Equine infectious disease surveillance initiatives in the UK

2020 ◽  
Vol 186 (8) ◽  
pp. 241-243
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Infectious Disease Surveillance ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Health Trust

Fleur Whitlock of the Animal Health Trust takes a look at equine infectious disease surveillance initiatives in action in the UK

Equine infectious disease surveillance: surveillance concepts and international outbreak reporting systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 185 (21) ◽  
pp. 651-653
Author(s):  
Christopher Browne ◽  
Jolyon M. Medlock
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Infectious Disease Surveillance ◽  
Reporting Systems ◽  
Health Trust

Fleur Whitlock of the Animal Health Trust takes a look at equine infectious disease surveillance and the sources of information available.

scholarly journals Towards One Health disease surveillance: The Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance approach

2012 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Esron D. Karimuribo ◽  
Kuya Sayalel ◽  
Eric Beda ◽  
Nick Short ◽  
Philemon Wambura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
One Health ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Infectious Disease Surveillance ◽  
Custom Made

Africa has the highest burden of infectious diseases in the world and yet the least capacity for its risk management. It has therefore become increasingly important to search for ‘fit-for- purpose’ approaches to infectious disease surveillance and thereby targeted disease control. The fact that the majority of human infectious diseases are originally of animal origin means we have to consider One Health (OH) approaches which require inter-sectoral collaboration for custom-made infectious disease surveillance in the endemic settings of Africa. A baseline survey was conducted to assess the current status and performance of human and animal health surveillance systems and subsequently a strategy towards OH surveillance system was developed. The strategy focused on assessing the combination of participatory epidemiological approaches and the deployment of mobile technologies to enhance the effectiveness of disease alerts and surveillance at the point of occurrence, which often lies in remote areas. We selected three study sites, namely the Ngorongoro, Kagera River basin and Zambezi River basin ecosystems. We have piloted and introduced the next-generation Android mobile phones running the EpiCollect application developed by Imperial College to aid geo-spatial and clinical data capture and transmission of this data from the field to the remote Information Technology (IT) servers at the research hubs for storage, analysis, feedback and reporting. We expect that the combination of participatory epidemiology and technology will significantly improve OH disease surveillance in southern Africa.

scholarly journals The Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance: A One Health Consortium

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 19958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark M. Rweyemamu ◽  
Peter Mmbuji ◽  
Esron Karimuribo ◽  
Janusz Paweska ◽  
Dominic Kambarage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
One Health ◽  
Infectious Disease Surveillance

Infectious disease surveillance in animal movement networks: An approach based on the friendship paradox

2015 ◽  
Vol 121 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 306-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Amaku ◽  
José Henrique de Hildebrand Grisi-Filho ◽  
Rísia Lopes Negreiros ◽  
Ricardo Augusto Dias ◽  
Fernando Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Animal Movement ◽  
Infectious Disease Surveillance

scholarly journals Equine piroplasmosis status in the UK: an assessment of laboratory diagnostic submissions and techniques

2018 ◽  
Vol 184 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M Coultous ◽  
Paul Phipps ◽  
Charlie Dalley ◽  
Jane Lewis ◽  
Toni-Ann Hammond ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Animal Health ◽  
Health Agency ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Vector Species ◽  
Equine Piroplasmosis ◽  
Tick Vector ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Tick Vectors ◽  
Health Trust

Equine piroplasmosis (EP) has historically been of minor concern to UK equine practitioners, primarily due to a lack of competent tick vectors. However, increased detection of EP tick vector species in the UK has been reported recently. EP screening is not currently required for equine importation, and when combined with recent relaxations in movement regulations, there is an increased risk regarding disease incursion and establishment into the UK. This study evaluated the prevalence of EP by both serology and PCR among 1242 UK equine samples submitted for EP screening between February and December 2016 to the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Animal Health Trust. Where information was available, 81.5 per cent of submissions were for the purpose of UK export testing, and less than 0.1 per cent for UK importation. Serological prevalence of EP was 8.0 per cent, and parasite DNA was found in 0.8 per cent of samples. A subsequent analysis of PCR sensitivity in archived clinical samples indicated that the proportion of PCR-positive animals is likely to be considerably higher. The authors conclude that the current threat imposed by UK carrier horses is not adequately monitored and further measures are required to improve national biosecurity and prevent endemic disease.

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