Infectious diseases surveillance and alert systems

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Satellite Imaging and Surveillance of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 2329-891X JTD, an open access journal Prevalence of Tropical Diseases J Trop Dis Satellite Imaging and Surveillance of Infectious Diseases Rajeev Singh1*, Koushlesh Ranjan2 and Harshit Verma1 1Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, India 2Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary & A...

Epidemiological surveillance of infectious diseases in France.

Epidemiological surveillance, namely the continuous monitoring of diseases and health determinants in a population, has developed over the past fifteen years, in the sphere of human health as well as in animal health. All epidemiological surveillance networks include the following four stages: data collection, data transmission, data processing and dissemination of information. However, despite...

Evaluation and optimization of surveillance systems for rare and emerging infectious diseases.

Surveillance for rare and emerging infectious diseases poses a special challenge to veterinary services. Most emerging infectious diseases like bovine tuberculosis (bTB) are zoonoses, affecting both human and animal populations. Despite the low prevalence of such an emerging infectious disease at time of incursion, the surveillance system should be able to detect the presence of the disease as ...

Surveillance of Infectious Diseases Among American Indians and Alaska Natives

We assessed participation in public health surveillance networks among Indian Health Service, tribal, and urban (I/T/U) Indian health facilities for a group of infectious diseases, and barriers to participation. We conducted surveys of I/T/U facilities and key informant interviews with representatives of tribal, urban, and national American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) agencies. For the surveys...