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Xinye “Emma” Wang of Duke Kunshan University
One Health Team Members Report Evidence of Avian Influenza Virus at a Live Animal Market in Kunshan, China
Led by Xinye Wang of Duke Kunshan University, One Health team members recently published findings of their pilot study “Bioaerosol Sampling at a Live Animal Market in Kunshan (China): A Noninvasive Approach for Detecting Emergent Viruses” in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases. The article was highlighted as an Editor’s Choice article. The study was conducted in 2018 to examine molecular evidence for influenza A, B, C, and D viruses in a single live bird market located in Kunshan, China. The findings demonstrate the convenience and effectiveness of bioaerosol samplers as viral screening tools for emerging pathogens.
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Kristen K. Coleman, PhD of Duke-NUS Medical School
One Health Team Researcher Publishes Report on Airborne Influenza A Virus Exposure in a United States Elementary School
Duke One Health team member Dr. Kristen Coleman of Duke-NUS Medical School, recently published an article from her PhD research in the journal Scientific Reports. Dr. Coleman conducted bioaerosol sampling for several months in a U.S. elementary school to detect and quantify airborne influenza A virus (IAV). Influenza is a critical contributor to the childhood infectious disease burden, and significant transmission is thought to occur within the school setting. Her study suggests that airborne IAV circulates in large enough quantities within schools and has potential to cause many children to become infected.
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A hypothesized origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and a generalized route of transmission of the epidemic zoonotic coronavirus (El Zowalaty and Järhult, 2020)
Duke One Health Team Collaborator Publishes Report on Need for a One Health Approach in Battling COVID-19
Duke One Health Team collaborator, Dr. Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, now working at Sharjah University, in the UAE, recently published an article in the journal One Health highlighting the need to implement a One Health approach to reduce the emergence of pandemic viruses and protect human health. The recent emergence of SARS-related coronavirus (now named SARS-CoV-2) which causes COVID-19, has been the third highly pathogenic coronavirus infecting human population within the twenty first century, exampling the need for a One Health approach or intervention. SARS-CoV-2 is the first pandemic in history to be caused by a coronavirus.
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One Health Team Project Updates
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On the left, Dr. Greg Gray sets up bioaerosol samplers in the hospital room of a confirmed COVID-19 patient. On the right, Natalie Alarja, processes the samples from the study participants. PC: Raquel Binder and Dr. Greg Gray
One Health Team’s Pandemic Response
The Duke One Health research team has recently begun enrolling COVID-19 patients and their close contacts in the Epidemiological study of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission. As highlighted in the previous issue, the team is anticipating that this comprehensive study of confirmed COVID-19 cases and their close contacts will help us gain a better understanding regarding the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and risk factors for severe disease. For more information on this study, please see last month’s newsletter issue here.
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APO funds One Health research to explore effect of AMR action plans
Duke One Health Team Member Benjamin Anderson (Assistant Professor of Global Health), along with collaborator Annemieke van den Dool (Assistant Professor of Public Policy), both at Duke Kunshan University (China), are among a consortium that has received US$60,000 to look into the efficacy of intervention national policies to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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One Health Team Member Updates
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Amanda Farrell (left) and Thao Nguyen (right) with lab members in Vietnam.
One Health Team Members Transition Home from Vietnam Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
One Health team members Amanda Farrell and Thao Nguyen, who both moved to Hanoi, Vietnam last year to conduct research with local collaborators, have had to make an unexpected return to the USA due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more about their work in Hanoi and how they have transitioned back to US life and research click here.
Read more: Amanda Farrell
Read more: Thao Nguyen
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