USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the availability of the Swine Hemorrhagic Fever Surveillance System evaluation brief and dashboard on March 2. The brief and dashboard monitor surveillance data related to African swine fever (ASF) and classical swine fever (CSF).
Due to the increased global spread of ASF and CSF in 2019, an integrated surveillance plan was created to enhance vigilance for both diseases and improve the country’s emergency preparedness, USDA said in a release.
APHIS evaluated the effectiveness of the surveillance plan in meeting outlined goals one year after its implementation and highlighted their findings in an evaluation brief. The report points out the plan’s success and outlines areas for improvement.
USDA also published an interactive surveillance dashboard for ASF and CSF, to provide national-level views of surveillance data and information about samples that have been submitted for testing. APHIS says it plans to use this data to strengthen disease detection capabilities, enhance outbreak preparedness, and support claims of disease freedom in this country.
The dashboard is updated quarterly and relies on stakeholder participation for timely and accurate data. To maintain essential stakeholder inputs, personally identifiable information is protected and highly local information is not displayed.
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