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Practical surveillance guidelines for the progressive control of foot-and-mouth disease and other transboundary animal diseases
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https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/a64f14e5-be7c-4a5b-9cb0-513f7b1349d5
Publication date
01/10/2024
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Guidelines & Learning resources
Focus Region:
Global
Focus Topic:
Health & Diseases
Author
Metwally, S.; Drewe, J.A.; Ferrari, G.; Gonzales, J.L.; McLaws, M.; Salman, M.; Wagner, B.
Organization
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Progressive control pathways provide a stepwise, measurable approach to disease control and, potentially, eradication. Surveillance systems must be capable of providing useful information to document programme progress, assessing intervention efforts, and the achievement of interim outcomes. This document demonstrates a practical surveillance approach that progresses from measuring broad disease epidemiology and risk factors to specifically evaluating intervention options and documenting low disease prevalence. The process focusses on aligning practical surveillance components with disease programme outcomes while focusing on foot-and-mouth disease as an example.