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The Public Health Association of Australia One Health Special Interest Group advocates for the implementation of #OneHealth. We stand for the health of people, animals, plants and ecosystems Our website: https://bit.ly/48nLlXn

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PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · Aug 11

PHAA Political Economy of Health and One Health SIGs invite you to this workshop: Democracy & #PublicHealth in a Trumpian world.

Mon 15 September 2025 10:00 to 16:00 @ Novotel Wollongong Northbeach, Wollongong/Dharawal Country, NSW
Register here 👉🏽 bit.ly/4ljDYow

PEH and One Health Workshop | AustPH2025

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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 12d

Beside the Barrier Highway just east of Manna Hill is this impressive raven's nest. I always notice it and sometimes stop. There were two babies when I went by recently.
(Taken with a long lens a long way from the nest. In fact, I was over on the other side of a busy highway - so not close.)

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PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · 11d

On #WorldRabiesDay, we highlight a breakthrough in reaching animals beyond the clinic. Palatable oral rabies vaccines—designed to resemble treats—offer a humane, effective way to immunise stray dog populations & wildlife like foxes and raccoons 🐶🦊🐾
#OneHealth #RabiesFreeStreets
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Rabitec, let's end rabies

The world shares an urgent goal: Zero human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030.

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World Health Organization Western Pacific Region @whowpro.bsky.social · 12d

Did you know? #Rabies is preventable, yet every year thousands of people - mostly children - needlessly die.

Over 99% of human rabies cases are caused by dog bites. The solution is simple: Vaccinate at least 70% of dogs in a community to eliminate rabies. #EndRabiesNow

A quote from WHO's Dr Bernadette Abela-Ridder that says did you know? Rabies is 100% preventable, and yet every year, thousands of people - mostly children - needlessly die.

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PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · 11d

On #WorldRabiesDay, we renew our commitment to eliminating rabies—a critical #OneHealth challenge that affects both humans and animals

World Health Organization Western Pacific Region @whowpro.bsky.social · 11d

By working together through the #OneHealth approach connecting human, animal and environmental health, we can #EndRabiesNow together.

Learn how to protect yourself, your loved ones, your community and your pets. 👇

How does rabies spread: Rabies spreads via saliva, usually through bites, scratches, or direct contact with mucosa, such as eyes, mouth, or open wounds.

Avoid being bitten to prevent rabies: Avoid unfamiliar dogs, including street dogs. Stay still like a tree if near a suspected rabid dog. Don't shout or kick.

Reduce your risk of rabies. What to do if bitten by a dog: Don’t pull away from the dog. Hold still. Wash all wounds with soap and running water for 15 mins. Use an antiseptic, if available. Seek medical care immediately, and get vaccinated if advised. A delay can be deadly.

Protect your animal and community from rabies: Vaccinate your pets against rabies. Report suspected rabid dogs or other animals.
Support mass dog vaccination of free-roaming dogs.

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Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control @acipc.bsky.social · 11d

World Rabies Day | 28 Sept

Theme: “Act now: You, Me, Community.”

Recognise & manage exposures
Educate families & communities
Advocate for rabies elimination

Rabies is 100% preventable — let’s act now.

#WorldRabiesDay #ActNow #IPC

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Gavi @gavi.org · 12d

In 1881, Louis Pasteur's lab echoes with howls of rabid dogs. Paris vets know he's collecting mad dogs for science but what he's attempting seems impossible: creating a vaccine for a "virus" no one can even see under a microscope. But he did it. Here’s how: bit.ly/3KiW65i #WorldRabiesDay

Louis Pasteur, monster slayer

Rabies haunted humanity for millennia before the Parisian father of microbiology embarked on a quest for a vaccine. It amounted to a wager: if Pasteur succeeded, then even this most diabolical of…

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PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · 11d

Today is #WorldRabiesDay. It marks 140 years since the first successful rabies vaccine—a milestone in medical history & a reminder of the ongoing global effort to eliminate this deadly disease.

llustration from the 15 March 1886 issue of the French satirical magazine "Don Quichotte", depicting Louis Pasteur as an angel with wings, holding a large syringe and preparing to inoculate a rabid dog lying on the ground. The dog appears aggressive and foaming at the mouth. The caption reads "L'ange de l'inoculation (M. Pasteur)" which translates to "Immunisation Angel (Mr. Pasteur)" highlighting Pasteur's role in developing the rabies vaccine. The artwork is framed and includes publication details at the top.

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PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · 16d

Timely reminder of the importance of preventing #rabies in tourists: a stressful account of a New Zealand traveller bitten by a #bat in a rabies-endemic area, with costly treatment 🦇
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PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · 17d

🗓️ World Rabies Day is 28 September – a global call to act.
#Rabies is preventable:
🐶 vaccination
📘 Pre & post Exposure Prophylaxis education
🚫 Bite prevention
💧 Immediate wound washing
🏥 Medical care
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World Rabies Day 2025

2025 year’s World Rabies Day theme is: “Act now: you, me, community”

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PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · 21d

Viruses, ecosystems, and prevention - key themes from the #OneHealth plenary at #AustPH2025, Wollongong/Dharawal Country.

A timely reminder that prevention starts upstream.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 21d

Hate speech is now just speech that Trump hates.

PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · 23d

☣️ Inside the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP): Everything you always wanted to know but were too afraid to ask ☣️

Take 5 mins to walk through Australia’s high-containment labs with @jennbarr.bsky.social

Hats off to the impressive team of scientists keeping us safe!
#EDPrepardness

PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · 23d

Exciting news about the expansion of the Wolbachia program to 'Drive down #dengue' Great work by the World Mosquito Program with support from the Australian government
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How Melbourne mosquitoes are being used to fight dengue fever in Laos

They are the deadliest animals in the world, and millions of them are being sent from Australia to the Laos capital Vientiane in a bid to save lives.

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Bronwyn Fredericks @bronfredericks.bsky.social · 23d

Dr Stephen Harfield from UQ’s Poche Centre for Indigenous Health presented at the Public Health Association (PHAA) of Australia Conf in Wollongong on his PhD research focused on strengthening primary health care for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander young people living in urban SE Qld.#PHCmatters

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 26d

Quick takes: Mosquito-borne illness in Europe, polio in 3 nations, avian flu hits more US poultry

France and Italy continue to battle chikungunya outbreaks and the spread of dengue, as Greece probes possible local malaria cases.

Quick takes: Mosquito-borne illness in Europe, polio in 3 nations, avian flu hits more US poultry

France and Italy continue to battle chikungunya outbreaks and the spread of dengue, as Greece probes possible local malaria cases.

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PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · 27d

Love this! #BatsRFriends

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Robyn Hall @viroepivet.bsky.social · Sep 8

An interesting ZOLA (Zoonotic Risk Mitigation in Live Animal Markets) PhD research project for a Bangladeshi candidate

[email protected] for more info

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Jennifer Barr @jennbarr.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our research describing the isolation and characterisation of a novel henipavirus, Salt Gully virus, discovered in Australian bats has been published in the September edition of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

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Novel Henipavirus, Salt Gully Virus, Isolated from Pteropid Bats, Australia

Novel Henipavirus Isolated from Bats, Australia

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Public Health Association of Australia @publichealthaus.bsky.social · 29d

How can we make sense of authoritarian politics?

What does the weaking of democratic institutions mean for #PublicHealth?

Find out Mon 15 Sept in Wollongong / Dharawal Country, hosted by @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social & our Political Economy SIG.

www.austph2025.com/workshop
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Political Economy of Health and One Health special interest groups workshop. Democracy and Public Health in a Trumpian world. Monday 15 Sept, 10am-4pm, Novotel Wollongong Northbeach.

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PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · Sep 9

Happy Field Epidemiology Day!

Women in Global Health Australia @wghaustralia.bsky.social · Sep 8

Yesterday was World Field Epidemiology Day, centred on "Making our Mark"🦠. In honour, WGH Aus has launched a profiling series to share the stories of two remarkable women, Dr Gina Samaan and Prof Fay Johnston, and their work in field epidemiology.
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Public Health Association of Australia @publichealthaus.bsky.social · Sep 9

Why are people wearing red shoes in September?
Today is International #FetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder (FASD) Awareness Day, and we want to paint the town red to say that #FASD is preventable. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy directly affects the developing baby. More: shorturl.at/H7UeF

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Public Health Association of Australia @publichealthaus.bsky.social · Sep 9

How can human, animal and environmental health be preserved on a heating planet? Explore at Aust #PublicHealth Conference. Speakers A/Prof Chris Degeling, Dr Katie Woolaston, Dr Crystal Arnold. #APHC2025, 18 Sept 8.30am - 10am, Wollongong/Dharawal Country, NSW. More: www.austph2025.com/registration

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PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · Sep 9

Grateful for the life-saving work of #TolgaBatHospital 🦇 — protecting flying foxes means protecting ecosystems, public health, and biodiversity. Read the article to see why their work matters.

PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · Sep 9

A call to action on bat welfare: We have a responsibility to protect flying foxes. Adequate & sustained gov funding 4 community education, bat conservation (preparation to minimise mass deaths due to severe weather events) & research urgently needed
#SpectacledFlyingFox
#BatsRFriends
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Yes, spectacled flying foxes are noisy and drop poo everywhere. But our rainforests need them

Without urgent action, a species that helps hold rainforests together might be gone for good.

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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · May 11

Tree kangaroos are found only in the tropical rainforests of Australia & New Guinea, and are vulnerable to deforestation and climate change.

They live in treetops, feeding on leaves and vines, so little is known about them due to difficulties studying them in their habitat.

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A Bennett's tree kangaroo looks up towards us, nestled in the lush foliage of a tropical tree. The animal has rust-brown fur, a round, gentle face, round ears, and dark paws with long claws. The photo was taken by Emmeline Norris.

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PHAA One Health SIG @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social · Sep 9

It is difficult to predict Japanese encephalitis virus & Murray Valley encephalitis virus activity in the coming season, their transmission involves a complex mix of wild waterbird & wild/commercial pig population size & location, rainfall etc.
That's why mosquito surveillance is important
#JEV #MVE

The Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · Sep 8

A warm, wet spring means more mozzies. How to protect yourself from the diseases they spread:

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