Environmental Scanning


  • Environmental scanning enables CEZD to stay up to date with emerging animal and zoonotic disease events around the world. CEZD utilizes the Canadian Network for Public Health Intelligence (CNPHI) platform and its Knowledge Integration Using Web-based Intelligence (KIWI) technology for its environmental scanning activities. The environmental scanning process consists of gathering information about emerging or zoonotic disease events across the world and assessing their relevance to Canada.

  • The KIWI technology reduces the information burden by applying its filtering algorithm and presenting the output disease signals to community members for review. Signals identified as relevant/important are shared with the broader CEZD community in the form of weekly intelligence reports. By combining human analysis with automated computer information mining, CEZD is able to produce timely intelligence reports that raise awareness and help determine potential future disease threats. 

Recent Intelligence Reports

CEZD Weekly Intelligence Report 06 – 12 January 2025

Jan/21/2025


Foot and Mouth Disease (serotype O) in Germany
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in North America, Europe
Influenza A (H5N1) in North America, Asia
Theileriosis in the USA
New World Screwworm in Central/North America
Mpox worldwide (China, France)

CEZD Weekly Intelligence Report 23 December 2024 – 05 January 2025

Jan/21/2025


New World Screwworm in Belize
Tropilaelaps spp. in Georgia
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in North America, Europe, Asia and South America
Influenza A (H5) in the USA
Bluetongue virus in Europe
Mpox worldwide

CEZD Weekly Intelligence Report 16 – 22 December 2024

Jan/02/2025


Influenza A (H5) in the USA
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in North America, Europe, and Asia
Bovine Tuberculosis in Saskatchewan
Chronic Wasting Disease in Idaho
New World Screwworm in Central/North America
African Swine Fever in Europe and Asia