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Improving disease surveillance in sheep populations to support preventative flock health management programmes

Code: 9781835455777
Publication date: 28-01-2026
Extent: 40 pages

Contributions by: Suzanna Bell, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Veterinary Investigation Centre, UK; and Rudolf Reichel, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Surveillance Intelligence Unit, UK

Chapter synopsis:

This chapter reviews key issues in the design and implementation of disease surveillance systems in sheep populations. It assesses different types of surveillance and flock health objectives, data sources, testing and sampling techniques. The chapter also reviews sampling strategies, including epidemiological variables, as well as information dissemination.



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2024.0147.09
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Surveillance and fock health objectives: globalanimal disease surveillance
  • 3 Surveillance and fock health objectives: nationalanimal disease surveillance systems
  • 4 Surveillance and fock health objectives: farm-levelfock health surveillance and fock health planning
  • 5 Data sources for surveillance
  • 6 Diagnosing disease: testing and sampling techniques
  • 7 Types of surveillance
  • 8 Sampling strategies for detection of disease as partof a surveillance system
  • 9 Epidemiological variables to consider whenstructuring a surveillance system
  • 10 Surveillance information dissemination andalternative ways of sharing and presenting data
  • 11 Application of surveillance methods for exotic,emerging and endemic disease detection andcontrol
  • 12 Conclusion and future trends
  • 13 Where to look for further information
  • 14 References

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