Rinderpest surveillance for recognition of RP free ... - Middle East - OIE

Surveillance results presented will be expected to have accrued
from a combination of surveillance activities including some or
all of the following:
3. Detection and thorough investigation of epidemiologically
significant events (‘stomatitis-enteritis syndrome’) which
raise suspicion of rinderpest supported by evidence of
efficiency of the system Laboratory examination
undertaken to confirm or rule out rinderpest is given extra
credibility if it is accompanied by the results of differential
diagnostic examinations.
4. Searching for evidence of clinical rinderpest Active search
for disease might include participatory disease searching
combined with village disease searching, tracing
backwards and forwards, follow-up and investigation.
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