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Exploring the barriers to the adoption of an integrated data platform in Chile
Anne Meyer has recently published a really interesting paper which examines the barriers to the adoption of a fish health data integration initiative in the Chilean salmonid production. Ausvet was fortunate to work with many Chilean salmonid producers in 2018 and to...
Interactive Voice Response System for Plant Disease Surveillance
Ausvet, the recipient of a grant from the Grand Challenges Explorations program, an initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, are working together with Farmerline to roll out an Interactive Voice Response System for plant disease surveillance. This...
Collaboration among multiple disciplines is key in One Health
Collaboration among people from multiple disciplines is key to the implementation of a One Health approach. Surveillance for infectious diseases is one aspect of health systems where such collaboration is essential. The design and implementation of surveillance draw...
Qualitative research methods should be included in the epidemiology toolkit
Qualitative research methods have the capacity to generate useful insights into complex causation of many of our major health issues and contribute to epidemiology. Research on this subject conducted by Ausvet's Senior Epidemiology Consultant, Dr Melanie...
Monitoring mortality data as a tool in the early detection of African Swine Fever
ASF is an infectious disease of swine causing major losses in the swine industry worldwide. Early detection of ASF is challenging because of the wide range of non‐specific clinical signs produced and its relatively low contagiousness. Monitoring pig mortality is a...
Between-farm water-borne pathogen dissemination and salmonid rickettsial septicaemia in Chile
The Ausvet team has just published a 5th article on the epidemiology of salmonid rickettsial septicaemia in Chile, based on work conducted with the Chilean government and salmon industry in the past few years. The article is freely available for download until...