ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2021
Early detection of wildlife morbidity and mortality through an event-based surveillance system.
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- An Enigmatic Wild Passerine Mortality Event in the Eastern United States.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Preparedness, prevention and control related to zoonotic avian influenza.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2025Article
- Estimating the impact of sarcoptic mange epidemic on the population size of wild raccoon dogs (International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2024Article
- Morbidity and Prognostic Factors Associated with Wild Hedgehogs Admitted to a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Catalonia (NE Spain) from 1995 to 2020.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Analysis of a European general wildlife health surveillance program: Chances, challenges and recommendations.PloS one · 2024Article
- A Retrospective Analysis of Admission Trends and Outcomes in a Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Costa Rica.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- A web-based geographic information system monitoring wildlife diseases in Abruzzo and Molise regions, Southern Italy.BMC veterinary research · 2023Article
- Canine Distemper Virus Infection in the Free-Living Wild Canines, the Red Fox (Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Interrupted Lives: Welfare Considerations in Wildlife Rehabilitation.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Oral disease is linked to low nestling condition and brood size in a raptor species living in a highly modified environment.Current zoology · 2023Article
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Abstract
The ability to rapidly detect and respond to wildlife morbidity and mortality events is critical for reducing threats to wildlife populations. Surveillance systems that use pre-diagnostic clinical data can contribute to the early detection of wildlife morbidities caused by a multitude of threats, including disease and anthropogenic disturbances. Here, we demonstrate proof of concept for use of a wildlife disease surveillance system, the 'Wildlife Morbidity and Mortality Event Alert System', that integrates pre-diagnostic clinical data in near real-time from a network of wildlife rehabilitation organizations, for early and enhanced detection of unusual wildlife morbidity and mortality events. The system classifies clinical pre-diagnostic data into relevant clinical classifications based on a natural language processing algorithm, generating alerts when more than the expected number of cases is recorded across the rehabilitation network. We demonstrated the effectiveness and efficiency of the system in alerting to events associated with both common and emerging diseases. Tapping into this readily available unconventional general surveillance data stream offers added value to existing wildlife disease surveillance programmes through a relatively efficient, low-cost strategy for the early detection of threats.
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