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There were several stand-alone vector surveillance applications being used by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) to support the reporting of mosquito, bird, and mammal surveillance and infection information implemented in early 2000s in response to West Nile virus. In subsequent years, the Electronic Clinical Laboratory Reporting System (ECLRS) and the Communicable Disease Electronic Surveillance System (CDESS) were developed and integrated to be used for surveillance and investigations of human infectious diseases and management of outbreaks.

An integrated vector surveillance system project was proposed to address the migration of the stand-alone vector surveillance applications into a streamlined, consolidated solution to support operational, management, and technical needs by using the national standards with the existing resources and technical environment.

Objective

To develop a mosquito surveillance module to collect mosquito information testing for West Nile, East Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Zika viruses using national standards. To provide a common set of data for local health departments (LHDs) and state users to report and share information. To monitor the type of mosquito species that carry diseases.

Submitted by uysz on

Aquatic birds are the main reservoirs of influenza viruses, however, pigs represent an essential host in virus ecology as they are susceptible to both avian and human influenza viruses. Circulating zoonotic influenza (A/H7N9, A/H5N1, and A/H3N2v) viruses could mutate into forms easily transmissible from human-to-human and become a public health concern. Georgia is located along routes used by migrating birds where different species of aquatic birds are found. In 2006, highly pathogenic influenza virus A/H5N1 was detected in two wild swans in Adjara (western Georgia). Moreover, in the frame of wild bird surveillance, various subtypes of influenza A viruses were detected in mallard and gulls in Georgia (Lewis, 2013). Thus domestic animals in Georgia have a potential chance to contract influenza viruses from wild birds. 

Objective

The purpose of this study was to identify zoonotic influenza viruses in swine and poultry populations in Georgia and to define their pandemic potential. 

Submitted by Magou on

Annually sporadic cases of tularemia in humans are registered in Ukraine and new enzootic areas are found. Monitoring of tularemia natural foci is important given the potential significant financial losses in case of tularemia outbreaks and taken into account that this pathogen can be used as a bioterrorist agent.

Objective

Study the activity of natural foci of tularemia and identify the main types of reservoirs and vectors of Francisella tularensis.

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Characteristics and conditions of backyard production systems (BPS) transform them into potential maintainers of priority zoonotic agents, like Salmonella spp., highly important agent because of its impact in animal and public health. 

Objective

The purpose of this study was to detect the presence of circulating Salmonella spp. on backyard production systems (BPS) with poultry or swine breeding in central Chile 

Submitted by Magou on

While enhanced collaboration and sharing of surveillance information between the animal and the public health sectors is increasingly recognized as key to improved public health outcomes, evidence on the added value of an integrated approach to zoonoses surveillance is still lacking. From an economic perspective it is of interest to explore whether overall resources are used more efficiently by integrated surveillance when compared to a surveillance system with separated, sector-specific components.

The first part of the presentation will present on a disease prioritization study that was conducted in 2010-2011 to prioritize zoonotic diseases in North America using a quantitative method called Conjoint Analysis. The second part of the presentation will focus on a disease prioritization tool that was developed using a subset of the results from the international study, the tool combines the Conjoint Analysis results with multi-criteria decision analysis to allow users of the tool to develop a user-driven disease priority list.

Immediate detection and response to zoonotic disease outbreaks in animals are valuable strategies to prevent infections in humans. Detection and early warning of wildlife-borne pathogens are often limited by the lack of sensitized observers, efficient reporting mechanisms, trained personnel to conduct wildlife sampling, and adequate diagnostic capacity.

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