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Strengthening global health security by improving disease surveillance in remote rural areas of low-income and middle-income countries

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Title Strengthening global health security by improving disease surveillance in remote rural areas of low-income and middle-income countries
 
Creator Worsley-Tonks, K.E.L.
Bender, J.B.
Deem, S.L.
Ferguson, A.W.
Fèvre, Eric M.
Martins, D.J.
Muloi, Dishon M.
Murray, S.
Mutinda, M.
Ogada, D.
Omondi, G.P.
Prasad, S.
Wild, H.
Zimmerman, D.M.
Hassell, James M.
 
Subject animal health
animal diseases
zoonoses
disease surveillance
health
 
Description The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to strengthen national surveillance systems to protect a globally connected world. In low-income and middle-income countries, zoonotic disease surveillance has advanced considerably in the past two decades. However, surveillance efforts often prioritise urban and adjacent rural communities. Communities in remote rural areas have had far less support despite having routine exposure to zoonotic diseases due to frequent contact with domestic and wild animals, and restricted access to health care. Limited disease surveillance in remote rural areas is a crucial gap in global health security. Although this point has been made in the past, practical solutions on how to implement surveillance efficiently in these resource-limited and logistically challenging settings have yet to be discussed. We highlight why investing in disease surveillance in remote rural areas of low-income and middle-income countries will benefit the global community and review current approaches. Using semi-arid regions in Kenya as a case study, we provide a practical approach by which surveillance in remote rural areas can be strengthened and integrated into existing systems. This Viewpoint represents a transition from simply highlighting the need for a more holistic approach to disease surveillance to a solid plan for how this outcome might be achieved.
 
Date 2022-04
2022-03-17T08:33:22Z
2022-03-17T08:33:22Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Worsley-Tonks, K.E.L., Bender, J.B., Deem, S.L., Ferguson, A.W., Fèvre, E.M., Martins, D.J., Muloi, D.M., Murray, S., Mutinda, M., Ogada, D., Omondi, G.P., Prasad, S., Wild, H., Zimmerman, D.M. and Hassell, J.M. 2022. Strengthening global health security by improving disease surveillance in remote rural areas of low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet Global Health 10(4): e579–e584.
2214-109X
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118408
https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00031-6
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Open Access
 
Format e579-e584
 
Publisher Elsevier BV
 
Source Lancet Global Health