A modelling approach to the quantification of the benefits of a national surveillance programme

Sanson, R.L.; Thornton, Ronald Norman

doi:10.1016/s0167-5877(96)01083-5

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“…However, this publication is limited with respect to timeliness and accuracy, as it heavily depends on the quality of veterinary services and the MO&SS in place in individual countries. Sanson & Thornton (1997) demonstrated the influence of the quality of surveillance on the time needed for the detection of the first case of a newly introduced disease. Using outbreaks of Salmonella dublin as an example (an exotic agent in the country under consideration), it was shown, that a reduced surveillance programme could increase the median time to diagnosis from 4 weeks to 40 weeks.…”

Section: Monitoring and Surveillance Data And Their Effect On The Rismentioning

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Relationships Between Animal Health Monitoring and the Risk Assessment Process

Stärk

Salman

2001

Acta Vet Scand

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Risk assessment is part of the risk analysis process as it is used in veterinary medicine to estimate risks related to international trade and food safety. Data from monitoring and surveillance systems (MO&SS) are used throughout the risk assessment process for hazard identification, release assessment, exposure assessment and consequence assessment. As the quality of risk assessments depends to a large extent on the availability and quality of input data, there is a close relationship between MO&SS and risk assessment. In order to improve the quality of risk assessments, MO&SS should be designed according to minimum quality standards. Second, recent scientific developments on state-of-the-art design and analysis of surveys need to be translated into field applications and legislation. Finally, knowledge about the risk assessment process among MO&SS planners and managers should be promoted in order to assure high-quality data.

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Section: Monitoring and Surveillance Data And Their Effect On The Rismentioning

confidence: 99%

Relationships Between Animal Health Monitoring and the Risk Assessment Process

Stärk

Salman

2001

Acta Vet Scand

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“…This category mostly included scenario tree models ( n = 6) [59, 75, 120, 125–127], although it also comprised other decision methods such as neural networks [81, 128] or the info-gap decision theory [124]. The scenario tree and the info-gap models reviewed were used for the evaluation of surveillance systems ( n = 7), and also to demonstrate how the likelihood of early disease detection can be improved by combining the most appropriate passive and/or active strategies in surveillance programmes for exotic and re-emerging threats.…”

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“…Simulation models (n = 10) [30,41,97,107,[119][120][121][122][123][124] aimed to mimic disease transmission in a population in time, and sometimes in space, terms in specific circumstances. The outputs from the simulations could be used for estimating the risk of disease spread (n = 5).…”

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Systematic review of surveillance systems and methods for early detection of exotic, new and re-emerging diseases in animal populations

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In this globalized world, the spread of new, exotic and re-emerging diseases has become one of the most important threats to animal production and public health. This systematic review analyses conventional and novel early detection methods applied to surveillance. In all, 125 scientific documents were considered for this study. Exotic (n = 49) and re-emerging (n = 27) diseases constituted the most frequently represented health threats. In addition, the majority of studies were related to zoonoses (n = 66). The approaches found in the review could be divided in surveillance modalities, both active (n = 23) and passive (n = 5); and tools and methodologies that support surveillance activities (n = 57). Combinations of surveillance modalities and tools (n = 40) were also found. Risk-based approaches were very common (n = 60), especially in the papers describing tools and methodologies (n = 50). The main applications, benefits and limitations of each approach were extracted from the papers. This information will be very useful for informing the development of tools to facilitate the design of cost-effective surveillance strategies. Thus, the current literature review provides key information about the advantages, disadvantages, limitations and potential application of methodologies for the early detection of new, exotic and re-emerging diseases.

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