MANUAL ON LIVESTOCK DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS Contents

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Contents

Introduction

Defining importance of diseases

FAO/EMPRES: a new emphasis

Early detection

The need for surveillance

What is surveillance?

Surveillance on the ground

Putting a surveillance system in place

Surveillance for what?

Surveillance when and how?

Surveillance in resource-poor countries

Information systems

Setting the goals; determining needs and outputs

Computerisation

Questionnaire design

Databases

Data quality control

Feedback

The role of GIS

Motivating and training field staff

Awareness creation among decision-makers

Using surveillance as a management tool

FAO involvement in surveillance and information systems development

Examples of questionnaires

Appendix: I Random sample design

Appendix: II A model framework for strengthening disease surveillance

Further reading

Acknowledgements

The text for this manual was prepared in FAO by Dr Roger Paskin (Animal Health Officer) and reviewed by the professional staff of the Infectious Diseases Group, Animal Production and Health Division. The contribution of Dr Chris Baldock (Ausvet Consultants) in writing the material for Appendix II is gratefully acknowledged.