Given the emerging need to support a bioterrorism preparedness effort, animal diseases are coming under increased scrutiny for early warning signs of intentional introduction of infectious agents, either directly aimed at human targets or indirectly at the food supply and economy. In response, STC has created a web-based animal disease reporting and tracking system designed to provide early warning and alert for diseases directly impacting human health.
The Animal Disease Surveillance application is one component of an integrated decision management system that integrates animal and communicable disease reports, syndromic and sentinel surveillance efforts, and environmental health to develop an interactive knowledge base to support an early warning capability for disease surveillance.
The system can be used by:
- Veterinarians and Veterinarian Epidemiologists at a Department of Health (DOH) to track zoonotic diseases.
- Department of Agriculture (DOA) to track livestock diseases.
- Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to track wildlife diseases.
- Zoo Veterinarians.
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