SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE: A POTENTIAL METHOD FOR ALTERNATIVE ANIMAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

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Buletin Veteriner Udayana
Vol 2 No. 1 Pebruari 2010

Syndromic surveillance is an alternative surveillance system which can potentially detectanimal disease outbreaks in the early stages. Although syndromic surveillance haslimitations for the detection of sub-clinical and specific diseases, the method has the abilityto detect disease outbreaks rapidly including clinical emerging issues. In addition,syndromic surveillance is a suitable surveillance tool that can be applied in developingcountries since it is a low-cost surveillance method and is an option for poorly-resourcedveterinary services.