Establishment of a One Health Surveillance Initiative in the CA/Baja CA Border Region

Authors

  • Sarah C. Marikos Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance (EWIDS), California Department of Public Health
  • Karen L. Ferran Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance (EWIDS), California Department of Public Health
  • Esmeralda Iniguez-Stevens Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance (EWIDS), California Department of Public Health
  • Francisco Javier Monge Navarro Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Veterinary School

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4534

Abstract

One Border One Health is the first initiative of its kind along the U.S.-Mexico border. It is a binational, multidisciplinary, cross-sectoral initiative reconfiguring traditional species-specific approaches to surveillance for emerging and re-emerging pathogens in the California/Baja California region. Recognizing the diverse animal, human, and environmental geographies in the region and the health risks posed by these animal-human-environmental interfaces, the Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance Program (EWIDS) founded One Border One Health in 2011 to address disease emergence using a comprehensive One Health paradigm for surveillance, informatics, and education and outreach.

Author Biography

Sarah C. Marikos, Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance (EWIDS), California Department of Public Health

Sarah Marikos is the Epidemiologist Analyst for the Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance (EWIDS) Program. Her work focuses on surveillance, disease emergence, and One Health in the border region. Prior to joining EWIDS, Sarah responded to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic at the UC Davis Medical Center and conducted public health research with the Berkeley Survey Research Center. Sarah co-founded One Border One Health and is co-chair of the Training & Outreach Committee. Dr. Ferran is the Chief Epidemiologist/Program Manager of the Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance (EWIDS) Program. Her work focuses on pandemic influenza, emerging and re-emerging pathogens and agents of bioterrorism. Working in collaboration with public and private sector partners from the US and Mexico, she has facilitated the development of early warning surveillance systems designed to protect border communities. Dr. Ferran co-founded One Border One Health and is co-chair of the Surveillance Committee.

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Published

2013-03-23

How to Cite

Marikos, S. C., Ferran, K. L., Iniguez-Stevens, E., & Monge Navarro, F. J. (2013). Establishment of a One Health Surveillance Initiative in the CA/Baja CA Border Region. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4534

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2013)

Section

System Showcase Demonstrations

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