Risk-based approach for monitoring infectious diseases in animals

Abstract

Epizootic well-being of any government is the most important criterion of biological and food security, a factor determining the development of livestock industry, quality of livestock products and raw materials, international trade in livestock products. Access to foreign markets directly depends on this criterion. The article presents a review and criticism of existing approaches for risk-based epizootological monitoring as an independent method. The paper notes the role of science-based approach, geographic information systems and their interaction with information flows during the organization and conduct of epizootological monitoring of infectious diseases in animals.