title: Capture-recapture approaches and the surveillance of livestock diseases: A review.
abstract: In disease surveillance, capture-recapture approaches have been used to estimate the frequency of endemic diseases monitored by imperfect surveillance systems. A standard output of these techniques is an estimate of the sensitivity of the surveillance. In addition, capture-recapture applications contribute to a better understanding of the disease detection processes and of the relationships between different surveillance data sources, and help identify variables associated with the under-detection of diseases. Although capture-recapture approaches have long been used in public health, their application to livestock disease surveillance is only recent. In this paper, we review the different capture-recapture approaches applied in livestock disease surveillance, and discuss their benefits and limitations in the light of the characteristics of the surveillance and control practices used in animal health.
authors.affiliation: Animal et Gestion Intégrée des Risques (AGIRs), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Dévelopement (CIRAD), Montpellier, France; Laboratoire de Santé Animale, Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (ANSES), Maisons-Alfort, France; Veterinary Epidemiology Economics and Public Health Group, Royal Veterinary College, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: timotheevergne@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Timothée
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vergne
authors.affiliation: Pan American Health Organization, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Victor J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Del Rio Vilas
authors.affiliation: AusVet Animal Health Services, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Angus
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.affiliation: EpiMAI, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dufour
authors.affiliation: Animal et Gestion Intégrée des Risques (AGIRs), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Dévelopement (CIRAD), Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grosbois
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D000818:Animals; D058751:Livestock; D011159:Population Surveillance
keywords: Capture–recapture; Disease surveillance; Epidemiology; Evaluation; Under-detection