• One Health: Advancing Health in Humans, Animals and the Environment

  • One Health: Advancing Health in Humans, Animals and the Environment

  • One Health: Advancing Health in Humans, Animals and the Environment

  • One Health

    Advancing Health in Humans, Animals and the Environment

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One Health is a worldwide strategy for advancing health in humans, animals and the environment through communication and collaboration between multiple disciplines with the realization that human, animal, and environmental health are all connected.

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UTMB One Health researchers address rising H5N1 bird flu concerns in livestock

As we deal with the unpredictable threat of H5N1 bird flu spreading, the growing outbreak—now affecting not just poultry but also livestock like dairy cows—raises serious concerns about the virus jumping between species, which could increase risks to human health. UTMB One Health researchers have been recently sharing their findings; some urging necessary updates to safety measures, and highlight the importance of a united approach to protect the health of people, animals, and the environment. Sources reported between March - May 2024.

Discoveries in UTMB’s Translational Intensive Care Unit

Dr. Perenlei Enkhbaatar serves as the current head of the translational intensive care unit (TICU) at UTMB. Bridging the gap between laboratory research and clinical practice, the TICU is a reservoir of discovery on the frontlines of critical care best practices. In this article, Dr. Enkhbaatar discusses key features of the unit, including the importance of large animal models in research.

Researchers in Sarawak Malaysia are Pioneering Novel Coronavirus Research in Collaboration with UTMB

In 2021, an international research team reported the discovery of an unusual canine-like coronavirus(1) among patients hospitalized with pneumonia in Sarawak, Malaysia. Several months later this virus (named CCoV-HuPn-2018) was found by another research team among patients with respiratory disease who had just visited Haiti.(2) In collaboration with UTMB’s One Health Laboratory, researchers in Sarawak led by Pediatrician Dr. Teck-Hock Toh are seeking to better understand this virus’s epidemiology and transmission by studying patients in multiple Sarawak hospitals.

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