Epidemiology Research Unit, SRUC (Inverness Campus) Epidemiology Research Unit, Edinburgh, UK.
SRUC (Inverness Campus) Epidemiology Research Unit, An Lochran, Inverness Campus, Inverness, UK.
Vet Rec. 2019 May 4;184(18):556. doi: 10.1136/vr.104868. Epub 2019 Apr 25.
Traditional indicator-based livestock surveillance has been focused on case definitions, definitive diagnoses and laboratory confirmation. The use of syndromic disease surveillance would increase the population base from which animal health data are captured and facilitate earlier detection of new and re-emerging threats to animal health. Veterinary practitioners could potentially play a vital role in such activities. In a pilot study, specialist private veterinary practitioners (PVP) working in the English pig industry were asked to collect and transfer background data and disease incident reports for pig farms visited during the study period. Baseline data from 110 pig farms were received, along with 68 disease incident reports. Reports took an average of approximately 25 minutes to complete. Feedback from the PVPs indicated that they saw value in syndromic surveillance. Maintenance of anonymity in the outputs would be essential, as would timely access for the PVPs to relevant information on syndromic trends. Further guidance and standardisation would also be required. Syndromic surveillance by PVPs is possible for the pig industry. It has potential to fill current gaps in the collection of animal health data, as long as the engagement and participation of data providers can be obtained and maintained.
传统的基于指标的牲畜监测侧重于病例定义、明确诊断和实验室确认。使用综合征疾病监测将增加捕获动物健康数据的人口基数，并有助于更早地发现对动物健康的新出现和重新出现的威胁。兽医从业者可能在这些活动中发挥重要作用。在一项试点研究中，在英国养猪业工作的专业私人兽医（PVP）被要求收集和转移研究期间访问的养猪场的背景数据和疾病事件报告。共收到 110 个养猪场的基线数据和 68 份疾病事件报告。报告平均完成时间约为 25 分钟。PVP 的反馈表明，他们认为综合征监测具有价值。在输出中保持匿名至关重要，因为 PVP 需要及时访问综合征趋势的相关信息。还需要进一步的指导和标准化。对于养猪业来说，PVP 进行综合征监测是可行的。只要能够获得和维持数据提供者的参与和参与，它就有可能填补动物健康数据收集方面的当前空白。
