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 25 – 31 August 2025

Sep/02/2025


Chikungunya in China
Brucella suis in Denmark
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis in Brazil
African Swine Fever in Europe 
New World Screwworm in Central & North America 
West Nile Virus in Canada
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in North America, Europe, and Asia

CEZD Weekly Intelligence Report 18 – 24 August 2025

Aug/26/2025


Asian Long Horned Tick in Maine
New World Screwworm in Central & North America
Foot and Mouth Disease (SAT-1) in Egypt
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in North and South America, Europe, and Asia
Lumpy Skin Disease in Europe

CEZD Weekly Intelligence Report 11 – 17 August 2025

Aug/19/2025


Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Quebec
Malaria in the USA
Rabies in Canada 
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in North and South America, Europe, and Asia
Lumpy Skin Disease in Europe
New World Screwworm in Central & North America
Foot and Mouth Disease in Asia