One Health training and research activities in Western Europe

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Fig. 1 Search strategy for the overview of One Health research publications, Western Europe, with a) breakdown of search strategy and b) number of publications with first or last authors from Europe per year.

Table 1 Overview of 10 European institutes with most publications that include the term ‘One Health’ in their title or abstract

Country	Research institute	One Health topics
Belgium	Institute of Tropical Medicine	Advocating the One Health approach and performing research of tropical zoonoses such as Taenia solium taeniosis.
Denmark	University of Copenhagen	Research of zoonoses, such as parasitic and neglected zoonoses. Some publications on comparative medicine.
Germany	Freie Universität Berlin	Publications on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and zoonoses in the food chain such as Vibrio and Campylobacter.
France	OIE	Advocating the One Health approach in general and in relation to rabies and Rift Valley fever.
Switzerland	Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute	Advocating the One Health approach and One Health surveillance of zoonoses. Research of tropical zoonoses and economic analyses of zoonoses and the One Health approach.
UK	The Royal Veterinary College	Research of zoonoses such as influenza and rabies, assessing (economical) impact of zoonoses and the One Health approach and zoonotic disease risk management. Publications on comparative medicine.
	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	Research of zoonotic diseases, such as emerging zoonoses and neglected zoonoses. Research of AMR.
	University of Liverpool	Research on zoonoses such as Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) and rabies.
	University of Cambridge	Advocating the One Health approach in education and research on zoonoses (such as Leishmania) and AMR.
	University of Edinburgh	Advocating the One Health concept and research of (neglected) zoonoses and AMR.

Table 2 Selection of Horizon 2020 (2014–2020) and Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013) funded research programs in the area of One Health

Name of the project	Summary	Web site
Anticipating the Global Onset of Novel Epidemics (ANTIGONE)	Identify the key factors that contribute to the emergence of pathogens with human pandemic potential from pathogens with a zoonotic background.	www.antigonefp7.eu/
Companion Animals Multisectorial Interprofessional Interdisciplinary Strategic Think tank on Zoonoses (CALLISTO)	Provide an overview of the current situation with regard to the role of companion animals as a source of infectious diseases for people and food animals to identify knowledge and technology gaps and propose preventive actions.	www.callistoproject.eu/
Collaborative Management Platform for Detection and Analyses of (Re-) emerging and Foodborne Outbreaks in Europe (COMPARE)	Develop an enabling analytical framework and globally linked data and information sharing platform for the rapid identification, containment, and mitigation of infectious disease outbreaks in humans and animals using new genome technology.	www.compare-europe.eu/
Biology and Control of Vector-borne Infections in Europe (EDENEXT)	Study the biological, ecological, and epidemiological components of vector-borne disease introduction, emergence, and spread, and the creation of new tools to control them.	www.edenext.eu/
Epigenesis	One Health approach to integrate Guadeloupe research on vector-borne and emerging diseases in the European Research Area: from characterization of emergence mechanisms to innovative approaches for prediction and control.	www.epigenesis.cirad.fr/
Ecology from Farm to Fork of Microbial Drug Resistance and Transmission (EFFORT)	Study the complex ecology of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the complex interactions between bacterial communities, commensals, and pathogens in animals, the food chain, and the environment.	www.effort-against-amr.eu
Integrated Control of Neglected Zoonoses (ICONZ)	Improve human health and animal production in developing countries through integrated control of neglected zoonoses in animals, based on scientific innovation and public engagement.	www.iconzafrica.org
Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPI AMR)	The primary aim of the third joint call of JPI AMR is to combine the resources, infrastructures, and research strengths of multiple countries in order to address transmission of AMR following a ‘One Health Approach’.	www.jpiamr.eu/
Linking Epidemiology and Laboratory Research on Transboundary Animal Diseases and Zoonoses in EU and China (LinkTADs)	Coordinate research between the EU and China in the area of transboundary animal diseases and zoonoses.	www.linktads.com
PREDEMICS	Providing preparedness, prediction, and prevention of merging zoonotic viruses with pandemic potential using multidisciplinary approaches.	www.predemics.biomedtrain.eu/
Training and Research Aimed at Novel Antibacterial Solutions in Animals and People (TRAIN ASAP)	Develop novel antibacterial solutions for humans and animals.	www.train-asap.eu/
Zoonoses Anticipation and Preparedness Initiative (ZAPI)	Develop platforms for the rapid identification and production of viral domains that can be used as veterinary vaccines and develop platforms for the rapid development, selection, and production of protective antibodies to protect the human population.	www.cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/203726_en.html

Table 3 Selection of One Health research networks in Western Europe

Name of the project	Summary	Web site
One Health Sweden	Multidisciplinary network of researchers with interest in zoonotic infections and antibiotic resistance (AMR), mainly from universities and governmental organizations in Sweden. Recently, researchers from other Nordic countries also joined. Stimulates multidisciplinary partnerships by providing biological samples to collaborative projects for detection and characterization of viruses and bacteria with emerging potential and by educational activities for students and researchers.	www.onehealth.se
National Consortium for Zoonoses Research (NCZR)	The UK Consortium aims to encourage interdisciplinary and interinstitutional research into zoonoses.	www.zoonosis.ac.uk
Netherlands’ Centre for One Health (NCOH)	Partnership of academic research institutes in the Netherlands to collaborate on research on the interactions and connections between human, veterinary, wildlife, and environmental health.	www.ncoh.nl
Strategic Network on Neglected Diseases and Zoonoses (SNNDZ)	Research collaboration initiated by the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium (ITM). The Network aims to stimulate and support collaborations between ITM and partners from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.	www.snndz.net/
German Research Platform for Zoonoses	Network for German researchers in the field of zoonoses that aims to increase research activities in the field of zoonoses research and promote ‘broad horizontal cross-linking of human and veterinary medicine’. Within this network, 11 smaller networks in the area of specific zoonotic diseases have been established.	www.zoonosen.net/

Table 4 Overview of European university training on ‘One Health’

Country	Institute	Type of training	BSc	MSc	Postgraduate	Credits
Denmark	Veterinary Faculty, Copenhagen	One Health track (minor)		X		21.5 ECTS
France	Nantes-Atlantic National College of Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering, in partnership with the University of Nantes’ Department of Medicine and the University of Angers’ Department of Medicine	Master ‘Manimal’			X	60 ECTS
Netherlands	Veterinary Faculty, Utrecht	One Health track (minor)		X		60 ECTS
	Utrecht University, all faculties	Honors program One Health	X			45 ECTS
Spain	Veterinary School of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB)	Master Zoonoses and One Health			X	60 ECTS
UK	Royal Veterinary College (RVC)/London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London	Master One Health (Infectious diseases)		X	X	60 ECTS
	Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences, Edinburgh	Master One Health			X	180 ECTS
	University of Bristol	Honors program Population Medicine and One Health	X			20 ECTS

European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).