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Sharon Deem @deemsharon

Wildlife veterinarian and veterinary epidemiologist. One Health advocate! Passionate about animal welfare, human well-being, and planetary health.

Joined December 2013
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Sharon Deem@deemsharon
26 Mar 2025
Have a few minutes to think about how to stop the next #pandemic ? We need #OneHealth collaborative action. Thank you @stlpublicradio for the great conversation stlpr.org/show/st-louis-on-t…

Bird flu ‘should be on all our minds,’ says St. Louis Zoo epidemiologist

Avian influenza is affecting poultry flocks, wild waterfowl, marine mammals, bears, foxes, leopards, cows, cats, dogs and humans, among other species. What’s behind such a high rate of interspecies...

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Check this opportunity out for a PhD position working with turtles.
Dan Warren@SLUCompPhys
Mar 6
Want to earn a PhD while helping us to understand why turtle neurons are so tolerant of anoxia? 🐢Full tuition paid plus stipend and health insurance included! Check out our paper that describes how we isolate and culture turtle neurons journals.biologists.com/jeb/…… THEN DM ME!
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Check out our latest blog, get outside! Nature and Healing — Forest Park Living Lab forestparklivinglab.org/news…

Nature and Healing — Forest Park Living Lab

We visited the St. Louis Children’s Hospital to share the beauty of Forest Park with children and their families.

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Check out the top post of our news on FPLL. If nothing else, click on the three-toed box turtle video and meet Hazel and Appolo! forestparklivinglab.org/news

News — Forest Park Living Lab

The Forest Park Living Lab brings together experts in wildlife ecology, animal movement, and conservation medicine to integrate movement ecology across species, examine wildlife health in an urban...

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Climate change ‘beyond scientific dispute,’ National Academies report says - POLITICO politico.com/news/2025/09/17…

Climate change ‘beyond scientific dispute,’ National Academies report says

The report is a sharp rebuttal to a recent Trump administration's report, and Republicans have already targeted the report as “a blatant partisan act.”

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Thank you ⁦@JimVandeHei⁩ for this thoughtful piece reminding us to stay calm, but also engaged for the sake of our democracy. After Charlie Kirk killing, what you can do to break our national fever axios.com/2025/09/12/charlie…

Jim VandeHei: What you can do to break our national fever

The only antidote to division and despair is hope and repair. It starts with each of us.

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Check out the latest media on our #OneHealth collaborations in Teresina, Brazil ufpi.br/ultimas-noticias-ufp…
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I just found this on the web! Worth a read. #OneHealth . Wildlife conservation: a challenge for public health vitares.org/en/?id=121:wildl…

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We held a wonderful #OneHealth #SaudeUnica workshop. Reitoria recebe visita de pesquisadoras internacionais que participam de workshop voltado à conservação da fauna silvestre - UFPI ufpi.br/ultimas-noticias-ufp…
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We are living in abnormal times. Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas | Trump administration | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2025…

Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas

As part of president’s shuttering of USAID, destruction of the contraceptives will cost US taxpayers $167,000

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Thanks for noticing the #OneHealth chapter in this important book on #DEAI in #VeterinaryMedicine @OneHealthUofG
One Health - U of Guelph@OneHealthUofG
23 Jul 2025
FYI, Sharon Deem @deemsharon has a chapter on "Veterinary Medicine and One Health" in the recent publication "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine," edited by Kemba Marshall. Learn more: wiley.com/en-us/Diversity,… #OneHealth #VeterinaryMedicine
The cover of the book "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine" edited by Kemba Marshall and published by Wiley.

ALT The cover of the book "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine" edited by Kemba Marshall and published by Wiley.
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“There is no business on a dead planet.” nytimes.com/2025/04/17/clima…

Trump Opens a Huge Marine Protected Zone to Commercial Fishing (Published 2025)

The president said the move was aimed at making the United States the world’s “dominant seafood leader.”

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Sharon Deem retweeted
One Health - U of Guelph@OneHealthUofG
15 Apr 2025
On Nov. 25-26, @HumaneCanada presents the One Health, One Welfare Conference, a groundbreaking event that will explore the critical interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health & well-being. Call for speakers closes May 15!: reg.eventmobi.com/OneHealthO…
Humane Canada/Animaux Canada presents Canada's first conference bridging animal, human, and environmental health and well-being. November 25 to 26 in Ottawa, Canada.

ALT Humane Canada/Animaux Canada presents Canada's first conference bridging animal, human, and environmental health and well-being. November 25 to 26 in Ottawa, Canada.
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For the one or two people out there in X-land that haven't seen this video, please watch it. #elephants are the best! latimes.com/california/story…

Shocked by earthquake, zoo elephants form 'alert circle' to protect their young at San Diego Zoo

Elephants at San Diego Zoo Safari Park formed an alert circle to protect their young as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the region Monday morning.

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If you are in Saint Louis on Saturday April 5th, stop by the @stlzoo to learn about our shared health challenges and solutions. as we hold the Zoo's #OneHealth . One Planet. One Climate. event. stlzoo.org/events/one-health…
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. @DrEleanore1 thank you for sharing this piece with your followers. Your call for reflection is excellent. #OneHealth
Dr.Eleanore@DrEleanore1
25 Mar 2025
Thank you @deemsharon for you wisdom. Please read this piece. And reflect. H/t @HochstatMichael stlpr.org/show/st-louis-on-t…
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Holding on to any #animal , #human and #Earth positive news I can find. #Conservation #OneHealth apnews.com/article/bald-eagl…

American bald eagles are having a moment, ecologically and culturally

America’s national bird, the bald eagle, is having a moment. The eagles find themselves in a sort of environmental updraft since the early 2000s, when the federal government took the thriving birds...

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Great issue. Thanks @WildlifeDisease Check out our article on finding Mycoplasma in confiscated tortoises repatriated to Madagascar. (That might be the intense African heat part!) #ConservationMedicine
WDA - Wildlife Disease Association@WildlifeDisease
31 Jan 2025
START 2025 WITH KILLER RESEARCH From frigid wastes to the intense African heat, 61(1) of the Journal of Wildlife Diseases offers up cutting edge science on a global scale. Take that first step today at bit.ly/4aMAYgY
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If you are going to VMX this year, join me for talks on wildlife health and conservation. I moderate a career panel on Monday the 27th. On Tuesday the 28th, we have a full day of Wildlife Health talks. If you want more information, DM me. #OneHealth #VetMed #VMX2025
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Sharon Deem retweeted
OneHealth Commission@OneHealthCom
11 Jan 2025
#OneHealthAwareness Month Day 11 - Climate Change and Health of Animals, Humans, Ecosystems See Interview Video w Helena Chapman Earth Observation for Health Decisions - a holistic One Health approach youtube.com/watch?v=WM8D4d41… Image by WikiImages from Pixabay
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