EPIC, Scottish Government's Centre of Expertise in Animal Disease Outbreaks: A Model for Provision of Risk-Based Evidence to Policy

EPIC, Scottish Government's Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks, offers a successful and innovative model for provision of scientific advice and analysis to policy-makers in Scotland. In this paper, we describe EPIC's remit and operations, and reflect on three case studies whic...

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Published inFrontiers in veterinary science Vol. 7; p. 119
Main Authors Boden, Lisa A, Voas, Sheila, Mellor, Dominic, Auty, Harriet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 05.03.2020
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animal health
contingency planning
disease outbreaks
risk communication
risk-based evidence
Veterinary Science
contingency planning
risk-based evidence
disease outbreaks
animal health
risk communication
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Summary:EPIC, Scottish Government's Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks, offers a successful and innovative model for provision of scientific advice and analysis to policy-makers in Scotland. In this paper, we describe EPIC's remit and operations, and reflect on three case studies which illustrate how the Centre of Expertise Model provides risk-based evidence through rapid access to emergency advice and analyses, estimating disease risks and improving disease detection, assessing different disease control options, and improving future risk resilience. The successes and challenges faced by EPIC and its members offer useful lessons for animal health researchers and authorities, working in contingency planning for animal health security in other countries.
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Reviewed by: Fernanda Dorea, National Veterinary Institute, Sweden; Gustavo Machado, North Carolina State University, United States
This article was submitted to Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, a section of the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Edited by: Crawford W. Revie, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
Present address: Harriet Auty, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
ISSN:2297-1769
2297-1769
DOI:10.3389/fvets.2020.00119