Books

This compilation is a international One Health community effort.

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The Outbreak Atlas

Authors: Rebecca Katz, Mackenzie S. Moore

Published by Vanderbilt University Press

One Health for Dog-mediated Rabies Elimination in Asia: A Collection of Local Experiences

Edited by Slack, V, Nadal D, Yasobant S, Cliquet F, Ahmad W, Pushpakumara, Ghosh S, Published by CABI

Thorns: When Earth Refugees Are The Aliens   Teaching One Health to youth with fiction

Kahn, L

One Health for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians,

Edited by Rebecca Jone and Andrea Jefferey

Arctic One Health: Challenges for Northern Animals and People, Editor: Morten Tryland, Springer

Earth Observation, Public Health and One Health Activities, Challenges and Opportunities

Editors: Brazeau S, Ogden NH, July 2022, CABI One Health

More-than-One Health: Humans, Animals, and the Environment Post-COVID, Ed. Braverman I, Published by Routledge, 2022

Introduction and Chapter 1 are Open Access

One Health: Integrated Approach to 21st Century Challenges to Health, Editors: Prata J, Ribeiro A, Rocha-Santos T, April 2022, Elsevier, Science Direct



Walking With Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Arcade Publishing, New York

Infectious Tropical Diseases and One Health in Latin America, Mehlhorn H, Heukelbach J, Springer Publishing

One Health principles for sustainable tourism in protected and conserved areas, IUCN and EcoHealth Alliance



Healthy people and wildlife through nature protection, IUCN and EcoHealth Alliance

Stephens T,  

One Welfare in Practice: The Role of the Veterinarian,

CRC Press, Oct 26, 2021

Thomson D,

The Art of Science Communication: Sharing Knowledge with Students, the Public and Policymakers.

Thomson Publishing, LLC, July 2021

Capua I,

Circular Health: Empowering the One Health Revolution, 2020,

Bocconi University Press (BUP)

Zinsstag J, Schelling E, Crump L, Whittaker M, Tanner M, Stephen C,

One Health: The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches, 2nd Edition, 2020,

CABI Books

Stephen, C

Animals, Health, and Society: Health Promotion, Harm Reduction, and Health Equity in a One Health World

CRC Press, Dec 23, 2020

Krimins RA

Learning from Disease in Pets: A ‘One Health’ Model for Discovery

CRC Press, Nov 26, 2020

Kahn L, Who's in Charge: Leadership during Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises, 2nd Edition, Published by Praeger Security International

Myers S, Frumken H, Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves, Published by Island Press

Buritica SM, Conservation Medicine and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Antioquia, Published 5-14-2019,  ISBN: 978-958-5526-56-3

Lueddeke G, Survival: One Health,One Planet, One Future, Routledge,Taylor and Francis Group

Walton M, Ed. One Health, One Planet, Public and Social Policy Series, Australia, Sydney University Press, 2019, Open Access doi:10.2307/j.ctvggx2kn.2 (Give time to load)

World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations & World Organisation for Animal Health. (‎2019)‎. Taking a multisectoral, one health approach: a tripartite guide to addressing zoonotic diseases in countries. World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/325620

Berthe FCJ, Bouley T, Karesh WB, Le Gall FG, Machalaba CC, Plante CA, Seifman RM, 2018. Operational framework for strengthening human, animal and environmental public health systems at their interface (English), Washington, D.C., World Bank Group. https://tinyurl.com/yco8ak3m

Eds Herrmann JA, Johnson-Walker YJ, Beyond One Health: From Recognition to Results, Mar 2018, Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN: 978-1-119-19451-4

Quick, J. D., & Fryer, B. (2018). The end of epidemics: The looming threat to humanity and how to stop it. New York: St. Martins Press.

Riegeman R, Kirkwood B, One Health: From Aids to Zika, Jones and Bartlett Learning, 2018

Rüegg SR, Häsler B, Zinsstag J,  Integrated approaches to health: A handbook for the evaluation of One Health, Wageninigen Academic Publishers, (2018) eISBN: 978-90-8686-875-9, ISBN: 978-90-8686-324-2,  https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-875-9

Woods, A., Bresalier, M., Cassidy, A., & Dentinger, R. M. (2018). Animals and the Shaping of Modern Medicine One Health and its Histories. Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-64337-3

2017

Oura C, Mahase-Gibson A, Stephen C, Caribbean Resilience and Prosperity Through One Health, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidat & Tobago, University of the West Indies, 2017

Jensen-Jarolim E, Comparative Medicine: Disorders Linking Humans and Their Animals, Springer Science, Jan 27, 2017

Simões JCC, Anastácio SF, da Silva GJ, The Principles and Practice of Q Fever: The One Health Paradigm, Nova Science Publishers, March 2017

2016

Bardosh, K. One Health: Science, politics and zoonotic disease in Africa. Taylor and Francis. 2016.

Cork S, Hall D, Liljebjelke K, Eds. One Health Case Studies, Addressing Complex Problems in a Changing World. 5M Publishing, Ltd, 2016.

Kahn, L. One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2016.

Lentzos F. Biological Threats In The 21St Century. Singapore: Imperial College Press; 2016.

Lueddeke, G. Global Population Health and Well-Being in the 21st Century. Toward New Paradigms, Policy, and Practice. Springer Publishing Company, 2016.  

Thurow, R. The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time For Mothers And Children-And The World. Canada: Public Affairs. 2016.

Wulf A, The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humbolt's New World, New York, Vintage Books

2015

Arkow, P. Animal-Assisted Therapy and Activities: A Study and Research Resource Guide for the Use of Companion Animals in Animal-Assisted Interventions (11th ed.), 2015.

Carter CN, Hoobler DG,   Animal Health Human Health One Health: The Life and Legacy of Dr. James H. Steele

Frates E, Moses L. Get Healthy, Get A Dog. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. Accessed October 22, 2015.

Heymann, David L. Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association; 2015.

Institute of Medicine. Envisioning the Future of Health Professional Education: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2015.

Institute of Medicine. Emerging Viral Diseases: The One Health Connection: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2015.

Luber, G and Lemery, J. Global Climate Change and Human Health: From Science to Practice. Jossey-Bass, 2015. 

Olmstead AL and Rhode PW. Arresting Contagion: Science, Policy, and Conflicts over Animal Disease Control. Harvard University Press; 2015.

Spector N. Gone in a Heartbeat: A Physician's Search for True Healing. January 29, 2015.

Atlas RM and Maloy S, editors. One Health: People, Animals, and the Environment. Amer Society for Microbiology; (1 edition) 2014.

Katz D, Jekel J, Elmore J, Wild D, Lucan S. Jekel's Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Preventive Medicine, And Public Health. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders; 2014:354-377.

Karesh WB, Editor, One Health Scientific and Technical Review, OIE Review, Vol. 22 (2), 2014, ISBN 978-92-9044-930-0

Stone EA, Dewey C, editors, Linka T, illustrator. Sick! Curious Tales of Pests and Parasites We Share with Animals. Ontario Veteinary College; 2014.

Thoen, Steele and Kaneene, editors. Zoonotic Tuberculosis: mycobacterium bovis and Other Pathogenic Mycobacteria. Wiley-Blackwell; (3rd Edition) 2014.

Wasik B, Murphy M. Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus. Penguin; 2014.

Yamada A, Kahn L, Kaplan B, Monath T, Woodall J, Conti L. Confronting Emerging Zoonoses. Springer; 2014.

2013

Baker, C. Red Book Atlas of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. (2nd edition) 2013.

Dvorak G, Roth JA, Gray GC, Kaplan B, editors. Zoonoses: Protecting People and Their Pets. The Center for Food Security & Public Health; (1 edition) 2013.

Jensen-Jarolim E, Comparative Medicine: Anatomy and Physiology, Springer Science & Business Media, Dec 9, 2013

Natterson-Horowitz, B and Bowers, K. Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing. Vintage; 2013.

Mackenzie JS, Jeggo M, Daszak P, Richt JA, editors. One Health: The Human-Animal-Environmental Interfaces in Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Concept and Examples of a One Health Approach (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology). Springer; 2013.

2012

Aguirre AA, Ostfield R, Daszak P, editors. New Directions in Conservation Medicine: Applied cases of Ecological Health. Oxford University Press; (1 edition) 2012. Book review.

Aysha A. Animals and Public Health: Why treating animals better is critical to human welfare. March 13, 2012.  

Doherty, P. Their Fate is Our Fate: How Birds foretell Threats to our Health and our World,  Melbourne University Publishing Limited, (First Edition)

Natterson-Horowitz B Bowers K, Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing, New York, Alfred A Knopf Publishing, June 12, 2012

Quammen D. Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic. WW Norton & Company; (1 edition) 2013.

Wilcove, DS, No Way Home, Island Press; (2nd edition) 2012 (first published in 2007)

2010

One Health for One World: A Compendium of Case Studies, Published by Veterinarians Without Borders, Canada

2009

Carter CN. One Man, One Medicine, One Health: the James H. Steele Story. Book Surge Publishing; 2009.

Chivian E, Bernstein A, editors. Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.

National Academy of Medine, Vector Borne Diseases: Understanding Environmental, Human Health and Ecological Connections. Workshop Summary (Forum on Microbial Threats) (2008)

Dvorak G, Rovid-Spickler A, Roth JA  Eds, Handbook for Zoonotic Diseases of Companion Animals, (2008), Published by Bayer HealthCare Animal Health and the Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State U.

2006

Donham, K. and Thelin, A. (2006). Agricultural Medicine. Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Pub.

Friend M. Disease Emergence And Resurgence. Reston, Va.: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey; 2006.

Locklar RE, Locklar L, The Other Family Doctor: 75 Years of Veterinary Medicine in New Mexico, Dunning Co. Publishers, 2006.

Pickering L. Red Book Online: The Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2006. 

2005

Osofsky, S.A., Cleaveland, S., Karesh, W.B., Kock, M.D., Nyhus, P.J., Starr, L., and A. Yang, (eds.). 2005. Conservation and Development Interventions at the Wildlife/Livestock Interface: Implications for Wildlife, Livestock and Human Health. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. xxxiii and 220 pp.
 

2002

Aguirre A., Ostfeld R., Tabor G., House C., and Pearl M. Conservation Medicine: Ecological Health in Practice. Oxford University Press; 2002.

Carson, R. (2015). Silent spring. London: Penguin Books, in association with Hamish Hamilton.

Mullen G, Duren L, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Elsevier, 2002 (re-published in 2009 and 2018)

Nagami P. The Woman with a Worm in Her Head: And Other True Stories of Infectious Disease. St. Martin's Griffin; 2002.

Beran GW, Handbook of Zoonoses, 2nd Edition, Section A: Bacterial, Rickettsial, Chlamydial, and Mycotic Zoonoses, CRC Press, 1994

     Beran GW, Handbook of Zoonoses, 2nd Edition, Section B: Viral, CRC Press, 1994

Schwabe Calvin W., Veterinary Medicine And Human Health. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co.,1964. (2nd & 3rd Editions in 1969 and 1984)

Schwabe, Calvin W., Diseases in Animals and Man's Well Being, U Saskatchewan, 1970.

Schwabe, Calvin W., Cattle, Priests, and Progress in Medicine. U Minnesota Press, 1978.

Carson, Rachel, Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962.

Zinsser H, Rats, Lice, and History, Routledge Taylor and Francis Group Publishing, 1935, ISBN 9781412806725 (re-published 2008)

Osler W., Clement A.W. An Investigation Into the Parasites in the Pork Supply of Montreal. Gazette Printing Company, 1883.

Drake D. A Practical Treatise on the History, Prevention, and Treatment of Epidemic Cholera, Designed Both for the Profession and the People. Cincinnati, Corey and Fairbank, 1832.