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Improving laboratory diagnostic capacities of emerging diseases using knowledge mapping.
Cargnel, Mickaël; Bianchini, Juana; Welby, Sarah et al.
2020In Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
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Keywords :
capacity; diagnostic; emerging diseases; epizootic diseases; knowledge mapping; laboratories; preparedness; prioritization
Abstract :
[en] Over the last decade, European countries faced several emerging and re-emerging animal diseases as well as zoonotic diseases. During these episodes, the laboratory diagnostic capabilities were a key factor to rapidly control and/or eradicate them. Because of the associated socio-economic and health consequences, it is crucial to react rapidly and efficiently, not only during crisis but also in peacetime (i.e. preparedness). However, to date, there is no published method to identify diseases with diagnostic gaps and to prioritize assays to be implemented. This study was conducted based on the outcome of a prioritization exercise in which 29 epizootic and exotic diseases with high risk of emergence or re-emergence in Belgium (Bianchini et al., [2020] Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 67(1), 344-376) were listed. Knowledge mapping was used to visualize and identify gaps in the diagnostic procedures for different epidemiological scenarios at national level. To fill these gaps, an overview of diagnostic capabilities at national and international level (laboratories and kits providers or manufacturers) as well as the published assays in the scientific literature and the prescribed assays by international institutions and kits providers was carried out. The outcome of this study revealed the usefulness of knowledge mapping as a tool to identify gaps and ultimately gain insight on alternatives for better preparedness and responsiveness. While this exercise was limited to Belgium, we believe this exercise can benefit other countries and thereby enhancing knowledge sharing and collaboration to increase diagnostic capabilities for a common list of (re-) emerging diseases in crisis situation.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Cargnel, Mickaël
Bianchini, Juana ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > FARAH
Welby, Sarah
Koenen, Frank
Van der Stede, Yves
De Clercq, Kris
Saegerman, Claude  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Epidémiologie et analyse des risques appl. aux sc. vétér.
Language :
English
Title :
Improving laboratory diagnostic capacities of emerging diseases using knowledge mapping.
Publication date :
2020
Journal title :
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
ISSN :
1865-1674
eISSN :
1865-1682
Publisher :
Wiley, Berlin, Germany
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
© 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
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