Wildlife Trust's EcoHealth Marks First Anniversary

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Wildlife Trust's EcoHealth Marks First Anniversary

Quarterly Journal is Prime Source of Scientific Research on Emerging Diseases and Ecosystem Health from Around the World

PALISADES, NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -/E-Wire/-- EcoHealth, Wildlife Trust's quarterly, peer-reviewed journal focusing on Conservation Medicine, human health and ecosystem sustainability, marks its first anniversary with the publication of the December issue.

Conservation Medicine, pioneered by Wildlife Trust, is a new scientific discipline, notes Dr. Mary Pearl, President of Wildlife Trust and co-founder of its Consortium for Conservation Medicine. "EcoHealth is an international forum, bringing together the seminal research and writing on topics such as wildlife trade, the spread of the West Nile virus, and the impact of climate on infectious disease in West Africa. September's issue, "Oceans and Health," delved into marine sentinel species â true 'canaries in the mineshaft' in terms of ecosystem health." Dr. Pearl serves as an Associate Editor for EcoHealth.

"EcoHealth has attained a high level of editorial respect, and as an international forum, has helped to establish Conservation Medicine as a critical field of study," comments co-editor Dr. Alonso Aguirre, Director for Conservation Medicine at Wildlife Trust. "Our publication is truly a trans-disciplinary journal, integrating public policy, best practices and sound research in the ecological and health sciences."

Co-editor Dr. Peter Daszak, Executive Director of Wildlife Trust's Consortium for Conservation Medicine, adds: "Wildlife Trust pioneered the discipline of Conservation Medicine. EcoHealth plays an important role in disseminating information around the world about the growing global threat of animal and human disease due to environmental changes such as biodiversity loss, climate change, population growth, and toxic pollution."

Articles in the December issue EcoHealth include:

Â· Risk of Disease Transmission Between Conservation Personnel and the Mountain Gorillas: Results from an Employee Health Program in Rwanda Employee Health Group, Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, 2003 Data on the risk of disease transfer from employees of Rwanda's Parc National des Volcans to the mountain gorilla population, and simple measures that could significantly reduce the risk of disease-induced deaths in these unique animals.

Â· Development and Application of a Framework for Analysing the Impacts of Urban Transportation Josh Marko, Colin L. Soskolne, John Church, Louis H. Francescutti, Mark Anielski A report on increased automobile traffic volume and roadway capacity that is paralleled by a demand for a transportation analysis that includes environmental, health, economic and socio-cultural impacts.

Â· Case Report: Out-foxing a Rash â A Clinical Example of Human-Wildlife Interaction Peter M. Rabinowitz and Zimra Gordon A report on a case of scabies thought to be the result of handling wild foxes in a Connecticut wildlife rehabilitation center points to the fact that pathogens respond rapidly to new ecological niches â whether across town or across the globe.

Â· Re-integrating Coastal Development and Public Health in Western Australia Marisa Gilles, David Galloway, Pierre Horwitz, Ann Larson The article presents an examination of the relationship between coastal resource management and the determinants of health, and an alternative approach to coastal planning and management including resource distribution, public health concerns and ecology issues.

EcoHealth is published by Springer New York on behalf of the EcoHealth Journal Consortium, and is available by subscription. More information can be found on the website, www.ecohealth.net.

About Wildlife Trust

Wildlife Trust is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to innovative conservation science and conservation medicine, linking ecology and human health in the New York region and around the world. Wildlife Trust trains and supports a network of local scientists in over twenty countries in their efforts to save endangered species and their habitats and to protect the health of ecosystems that are vital to life on Earth. More information can be found on their website, www.wildlifetrust.org.

For more information or to speak with Alonso Aguirre, Peter Dazsak, or Mary Pearl, please contact Jane Trombley of Temin and Company at (212) 588-8788 or [REDACTED-EMAIL].

Alonso Aguirre, Peter Dazsak, or Mary Pearl, please contact Jane Trombley of Temin and Company at (212) 588-8788 or [REDACTED-EMAIL].

http://www.wildlifetrust.org.

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