Comparative assessment of passive surveillance in disease-free and endemic situation: example of Brucella melitensis surveillance in Switzerland and in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Published in: BMC veterinary research Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 52
• Main Authors: Hadorn, Daniela C, Haracic, Sabina Seric, Stärk, Katharina D C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 22.12.2008; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abortion, Veterinary - microbiology; Animals; Bosnia and Herzegovina - epidemiology; Brucella melitensis; Brucella melitensis - physiology; Brucellosis; Brucellosis - epidemiology; Brucellosis - veterinary; Disease Notification - methods; Disease Notification - standards; Diseases; Distribution; Goat Diseases - epidemiology; Goats; Population Surveillance - methods; Prevalence; Regression Analysis; Reporting; Ruminantia; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sheep; Sheep Diseases - epidemiology; Switzerland - epidemiology; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Switzerland

Globalization and subsequent growth in international trade in animals and animal products has increased the importance of international disease reporting. Efficient and reliable surveillance systems are needed in order to document the disease status of a population at a given time. In this context,...