Evaluations of the Disease Surveillance Centre network in Scotland: What parts has it reached?

ABSTRACT: Regular evaluation is a prerequisite for systems that provide surveillance of animal populations. Scotland's Rural College Veterinary Services' Disease Surveillance Centre (DSC) network plays an integral part in surveillance to detect new and re-emerging threats within animal populations, predominantly livestock. In response to surveillance reviews and proposed changes to the network, an initial evaluation of diagnostic submissions data in 2010 to mid-2012 established a baseline “footprint,” while highlighting challenges with the data. In this recent evaluation for the period 2013–2018, we developed a new denominator using a combination of agricultural census and movement data, to identify relevant holdings more accurately. Iterative discussions between those processing submissions data an

SUBMITTER: Duncan AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9988905 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature