Pigs on a farm

Voluntary Sharing of Disease Data has Value

Dr. Julie Smith Animal Health, Livestock diseases, Research

Biosecurity and surveillance are complementary. Health surveillance in human, plant, or animal contexts involves collecting, analyzing, and interpreting health-related data. These data then inform what is done in terms of health programs and strategic communication. National surveillance systems often rely on the reporting of diagnoses of certain diseases to regulatory agencies. However, agricultural industries can find value in sharing animal …

Dominoes on a table

Domino Effect of the African Swine Fever Outbreak

Meg Stevens Animal Health, Livestock diseases, Risk Communication

What do you do when an uncontrolled virus is rapidly sweeping the world’s largest pork producer, killing millions of pigs? Furthermore, how do you make people who are removed from the problem care about it? China is currently trying to answer these questions as they experience an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak, a huge threat to national and international biosecurity. …