Article
Veterinary Sciences
Caitlin Pfeiffer, Mark Stevenson, Simon Firestone, John Larsen, Angus Campbell
Summary: The challenge of animal health surveillance lies in providing necessary information for disease prevention and control activities within available resources. Syndromic surveillance of farmers' disease observations can enhance data capture in extensive livestock farming systems. Identifying characteristics of reliable reporters is crucial for guiding recruitment and managing bias in surveillance systems.
PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Rachel Schambow, Yoder Colin, Wright Dave, Daniella N. Schettino, Andres M. Perez
Summary: As the threat of African swine fever continues, there is a need for new tools to detect and monitor the disease early. Questionnaires and focus group discussions revealed the potential value of enhanced passive surveillance protocols, but also highlighted challenges such as participation motivation, data sharing, and diagnostic testing costs.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Sophie Brilleaud, Benoit Durand, Yann Le Strat, Carole Sala
Summary: The study analyzes the influence of temporal aggregation unit on the performance of SyS detection algorithms. Results show that temporal aggregation affects detection algorithm performance and is linked to the algorithm used. The choice of aggregation-algorithm pair depends on multiple parameters.
PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Agronomy
Alwyn Tan, Mo Salman, Bruce Wagner, Brian McCluskey
Summary: Biosurveillance is the process of gathering, integrating, interpreting, and communicating essential information related to threats or diseases affecting human, animal, or plant health. Animal health surveillance is an important part of biosurveillance systems and can contribute to early detection, situational awareness, and better decision making. This paper explores the components of a biosurveillance system from an animal health perspective and identifies opportunities to enhance biosurveillance in the animal health community.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
C. Merca, I. Clemensson Lindell, L. Ernholm, L. Eliasson Selling, T. P. Nunes, M. Sjolund, F. C. Dorea
Summary: This paper tackles the challenges of using production data in syndromic surveillance (SyS) by developing a SyS system using routinely collected data from pig breeding farms. The system is capable of providing early detection of unexpected trends and serves as a useful tool for health and management decision-making for farmers.
PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Infectious Diseases
Susanne Hyllestad, Ettore Amato, Karin Nygard, Line Vold, Preben Aavitsland
Summary: This review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of syndromic surveillance for detecting waterborne outbreaks, with no conclusive evidence found to support the effectiveness of such systems at present.
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Sophie C. McKee, Vienna R. Brown, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Glorianna M. Giallombardo, Ryan S. Miller
Summary: Livestock production plays a crucial role in agriculture, ensuring food security, human health, and livelihoods worldwide. The study presents a method to identify potential introduction sites of three major foreign animal diseases into the United States. By analyzing data on contaminated meat products, livestock density, and the likelihood of local herd contamination, the study identifies central Florida as the most likely introduction site for African swine fever and classical swine fever, and western California for foot-and-mouth disease in swine and northeastern Texas for cattle. This method provides valuable insights for surveillance and resource allocation to combat the establishment of these diseases in the U.S.
TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Biology
Terra R. Kelly, Pranav S. Pandit, Nicole Carion, Devin F. Dombrowski, Krysta H. Rogers, Stella C. McMillin, Deana L. Clifford, Anthony Riberi, Michael H. Ziccardi, Erica L. Donnelly-Greenan, Christine K. Johnson
Summary: Research has demonstrated that utilizing pre-diagnostic clinical data from a network of wildlife rehabilitation organizations to build a "Wildlife Disease Surveillance System" can effectively enhance early detection capabilities of wildlife morbidity and mortality events, providing critical support for the protection of wildlife populations.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Jette Christensen, Chris Byra, Julia Keenliside, Yanyun Huang, John C. S. Harding, Glen Duizer, Susan E. Detmer
Summary: CWSHIN is a surveillance system conducting syndromic surveillance in the four western provinces of Canada since 2012. In 2019, a review resulted in the Next Generation CWSHIN with new data merging methods. The system improved veterinary syndromic surveillance and provided flexibility for monitoring temporal trends and analyses.
PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Ali Al-Hemoud, Manar AlSaraf, Mariam Malak, Musab Al-Shatti, Meshael Al-Jarba, Ahmad Othman, Hanadi Al-Shammari, Alya Al-Shatti
Summary: The development of an analytical web-based system for animal health assessment in Kuwait using data from OIE and WAHIS repository. The system helps monitor and surveil animal disease outbreaks, with five identified diseases and visualizations to display disease cases and outbreak locations. It serves as a tool for monitoring and tracking disease outbreaks, as well as monitoring spread patterns of new diseases between neighboring countries.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Eliot Spector, Yahan Zhang, Yi Guo, Sarah Bost, Xi Yang, Mattia Prosperi, Yonghui Wu, Hui Shao, Jiang Bian
Summary: Syndromic surveillance involves collecting real-time data from various sources to detect disease outbreaks earlier than traditional surveillance methods. However, this review suggests that syndromic surveillance may not be a reliable method for detecting critical public health events during mass gathering scenarios.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Isis de Freitas Espeschit, Clara Marques Santana, Maria Aparecida Scatamburlo Moreira
Summary: Brazil has policies and programs in place for continuous monitoring of human, animal, and environmental health, with recommendations for control and prevention strategies. However, implementing the One Health strategy faces challenges such as insufficient resources, professional alienation, and lack of recognition regarding the importance of animal and environmental health. efforts to share responsibilities and overcome vertical actions are needed to promote efficiency and effectiveness.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Iris Ganser, Rodolphe Thiebaut, David L. Buckeridge
Summary: This study evaluated the performance of event-based surveillance (EBS) on a global scale and found that monitoring report frequency alone may not be sufficient for timely detection of infectious disease outbreaks. Low data quality and report frequency impair the sensitivity and timeliness of disease surveillance, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Maria Jorquera-Chavez, Sigfredo Fuentes, Frank R. Dunshea, Robyn D. Warner, Tomas Poblete, Ranjith R. Unnithan, Rebecca S. Morrison, Ellen C. Jongman
Summary: The use of cameras and computer-based techniques for early detection of physiological changes in pigs has the potential to identify early signs of respiratory diseases. Further research is recommended to develop and commercialize this novel technology for constant animal monitoring.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Janeth George, Barbara Hasler, Erick Komba, Calvin Sindato, Mark Rweyemamu, James Mlangwa
Summary: This study identified and assessed a total of 13 data sources for the animal health surveillance system in Tanzania. Most surveillance data came from livestock farmers, slaughter facilities, and livestock markets; while potential data sources include commercial farms, veterinary shops, and electronic surveillance tools. Although most sources had good surveillance data contents and medium to maximum spatial coverage, there was variation in data frequency, accuracy, and cost.
BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Amanda Fernandez-Fontelo, Pedro Puig, German Caceres, Luis Romero, Crawford W. Revie, Javier Sanchez, Fernanda C. Dorea, Ana Alba-Casals
BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Fisheries
Christopher D. Todd, Nora N. Hanson, Lars Boehme, Crawford W. Revie, Ana R. Marques
Summary: This study examined the relationship between variation in circulus spacing on the scales of wild Atlantic salmon and changes in body length growth rate, finding that as sea surface temperatures have risen, significant changes in post-smolt growth pattern of salmon occurred.
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Danielle Cantrell, Raphael Vanderstichel, Ramon Filgueira, Jon Grant, Crawford W. Revie
Summary: Sea lice pose significant economic and ecological challenges to the salmon farming industry. A coupled biological and physical model was validated to simulate the dispersal of sea lice larvae from salmon farms in British Columbia, Canada. The validation process highlighted the complexities and challenges associated with validating biophysical dispersal simulations, emphasizing the need for further development of validation techniques for agent-based models.
AQUACULTURE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
(2021)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Fernanda C. Dorea, Crawford W. Revie
Summary: The era of big data has brought about a significant change in health and epidemiology, primarily in the diversity of data being used rather than the volume. Non-health data sources are increasingly utilized for epidemiological inference, with the key challenges being data integration and decision-making support amidst the growing complexity of data in population health.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Jaewoon Jeong, Marit Stormoen, Gregor F. McEwan, Krishna K. Thakur, Crawford W. Revie
Summary: Efforts have been made to develop effective lice control strategies for tackling the challenges posed by ectoparasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis on salmon farms. Understanding the key parameters affecting L. salmonis population dynamics is crucial for informed management decisions and prevention strategies. The study suggests that prevention of infestation before lice attach to fish is more effective than treating already infested salmon.
Article
Fisheries
Jaewoon Jeong, Gregor F. McEwan, Gabriel Arriagada, Cristian Gallardo-Escarate, Crawford W. Revie
Summary: The salmon louse C. rogercresseyi is a common ectoparasite of farmed salmonids in Chile, and further research is required to adequately model its complete population dynamics and support effective control and mitigation on Chilean salmon farms.
JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES
(2022)
Editorial Material
Veterinary Sciences
Fernanda C. Dorea, Timothee Vergne, Marnie Brennan, Gerdien van Schaik, Damien Barrett, Luis Pedro Carmo, Philip A. Robinson, Dave C. Brodbelt, K. Marie McIntyre
PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
S. Koepper, C. W. Revie, H. Stryhn, K. F. Clark, S. Scott-Tibbetts, K. K. Thakur
Summary: The study investigated the sex ratio patterns of lobsters in two lobster fishing areas in western Nova Scotia, Canada, and identified factors associated with skewed sex ratios. Significant temporal patterns in sex ratios were found to differ by fishing area, with lower bottom temperatures and deeper water depths associated with higher prevalence of females, particularly in larger lobsters.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jaewoon Jeong, Marit Stormoen, Krishna K. Thakur, Crawford W. Revie
Summary: Accurate monitoring of sea lice levels on salmon farms is crucial for efficient management of louse infestation. Increasing sample sizes, using appropriate treatment thresholds, and adjusting sampling intervals can improve the accuracy of abundance estimates and thus increase the frequency of effective treatments.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Correction
Veterinary Sciences
Fernanda C. Dorea, Crawford W. Revie
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Svenja Koepper, Shannon Scott-Tibbetts, Jean Lavallee, Crawford W. Revie, Krishna K. Thakur
Summary: Monitoring the moulting phenology of American lobsters is essential for maintaining sustainable lobster stocks. This study collected data over a twelve-year period from six lobster fishing areas in Atlantic Canada, analyzing lobster moult indicators and life-history traits. The dataset is valuable for understanding lobster life history, moulting cycle, and fisheries science and marine ecology.
Article
Fisheries
Jeong Jaewoon, Arriagada Gabriel, Crawford W. Revie
Summary: This study explores the impact of target setting on the reporting of sea louse infestation on salmon farms. The findings suggest that the accuracy of reported data can be influenced by the specification of threshold levels. Researchers and fish health professionals should be aware of potential biases in these data, and regulators should carefully consider the unintended consequences of setting certain threshold levels.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Fernanda C. Dorea, Flavie Vial, Crawford W. Revie
Summary: Syndromic surveillance has driven the integration of big data analytics into animal disease surveillance systems in the past decade. As more data sources can be digitally processed, we discuss the need to ensure that the generated information is suitable for disease surveillance by focusing on data digitalization and information delivery design. We argue that data-driven surveillance's value depends on a needs-driven approach and highlight current challenges and research frontiers in syndromic surveillance.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Svenja Koepper, K. Fraser Clark, J. Trenton Mcclure, Crawford W. Revie, Henrik Stryhn, Krishna K. Thakur
Summary: This study aimed to describe and analyze the shell microbiome of apparently healthy lobsters in Atlantic Canada. The results showed regional and seasonal differences in the shell microbiome composition, with host factors such as sex, size, and moult stage having a smaller impact. The study provides valuable reference microbial data from lobsters in a disease-free state.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Annette S. Boerlage, Shailesh Shrestha, Ilkka Leinonen, Mona Dverdal Jansen, Crawford W. Revie, Aaron Reeves, Luiza Toma
Summary: Cultured and wild Atlantic salmon are affected by sea lice. This study estimates the cost-effectiveness of sea lice management measures in Scotland and finds that skirts and the use of in-feed medicines are the most cost-effective. Integrated management strategies may reduce the risk of developing resistance.