Humans, Other Animals and ‘One Health’ in the Early Twenty-First Century

Cassidy, Angela

Interface.' This 70-page document drew upon the OH Commission report alongside the work of the WCS group to reflect on problems encountered during the avian influenza outbreak, when the division of health between animal-and human-focused organizations prevented effective communication and the ability to quickly coordinate responses to this 'hybrid' disease. 73 The agencies put forward proposals to improve the situation, using OH as an organizing framework and as shorthand to signal their collaborative intent. 74 In 2010 they followed up with a shorter policy briefing that reinforced their commitment to OH. 75 These publications brought the ideas and terminology of OH to the attention of a wider range of audiences than ever before. After 2010, OH became much more coherent and continued to grow, with increases in academic citations, the establishment of academic journals, textbook publications, the adoption of the term in health policy in several countries, and its uptake by major funders of global health agencies, including the Gates Foundation.