Kelton, D., et al. “Syndromic Surveillance Using Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostic Test Requests”. Épidémiologie et Santé Animale, no. 59, 2011, pp. 128-30, https://scholar2.islandarchives.ca/islandora/object/ir%3A1760.

Genre

  • Journal Article
Contributors
Author: Kelton, D.
Author: Muckle, C. A.
Author: McEwen, B. J.
Author: Dorea, F. C.
Author: Sanchez, J.
Author: McNab, W. B.
Author: Revie, C. W.
Date Issued
2011
Abstract

The development and implementation of systems for real-time monitoring of health data has been limited in veterinary medicine by the lack of computerized, automatically collected data. We describe the construction of a surveillance system for early detection of cattle diseases based on laboratory requests, and explore algorithms for automated classification of data into syndromic groups. Classification rules resulted in high accuracy (99.95%), and allowed detailed documentation of the medical knowledge input in the model, improving communication with experts contributing to system development.

Note

Dórea, F. C.: Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4P3, Canada.

Maisons-Alfort; France

Association pour l'Étude de l'Épidémiologie des Maladies Animales

Language

  • English

Subjects

  • data logging
  • diagnosis
  • ruminants
  • Canada
  • animals
  • surveillance
  • eukaryotes
  • Protozoan, Helminth, Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals (LL822) (New March 2000)
  • Algorithms
  • PEI
  • Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Animals (LL821) (New March 2000)
  • Disease surveys
  • disease prevalence
  • disease surveillance
  • Diagnosis of Animal Diseases (LL886) (New March 2000)
  • North America
  • America
  • Commonwealth of Nations
  • Chordata
  • Mathematics and Statistics (ZZ100)
  • aetiology
  • Artiodactyla
  • OECD Countries
  • information processing
  • laboratory diagnosis
  • Bovidae
  • etiology
  • APEC countries
  • diagnostic techniques
  • Information and Documentation (CC300)
  • Prince Edward Island
  • ungulates
  • Developed Countries
  • causal agents
  • monitoring
  • Data Collection
  • mammals
  • surveillance systems
  • cattle diseases
  • vertebrates
  • Techniques and Methodology (ZZ900)
  • Epidemiological surveys
  • Epidemiology
  • Bos
  • cattle
Page range
128-130
Host Title
Épidémiologie et Santé Animale
Issue
59
ISSN
0754-2186