Investigación publicada en Epidemiology and Infection

1 de julio de 2015

In this globalized world, the spread of new, exotic and re-emerging diseases has become one of the most important threats to animal production and public health. This systematic review analyses conventional and novel early detection methods applied to surveillance. In all, 125 scientific documents were considered for this study. Exotic (n = 49) and re-emerging (n = 27) diseases constituted the most frequently represented health threats. In addition, the majority of studies were related to zoonoses (n = 66). The approaches found in the review could be divided in surveillance modalities, both active (n = 23) and passive (n = 5); and tools and methodologies that support surveillance activities (n = 57). Combinations of surveillance modalities and tools (n = 40) were also found. Risk-based approaches were very common (n = 60), especially in the papers describing tools and methodologies (n = 50). The main applications, benefits and limitations of each approach were extracted from the papers. This information will be very useful for informing the development of tools to facilitate the design of cost-effective surveillance strategies. Thus, the current literature review provides key information about the advantages, disadvantages, limitations and potential application of methodologies for the early detection of new, exotic and re-emerging diseases

Rodriguez-Prieto V., Vicente-Rubiano M., Sanchez-Matamoros A., Rubio-Guerri C., Melero M., Martinez-Lopez B., Martinez-Aviles M., Hoinville L., Vergne T., Comin A., Schauer B., Dorea F., Pfeiffer DU. y Sanchez-Vizcaino JM..

Systematic review of surveillance systems and methods for early detection of exotic, new and re-emerging diseases in animal populations

Systematic review of surveillance systems and methods for early detection of exotic, new and re-emerging diseases in animal populations

	Servicio de Inmunología Viral y Medicina Preventiva (SUAT). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).
	Departamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).
	CEI Campus Moncloa.
	University of California-Davis (UCDAVIS).
	Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA). Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
	Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health. Royal Veterinary College (RVC).
	National Veterinary Institute (SVA).
	Institute of Epidemiology. Friedrich Loeffler Institut-Bundesforschungsinstitut fuer Tiergesundheit (FLI).