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Accessible and inexpensive tools for global HPAI surveillance: A mobile-phone based system.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21167614     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) disproportionately impacts poor livestock keepers in southern countries. Although the estimated cost of the disease in the billions, response to the epidemic remains fragmented and information channels slow. Given the continuing threat of outbreaks, and what appears to be the politicisation of outbreak reporting, new tools are needed to enforce transparency in stakeholder communication. In response to this need, we created a mobile-phone based surveillance system to aid critical information transfer among policy makers, practitioners and the poor themselves. The tool operates at the local, national and global levels and further links decision-makers to international databases.
Authors:
Yibo Lin; Claire Heffernan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-12-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  Preventive veterinary medicine     Volume:  98     ISSN:  1873-1716     ISO Abbreviation:  Prev. Vet. Med.     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-27     Completed Date:  2011-01-31     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8217463     Medline TA:  Prev Vet Med     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  209-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
The Livestock Development Group, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road, PO Box 237, Reading RG6 6AT, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Animals, Wild
Birds
Cellular Phone / utilization*
Data Collection / methods*
Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data,  veterinary
Geographic Information Systems
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype*
Influenza in Birds / epidemiology*
Poultry
Sentinel Surveillance / veterinary*

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