An integrated web system to support veterinary activities in Italy for the management of information in epidemic emergencies.
The management of public health emergencies is improved by quick, exhaustive and standardized flow of data on disease outbreaks, by using specific tools for data collection, registration and analysis. In this context, the National Information System for the Notification of Outbreaks of Animal Diseases (SIMAN) has been developed in Italy to collect and share data on the notifications of outbreaks of animal diseases. SIMAN is connected through web services to the national database of animals and holdings (BDN) and has been integrated with tools for the management of epidemic emergencies. The website has been updated with a section dedicated to the contingency planning in case of epidemic emergency. EpiTrace is one such useful tool also integrated in the BDN and based on the Social Network Analysis (SNA) and on network epidemiological models. This tool gives the possibility of assessing the risk associated to holdings and animals on the basis of their trade, in order to support the veterinary services in tracing back and forward the animals in case of outbreaks of infectious diseases.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" (IZSAM), Teramo, Italy. Electronic address: s.iannetti@izs.it.
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Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" (IZSAM), Teramo, Italy.
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Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" (IZSAM), Teramo, Italy.
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Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" (IZSAM), Teramo, Italy.
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European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, Ispra, VA, Italy.
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Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" (IZSAM), Teramo, Italy.
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Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" (IZSAM), Teramo, Italy.
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Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" (IZSAM), Teramo, Italy.
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D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D007256:Information Systems; D020407:Internet; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology
Animal disease outbreaks; Animal health; Early detection; Modelling; Network analysis; Risk maps; Surveillance system