One Health Day will be this Sunday, November 3. Go to the One Health Commission website to find out more about activities that may be in your area. This year, Galaxy Diagnostics is co-sponsoring Louisiana One Health in Action’s Walk-n-Wag on Saturday. One health is an approach that recognizes the relationship between the health of […]
Galaxy Co-Sponsors “Barbecue and Bartonella” One Health Event at Tulane University
Galaxy Diagnostics, the One Health Commission, Louisiana One Health in Action (LOHA), and the One Health Student Club at Tulane partnered to present an educational “Barbecue and Bartonella” event for medical students, veterinarians, public health faculty, and other interested parties on March 28th 2019 at the Tulane School of Public Health. Approximately 70 attendees gathered […]
Galaxy Co-Founder Awarded Global One Health Award
In recognition of their research on Bartonellosis, in particular “atypical manifestations in people and, in particular, veterinary health care providers,” Ed Breitschwerdt, DVM, DACVIM, Chief Scientific Officer here at Galaxy Diagnostics and Christopher Woods, MD, MPH of Duke University School of Medicine have been awarded the 2018 Global One Health Award by the World Small Animal […]
A One Health Perspective on Bartonellosis
Check out a video highlighting Dr. Ed Breitschwerdt’s One Health Perspective on Bartonellosis – aka Cat Scratch Disease and other Bartonella species infections – from the 2014 NorVect Conference. [uxi_video id=”Sz9e-is-UuY” size=”800″ type=”youtube” ratio=”16by9″ center=”false” related=”false”] Bartonella are stealth pathogens with the ability to evade immune response and invade a broad range of cells in the […]
Galaxy Diagnostics, A One Health Company
We are big fans of the One World, One Health Initiative here at Galaxy Diagnostics. Researchers and practitioners in the area of public health are increasingly aware of the important links between human health, animal health and the health of the environment. In a recent One Health commentary, physician & researcher Jim Hughes of Emory University noted that “When the […]
Bartonella Webinar Now Available on Public Health Training Websites
The “Understanding #Bartonella: A One Health Perspective” webinar produced by the One Health Commission, The North Carolina State University Vector-Borne Disease Lab and Galaxy Diagnostics is now available on the Public Health Foundation (PHF) training website and CDC TRAIN. The link directly to the webinar is below: https://www.train.org/main/course/1078764/ Media Contact: James Rebenski contact@galaxydx.com […]