Louisiana One Heath In Action (LOHA) has donated $10,000 to support research at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory (IPRL). This research laboratory, directed by Edward B. Breitschwerdt, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), is where Galaxy’s proprietary BAPGM™ enrichment culture was developed. Dr. Breitschwerdt is also Chief Scientific Officer and […]
One Health is All of US
While some people are at higher risk for vector-borne disease, the connections between people, animals and the environment mean that one health techniques protect everyone from disease. Find out more about what we can do as a community and in our individual households to keep ourselves and our animals healthy. Veterinary Workers at Higher [...]
Kicking Off One Health Month, 2023
For many years, One Health Month has had a ring of “next verse, same as the first,” but in recent years, we have seen advances in one health policy and increased awareness of its importance. We have been able to celebrate an expansion of education degrees related to One Health at all levels over the [...]
One Health Day 2022
We are excited to celebrate the seventh annual One Health Day. In the last seven years, the number of One Health programs has increased around the globe. Here in the US, One Health training is available in university programs from forestry to veterinary school. We have even seen One Health programs at local universities like [...]
One Health Month 2022: People and Animals Caring For Each Other
In 2019, the US Senate passed a bipartisan resolution designating January 2020 as One Health Awareness Month in the United States. Now, One Health advocates around the world promote and celebrate One Health education in the beginning of each year. Source: CDC At Galaxy Diagnostics, we educate about the risks of zoonotic pathogens to [...]
Communities Come Together for One Health Day 2021
This week we celebrated global One Health Day together with Louisiana One Health in Action (LOHA), an organization founded by Amy LeBoeuf after her son was diagnosed with bartonellosis after getting a tiny scratch from their cat. People and their families who have been affected by flea- and tick-borne pathogens are at the forefront of [...]