 'should we raise the alert level to phase four or phase five,' depending on their appreciation of how far the virus has spread," Hartl said.

An increased alert level was considered likely, as initial evidence from the outbreak in Mexico indicates the virus has spread between people. Hartl said, however, that a decision would not be made Saturday.

EN Español!!

GINEBRA (Reuters) - Un brote de influenza porcina surgido en México y Estados Unidos tiene el potencial de causar una epidemia mundial, pero es muy pronto para afirmar que ello ocurrirá, dijo el sábado la directora de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS).

"Tiene potencial pandémico porque está infectando a las personas", dijo Margaret Chan, directora general de la OMS.

"Sin embargo, no podemos decir en base a la evidencia disponible de tipo clínico, epidemiológico y de laboratorio si causará o no una pandemia", indicó.

La nueva cepa, una mezcla de virus de influenza porcina, humana y aviaria que habría causado la muerte de 68 personas de entre 1.004 casos sospechosos en México e infectado a ocho en Estados Unidos, es poco conocida y la situación evoluciona rápidamente, dijo Chan en una teleconferencia.

Un comité de emergencia conformado por expertos, que se reunirá a la brevedad, asesorará a la directora de la OMS sobre asuntos que incluyen la posibilidad de cambiar el nivel de alerta pandémica de la OMS, que es actualmente de 3 en una escala del 1 al 6.

Es "demasiado prematuro en este momento" que la OMS emita alguna alerta sobre viajes, debido a que aún se requieren los análisis de los casos y otros datos clínicos, aseguró.

"Aún no tenemos un cuadro completo de la epidemiología o del riesgo, incluyendo posibles contagios fuera de las áreas actualmente afectadas", dijo Chan. "No obstante, según la evaluación de la OMS, esta es una situación seria", añadió.

También es muy pronto para que la agencia de Naciones Unidas aconseje a los laboratorios que empiecen a producir una vacuna contra la nueva cepa del virus, aparte de su tradicional producción de vacunas estacionales para la influenza, sostuvo. http://mx.news.yahoo.com/s/25042009/2/n-health-gripe-porcina-potencial-pandemico-jefa.html

Senior Clinical Training Scholarship in Veterinary Public Health

2009-02-20T11:04:00.000-06:00

Senior Clinical Training Scholarship in Veterinary Public Health

Applications are invited from veterinary graduates to undertake a three-year residency programme in Veterinary Public Health. The successful candidate will receive training in all aspects of veterinary epidemiology, including theoretical and practical aspects of epidemiological and statistical methods and their application to the study of animal disease and their control. The resident will undertake the well established MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology provided jointly by the RVC, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, DEFRA and the VLA during the first two years of the programme. At the end of the training programme, the resident will be eligible to sit the exam for the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Public Health (www.ecvph.org).

The residency is jointly conducted at the RVC, DEFRA and the VLA. The resident will spend time at each organisation and conduct collaborative research. The resident will be involved in small group teaching, seminars, research and epidemiological support.

The tax-free stipends for Senior Scholarships start at £ 14,902, increasing by annual increments to

£16,222 and are continued subject to satisfactory annual assessment.

For informal inquiries, please contact Prof. Katharina Stärk on 01707 666 333 ext 6025, kstaerk@rvc.ac.uk.

Closing date: 12^th March 2009
It is anticipated interviews will be held on 31^st March 2009

For an application form and further details of this scholarship, please visit: www.rvc.ac.uk/cts or email: jobs@rvc.ac.uk quoting ref: SCTS/VPH/09

Please note Short-listed candidates will normally be notified at least one week before the interview date.

Global Health Symposium Lectures

2009-02-12T11:06:00.001-06:00

Dear Friends of Global Health,

What a successful Global Health Symposium we had last week! Many thanks to all of you who participated, and a special “thank you” to all of the students who worked so hard to make this event happen. We had well over 300 people attend the inspiring keynote address given by Tony Goldberg, and a large number of people attended the panel presentations as well. If you were unable to attend the event, missed a speaker that you wanted to hear, or would just like to revisit any of the talks, go to http://videos.med.wisc.edu/category.php?categoryid=80 to view the presentations.

Please feel free to visit the Center for Global Health website. We have a number of terrific speakers that will be presenting this spring, and you may view that schedule at http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/gh/upcomingevents.htm. Though the website does not yet reflect this, please note that we are fortunate to be able to add Dr. Juan Almendares to our Seminar Series schedule. Internationally known Honduran medical doctor, human rights activist, environmental leader and alternative medicine practitioner, he will address "Public Health, Human Rights and Sustainability in Honduras.” This will take place Wednesday, February 18, 5-6pm in room 1309 of the Health Sciences Learning Center. Our website will be updated later this week.

Thank you for your support of the Center for Global Health! We look forward to seeing you at future events.

Sincerely,

Center for Global Health Staff

New CDC/FDA Social Media Resources for Information on Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak

2009-02-05T08:47:00.003-06:00

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working together to provide important information about the recall of certain peanut butter and peanut-containing products that are associated with the recent Salmonella Typhimurium outbreaks.

The latest resource is the new HHS, FDA and CDC social media Web page at http://www.cdc.gov/socialmedia/, which provides many helpful tools in order to reach as many people as possible.

The social media site makes it easy to obtain automatically updated information on the outbreak and the product recall. The site provides resources for both consumers and partners, including:

Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak Map widget
FDA products recall database widget
Updated mobile site content
CDC Podcasts
FDA Dos and Don'ts During the Peanut Salmonella Outbreak Video
CDC Health-e-Cards
And more!

Many of these resources are available in both English and Spanish.

Information about the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak and the product recall is also available at:

Call 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for up-to-date information about the recalls and hundreds of other health and safety topics.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · 1600 Clifton Rd · Atlanta GA 30333 · 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)

“War and Human Rights in Africa: Insights from Darfur/Chad, DRC, and Liberia”

2009-02-05T08:29:00.003-06:00

The Human Rights Initiative at the

University of Wisconsin-Madison

SPRING Lecture Series

Monday, February 9, 2009

4pm-5:30pm

206 Ingraham Hall,

1155 Observatory Drive

“War and Human Rights in Africa:

Insights from Darfur/Chad, DRC, and Liberia”

Professor Jennifer Leaning

Jennifer Leaning is Professor of the Practice of International Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She also co-directs the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and co-founded Physicians for Human Rights.

She is the author and or editor of numerous articles and books, including Humanitarian Crises: The Medical and Public Health Response.

To learn more about the Human Rights Initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, log on to our website and join our mailing list: www.humanrights.wisc.edu

This event is co-sponsored by Global Studies, the International Institute, the Center for Global Health,
CALS, WAGE and the Division of International Studies

Roy F Weston Distinguished Global Sustainability Lectures

2009-01-29T11:52:00.000-06:00

Monday, February 2, 2009
4:30 pm
Pyle Center, Vandeberg Auditorium (Room 121)
702 Langdon St.

Professor Diana Liverman
Director of the Environmental Change Institute
Oxford University Centre for the Environment

"Communities, climate change, and development: can the international climate regime deliver mitigation and adaptation that benefit the poor?"

Professor Diana Liverman is well known for her work on the impacts of climate change in developing countries. She has recently accepted a position as co-director with the University of Arizona's Institute of the Environment and Society. Previous to this, she served as the director of Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute. While her background is in geography, much of her professional career has focused on the societal impacts of climate change. She is especially interested in climate change impacts in Mexico and other parts of Latin America and has participated in many research projects in these regions.

Dr. Liverman has served on climate change committees for the US Social Science Research Council, the US National Academy, the NOAA, and the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Inter American Institute for Global Change Research. She is also an editorial board member for the Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Global Environmental Change, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, and Climatic Change.

View slides and listen to audio of past lecutres

Global Health Lecture 1/30/09 at 3:30

2009-01-29T11:01:00.004-06:00

Friday, January 30 at 3:30 pm, in room 180 Science Hall:

Matthew Sparke
University of Washington, Geography and International Studies
will be presenting:
"Unpacking Economism and Remapping the Terrain of Global Health"

Abstract: *Louis Pasteur once claimed that: The microbe is nothing; the terrain everything. So what, we should ask, is the terrain of global health in the context of growing global interdependency? How do different visions of globalization shape the way in which the global in global health is imagined and mapped? And what are the consequences for the ways in which the social determinants of health globally are understood and targeted for intervention? This talk outlines answers to these questions by exploring how four different socio-economic visions of globalization lead to four distinct mappings of global health problems, their causes and their susceptibility to different forms of local and global intervention.

A copy of the paper on which this talk is based is available on the website of the People's Health Movement: Unpacking Economism and Remapping the Terrain of Global Health
<http://www.phmovement.org/cms/files/%201SparkeGlobalHealth.pdf>.
Another version is also available, along with other publications by Professor Sparke <http://faculty.washington.edu/sparke/>.

Dr. Sparke will also be giving a brownbag talk at 12:00 in Room 350: "Teaching globalization amidst the challenges of re-presenting neoliberalism"

All attendees are also invited to join Dr. Sparke at the union following the talk.

FRESH Seminar Series

2009-01-22T09:34:00.002-06:00

Spring 2009 FRI FRESH Seminar Series

When and Where: Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. noon; room 6201 Microbial Sciences building (MSB), UW-Madison, 1550 Linden Drive

The attached poster is suitable for printing and posting.
Schedule:
Jan 27: "The Many Faces of Bacillus cereus and its Friends" (Jo Handelsman, HHMI Professor and Chair, Bacteriology, UW-Madison)
Feb 10: "Roles of StcE Mucinases in the Pathogenesis of Diarrheal Pathogens" (Rod Welch, Professor and Chair, Med. Micro. & Immunol., UW-Madison)
Feb 24: "Moving Food Safety Forward: Wisconsin's Plans for 2009 and Beyond" (Steve Ingham, DATCP)
Mar 10: "Emerging Microbiological Issues In Ready-To-Eat Beverages" (Sean Leighton, Senior Microbiologist, Coca-Cola North America)
Mar 24:"Mathematical Models for the Emergence and Persistence of VTEC in Calves" (Dorte Dopfer, Assist. Prof., Med. Sci., Veterinary Medicine, UW-Madison)
April 7: "Salmonella Not Just a Chicken and Egg Problem Any More" (Jeri Barak, Assist. Prof., Plant Pathology, UW-Madison)
April 21: "Recent Advances in the Control of Listeria monocytogenes in RTE Meat and Poultry Products" (Tim Freier, Director, Global Food Safety Technologies, Cargill)
May 5: "Cultivation of Norovirus in Aquatic Animal Cell Lines" (Kathy Kurth, Clinical Assoc. Prof., Wis. Veterinary Diagnostic Lab)

Questions? or for more information contact Amy Wong, acwong@wisc.edu, 608-263-1168

Certificate In Global Health

2009-01-22T09:25:00.001-06:00

Would you like to develop or enhance your skills in the area of global health? The UW-Madison Center for Global Health invites graduate and health professions students and mid-career professionals to consider applying for the Certificate in Global Health, a collaborative offering of UW faculty from the Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, and the Division of International Studies. Through a 9-credit program that includes a global health field experience, the certificate prepares candidates to address health issues that transcend national boundaries, with an emphasis on health and disease in developing countries. The program is based in the Department of Population Health Sciences of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and is administered by the Center for Global Health. Applications are now being accepted.

Available as a Graduate Certificate to professional students in the health sciences and graduate students in health-related fields, and available as a Capstone Certificate to health care practitioners and persons who have a BA or BS in a health-related field, the Certificate in Global Health program meets the needs of both traditional and non-traditional students with an interest in global health. Recognizing that candidates may want to develop global health skills while continuing with full-time employment, the core courses are offered outside of the workday and are web-enhanced for easy access to course materials and increased opportunities to interact with faculty and students. To read about our current students and graduates from the Certificate program, go to http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/gh/studentsinthefield.htm.

A detailed description of the certificate and an application form are available on the Center for Global Health website, http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/gh/certificate.htm. The application deadline for 2009-2010 is April 15, 2009. Please forward this e-mail to individuals and groups who may be interested. Attached in the comments section is the Certificate in Global Health Core Competencies document for your information.

Questions? Contact Betsy Teigland, Network and Resource Coordinator, Center for Global Health, teigland@wisc.edu.

Global Infectious Diseases Initiative Series-special noon lecture, Friday, Dec. 12

2008-12-03T11:04:00.004-06:00

MSB = Microbial Science Building at 1550 Linden Dr.

Global Health Seminar Series

2008-12-02T11:21:00.000-06:00

Global Health Seminar Series

Wednesday, December 3, 2008
5:00-6:00pm

Room 1335

Health Sciences Learning Center

“Making the Village That Raises the Child”

Nicholas Makau

Director, Lea Toto Clinics

Nairobi, Kenya

Director, Nyumbani Village

Karen, Kenya

Free parking after 4:30pm in lot 76 (parking ramp by Nielsen Tennis Stadium)

The #80 campus bus stops by lot 76 near the Health Sciences Learning Center.
Students, faculty, staff and community members welcome. Attendance is free of charge and no registration is required.

Sponsored by the Center for Global Health, an initiative of the UW-Madison Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, and Division of International Studies.

If you think your colleagues would be interested in this topic and you would like a flyer to post, please go to http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/gh/ and click on the title of this presentation. Feel free to forward this announcement to others who may be interested. Thank you for your support of the Center for Global Health.

AIDS Fundraiser - December 4th at 10pm!

2008-12-01T15:58:00.002-06:00

Fifth Annual Global Health Symposium - Call for abstracts

2008-11-21T13:11:00.003-06:00

Call for Abstracts - Save the Date

Fifth Annual Global Health Symposium

February 4, 2009, 5:00-9:00pm

HSLC 1306

“Wisconsin and the World: Working Together for Sustainable Health”

Are you interested or involved in global health? You are cordially invited to attend, share your work with the UW community, and learn from others. The UW-Madison Center for Global Health will sponsor its fifth annual symposium to highlight the exciting global health efforts of UW faculty, staff, and students, as well as colleagues from the Madison area and beyond. We welcome presentations and participants from all disciplines that contribute to the improvement of global health or the conditions necessary for health.

Our keynote speaker will be Tony Goldberg, PhD, DVM, MS, Professor of Epidemiology at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Goldberg is also a professor and affiliate with the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies as well as an ad hoc Steering Committee member for the Center for Global Health. He also serves as Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Zoology at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.

A named priority in the most recent UW-Madison Strategic Plan is “Amplify the Wisconsin Idea”. One of the goals of this priority is “to vigorously share advances in science and knowledge with the people of the state, the country, and the world.” Dr. Tony Goldberg has been very active in advancing this goal in his collaboration with our global health partners in Uganda. Dr. Goldberg’s keynote presentation, “Human, Animal, and Ecosystem Health in Uganda: a Case Study for Disease Emergence and Preventive Medicine in the Developing World” will address how anthropogenic changes to natural ecosystems are altering human and wildlife ecology in ways that facilitate pathogen transmission and the emergence of new diseases; nowhere is this more evident than in sub-Saharan Africa. Identification of various factors will point to clear strategies for intervention through public health, conservation, and wildlife management. These strategies will help improve the health of people living in developing countries while also helping to safeguard the health of wildlife and their ecosystems. These same strategies will help prevent novel infectious diseases with animal origins from emerging out of environments such as equatorial Africa and affecting human health on a global scale.

Following Dr. Goldberg’s keynote address, participants may select from concurrent sessions featuring brief presentations of global health activities. If you are interested in sharing a 10-minute presentation of your work in global health, please see the requirements below. The symposium will end with a reception and time for networking.

Submission requirements:

Abstracts should be sent via e-mail to Betsy Teigland at the Center for Global Health, teigland@wisc.edu (300 word maximum.) They should include a background statement of the problem and context, description of the project and participants, and outcomes if available. In the heading of your abstract, please provide your name, e-mail address, phone number, UW affiliation, the country where you have worked and a title for your presentation. Abstracts will be posted on the Center for Global Health website. Deadline for submissions is December 19, 2008. You will be notified of the status of your presentation by January 9, 2009.

Attendance at the symposium is free of charge, open to the public, and no registration is required. For more information, please contact Betsy Teigland at teigland@wisc.edu or 262-3862.

Halloween Party and Clean Water in Uganda! 10/30

2008-10-28T17:22:00.003-05:00

UW SVM - Public and Global Health Interest Group

H1N1 Flu Confirmed in Iowa Cat

11/8 Mine - a film on the animals (and owners) of Hurricane Katrina

11/11 Dr. Linda Detwiler

Global Health Essay Contest - Due 11/20

12/8: WI State Lab of Hygiene Scientific Seminar Strengthening the Public Health Laboratory Network in Botswana

Global Health Seminar Series: "Perspective on Pandemic Influenza: Views from Microscopic to Global" 11/17

Global Health Seminar Series - 10/28/09 5-6pm

Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program

Peace One Day - September 21 - International Day of Peace

Closing the door on potential pandemics - BBC article

Closing the door on potential pandemics

Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine - MPVM

Gripe Porcina/ Swine Influenza In Mexico

Senior Clinical Training Scholarship in Veterinary Public Health

Closing date: 12th March 2009 It is anticipated interviews will be held on 31st March 2009

Global Health Symposium Lectures

New CDC/FDA Social Media Resources for Information on Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak

“War and Human Rights in Africa: Insights from Darfur/Chad, DRC, and Liberia”

Roy F Weston Distinguished Global Sustainability Lectures

Global Health Lecture 1/30/09 at 3:30

FRESH Seminar Series

Certificate In Global Health

Global Infectious Diseases Initiative Series-special noon lecture, Friday, Dec. 12

Global Health Seminar Series

AIDS Fundraiser - December 4th at 10pm!

Fifth Annual Global Health Symposium - Call for abstracts

Halloween Party and Clean Water in Uganda! 10/30

Closing date: 12^th March 2009
It is anticipated interviews will be held on 31^st March 2009