Towards an integrated animal health surveillance system in Tanzania: making better use of existing and potential data sources for early warning surveillance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective animal health surveillance systems require reliable, high-quality, and timely data for decision making. In Tanzania, the animal health surveillance system has been relying on a few data sources, which suffer from delays in reporting, underreporting, and high cost of data collection and transmission. The integration of data from multiple sources can enhance early detection and response to animal diseases and facilitate the early control of outbreaks. This study aimed to identify and assess existing and potential data sources for the animal health surveillance system in Tanzania and how they can be better used for early warning surveillance. The study used a mixed-method design to identify and assess data sources. Data were collected through document reviews, int

SUBMITTER: George J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7936506 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature