Assessing the priorities for control of animal diseases in Malawi
1982
Kamvazina, Samuel Simon | Edelsten, R. M. | European Development Fund (EEC)
The animal disease surveillance system in Malawi was examined and its disease data records were analysed. An outline of objectives for disease data collection was found to be lacking. Three sources of animal disease data, namely: veterinary field stations, veterinary investigation centres and abattoirs; and methods of data collection, namely: field disease investigation, laboratory disease investigation, meat inspection, general disease investigation surveys and special disease epidemiological surveys, were described. The sources of disease data were found to be incapable of providing information for all disease outbreaks in the field. The methods of data collection did not allow collection of adequate disease information to facilitate quantitative, qualitative and economic analysis of disease. Collation of data was found to be unsystematic and storage system was incapable of accommodating large volumes of data for long periods. Proposals to modify and improve the system have been made; in particular, an outline of objectives has been made. Diseases have been re-categorised and additional required information has been described, including logistics to facilitate their collection, collation, storage and analysis.
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