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Review
. 2016 Nov 29:6:33799.
doi: 10.3402/iee.v6.33799. eCollection 2016.

One Health research and training in Australia and New Zealand

Simon A Reid  1 , Joanna McKenzie  2 , Solomon M Woldeyohannes  3
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Review

One Health research and training in Australia and New Zealand

Simon A Reid et al. Infect Ecol Epidemiol. .

Abstract

Purpose of the review: This review was performed to create a repository of information on One Health research and training in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). The review sought to determine 1) how many training activities there are in ANZ, 2) how much research on zoonotic diseases is undertaken by multidisciplinary teams, and 3) how collaborative and integrated they are.

Recent findings: There are few opportunities for training in One Health in ANZ. The majority require enrolment in a postgraduate degree programme, and there is only one postgraduate level course that is also available for continuing professional development (CPD). Of the broad range of One Health research performed in ANZ, the majority is performed by teams with limited disciplinary diversity, although diversity is improving.

Summary: Progress has been made in building collaboration between human, animal, and environmental health professions. However, the lack of clearly defined competencies and agreed purpose for One Health may be impeding collaboration.

Keywords: Australia; Ecohealth; New Zealand; One Health; funding; research; training; zoonoses.

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Conflict of interest statement

and funding SAR is an employee of and SMW is a student at the University of Queensland. SAR coordinates and delivers PUBH7031 and provides instruction into VETS1030. JM is an employee of Massey University and coordinates aspects of the MSc (One Health). SW has no competing interests.

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Journal articles published on One Health topics by researchers in Australia and New Zealand.
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