Pathogen Surveillance in Animals

Abstract

The current level of global vigilance for emerging infections is inadequate because surveillance of wild and domestic animals--the main source of emerging infections--shows large gaps and is poorly integrated with public health surveillance. In this Policy Forum, a group of authors from key national and international organizations urges the World Health Organization, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, and the World Organization for Animal Health to join forces to design and implement a global animal surveillance system for zoonotic pathogens. This system should provide opportunities to control such pathogens before they can affect human health, food supply, economies, or biodiversity.

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Affiliated Institutions

• Organisation Mondiale de la Santé Animale FR
• National Center for Infectious Diseases US
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention US
• Erasmus MC NL
• University of Saskatchewan CA
• University of Hong Kong HK
• World Health Organization CH
• Erasmus University Rotterdam NL

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