The practitioners' role in scanning surveillance and health schemes in the UK

What is animal health surveillance?

timely detection, investigation and communication of undefined or unexpected threats

Why do we need animal health surveillance?

protects access to trade, reduces risk of disease outbreak and environmental impact of animal production, s public health and animal welfare

Who is in charge of surveillance?

it’s a collective effort

farmers, stock workers, vets, government, academica, etc.

What is scanning/passive surveillance?

collation and reporting of data generated from routine clinical diagnostic work

What active/target surveillance?

pro-active data collection and collation to more accurately describe patterns of disease

What are the limitations of surveillance?

data is limited, count trend patterns only and trends from passive surveillance may not be representative of actual trends and indicate where further investigation would be helpful

How many SRUC veterinary services in the UK?

6

How is UK scanning surveillance funded?

shared between industry and government

farmers pay toward testing services and government subsidies the cost of testing and funds other collation/communicaiton/investigation activity