title: The Arbo‑zoonet Information System.
abstract: The Arbo‑zoonet Information System has been developed as part of the 'International Network for Capacity Building for the Control of Emerging Viral Vector Borne Zoonotic Diseases (Arbo‑zoonet)' project. The project aims to create common knowledge, sharing data, expertise, experiences, and scientific information on West Nile Disease (WND), Crimean‑Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), and Rift Valley fever (RVF). These arthropod‑borne diseases of domestic and wild animals can affect humans, posing great threat to public health. Since November 2011, when the Schmallenberg virus (SBV) has been discovered for the first time in Northern Europe, the Arbo‑zoonet Information System has been used in order to collect information on newly discovered disease and to manage the epidemic emergency. The system monitors the geographical distribution and epidemiological evolution of CCHF, RVF, and WND since 1946. More recently, it has also been deployed to monitor the SBV data. The Arbo‑zoonet Information System includes a web application for the management of the database in which data are stored and a WebGIS application to explore spatial disease distributions, facilitating the epidemiological analysis. The WebGIS application is an effective tool to show and share the information and to facilitate the exchange and dissemination of relevant data among project's participants.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zoopro lattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G. Caporale', Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Lorenzo
authors.forename: Daria
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Sabatino
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Blanda
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cioci
authors.forename: Annamaria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: Rossana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sauro
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calistri
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Savini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016208:Databases, Factual; D063005:Health Information Systems; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D020407:Internet; D012295:Rift Valley Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*