How feasible or useful are timeliness metrics as a tool to optimise One Health outbreak responses?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

As timeliness metrics gain traction to assess and optimise outbreak detection and response performance, implementation and scale-up require insight into the perspectives of stakeholders adopting these tools. This study sought to characterise the feasibility and utility of tracking One Health outbreak milestones across relevant human, animal, plant, and environmental sectors to systematically quantify timeliness metrics in Uganda, a country prone to outbreaks of WHO priority diseases.

Methods

A database of outbreak events occurring in Uganda between 2018 and 2022 was compiled. Outbreak reports meeting our inclusion criteria were reviewed to quantify the frequency of milestone reporting. Key informant interviews were conducted with expert stakeholders to explore t

SUBMITTER: Fieldhouse J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11268058 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature