The AgConnect® mHealth technology and concept of Enhanced Passive Surveillance (EPS) have been created to enable veterinarians to make better decisions through increased situational awareness. Last week the Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases held an AgConnect® Enhanced Passive Surveillance Exercise to evaluate the potential impact of the system and concept. The Exercise, held Aug. 22 and 23 at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Emergency Operations Training Center, utilized a notional, high-consequence disease outbreak in the cattle industry that affected cow/calf producers in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Participants – who ranged from state veterinarians and livestock industry representatives to USDA and U.S. Department of Homeland Security staff members – used the AgConnect® system to collaborate and leverage their collective resources just as they would during a real-life disease scenario. Read more…
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