Experiences in participatory surveillance and community-based reporting systems for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza: A case study approach

Participatory surveillance (PS) is the application of participatory rural appraisal methods to the collection of epidemiological information to inform decision-making and action. It was applied in Africa and Asia as part of emergency programs to address the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HP...

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Autores principales: Mariner, Jeffrey C., Jones, B., Hendrickx, Saskia C.J., El Masry, I., Jobre, Y., Jost, Christine
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68194
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author Mariner, Jeffrey C.
Jones, B.
Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.
El Masry, I.
Jobre, Y.
Jost, Christine
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Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.
Jobre, Y.
Jones, B.
Jost, Christine
Mariner, Jeffrey C.
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Jones, B.
Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.
El Masry, I.
Jobre, Y.
Jost, Christine
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description Participatory surveillance (PS) is the application of participatory rural appraisal methods to the collection of epidemiological information to inform decision-making and action. It was applied in Africa and Asia as part of emergency programs to address the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) pandemic. The approach resulted in markedly increased case detection in countries experiencing HPAI, and a better understanding of the epidemiological situation. Where HPAI was absent and PS was implemented, the method did not result in false positives and contributed to the overall epidemiological assessment that the country was free of disease. It was noted that clarity of surveillance objectives and resulting data needs at the outset was essential to optimize the balance of surveillance methods, size of the program and costs. The quality of training programs and adherence to international guidelines on good PS training practice were important for assuring the competence of PS practitioners. Orientation of senior decision-makers was an important step in assuring effective program management and appropriate use of results. As a problem-solving methodology, PS is best used to rapidly assess situations and inform strategy. Several countries continued PS after the end of projects and went on to apply PS to other health challenges.
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spelling CGSpace681942023-12-08T19:36:04Z Experiences in participatory surveillance and community-based reporting systems for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza: A case study approach Mariner, Jeffrey C. Jones, B. Hendrickx, Saskia C.J. El Masry, I. Jobre, Y. Jost, Christine climate change agriculture food security participatory approaches epidemiology surveillance systems influenzavirus poultry veterinary medicine gender Participatory surveillance (PS) is the application of participatory rural appraisal methods to the collection of epidemiological information to inform decision-making and action. It was applied in Africa and Asia as part of emergency programs to address the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) pandemic. The approach resulted in markedly increased case detection in countries experiencing HPAI, and a better understanding of the epidemiological situation. Where HPAI was absent and PS was implemented, the method did not result in false positives and contributed to the overall epidemiological assessment that the country was free of disease. It was noted that clarity of surveillance objectives and resulting data needs at the outset was essential to optimize the balance of surveillance methods, size of the program and costs. The quality of training programs and adherence to international guidelines on good PS training practice were important for assuring the competence of PS practitioners. Orientation of senior decision-makers was an important step in assuring effective program management and appropriate use of results. As a problem-solving methodology, PS is best used to rapidly assess situations and inform strategy. Several countries continued PS after the end of projects and went on to apply PS to other health challenges. 2014-03 2015-09-16T17:00:39Z 2015-09-16T17:00:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68194 en Open Access Springer Mariner JC, Jones B, Hendrickx S, El Masry I, Jobre Y, Jost C. 2014. Experiences in participatory surveillance and community-based reporting systems for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza: A case study approach. EcoHealth 11(1):22-35.
spellingShingle climate change
agriculture
food security
participatory approaches
epidemiology
surveillance systems
influenzavirus
poultry
veterinary medicine
gender
Mariner, Jeffrey C.
Jones, B.
Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.
El Masry, I.
Jobre, Y.
Jost, Christine
Experiences in participatory surveillance and community-based reporting systems for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza: A case study approach
title Experiences in participatory surveillance and community-based reporting systems for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza: A case study approach
title_full Experiences in participatory surveillance and community-based reporting systems for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza: A case study approach
title_fullStr Experiences in participatory surveillance and community-based reporting systems for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza: A case study approach
title_full_unstemmed Experiences in participatory surveillance and community-based reporting systems for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza: A case study approach
title_short Experiences in participatory surveillance and community-based reporting systems for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza: A case study approach
title_sort experiences in participatory surveillance and community based reporting systems for h5n1 highly pathogenic avian influenza a case study approach
topic climate change
agriculture
food security
participatory approaches
epidemiology
surveillance systems
influenzavirus
poultry
veterinary medicine
gender
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68194
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