Blajan L, Chillaud T
Office International des Epizooties, Paris, France.
Rev Sci Tech. 1991 Mar;10(1):51-87.
The priority task of international collection and dissemination of information concerning diseases of animals by the OIE has three purposes: to alert countries threatened by an epizootic, to strengthen international cooperation on the control of animal diseases, and to facilitate international trade in animals and animal products. In order to improve the quantity and quality of information received, the OIE has organised seminars on the reporting of diseases of animals in most regions of the world. The authors show that these seminars have had very positive results. To achieve further progress, it is indispensable for every country to have a truly operational national system for animal health surveillance. Consequently, some technical assistance projects have been undertaken, beginning with Asia and Oceania, to examine the difficulties encountered by certain countries and to propose solutions. Activities of the various specialist commissions of the OIE have also led to improvement in the quality of information, particularly by defining, with greater precision, the concepts currently employed in connexion with diseases of animals (e.g. infection, disease, infected zone), and by standardising methods of diagnosis and of the preparation of biological products for veterinary use. Finally, a concise account is given of the development at the OIE Headquarters of an animal disease database, its mode of operation and various improvements which could be introduced to better satisfy the needs of Member Countries.
向受到动物流行病威胁的国家发出警报，加强动物疾病防控方面的国际合作，以及促进动物和动物产品的国际贸易。为了提高所收到信息的数量和质量，国际兽疫局在世界大部分地区组织了关于动物疾病报告的研讨会。作者表明这些研讨会取得了非常积极的成果。为了取得进一步进展，每个国家拥有一个真正运作的国家动物卫生监测系统是必不可少的。因此，从亚洲和大洋洲开始实施了一些技术援助项目，以研究某些国家遇到的困难并提出解决方案。国际兽疫局各专业委员会的活动也提高了信息质量，特别是通过更精确地界定目前与动物疾病相关的概念（如感染、疾病、感染区），以及通过规范诊断方法和兽用生物制品的制备方法。最后，简要介绍了国际兽疫局总部动物疾病数据库的开发情况、其运作模式以及为更好地满足成员国需求而可能进行的各种改进。
