The recent discovery of a canine coronavirus in Malaysia was reported in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Not surprisingly, given the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, this news garnered considerable traction in the mainstream media.

Dr. Scott Weese, Professor in the Department of Pathobiology and Director of the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, took a close look at these research results in his most recent Worms & Germs blog article.

While this is an interesting finding, Dr. Weese doesn't believe there is cause for concern. There is no evidence that the virus caused disease, and there was no evidence of human to human transmission. As well, the samples were obtained in 2017-2018 and there has been no known outbreak associated with this virus.

While new coronaviruses are a concern and they are worthy of further study, Dr. Weese doesn't believe there is enough evidence to indicate this virus is a cause for concern.

Read Dr. Weese's blog here. 

Public Health Career Aspirations Broadened Thanks to One Health

Epidemiology graduate student, Emily Robinson has been studying the spread of black-legged ticks in Ontario and the multiple factors that may be influencing their spread, including climate change, wildlife distribution and habitat loss. As black-legged ticks are a vector for Lyme Disease, her research is not only focused on an important public health issue, but also on the issue of animal and environmental health

Robinson is enrolled in the Collaborative Specialization in One Health, where she regularly engages with others in the specialization, learning about their disciplines and getting to see first-hand how One Health can be applied to various projects and health issues.

Read about how One Health is related to her research here.

All Canadians have a responsibility to learn about indigenous history and the intergenerational effects of residential schools. We must continue to work toward reconciliation and decolonization.

To celebrate National Indigenous History Month, a collection of novels, children's literature, research and scholarly texts, and memoirs have been curated for the McLaughlin Library by Indigenous Initiatives and the Indigenous Student Centre to highlight Indigenous writers, content and research frameworks.

This month is an opportunity to honour and celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, two-spirit, intersex, asexual and many other identities that fall outside of heterosexual and cisgender paradigms.

The University of Guelph has events and resources available to the LGBTQ2IA+ community and the Guelph Pride Festival website has many virtual events happening between June 4 and June 12!​​​​

Are you a University of Guelph faculty member who conducts research that is One Health-related?

Please check out our One Health affiliated faculty list for a list of campus faculty who have self-identified as One Health researchers.

We are currently updating this list and if you would like to be added, please send a photo along with your research interests to onehealth@uoguelph.ca.

If you like to be removed from this list, or if there are faculty on this list who are no longer at the University of Guelph, we would like to know that too. Thank you!

One Health at the University of Guelph is now on LinkedIn. Come follow us and spread the word within your own networks!

We'll be posting everything related to One Health on campus, including faculty and student profiles, seminars, links to videos, and details on upcoming events.

The OVC Graduate Student Research Symposium will take place on Tuesday, June 22. The Symposium showcases the fantastic work that graduate students are doing across the college to continue to advance scientific research in animal, human, and environmental health.

There will be a speaker panel on One Health Informatics and graduate students will give three- or seven-minute presentations on their research.

The University of Calgary's One Health Summer Institute aims to provide learners an opportunity to explore the concept of One Health and to build on their disciplinary expertise. This will enable them to contribute meaningfully to transdisciplinary teams.

The courses are available to students from all levels and disciplines, and also to professionals and adult learners interested in One Health from around the world.

The Summer Institute consists of theme-based courses. Each week will focus on one or two subject areas or themes. Themes coming up include: Setting a Foundation for Community-Engaged Research with Indigenous Peoples (June 7), Waste/Wastewater (June 8-10), Introduction to Bioinformatics (June 14-16), Principles of Biostatistics (June 14-25) and Entrepreneurial Thinking in One Health (June 21-24).

Financial support to attend one or more courses is available via a bursary program.

The Global One Health Network's Summer Institute will bring together students and professionals locally and internationally to explore One Health (OH) global governance of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with a topical focus on the global governance of SARS-CoV2.

The 3-day course will offer in depth sessions on One Health principles and provide knowledge and skills on how to operationalize the One Health approach to improve the global governance of infectious diseases.

Participants will engage through live, synchronous sessions, small group discussion and asynchronous self-paced components. Participants will commit to 12 hours of interaction/instruction
over the three days, with a mix of lecturing and discussion, group learning, and advanced reading.

The Global One Health Network's Summer Institute will also provide an opportunity to network with fellow professionals in the clinical and research fields of infectious diseases.

To register, visit the 2021 Global 1HN Summer Institute website.

One Health European Joint Programme annual scientific meeting is June 9 to 11, online and in Copenhagen. Discover the newest research results in One Health, in particular in foodborne zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and emerging threats.​​​​​​

Canadian Veterinary Medicine Association hybrid conference is July 22 to 25, 2021, in Calgary, Alberta. Register for access to 80 hours of continuing education, and a virtual exhibit hall & social programs.

American Veterinary Medical Association hybrid convention is July 29 to August 1, 2021​​​, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

One Welfare World first annual conference is September 15-16, 2021. This virtual conference will highlight the One Welfare Framework, and how One Welfare is relevant in the context of the COVID Pandemic.