REVASIA: Research on methods for evaluating surveillance in animal health

REVASIA’s goal is to develop methodologies and tools for the quantitative evaluation of surveillance in animal health. Practical applications include the evaluation of influenza surveillance systems in poultry and/or pigs and the interface with public health surveillance systems.

Project start date:

01/06/2009

Project end date:

31/12/2011

Objectives

The specific objectives of the research programme are:

  • Contributing to the assessment of the risks of introduction and emergence of viruses in Southeast Asia and the risk of spread to Europe.
  • Evaluating at a regional scale the health situation and the state of the surveillance systems in place.
  • Developing innovative quantitative evaluation methods based on capture-recapture methods, probabilistic approaches, simulation/modelling methods and socio-economic approaches.

Location

Southeast Asia

Description

The project has several components:

  • Epidemiological assessment
  • Evaluative report
  • Capture-recapture methods
  • Probabilistic modelling
  • Simulation/modelling
  • Economic evaluation of surveillance systems

Partners

Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Agence Française du Développement.