Table 1 Zoonotic disease preparedness categories and the indicators assessed. Indicators are taken from the scoring table (see the JEE tool, second edition [25]) or a technical question answer from the written report
From: Zoonotic disease preparedness in sub-Saharan African countries
Category | Indicator | Source |
|---|---|---|
Surveillance systems in place for priority zoonotic diseases/pathogens (in this paper referred to as ‘Surveillance Systems’) (this section is included in the JEE tool first and second editions) | Is there a national surveillance system in place for up to 5 priority zoonotic diseases? | Scoring table within the JEE tools document |
Has a multisectoral agreement on 5 priority zoonotic pathogens been made? | Technical questions | |
Is there a national surveillance system in place for more than 5 zoonotic diseases? | Technical questions | |
Do clinical and veterinary laboratories communicate data/results with each other? | Technical questions | |
Veterinary or animal health workforce (in this paper referred to as ‘Veterinary Workforce’) (this section is in the JEE tool first edition only) | Is there an animal health workforce capacity within the national public health system and at all sub-national levels? | Scoring table within the JEE tools document |
Are there training opportunities for veterinary workers in zoonotic disease and transmission? | Technical questions | |
Mechanisms for responding to infectious and potential zoonotic diseases are established and functional (in this paper referred to as ‘Response Mechanisms’) (this section is included in the JEE tool first and second editions) | Is an established multisectoral operational action plan for coordinated response to outbreaks of zoonotic diseases in place? | Scoring table within the JEE tools document |
Do you have an established inter-agency zoonotic disease response team? | Technical questions | |
Do you have the capacity to respond to 80% of zoonotic events in a timely manner? | Technical questions |