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VS Outbreak Surveillance Toolbox

Last Modified: Jun 2, 2020

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Develop a Surveillance Plan
Instructions
Introduction
Section 1. Case Definition
Section 2. Premises Classification
Section 3. Disease Control Areas/ Zones
Section 4. Sampling Plan
—Specimen Type and Laboratory Tests
—Target/ Study Population
—Sample Size
—Sampling Priorities
—Sampling Frequency
Miscellaneous Content
Final Check

Calculators/ Tools Overview
Premises Sample Size Calculator
Animal Sample size Calculator
Sample Selection Calculators
—Random Sampling Calculator
—Interval Sampling Calculator
Probability of Failure to Detect Diseased Animals

Resources
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Contact Information
Library
Glossary

The Outbreak Surveillance Toolbox is designed to provide veterinary epidemiologists with resources to quickly develop a consistent and complete surveillance plan to identify infected herds and animals due to an outbreak of an infectious animal disease. More about the outbreak surveillance Toolbox...

What's In The Toolbox?

How to Develop a Surveillance Plan: Instructions	Step-by-step guide for developing a surveillance plan to identify infected herds and animals in a disease outbreak situation. Outbreak Surveillance Plan Template
Calculators	Calculators to estimate number of premises to sample, number of animals to sample, and other metrics needed for surveillance planning
Case Definition	Library of draft case definitions for use in surveillance plans and guidelines for developing a new case definition
Resources	Resources for developing a surveillance plan

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