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databases will play an important role in national evaluations of animal
health
The national initiative for comprehensive and integrated monitoring
and surveillance will rely on data from multiple data sources such as the
Generic Data Base (GDB).
The GDB, linked with other sources, will support basic surveillance
functions such as data collection, evaluation, interpretation, and adjustment/refinement.
Ultimately, decisions on types of surveillance, the number of samples to
collect, where to do surveillance, and allocation of resources depend on
the evaluation of these data.
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Computerized System
will help manage animal disease outbreaks
The Emergency Management Reporting System (EMRS) developed by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary
Services (USDA, APHIS, VS) is a computerized system for managing animal
disease outbreaks or animal emergencies.
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Surveillance
tool evaluation:
Sow/boar blood collection
Veterinary Services is anticipating future
surveillance needs by analyzing those
current techniques that have served well
in the past.
Through an ongoing initiative for designing
a comprehensive and integrated monitoring
and surveillance system, VS is evaluating
existing systems to determine if they are
sufficient to meet additional surveillance
goals for enabling trade and detecting
emerging diseases.
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Report available on
West Nile Virus in equids in
Northeastern US
A report of a case-control study of premises
infected with West Nile virus (WNV) is now
available. States with confirmed WNV cases
in 2000 were asked to participate in the study
coordinated by the USDA/APHIS/VS. The
study includes a spatial analysis describing
the geographic and ecological aspects of the
region where cases occurred.
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