AAVMC, CDC, CVM, AFENET, ILRI

Question 1

Foundations for species survival

Answer 1

Depends on stewardship of natural resources

- biophysical resource needs = ecosystem regeneration

Question 2

Increasing global population –>

Answer 2

Increasing resource utilization
- if biophysical resource utilization exceeds resource availability then the ecosystem health is endangered –> animal and human health suffers

Question 3

Drivers of zoonotic disease emergence

Answer 3

• increasing human population
• increasing urbanization
• increasing incomes
• changing trends in livestock production
• pressures on natural habitats
• climate associated factors
• increasing volumes trade and human travel

Question 4

Challenges in global animal and public health

Answer 4

• food security, safety, antimicrobial resistance
• vulnerability of animals due to intensified production systems
• environmental degradation
• growing carbon footprint

Question 5

Food systems and public health

Answer 5

• food security, safety, AMR
• food borne and water borne disease
• movement of exotic animals and their products
• animal welfare impacts of intensification

Question 6

Ecosystem health

Answer 6

• environmental degradation and sustainability
• growing carbon footprint and huge energy demands of animal agriculture
• wildlife and its role in disease maintenance and transmission

Question 7

Animal health

Answer 7

• global trade in food animals
• bio and agro terrorism
• emergence and reemergence of new zoonoses
• vector borne diseases

Question 8

Biomedical and animal health research

Answer 8

Vaccine development vs foreign animal diseases

Question 9

AVMA

Answer 9

Development of One Health challenge to encourage students

- participant of Healthy People 2020

Question 10

AAVMC

Answer 10

• advocates on behalf of vet med
• serves as catalyst/convener on issues of importance to academic vet med
• providing information, knowledge and solutions to support member’s work
• building global partnerships and coalitions to advance collective goals

Question 11

USDA APHIS

Answer 11

Animal and plant health inspection service

- protect and promote US agricultural health and natural resources

Question 12

OHCC

Answer 12

One Health Coordinating Center
- advances OH efforts to contribute to APHIS goals 1 and 6 –> prevents entry and spread of agricultural diseases through interagency collaboration, training and technical assistance on animal health , and protects health of US agricultural resources vs zoonoses by implementing surveillance, preparedness and response

Question 13

AFENET

Answer 13

Africa field epidemiology network
- dedicated to helping Ministries of Health in Africa build strong, effective, sustainable programs and capacity to improve public health systems on African continent

Question 14

7 priority areas of AFENET

Answer 14

• developing field epidemiology capacity
• developing public health capacity
• public health disease surveillance and response systems
• networking and collaboration for public health advancement
• documentation and dissemination of experiences in public health
• public health program management and research and development
• promoting One Health approach

Question 15

AFENET training programs

Answer 15

Burkina Faso and Senegal

Question 16

ILRI

Answer 16

International livestock research institute

• member of consultative group for international agricultural research
• based in Nairobi, Kenya

Question 17

ILRI programs

Answer 17

• livestock genetics
• biosciences eastern and central africa
• food and forage development program
• animal and human health program
• policies, institutions and livelihood programs
• sustainable livestock systems
• impact at scale program

Question 18

CGIAR-US University Linkage Project

Answer 18

Use of Point of Care technology to enhance disease diagnosis in the smallholder pig value chain in Uganda
- african swine fever, brucella suis, leptospira, listeriosis